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With Youthanasia, Dave Mustaine began moving Megadeth away from its thrash roots, incorporating synthesizers into their sound and writing subtle, textured songs.
Cryptic Writings continues this evolution, which unfortunately reads better than it plays.
Megadeth doesn't quite have the skill or imagination to craft such ambitious material; they sound better playing thrash, which they only occasionally do on Cryptic Writings.
Essentially, the band sounds tired and listless instead of reflective, especially since the production is so slick.
It's admirable that the group is attempting to move forward, but the music simply doesn't resonate.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Use the ManMarty Friedman, Dave Mustaine | Megadeth | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 2 | Have Cool, Will TravelDave Mustaine | Megadeth | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | VortexDave Mustaine | Megadeth | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | FFFDavid Ellefson, Marty Friedman, Dave Mustaine | Megadeth | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | Trust (7th) | Megadeth | Play | 05:11 | 11 MB | 37 MB |
| 6 | Almost Honest (7th) | Megadeth | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 7 | Mastermind (7th) | Megadeth | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | The Disintegrators (7th) | Megadeth | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | I'll Get Even (7th) | Megadeth | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 10 | Sin (7th) | Megadeth | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | A Secret Place (7th) | Megadeth | Play | 05:24 | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| 12 | She Wolf | Megadeth | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 13 | Trust (Spanish Version) | Megadeth | Play | 05:12 | 11 MB | 37 MB |
| 14 | Evil That's Within | Megadeth | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 15 | Vortex (Alternate Version) | Megadeth | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 16 | Bullprick | Megadeth | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 61 mins | 140 MB | |||||
| 61 mins | 457 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Balding | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2 | David Ellefson | Composer |
| 3 | Marty Friedman | Composer |
| 4 | Mark Hagen | Assistant Engineer |
| 5 | Brian Howe | Composer |
| 6 | Dann Huff | Producer |
| 7 | Lauren Koch | Assistant Producer |
| 8 | Bob Ludwig | Mastering |
| 9 | Megadeth | Primary Artist |
| 10 | Nick Menza | Composer |
| 11 | Dave Mustaine | Composer, Producer |
| 12 | Dimo Safari | Photography |
| 13 | Hugh Syme | Art Direction, Design, Illustrations |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |