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"Kill the King" first appeared on the compilations Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years, as one of two (or three, depending on the release) new songs included. [3] and would later appear on Warchest, Greatest Hits: Back to the Start, and Anthology: Set the World Afire.
Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years is a greatest hits compilation album by heavy metal band Megadeth, released in 2000, through Capitol Records.The album featured the Dave Mustaine/David Ellefson/Jimmy DeGrasso/Al Pitrelli line-up on the new tracks "Kill the King" and "Dread and the Fugitive Mind".
Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist/guitarist Dave Mustaine.Known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal along with Metallica, Anthrax and Slayer, [3] responsible for the genre's development and popularization.
Kill the King may refer to: Kill the King, by T.I. "Kill the King" (song), by Megadeth "Kill the King" (song), by Rainbow "Kill the King (The Avengers)", episode from Series 1 of The Avengers; Shangri-La Suite, a 2016 crime drama film also known as Kill the King
However, the inclusion of "Kill the King," a track originally released on Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years in 2000, was insisted upon by Mustaine. [3] To help promote the release, a new video was made for "Kill the King." [1]
Mustaine started Megadeth in 1983 after parting ways with Metallica. Megadeth is referred to as one of the "big four" of American thrash metal bands, along with Metallica, Anthrax and Slayer.
Megadeth began with live performances before the record was released. Although not a member of the band, Kerry King of Slayer played guitar for a short period because Mustaine had not recruited a full-time guitarist yet. [36] In mid-1985, the group started a tour promoting the Killing Is My Business... album with the band Exciter. [37]
Megadeth's debut album Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! (1985), sold very well for an independent release, and the group attracted the attention of major record labels. [1] By the end of the year, the group signed with Capitol Records. Megadeth's first major-label album, Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?, was released in 1986.