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The fourth official live album by legendary American Thrash Metal band.
It was recorded during the band's acclaimed 2012 Countdown To Extinction 20th Anniversary Tour at a show at Fox Theatre in Pomona, CA, on December 7, 2012, and features the band performing the entire "Countdown To Extinction" album.
Though Megadeth and their founder Dave Mustaine have spent their entire existence just a few steps behind Mustaine's former group Metallica, it's important to remember that they've also spent a lot of time as one of the most popular Metal bands in the world. The summit of their commercial success came in 1992 with fifth album "Countdown To Extinction", a creative high point from Mustaine and crew possibly spurred on in ways by the footrace with Metallica and the leaps in production made on their self-titled 1991 breakthrough album.
Twenty years later, "Countdown To Extinction" still stood as Megadeth's best-selling album, and in many circles, their most loved material. "Countdown To Extinction: Live" is a concert document of the 20th anniversary tour that found the band playing the album front to back, bookended by a few odds and ends from other albums. While the premise seems pretty rote, the execution of the live album is surprisingly interesting.
The album was released through Dave Mustaine's Tradecraft label in Blu-ray, DVD, and CD formats.
It was debuted at number 119 on the Billboard 200.
Tradecraft/Universal Music Enterprises, 2013 (0602537437252). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Trust 5:11
2. Hangar 18 5:15
3. Public Enemy 4:43
4. Skin O' My Teeth 3:46
5. Symphony Of Destruction 3:57
6. Architecture Of Aggression 3:44
7. Foreclosure Of A Dream 4:16
8. Sweating Bullets 4:56
9. This Was My Life 3:47
10. Countdown To Extinction 4:16
11. High Speed Dirt 4:17
12. Psychotron 4:36
13. Captive Honour 4:15
14. Ashes In Your Mouth 6:23
15. She Wolf 3:46
16. Peace Sells 4:52
17. Holy Wars... The Punishment Due 8:20
Total playing time: 80:20 min.

Remixed and remastered Expanded Edition re-release of the fifth full-length studio album by legendary American Thrash Metal band.
It was released on July 14, 1992 through Capitol Records. “Countdown To Extinction” is Megadeth's best-selling album, with over two million copies sold and achieving double Platinum status. The album also produced the band's most successful hit singles: "Symphony of Destruction", "Sweating Bullets", "Skin O' My Teeth" and "Foreclosure of a Dream". Videos was made for all singles and also for "High Speed Dirt".
"Countdown To Extinction" was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 1993 Grammy Awards and the title track of the album won the Humane Society's Genesis Award, making Megadeth the only Heavy Metal band to be given this honor.
Capitol Records, 1992/2004 (724359862026). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Skin O' My Teeth 03:17
2. Symphony Of Destruction 04:08
3. Architecture Of Aggression 03:39
4. Foreclosure Of A Dream 04:23
5. Sweating Bullets 05:27
6. This Was My Life 03:43
7. Countdown To Extinction 04:19
8. High Speed Dirt 04:21
9. Psychotron 04:41
10. Captive Honour 04:14
11. Ashes In Your Mouth 06:14
Bonus tracks:
12. Crown Of Worms
(Previously Unreleased in the U.S.) 03:18
13. Countdown To Extinction (Demo)
(Previously Unreleased) 03:56
14. Symphony Of Destruction (Demo)
(Previously Unreleased in the U.S.) 05:29
15. Psychotron (Demo)
(Previously Unreleased) 05:29
Total playing time: 66:40 min.

