United Abominations is the eleventh studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth.

United Abominations was well received by critics and debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200, the highest chart position for the band since 1994's Youthanasia until it was succeeded by 2013's Super Collider.

The band had troubles with music rights involving two former labels that carried Megadeth, Capitol and Sanctuary Records.

[13] The lyrics of the album were mostly about choices the American government were making at the time, which Mustaine found to be foolish.

Mustaine stated recording the new songs was "super fun", despite having troubles with some of the complex music and vocal arrangements.

[13] Mustaine produced the album, with additional production handled by Jeff Balding and Andy Sneap.

[15] Mustaine later stated that he originally intended for the song to be a B-side for Japan, but the president of Roadrunner Records (Megadeth's label for this release) wanted "À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)" released as the album's first single.

[18] The contestants were asked to design a new version of Vic Rattlehead, the band mascot which appears on nearly every Megadeth album cover.

[18] The cover was unveiled in August 2006, of which the image depicts the United Nations headquarters in flames and being destroyed by flying oil barrels.

[27] Megadeth also toured in Australia on Gigantour with Static-X, DevilDriver, Lacuna Coil, and Bring Me the Horizon as supporting acts.

[27] At one concert in Australia and in Italy (Milan), Cristina Scabbia performed on stage with Megadeth for "À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)".

[28] United Abominations received generally positive reviews, and was thought of as a return to form for Megadeth by critics.

"[29] Greg Prato of AllMusic praised the album, stating "Megadeth's crunchy, venomous thrash has remained intact.

Megadeth were never afraid to show off their prog-worthy chops, and the 2007 lineup appears custom-made for tackling 'tricky bits'.

"[32] Commenting on the Megadeth's new lineup, Jon Weiderhorn from MTV said "Once again, the system is fully operational.

"[39] In a less enthusiastic review, BBC Music's Eamonn Stack wrote that even though the thrash musicianship is evident, the edge has been "sacrificed for the sake of speed and technical playing".

[41][42] On July 10, 2007, a rebuttal was posted by Mark Leon Goldberg on the UN Dispatch blog against the accusations made in the title track of the album, "United Abominations".