If you're not big into death metal, you might have missed a unique piece of recent political commentary in the form of a new album by Megadeth with the clever title, "United Abominations." The album, whose cover depicts a 9/11-style assault on the United Nations building in New York, is basically a borderline-insane tirade against the U.N. that is based only loosely in fact.
Fortunately, you don't need to listen to the album, because Mark Leon Goldberg over at the U.N. Dispatch already did. He offers a verse-by-verse review of title track's factual accuracy, and his findings are well worth reading.
As if that weren't entertainment enough for one afternoon, lead singer Dave Mustaine published a response at Blabbermouth, a news blog that covers bands with names like "Wolfpack Unleashed," "Broken Hope," and "Bonebag." While Mustaine acknowledges that most of his facts are inaccurate, he still "feels right" about the album. And besides, as Megadeth's leader astutely points out, Goldberg himself is largely responsible for any inaccuracies, because it is Goldberg's crowd—the media—who put all those facts on the Internet in the first place.
What effect will this exchange have on Megadeth fans' opinions of the U.N.? That question was probably best answered by user "madeinquebec," who left this comment on Mustaine's post:
I don't care, Megadeth rulez.
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