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Countdown to Extinction is Megadeth's fifth studio album, and the second to feature the line-up of Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, David Ellefson and Nick Menza. [3] In an interview for Billboard at the time, Mustaine admitted that he fired past members Chuck Behler and Jeff Young because they resisted his pleas to seek rehabilitative counseling. [4]
The "darkest hour" mentioned in the song refer to general loneliness and isolation, however the lyrics and song subject refer to an ex-girlfriend of Mustaine's. [4] The song was released as a promotional single for the film The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, in which the song features as part of the film's official soundtrack.
In 1989, Megadeth recorded a version of Alice Cooper's "No More Mr. Nice Guy" for the soundtrack to the Wes Craven-directed horror film Shocker. [2] It marks drummer Nick Menza's recording debut with the band. [3] The recording was released as a single and peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart in 1990. [4] "
"Killing Time" was released as the fifth part in a music video series depicting the origin of Vic Rattlehead, Megadeth's mascot. [8] As with the other videos, it was directed by Leo Liberti. [9] The video features Rattlehead fighting his way through many different wars in history. He uses anything he can, including swords and his bare hands. [10]
"Symphony of Destruction" is 4 minutes, 7 seconds long. [11] In the first five seconds of the song, the sound of an orchestra tuning is heard, [12] followed by a short segment of vocals from the Domine Jesu Christe — the choral tutti in the beginning with the lyrics Rex Gloriæ — from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem.
The World Needs a Hero is the ninth studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth, released on May 15, 2001, by Sanctuary Records. [2] After the critical and commercial failure of the previous album Risk (1999), The World Needs a Hero represented a change back to a heavier musical direction.
Youthanasia is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Megadeth, released on November 1, 1994, through Capitol Records. [1] It is stylistically similar to their previous album, Countdown to Extinction (1992).
Warheads on Foreheads is a compilation album by American thrash metal band Megadeth, released on March 22, 2019 through Capitol Records. The album was created as a celebration of the band's 35th anniversary and compiles 35 songs personally chosen by Dave Mustaine from throughout the band's career.