Megadeth’s United Abominations, Endgame and TH1RT3EN to be reissued
Three more Megadeth albums will be getting remastered and reissued on July 26th – United Abominations, Endgame and TH1RT3EN.
United Abominations
Megadeth’s 11th studio album, United Abominations, was first released on May 15, 2007. Debuting at No. 8 on the Billboard chart, it was their highest debut since 1994’s Youthanasia. The album was voted No. 1 metal album of the year by several publications and was hailed by critics and fans alike as one of the finest of the band’s career and was revered as their best in a decade.
The new reissue has been fully remastered by producer Ted Jensen (Guns N’ Roses, Mastodon, Machine Head and Trivium) and includes rare bonus track Out on the Tiles on the CD version – a cover of the Led Zeppelin classic. The record will also be on vinyl for the first time in over 12 years and again on CD for the first time in 3 years.
Tracklist:
1. Sleepwalker
2. Washington Is Next!
3. Never Walk Alone… A Call to Arms
4. United Abominations
5. Gears of War
6. Blessed Are the Dead
7. Play for Blood
8. Á Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)
(featuring Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil)
9. Amerikhastan
10. You’re Dead
11. Burnt Ice
CD Bonus Track
12. Out on the Tiles
Endgame
Endgame is the 12th studio album from Megadeth and was originally released on September 15, 2009. Following on from the trends and acclaim of its predecessor it earned several awards and praise from critics and fans alike.
The new reissue has been fully remastered by producer Ted Jensen (Guns N’ Roses, Mastodon, Machine Head and Trivium) and includes rare bonus track Washington Is Next! (Live) on the CD version. The record will be available on vinyl for the first time in over 10 years and again on CD for the first time in 3 years.
Tracklist:
1. Dialectic Chaos
2. This Day We Fight!
3. 44 Minutes
4. 1,320’
5. Bite the Hand
6. Bodies
7. Endgame
8. The Hardest Part of Letting Go… Sealed with a Kiss
9. Head Crusher
10. How the Story Ends
11. The Right to Go Insane
CD Bonus Track
12. Washington Is Next (live)
TH1RT3EN
Taking its title from its number in their catalogue, TH1RT3EN was darker, heavier and more immediate than its predecessor.
This new reissue includes rare bonus track Public Enemy No.1 (Live) on the CD version. The record will be available on vinyl for the first time in over 8 years and again on CD for the first time in 3 years.
Tracklist:
1. Sudden Death
2. Public Enemy No.1
3. Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)
4. We the People
5. Guns, Drugs & Money
6. Never Dead
7. New World Order
8. Fast Lane
9. Black Swan
10. Wrecker
11. Millennium of the Blind
12. Deadly Nightshade
13. 13
CD Bonus Track
14. Public Enemy No.1 (live)
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