Remastered re-release of the seventh full-length studio album by the legendary American Thrash Metal band.
With "Youthanasia", Dave Mustaine began moving Megadeth away from its Thrash roots, incorporating synthesizers into their sound and writing subtle, textured songs. The album features 12 tracks with accessible song structures, specifically aimed for radio airplay. The lyrics were also altered, in order to make the music more inclusive for wider audience. These changes were met with mixed opinions from music critics, who noted the band moving away from their Thrash Metal roots.
This is the last Megadeth studio album to feature drummer Nick Menza. It is also the first and so far only album where Vic Rattlehead does not appear at all in any tangible form, save for a limited edition collectible card advertising the Megadeth comic distributed by Chaos! Comics, which shows Vic in Hell reading a scroll.
The album debuted at #10 on Billboard Top 200 chart and was certified Platinum in 1998 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping one million copies in the United States. The first 500000 copies of "Cryptic Writings" in the U.S. were released with silver background album cover. Two years after its original release, the album sold 850000 copies in the United States and won widespread praise from Rock radio programmers. The song "Trust" was nominated for a "Best Metal Performance" at the 1998 Grammy Awards and became the band's highest charting song on the Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks.
Remixed & remastered re-edition includes four previously unreleased bonus tracks!
Capitol Records/EMI, 1997/2004 (724359862521). Made in EU. Pressed in Czech.


Tracklist:
1. Trust 05:11
2. Almost Hones 04:08
3. Use The Man 04:03
4. Mastermind 03:48
5. The Disintegrators 03:04
6. I'll Get Even 04:19
7. Sin 03:05
8. A Secret Place 05:24
9. Have Cool, Will Travel 03:40
10. She-Wolf 03:37
11. Vortex 03:23
12. FFF 02:47
Previously unreleased bonus tracks:
13. Trust (Spanish Version) 05:12
14. Evil That's Within 03:22
15. Vortex (Alternate Version) 03:30
16. Bullprick 02:47
Total playing time: 61:20


Samples: http://www.lastfm

The seventh full-length studio album by legendary American Thrash Metal band.
With "Youthanasia", Dave Mustaine began moving Megadeth away from its Thrash roots, incorporating synthesizers into their sound and writing subtle, textured songs. The album features 12 tracks with accessible song structures, specifically aimed for radio airplay. The lyrics were also altered, in order to make the music more inclusive for wider audience. These changes were met with mixed opinions from music critics, who noted the band moving away from their Thrash Metal roots.
This is the last Megadeth studio album to feature drummer Nick Menza. It is also the first and so far only album where Vic Rattlehead does not appear at all in any tangible form, save for a limited edition collectible card advertising the Megadeth comic distributed by Chaos! Comics, which shows Vic in Hell reading a scroll.
The album debuted at #10 on Billboard Top 200 chart and was certified Platinum in 1998 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping one million copies in the United States. The first 500000 copies of "Cryptic Writings" in the U.S. were released with silver background album cover. Two years after its original release, the album sold 850000 copies in the United States and won widespread praise from Rock radio programmers. The song "Trust" was nominated for a "Best Metal Performance" at the 1998 Grammy Awards and became the band's highest charting song on the Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks.
Capitol Records/EMI, 1997 (7243 8 38262 2 3). Made in UK. First press. Used: very good.


Tracklist:
1. Trust 5:11
2. Almost Honest 4:03
3. Use The Man 4:36
4. Mastermind 3:49
5. The Disintegrators 2:50
6. I'll Get Even 4:24
7. Sin 3:08
8. A Secret Place 5:29
9. Have Cool, Will Travel 3:29 
10. She-Wolf 3:36
11. Vortex 2:38
12. FFF 2:38
Total playing time: 46:51 min.

The fifteenth full-length studio album by legendary American Thrash Metal band.
Produced by Mustaine and Chris Rakestraw, it was released on frontman and guitarist Dave Mustaine's Tradecraft label via Universal Music Group. Prior to “Dystopia”'s recording, longtime drummer Shawn Drover and guitarist Chris Broderick announced their departure from the band.
Musically, "Dystopia" is more energetic and focused than anything Megadeth have released in quite a while. Following the lukewarm response to the band's previous album, 2013's “Super Collider”, “Dystopia” received largely favorable reaction from critics, being considered a return to form for the band. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart, making “Dystopia” the band's second highest charting album in the U.S. after “Countdown To Extinction”, which peaked at number two in 1992. Additionally, the title track earned the band its first Grammy win (for Best Metal Performance) at the 59th Grammy Awards after eleven unsuccessful nominations. The album sold 148 000 copies in the US by December 2016, becoming the second biggest-selling Heavy Metal album released in 2016.
Tradecraft/Universal Music Enterprises, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc./T-Boy Records, 2016 (06025 476 041-5 (6)). Made in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:
1. The Threat Is Real 4:21
2. Dystopia 4:58
3. Fatal Illusion 4:15
4. Death From Within 4:47
5. Bullet To The Brain 4:29
6. Post American World 4:25
7. Poisonous Shadows 6:02
8. Conquer Of Die! 3:33
9. Lying In State 3:33
10. The Emperor 3:52
11. Foreign Policy (Fear cover) 2:27
Total playing time: 46:51 min.

