Megadeth Streets Today

Megadeth's new disc, United Abominations, hits the stores today, and it's a damn good effort. This record actually sounds like what it should sound like, which is more than I can say for Metallica lately. It has crunch, searing solos, and more than a little of Dave's political stance smeared in there. This bugs me a bit, especially when he does it via commentary/voiceover, but I'll learn to live with it (it populated The System Has Failed as well).

I'll even forgive him for lifting the main riff from Maiden's "Wasted Years" for his "Washington Is Next!" It's cool enough to be used twice.