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Megadeth is an American thrash metal band led by founder, frontman, guitarist, and songwriter Dave Mustaine. Formed in 1983 Los Angeles, California with bass player Dave 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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That One Night: Live in Buenos Aires
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Rust In Peace
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Countdown To Extinction
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DangerManger wrote:
Whats 'banned' mean?
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veyita_88 wrote:
"get banned motherfuckers" [2]
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super-ratel wrote:
get banned motherfuckers
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Nordmar_Hammer wrote:
dimmu borgir > limp bizkit
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DangerManger wrote:
Cannibal Corpse ripped off Cannabis Corpse
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Trve_Mallkorr wrote:
Neutral Milk Hotel ripped off Tokio Hotel.
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DangerManger wrote:
Metallica ripped off Tokio Hotel.
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DangerManger wrote:
Design The Skyline >>>>>>> Pantera, hence more complex riffs.
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Trve_Mallkorr wrote:
Bathory >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DIMMU Borgir [2]
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veyita_88 wrote:
"Shitty mallbm band for little boys who think symphonic is trve goth." Well,actually Symphonic black metal can be good,see Bal Sagoth or Emperor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlRh1Lzm8BE
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veyita_88 wrote:
We shouldn´t even mention Dimmu Borgir near Bathory.Too sad that Euronymous and the boys in the inner circle didn´t killed them for being posers,lol.
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DangerManger wrote:
Shitty mallbm band for little boys who think symphonic is trve goth.
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DangerManger wrote:
Bathory >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DIMMU Borgir.
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veyita_88 wrote:
Also Victims of Deception (Heathen),By Inheritance (Artillery) > Rust in Peace.Maybe if Justin Beaber replaces Dave at vocals Megadeth can be better.
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veyita_88 wrote:
Agreed,i don´t like black metal very much,but if i would listen to it i would listen to Nightside Eclipse by Emperor,Bathory,Enslaved,Immortal,Sigh,or something like that,not Demon Burger.
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DimebagMustaine wrote:
Dimmu Borgir are too trve for you to comprehend apparently.
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DangerManger wrote:
Dimmu Borgir is fucking bullshit for mallblackmetal-kids
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Trve_Mallkorr wrote:
You say Miley Cyrus-I say Akerstache You say Flowers-I say Nickelback You say Pink-I say Liturgy You say Hip Hop-i say shut the fuck up You say Pop-I scream Chad Kroegerl! You say Hannah Montana-i fucking punch you in the face 99% of teenagers have turned to Hip Hop and Pop.If you are part of the 50% that still listen to real music,copy and paste this message to another 5 bands.DONT LET THE SPIRIT OF (kroegressive) COCK ROCK DIE!
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DimebagMustaine wrote:
Dimmu Borgir > Led Zeppelin and it's not even close.
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DangerManger wrote:
Slayer is the 2nd worst band of all time. [3] First would be Megadeath.
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Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal City, Los Angeles CA, United States
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Gigantour 2012
San Jose State University, San Jose, United States
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The Gigantour 2012
Comerica Theatre, Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix, United States
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DOWNLOAD MEGADETH'S NEW SONG 'WHOSE LIFE (IS IT ANYWAYS?)
17 Oct 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/megadeth
Megadeth is offering a download of the song "Whose Life (Is
It Anyways?)", from their forthcoming albumTH1RT3EN, absolutely
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