The fifteenth full-length studio album by legendary American Thrash Metal band.
Produced by Mustaine and Chris Rakestraw, it was released on frontman and guitarist Dave Mustaine's Tradecraft label via Universal Music Group. Prior to “Dystopia”'s recording, longtime drummer Shawn Drover and guitarist Chris Broderick announced their departure from the band.
Musically, "Dystopia" is more energetic and focused than anything Megadeth have released in quite a while. Following the lukewarm response to the band's previous album, 2013's “Super Collider”, “Dystopia” received largely favorable reaction from critics, being considered a return to form for the band. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart, making “Dystopia” the band's second highest charting album in the U.S. after “Countdown To Extinction”, which peaked at number two in 1992. Additionally, the title track earned the band its first Grammy win (for Best Metal Performance) at the 59th Grammy Awards after eleven unsuccessful nominations. The album sold 148 000 copies in the US by December 2016, becoming the second biggest-selling Heavy Metal album released in 2016.
180 g vinyl includes printed inner sleeve and download voucher.
Tradecraft/Universal Music Enterprises, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc./T-Boy Records, 2016 (06025 476 139-4 (3)). Made in Netherlands. Pressed in Czech. First press.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. The Threat Is Real 4:22
2. Dystopia 4:59
3. Fatal Illusion 4:15
4. Death From Within 4:47
5. Bullet To The Brain 4:29

Side Two
1. Post American World 4:25
2. Poisonous Shadows 6:02
3. Conquer Of Die! 3:33
4. Lying In State 3:34
5. The Emperor 3:52
6. Foreign Policy (Fear cover) 2:28

Total playing time: 46:46 min.

The twelfth full-length studio album by legendary American Thrash Metal band.
The release of "Endgame" brings with it a startling realization - if first-generation Thrash Metal fans had been polled about which of the genre's "Big Four" (Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth) would prove to be the most resilient and consistently prolific over the next quarter-century, the only sure-fire consensus would probably have been: "well, anyone but Megadeth!". And yet, 12 studio albums and 150-plus songs later (more than any of the other three have managed) that's exactly what's come to pass.
It was the second Megadeth album released through Roadrunner Records. This album is the debut for new guitarist Chris Broderick (ex-Nevermore, Jag Panzer), following Glen Drover's departure in 2008 and the band's last studio album with bass guitarist James LoMenzo; original bassist Dave Ellefson would rejoin the band only several months after the album's release.
The album was the continuing of the success from the band's previous album "United Abominations". "Endgame" entered the Billboard 200 at number 9 (marking the band's tenth overall top 10 debut), and has sold around 150000 copies in the U.S. as of April 2011. "Head Crusher" had been nominated for "Best Metal Performance" at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards.
"Endgame" is arguably the least commercially concerned Megadeth album since "Rust In Peace" some 20 years earlier, and by touching on so many of the favoured songwriting styles of those early years, it should not only give their typically opinionated fan base very little to kvetch and moan about, but also throw new fuel upon the flames of Megadeth's unlikely longevity.
Roadrunner Records, 2009 (RR 7885-2). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Dialectic Chaos 02:26
2. This Day We Fight! 03:27
3. 44 Minutes 04:37
4. 1,320' 03:50
5. Bite The Hand 04:01
6. Bodies 03:34
7. Endgame 05:57
8. The Hardest Part Of Letting Go… 04:42
9. Head Crusher 03:26
10. How The Story Ends 04:29
11. The Right To Go Insane 04:18
Total playing time: 44:47 min.

