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Megadeth is an American thrash metal band led by founder, front man, guitarist, and songwriter Dave Mustaine. Formed in 1983 Los Angeles, California with bass player David Ellefson following Mustaine’s departure from Metallica, the band has since released twelve studio albums, six live albums, two EPs, thirty singles, thirty-two music videos, and three compilations.
As a pioneer of the American thrash metal movement, Megadeth rose to international fame in the 1980s, but experienced numerous line-up changes, due partly to the band’s notorious substance abuse problems. After finding sobriety and securing a stable line-up, Megadeth went on to release a string of platinum and gold albums, including the platinum-selling landmark Rust in Peace in 1990 and the Grammy nominated, multi-platinum Countdown to Extinction in 1992. Megadeth disbanded in 2002 after Mustaine suffered a severe nerve injury to his left arm, but following extensive physical therapy, Mustaine reformed the band in 2004 and released The System Has Failed, followed by United Abominations in 2007; the albums deputed on the Billboard Top 200 chart at #18 and #8, respectively.
Megadeth is known for a distinctive guitar style, often involving complex, intricate musical passages, and trade off guitar solos. Mustaine is also known for his original “snarling” vocal style, as well as his recurring lyrical themes, often involving politics, war, addiction, and personal relationships.
As a pioneer of the American thrash metal movement, Megadeth rose to international fame in the 1980s, but experienced numerous line-up changes, due partly to the band’s notorious substance abuse problems. After finding sobriety and securing a stable line-up, Megadeth went on to release a string of platinum and gold albums, including the platinum-selling landmark Rust in Peace in 1990 and the Grammy nominated, multi-platinum Countdown to Extinction in 1992. Megadeth disbanded in 2002 after Mustaine suffered a severe nerve injury to his left arm, but following extensive physical therapy, Mustaine reformed the band in 2004 and released The System Has Failed, followed by United Abominations in 2007; the albums deputed on the Billboard Top 200 chart at #18 and #8, respectively.
Megadeth is known for a distinctive guitar style, often involving complex, intricate musical passages, and trade off guitar solos. Mustaine is also known for his original “snarling” vocal style, as well as his recurring lyrical themes, often involving politics, war, addiction, and personal relationships.
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Rust in Peace
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Countdown to Extinction
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United Abominations
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Wake Up Dead
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Shoutbox
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sstvsss wrote:
megadeth: the band that made me want to get a tattoo...ha they just make you think of some shit dont they?
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BeRabelo wrote:
United Abominations is also thrash
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Maciej1988 wrote:
You really should feel fear of satan if you prefer Cryptic Writings
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l0ker wrote:
waaa!
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FearOfSatan wrote:
After years, i really prefer Cryptic Writings
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gabrielcavaresi wrote:
The band is pretty good, Mustaine is a damn good player, but unfortunately he is a damn motherfucker. Only a cocksucker would fire Nick and betray Ellefson.
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rdx_TP wrote:
Shawn Drover is actually a drum tech. not a band drummer. That explains alot about his "style".
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KhonRoxx666 wrote:
Loool, Ive met dave mustaine, got rust in peice sighned, and had a photo with him XD And im more glam than all of ya. Kickas band
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lastfmgs wrote:
Risk > Rust In Peace [hell no]
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jsnruf wrote:
" drums never was the speciallity of Megadeth... the best instrument of Megadeth is the guitars always". Drums may not have been the centerpiece of Megadeth, but they certainly added a whole extra layer of energy to Peace Sells and Rust in Peace. Shawn Drover's monotonous thumping away doesn't do the new material any service, and live it's as though you were listening to someone from a cover band.
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Thrasher_00 wrote:
KIMBABIG, PSBWB, SFSGSW, Rust In Peace and Endgame are thrash. Everything else is heavy metal except Risk, which is hard rock.
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Lucifieri666 wrote:
It pisses me off, I was looking forward to seeing them for the first time on wed, but the show is cancelled for now, I have to play the annoying waiting game again.
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andrew-frank wrote:
woo!
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edneoson wrote:
RATTLEHEEEEEEEEEAD!!!!!
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Hidrio wrote:
Set lists haven't been too bad as of late.
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Zell182 wrote:
Loving the Greatest Hits album at the moment. Sweating Bullets has the best lyrics ever XD
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Findecan0 wrote:
Crush em!!
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Pabbicus wrote:
Risk>FUCKING NOTHING.
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jeffmejia wrote:
I think Peace Sells and SFSGSW were Thrash the other's are Heavy Metal IMO
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Raredrum wrote:
Best METAL band out there, let alone thrash metal. My favorite tracks: My Last Words, Ashes In Your Mouth, Disconnect
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Nov
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Canadian Carnage Tour
Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
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Nov
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Canadian Carnage
Halifax Metro Center, Halifax, NS, Halifax, Canada
15 shouts
| 26 attendees
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Nov
11
Canadian Carnage
Centre Bell, Montreal QC, Canada
23 shouts
| 45 attendees
News
Weeks on charts
6 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/megadeth
Droogies!I would like to congratulate Roadrunner for passing up their previous efforts, and also surpassing other various milestones in our recording career, becoming the 10th longest charting record . …
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