Countdown To Extinction (1992)
Two good songs and a lot of anger, frustration, and filler.
Grade: C
Capitol Punishment (2000)
I’ve always respected Dave Mustaine for some unknown, intangible reason. Maybe because he didn’t heed the call of pop music until well after Metallica sold their souls for mass acceptance. What’s that you say? They already HAD mass acceptance before their self titled release? Yes, but I mean MASS mass acceptance. I’m talking Aerosmith, The Beatles, The Stones, etc…bands that pop fans like but that don’t get you ostracized by the metal community all that much. Problem is, he’s never written as well/consistently as James Hetfield and company. So, AGAIN, a disappointing best-of, even though it happens to be a very good album.
(“Sweating Bullets”, “Peace Sells”)
Grade: B+