The first re-release of the twelfth full-length studio album by legendary American Thrash Metal band.
The release of "Endgame" brings with it a startling realization - if first-generation Thrash Metal fans had been polled about which of the genre's "Big Four" (Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth) would prove to be the most resilient and consistently prolific over the next quarter-century, the only sure-fire consensus would probably have been: "well, anyone but Megadeth!". And yet, 12 studio albums and 150-plus songs later (more than any of the other three have managed) that's exactly what's come to pass.
It was the second Megadeth album released through Roadrunner Records. This album is the debut for new guitarist Chris Broderick (ex-Nevermore, Jag Panzer), following Glen Drover's departure in 2008 and the band's last studio album with bass guitarist James LoMenzo; original bassist Dave Ellefson would rejoin the band only several months after the album's release.
The album was the continuing of the success from the band's previous album "United Abominations". "Endgame" entered the Billboard 200 at number 9 (marking the band's tenth overall top 10 debut), and has sold around 150000 copies in the U.S. as of April 2011. "Head Crusher" had been nominated for "Best Metal Performance" at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards.
"Endgame" is arguably the least commercially concerned Megadeth album since "Rust In Peace" some 20 years earlier, and by touching on so many of the favoured songwriting styles of those early years, it should not only give their typically opinionated fan base very little to kvetch and moan about, but also throw new fuel upon the flames of Megadeth's unlikely longevity.
Remastered re-release includes rare Bonus Track.
The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company, 2009/2019 (BMGCAT247CD). Made in the UK. Pressed in Austria.


Tracklist:
1. Dialectic Chaos 02:26
2. This Day We Fight! 03:27
3. 44 Minutes 04:37
4. 1,320' 03:49
5. Bite The Hand 04:01
6. Bodies 03:34
7. Endgame 05:56
8. The Hardest Part Of Letting Go… 04:41
9. Head Crusher 03:26
10. How The Story Ends 04:28
11. The Right To Go Insane 04:20
Bonus Track:
12. Washington Is Next! (Live) 5:31
Total playing time: 50:16 min.

The first re-release of the twelfth full-length studio album by legendary American Thrash Metal band.
The release of "Endgame" brings with it a startling realization - if first-generation Thrash Metal fans had been polled about which of the genre's "Big Four" (Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth) would prove to be the most resilient and consistently prolific over the next quarter-century, the only sure-fire consensus would probably have been: "well, anyone but Megadeth!". And yet, 12 studio albums and 150-plus songs later (more than any of the other three have managed) that's exactly what's come to pass.
It was the second Megadeth album released through Roadrunner Records. This album is the debut for new guitarist Chris Broderick (ex-Nevermore, Jag Panzer), following Glen Drover's departure in 2008 and the band's last studio album with bass guitarist James LoMenzo; original bassist Dave Ellefson would rejoin the band only several months after the album's release.
The album was the continuing of the success from the band's previous album "United Abominations". "Endgame" entered the Billboard 200 at number 9 (marking the band's tenth overall top 10 debut), and has sold around 150000 copies in the U.S. as of April 2011. "Head Crusher" had been nominated for "Best Metal Performance" at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards.
"Endgame" is arguably the least commercially concerned Megadeth album since "Rust In Peace" some 20 years earlier, and by touching on so many of the favoured songwriting styles of those early years, it should not only give their typically opinionated fan base very little to kvetch and moan about, but also throw new fuel upon the flames of Megadeth's unlikely longevity.
Remastered by Ted Jensen, 180g black vinyl.
The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company, 2009/2019 (BMGCAT247LP). Made in UK. Pressed in Germany.


Tracklist:

SIDE A:
1. Dialectic Chaos 2:26
2. This Day We Fight! 3:27
3. 44 Minutes 4:37
4. 1,320' 3:50
5. Bite The Hand 4:01
6. Bodies 3:34

SIDE B:
7. Endgame 5:57
8. The Hardest Part Of Letting Go...Sealed With A Kiss 4:42
9. Head Crusher 3:26
10. How The Story Ends 4:29
11. The Right To Go Insane 4:18

Total playing time: 44:47 min.

