MD.45

Heavy Metal • United States
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MD.45 is an American heavy metal act formed in 1996 by MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine and FEAR frontman Lee Ving. They enlisted the services of bassist Kelly Lemieux and drummer Jimmy DeGrasso to complete the lineup that would record their sole album "The Craving", which was released in 1996. A remastered version with Dave Mustaine replacing the original vocal tracks by Lee Ving was released in 2004.

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MD.45 The Craving album cover 2.50 | 6 ratings
The Craving
Heavy Metal 1996

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MD.45 Voices album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Voices
Heavy Metal 1996
MD.45 Day the Music Died album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Day the Music Died
Heavy Metal 1996

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MD.45 The Craving

Album · 1996 · Heavy Metal
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The Craving is the debut full-length studio album by American heavy metal act MD.45. The album was released in July 1996 by Slab Records. MD.45 was a short-lived project started by Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine ( who doesn´t sing but plays guitar on this album) and Fear vocalist Lee Ving. Jimmy DeGrasso ( Suicidal Tendencies, Megadeth, White Lion...etc.) plays the drums on the album while Kelly Lemieux lays down the basslines. The album was remixed and re-released in 2004 by Capitol Records with three bonus tracks. The re-release feature re-recorded vocals by Dave Mustaine as Lee Ving´s original vocal tracks were alledgedly lost. I´m reviewing the original version with Lee Ving singing.

The music on the album is slightly punked heavy metal. Lee Ving has quite a distinct vocal style. Lots of power and sound comes out of that man. The tempo in the songs is generally mid- to fast paced and the songs are pretty direct no nonsense heavy metal. The album sounds like it was recorded in a few days and especially the guitars have a kind of loose feel to them. I guess Dave Mustaine needed a break from the precision playing that characterizes most Megadeth material. The production is good but pretty scraped but I´m sure that was the intention. There aren´t that many standout tracks on the album which is pretty consistent, but I guess album opener Hell's Motel takes the prize as my favorite.

The Craving is overall a good heavy metal album, but far from a revelation IMO. This is not an album Megadeth fans can´t live without, and if you come to the album expecting it to sound like Megadeth you´re pretty sure to be disappointed. A 3 star rating is deserved.

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