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Megadeth

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2022 - The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead!
2019 - Warheads on Foreheads
2016 - Dystopia
2013 - Super Collider
2011 - Th1rt3en
2010 - Rust in Peace: Live
2009 - Endgame
2008 - Anthology: Set the World Afire
2007 - United Abominations
2007 - That One Night: Live in Buenos Aires
2007 - Warchest
2007 - Extended Versions
2005 - Greatest Hits: Back to the Start
2004 - The System Has Failed
2002 - Rude Awakening
2002 - Still, Alive... and Well?
2001 - The World Needs a Hero
2000 - Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years
1999 - Risk
1997 - Cryptic Writings
1997 - Live Trax
1995 - Hidden Treasures
1994 - Youthanasia
1992 - Countdown to Extinction
1990 - Rust in Peace
1988 - So Far, So Good... So What!
1986 - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
1985 - Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!

Members
4 Male

Origin
San Francisco, USA

Genre
Thrash Metal

Style
Metal

Mood
Angry

Born

1983

Active
1983 to Present...

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5 users Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction
5 users Megadeth - Hangar 18
5 users Megadeth - Peace Sells
4 users Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction
4 users Megadeth - Tornado of Souls


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Peace Sells	À tout le monde (Set M...	Go to Hell
Super Collider	Never Walk Alone... A ...	Skin o' My Teeth
Holy Wars... The Punis...	Conquer or Die!	Lying in State

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Megadeth is an American thrash/heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by Dave Mustaine and Dave Ellefson, after Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums. A pioneer of the American thrash metal movement, Megadeth rose to international fame in the 1980s and was ranked as one of the "Big Four of Thrash" along with Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax, who were responsible for creating, developing and popularizing the thrash metal sub-genre.
Dave Mustaine was originally the lead guitarist for Metallica a year after they formed in 1981. He stayed a part of the band until 1983 where he was fired from the group due to his drinking, drug use, violent behavior and personality conflicts with James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. Two months after being fired, Mustaine and bassist Dave Ellefson formed Megadeth in Los Angeles. Mustaine later said, "After getting fired from Metallica, all I remember is that I wanted blood. Theirs. I wanted to be faster and heavier than them."
According to Mustaine, the name Megadeth represents the annihilation of power, while in itself is a corruption of the term megadeath. In his attempt to upstage his former band, Dave Mustaine wrote more aggressive compositions. One example of this was tempo increases made to his song "Mechanix", a song he wrote while in Panic (his speed metal band prior to Metallica), and had performed with Metallica. Mechanix went on to become a mainstay in Metallica's live performances in the form of the slower-paced "The Four Horsemen". Mustaine and Ellefson searched for a singer unsuccessfully for six months, eventually agreeing that Mustaine should handle vocal duties. Mustaine also would serve as the band's main lyricist and songwriter in addition to handling rhythm and lead guitar duties.
In 1984, Megadeth recorded a three-song demo tape, referred to as the 1984 Demo, featuring Mustaine, Ellefson and drummer Lee Rausch. The demo contained early versions of "Last Rites/Loved to Death", "Skull Beneath the Skin", and "Mechanix". The band did a few live performances in 1984, before replacing Lee Rausch with fusion drummer Gar Samuelson. Megadeth signed with the New York based independent label Combat Records. In December of that year, they added Chris Poland as a second guitarist.


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