The twelfth full-length studio album by legendary American Thrash Metal band.
The release of "Endgame" brings with it a startling realization - if first-generation Thrash Metal fans had been polled about which of the genre's "Big Four" (Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth) would prove to be the most resilient and consistently prolific over the next quarter-century, the only sure-fire consensus would probably have been: "well, anyone but Megadeth!". And yet, 12 studio albums and 150-plus songs later (more than any of the other three have managed) that's exactly what's come to pass.
It was the second Megadeth album released through Roadrunner Records. This album is the debut for new guitarist Chris Broderick (ex-Nevermore, Jag Panzer), following Glen Drover's departure in 2008 and the band's last studio album with bass guitarist James LoMenzo; original bassist Dave Ellefson would rejoin the band only several months after the album's release.
The album was the continuing of the success from the band's previous album "United Abominations". "Endgame" entered the Billboard 200 at number 9 (marking the band's tenth overall top 10 debut), and has sold around 150000 copies in the U.S. as of April 2011. "Head Crusher" had been nominated for "Best Metal Performance" at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards.
"Endgame" is arguably the least commercially concerned Megadeth album since "Rust In Peace" some 20 years earlier, and by touching on so many of the favoured songwriting styles of those early years, it should not only give their typically opinionated fan base very little to kvetch and moan about, but also throw new fuel upon the flames of Megadeth's unlikely longevity.
Roadrunner Records/Cargo Records, 2009 (RRCAR 7885-1). Made in Germany. First press. 180 gram vinyl.


Tracklist:

SIDE A:
1. Dialectic Chaos 2:26
2. This Day We Fight! 3:27
3. 44 Minutes 4:37
4. 1,320' 3:50
5. Bite The Hand 4:01
6. Bodies 3:34

SIDE B:
7. Endgame 5:57
8. The Hardest Part Of Letting Go...Sealed With A Kiss 4:42
9. Head Crusher 3:26
10. How The Story Ends 4:29
11. The Right To Go Insane 4:18

Total playing time: 44:47 min.

The fourth compilation album by the legendary American Thrash Metal band.
The title "Back To The Start" is a reference to lyrics in "Rust in Peace... Polaris" tracl: "The day of final conflict/All pay the price/The third World War rapes peace/Takes life back to the start." The cover art is an edited version of the “Castle Romeo” H-bomb test.
The selection of tracks for the album was largely determined by fans, who voted on songs in polls on the band's website. However, the inclusion of "Kill the King", a track originally released on “Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years”, was insisted upon by Mustaine. To help promote the release, a new video was made for "Kill the King".
"Greatest Hits: Back To The Start" reached No. 65 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 17 441 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan. By December 16, 2005, the album had sold about 133 000 copies in the U.S. The album was also certified Gold in Canada (for 40,000 copies) in July 2011. On July 23, 2011, in Toronto, Canada, the band was presented with Gold Plaques by EMI in recognition of the achievement.
Capitol Records, Inc., 2005 (72438-73929-2-2). Made in EU.


Tracklist:
1. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due 6:32
2. In My Darkest Hour 6:26
3. Peace Sells 4:03
4. Sweating Bullets 5:26
5. Angry Again 3:48
6. A Tout Le Monde 4:25
7. Trust 5:12
8. Kill The King 3:43
9. Symphony Of Destruction 4:07
10. Mechanix 4:22
11. Train Of Consequences 3:32
12. Wake Up Dead 3:38
13. Hangar 18 5:12
14. Dread And The Fugitive Mind 4:24
15. Skin O´ My Teeth 3:16
16. She-Wolf 3:39
17. Prince Of Darkness 6:28
Total playing time: 78:13 min.

The first re-release of an unofficial live album by legendary American Thrash Metal band.
Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England (UK), on March 6, 1987, originally it was unofficially released in 1987 as 9-track LP "Fuck The Beast" in the Europe and "Live" in the UK (with the slightly different track listing), and 12-track double disc “Stepford Wives On Speed” in the US and Japan.
Cult Legends, 1987/2024 (CL93772). Made in The Netherlands. 180 gram vinyl.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Wake Up Dead 3:34
2. The Conjuring 4:53
3. Bad Omen 3:37
4. Rattlehead 3:40
5. Killing Is My Business… And Business Is Good! 2:54
6. Peace Sells… But Who's Buying? 4:06
7. Mechanix 1:56

