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One of the records that served as a pillar for a whole genre to be built upon. The guitar and drum work here is outstanding with a production design that really bugs my mind to think that this is a debut that came out in 1989 although it sounds like seasoned veterans delivering a career defining masterpiece.

Every single time I listen to a Death record I'm like "yeah this is the best Death record" and I'll just do it to every one of them. While I really dig the rawness of Scream Bloody Gore, Leprosy sounds more like the natural refinement to that sound. Forward-thinking as fuck, already nailed that classic death metal riffage in such a fashion, the thrash elements are still there if you pay enough attention but it just sounds so damn brutal. As the production, the performance ... read more

Their apex! Also, one of the hardest album covers ever!
An evolution of their sound in all fronts: The production got better, the instrumentals got way better, the atmosphere is even more evil and even though it's still very thrashy there's a lot of blackend elements here fighting themselves to ascend from the raw thrashiness and dwell completely in the freezing landscapes of the scandinavian scene.

A good record overall but far from their best from around that time.
Yet, my absolute favorite Megadeth song is in here. "In My Darkest Hour" for me is the solid proof that when it comes to writing ballads no one touches Mustaine in the big 4. Here we got his heart on display: The most vulnerable I've probably ever seen a metal musician be. And he does it in great fashion the way that only a genius could do.
"Did you ever think I'd get lonely?
Did you ever think that I ... read more