MEGADETH — Warchest (review)

MEGADETH — Warchest album cover Boxset / Compilation · 2007 · Thrash Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
martindavey87
Released in 2007, Megadeth’s compilation boxset, ‘Warchest’, is an absolute tour-de-force of material. A great collectable for fans, you’ve got four discs of music and a DVD, which covers a huge variety of original songs, covers, demos, live recordings, and everything else in between.

The first three discs are compilations running in chronological order through the bands career. Interspersed with live tracks, demos, remixes, live recordings and short interludes of Dave Mustaine talking, they cover every aspect of the band, from 1985’s ‘Killing is My Business…’ all the way up to 2004’s ‘The System Has Failed’. This is a fantastic starting point for newcomers to the band, or a great retrospective for long-time fans.

My only real complaint here is that most of the songs are the 2004 remasters. Not that it’s that big of an issue, but personally, I think a lot of these tracks sounded better in their original versions.

Disc four is a live concert from Wembley Stadium in 1990. Shortly after the release of ‘Rust in Peace’, this is thrash-era Megadeth at their best, and the live recording proves that. And finally, disc five is a live DVD, shot in 1992. Admittedly, I love Megadeth, but live, I do find them a little boring. They kind of play the songs, and that’s it. Occasionally they headbang, but they don’t really seem overly animated. Still, the sound and picture are great, and at barely 50 minutes in duration, it’s a totally harmless watch, and more than worthy of belonging in this boxset.

Die-hard fans will want this for any unreleased tracks, in particular, discs four and five. Accompanied with a 36-page booklet, and beautiful 3D packaging, this is a fantastic set, and while it might seem a little dated by today, the absolute wealth of material makes it a must-have for fans.
Share this review
more

Review Comments

Post a public comment below | Send private message to the reviewer
Please login to post a shout
No shouts posted yet. Be the first member to do so above!

Review Index

Member Zone

Username:
Password:
Stay signed in

Metal Subgenres

Artists Alpha-index

MMA TOP 5 Metal ALBUMS

Rating by members, ranked by custom algorithm
Albums with 30 ratings and more
Master of Puppets Thrash Metal
METALLICA
Buy this album from our partners
Paranoid Heavy Metal
BLACK SABBATH
Buy this album from our partners
Moving Pictures Hard Rock
RUSH
Buy this album from our partners
Powerslave NWoBHM
IRON MAIDEN
Buy this album from our partners
Rising Heavy Metal
RAINBOW
Buy this album from our partners

New Metal Artists

New Metal Releases

Poetry From Pain Hardcore Punk
GRIDIRON (PA)
Buy this album from MMA partners
Clockworked Metalcore
STRAY FROM THE PATH
Buy this album from MMA partners
Dawn To Dusk Metalcore
HATRED ENDLESSLY
Buy this album from MMA partners
Eternal Lament Deathcore
OV RUIN
Buy this album from MMA partners
A Hole Beneath the Home We Shared Hardcore Punk
LOW BEFORE THE BREEZE
Buy this album from MMA partners
More new releases

New Metal Online Videos

GRIDIRON - BLACK MERCY (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
GRIDIRON (TX)
Bosh66· -40 second ago
GRIDIRON - WRETCHED EARTH (OFFICIAL LIVE MUSIC VIDEO)
GRIDIRON (TX)
Bosh66· -14 second ago
GRIDIRON - A SIGHT TO BEHOLD (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
GRIDIRON (TX)
Bosh66· -57 second ago
GRIDIRON - BECOME (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
GRIDIRON (TX)
Bosh66· -38 second ago
GRIDIRON - AFTERLIFE (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
GRIDIRON (TX)
Bosh66· -21 second ago
More videos

New MMA Metal Forum Topics

More in the forums

New Site interactions

More...

Latest Metal News

members-submitted

More in the forums

Social Media

Follow us
Become a Facebook fan RSS Feed