Side B
1. These Boots Are Made For Walkin' (Nancy Sinatra cover) 3:41
2. Devil's Island 5:08
3. Mechanix 1:56
4. Last Rites / Loved To Death
5. Good Mourning
6. Black Friday

Remastered re-release of the first compilation album by legendary American Thrash Metal band.
“Hidden Treasures” is a collection of previously released non-album tracks, including soundtracks and compilation songs. It was originally released in Europe as a special bonus CD for “Youthanasia”, before being released in Japan and the US as a separate EP later that year. The remastered version almost matches the Japanese release (with the bonus tracks moved to the end of the disc). The one difference is that the demo version of "New World Order" is replaced by the final version. Whilst this appears to be a mistake, it was probably intentional, as the demo version of "New World Order" already appeared on the remastered “Youthanasia” album. The remastered version of “Hidden Treasures” was not officially released in America due to the inclusion of most of the songs on “Warchest”.
The album debuted at #90 on U.S. Billboard charts.
Capitol Records/EMI Records, 2007 (0946 3 93766 2 9). Made in EU. Pressed in Poland.


Tracklist:
1. No More Mr. Nice Guy (Alice Cooper cover) 03:03
2. Breakpoint 03:29
3. Go To Hell 04:36
4. Angry Again 03:48
5. 99 Ways To Die 03:59
6. Paranoid (Black Sabbath cover) 02:33
7. Diadems 03:56
8. Problems (Sex Pistols cover) 03:58
Bonus Tracks:
9. A Tout Le Monde (Radio Edit) 04:29
10. Symphony Of Destruction (Demo) 05:29
11. Architecture Of Aggression (Demo) 02:50
12. New World Order (Demo) 03:49
Total playing time: 45:59 min.


-"No More Mr. Nice Guy" featured on the soundtrack for "Shocker";
-"Breakpoint" featured on the soundtrack for "Super Mario Bros.";
-"Go To Hell" featured on the soundtrack for "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey";
-"Angry Again" featured on the soundtrack for "Last Action Hero";
-"99 Ways To Die" featured on "The Beavis And Butthead Experience";
-"Paranoid" taken from "Nativity in black 1 (Black Sabbath tribute)";
-"Diadems" featured on the soundtrack for "Tales From the Crypt Presents Demon Knight";
-“Problems” taken from “A Tout Le Monde” EP.

The third European re-release of the debut full-length studio album by legendary American Thrash Metal band.
A Thrash Metal classic in every sense of the word!
...During the beginning of 1985, the band was given $8000 by Combat Records to record and produce their debut album, but this proved to not be enough, so the band was given a further $4000. Instead, a majority of the budget was spent on drugs, alcohol and food, so thus the band was forced to fire their original producer and produce it themselves...
...Despite the resulting poor production, the album was a well-received effort, and received positive reviews from most music critics. "Killing Is My Business ...And Business Is Good!" blends elements of Thrash and Speed Metal, and explores themes of death, violence and social commentary. The album featured track "Mechanix", a song Dave Mustaine originally wrote for Metallica (renamed by Metallica to "The Four Horsemen" in “Kill 'Em All” album, with changed lyrics, a bridge section and a new guitar solo added).
Undoubtedly, "Killing Is My Business ...And Business Is Good!" is Megadeth's rawest-sounding, most intense, fastest, angriest, and overall Thrashiest album they've ever released!!
Relativity Records/Century Media Records/Lonely Planet Productions, 1985/2011 (9962300). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Last Rites / Loved to Death 4:39
2. Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! 3:07
3. Skull Beneath the Skin 3:47
4. These Boots (Nancy Sinatra cover) 03:39
5. Rattlehead 3:43
6. Chosen Ones 2:55
7. Looking Down the Cross 5:02
8. Mechanix 4:23
Total playing time: 27:33 min.

