The Sick, The Dying... And the Dead
by Megadeth
  • Record Label: UMe
  • Release Date: Sep 2, 2022
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 44 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 44
  3. Negative: 2 out of 44
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  1. Stemratex
    Sep 4, 2022
    3
    Long time Megadeth fan here. I am severely disappointed and upset about this album and I expected much better for 6 years of waiting. I think this is some of Dave’s worst lyricism ever and the whole album relies on that classic Megadeth thrash riff work but it’s definitely not enough. Album is terrible production wise. I would go as far as to say this album might be worse than superLong time Megadeth fan here. I am severely disappointed and upset about this album and I expected much better for 6 years of waiting. I think this is some of Dave’s worst lyricism ever and the whole album relies on that classic Megadeth thrash riff work but it’s definitely not enough. Album is terrible production wise. I would go as far as to say this album might be worse than super collider. I am so disappointed and I think people giving this album good reviews are doing it based off recency bias.… Expand
  2. Qazasdr
    Sep 18, 2022
    3
    I’m pretty new to the band, but this album is really bad. Songwriting, vocals, concepts, everything but the average metal instrumentals. Not very enjoyable and nowhere near as good as their previous work.

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. PopMatters
    Sep 27, 2022
    70
    Was this brand of metal ever designed to be this safe—especially in a climate where the music’s apocalyptic scenarios have come to life? For better or worse, The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead! reveals its charms more the more you ignore that question.
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  2. AllMusic
    Sep 2, 2022
    80
    It's a tense and impatient record, even by Megadeth's standards, and re-affirms the band's status as completely essential metal deities who are still operating on a level of excellence most of their peers fell from decades ago.
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  3. Classic Rock Magazine
    Sep 1, 2022
    70
    Occasionally things are wide of the mark, such as with the ponderous Junkie, but that's mostly an anomaly in a record full of snarky, sneering metal that has the punky energy of a new band on the block. [Sep 2022, p.77]
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