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Countdown to Extinction is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth, released on July 14, 1992, [2] through Capitol Records.It was the group's second studio release to feature the "classic" lineup of Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, David Ellefson and Nick Menza, with all of them contributing to songwriting on the album.
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.
On July 7, 2016, Soilwork's Dirk Verbeuren was announced as Megadeth's new drummer. [29] Ellefson was dismissed from Megadeth amid allegations of sexual misconduct on May 14, 2021. [30] [31] Former bassist James LoMenzo returned to the line-up in August for the Metal Tour Of The Year. [32] LoMenzo officially became the band's new bassist in ...
Countdown to Extinction was released in 1992, and became the band's most successful record both on the charts (U.S. #2) and in sales numbers (2× platinum). [2] The "20th anniversary tour" idea for this album follows on a similar tour in honor of the 20th anniversary of another Megadeth album, Rust in Peace (1990) and its associated live album.
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has blamed the record's lack of success on the fact that it was released under the "Megadeth" moniker: "if anybody else's name was on 'Risk', it would have sold". [6] The album debuted at number 16 on the Billboard 200 chart.
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.
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).
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] "