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Megadeath: Countdown to Extinction

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Label: Capitol Records
Released: 1992.06.06
Time:
 47:26
Category: Heavy Metal
Producer(s): Max Norman, Dave Mustaine
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.megadeth.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2012
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] Skin o' My Teeth (D.Mustaine) - 3:14
[2] Symphony of Destruction (D.Mustaine) - 4:02
[3] Architecture of Aggression (D.Ellefson/D.Mustaine) - 3:34
[4] Foreclosure of a Dream (D.Ellefson/D.Mustaine) - 4:17
[5] Sweating Bullets (D.Mustaine) - 5:03
[6] This Was My Life (D.Mustaine) - 3:42
[7] Countdown to Extinction (D.Ellefson/N.Menza/D.Mustaine/M.Friedman) - 4:16
[8] High Speed Dirt (D.Ellefson/D.Mustaine) - 4:12
[9] Psychotron (D.Mustaine) - 4:42
[10] Captive Honour (D.Ellefson/D.Mustaine/M.Friedman/N.Menza) - 4:14
[11] Ashes in Your Mouth (D.Mustaine/D.Ellefson/M.Friedman/N.Menza) - 6:10

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Dave Mustaine - Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals, Producer
David Ellefson - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Marty Friedman - Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals
Nick Menza - Drums, Backing Vocals

Max Norman - Producer, Engineer & Mixing
Fred Kelly, Jr. - Engineer & Mixing
Micajah Ryan - Additional Engineer
Hugh Syme - Art Direction, Design
Tommy Steele - Creative Direction
Cameron Wong - Photography of Cover elements
Chris Cufarro - Band photography
John Taylor Dismukes - Logo rendering
Laffitte Entertainment Division - Management
Andy Somers - US Booking agent
ICM - UK Booking agency
Brittenham & Branca Ziffren - Legal
Siegel & Feldstein - Business management
Preferred Travel - Travel agency

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Recorded between January 6 – April 28, 1992 at The Enterprise in Burbank, California.




Megadeth guns for arena thrash success and gets it on Countdown to Extinction. Following the lead of 1991's Metallica, Megadeth trades in their lengthy, progressive compositions for streamlined, tightly written and played songs more conducive to radio and MTV airplay. Cries of "sellout" seem pointless when the results are artistically (as well as commercially) successful; songs like the mega-hit "Symphony of Destruction," "Skin O' My Teeth," "Foreclosure of a Dream," and "Sweating Bullets" are among the band's best.

Steve Huey - All Music Guide



Countdown to Extinction is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth, released on July 6, 1992 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. The album features some of the band's best known songs such as "Symphony of Destruction", "Sweating Bullets" and "Skin o' My Teeth", which enjoyed significant chart success and made great musical impact.

Countdown to Extinction received positive reaction from music critics, who noted its politically oriented lyrics and simplified sound in comparison to their previous record. The album entered the Billboard 200 at number two, the band's highest position ever. It eventually achieved double platinum status and became their most commercially successful album. The record was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 1993 Grammy Awards, while the album's title track won the Humane Society's Genesis Award for raising awareness for animal rights issues.

In 2012, in recognition of the album's 20th anniversary, Megadeth kicked off a 20th anniversary tour in South America, playing the album in its entirety. In addition, a 20th anniversary special edition of the album was released in November 2012, and a live album featuring a performance of the full album was released in September 2013.

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