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. SouthernTrendBC
    Sep 4, 2022
    5
    Dave sounds as worse as ever on this extremely lackluster entry in the band’s legendary catalog. Six years for this?
  2. HorrorOrman
    Sep 2, 2022
    4
    Thrash at its finest! A slight improvement over the awesome Dystopia. Tight, fast & unapologetic... just like we'd expect from Dave. Favorite track: Dogs of Chernobyl
    Weakest track: Mission to Mars
  3. matte_donny
    Sep 3, 2022
    4
    The album is severely lacking in production and songwriting value. Besides two very good songs, namely Night Stalkers and We'll Be Back, the rest of the album heavily relies on unispired mid-tempo chugging arrangements, and the very few standout riffs are often poorly implemented. All the other songs on the record are either a glorified filler or a pile of poorly arranged bad ideas, whichThe album is severely lacking in production and songwriting value. Besides two very good songs, namely Night Stalkers and We'll Be Back, the rest of the album heavily relies on unispired mid-tempo chugging arrangements, and the very few standout riffs are often poorly implemented. All the other songs on the record are either a glorified filler or a pile of poorly arranged bad ideas, which often indulge in the same corny and mellow fashion Megadeth had already tried in albums like The World Needs a Hero.… Expand

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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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