The debut full-length studio album by legendary American Thrash Metal band.
A Thrash Metal classic in every sense of the word!
...During the beginning of 1985, the band was given $8000 by Combat Records to record and produce their debut album, but this proved to not be enough, so the band was given a further $4000. Instead, a majority of the budget was spent on drugs, alcohol and food, so thus the band was forced to fire their original producer and produce it themselves...
...Despite the resulting poor production, the album was a well-received effort, and received positive reviews from most music critics. "Killing Is My Business ...And Business Is Good!" blends elements of Thrash and Speed Metal, and explores themes of death, violence and social commentary. The album featured track "Mechanix", a song Dave Mustaine originally wrote for Metallica (renamed by Metallica to "The Four Horsemen" in “Kill 'Em All” album, with changed lyrics, a bridge section and a new guitar solo added).
Undoubtedly, "Killing Is My Business ...And Business Is Good!" is Megadeth's rawest-sounding, most intense, fastest, angriest, and overall Thrashiest album they've ever released!!
Century Media Records Ltd./Sony Music Entertainment Italy S.p.A./De Agostini Publishing S.p.A., 1985/2022 (DeAgostini 12). Made in Italy. Pressed in France.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Last Rites / Loved to Death 4:39
2. Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! 3:05
3. Skull Beneath the Skin 3:47
4. Rattlehead 3:42

Side B
5. Chosen Ones 2:55
6. Looking Down the Cross 5:02
7. Mechanix 4:21
Total playing time: 27:31 min.

25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition re-release of the second full-length album by the legendary American Thrash Metal band.
One of the most influential Thrash Metal albums of the decade. The first big commercial success of Megadeth, followed by a first world tour.
Arguably Megadeth's strongest effort and a classic of early Thrash, "Peace Sells..." combines a Punkish political awareness with a dark, threatening, typically Heavy Metal world-view, preoccupied with evil, the occult, and the like. The anthemic title track and "Wake Up Dead" are the two major standouts, and there is also a cover of Willie Dixon's "I Ain't Superstitious", which takes on an air of supernaturally induced paranoia in the album's context. The lines between hell and earth are blurred throughout the album and the crashing, complex music backs up Dave Mustaine's apocalyptic vision of life as damnation - his limited vocal style is used to great effect, growling and snarling in a barely intelligible fashion under all the complicated guitar work.
This was the last Megadeth album to feature drummer Gar Samuelson and guitarist Chris Poland, who were fired shortly after the album was released.
"Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?" is highly regarded as a Thrash Metal classic and as an album that gave prominence to Extreme Metal. It has been featured in several publications' best album lists, including Robert Dimery's "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" and Martin Popoff's "Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time".
Special Edition 2CD Set includes digitally remastered in 2011 original album + bonus disc "Live At The Phantasy Theatre, Cleveland 1987" with previously unreleased live show from the band’s first tour.
Capitol Records, LLC/ EMI Records Ltd., 1986/1987/2011 (5099902934525). Made in Germany. 


Tracklist:

CD 1
1. Wake Up Dead 3:40
2. The Conjuring 5:04
3. Peace Sells 4:04
4. Devils Island 5:06
5. Good Mourning / Black Friday 6:41
6. Bad Omen 4:04
7. I Ain't Superstitious 2:45
8. My Last Words 4:49
Playing time: 36:17 min.

CD 2
1. Intro 1:48
2. Wake Up Dead 3:38
3. The Conjuring 5:21
4. Bad Omen 3:49
5. Rattlehead 4:11
6. Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good 3:14
7. Looking Down The Cross 4:29
8. My Last Words 4:42
9. Peace Sells 4:27
10. These Boots Were Made For Walking 4:07 
11. Devils Island 5:18
12. Last Rites / Loved To Death 5:19
13. Mechanix 4:32
Playing time: 55:02 min.

Total playing time: 91:08 min.

Remixed and remastered re-release of the second full-length album by the legendary American Thrash Metal band.
One of the most influential Thrash Metal albums of the decade. The first big commercial success of Megadeth, followed by a first world tour.
Arguably Megadeth's strongest effort and a classic of early Thrash, "Peace Sells..." combines a Punkish political awareness with a dark, threatening, typically Heavy Metal world-view, preoccupied with evil, the occult, and the like. The anthemic title track and "Wake Up Dead" are the two major standouts, and there is also a cover of Willie Dixon's "I Ain't Superstitious", which takes on an air of supernaturally induced paranoia in the album's context. The lines between hell and earth are blurred throughout the album, and the crashing, complex music backs up Dave Mustaine's apocalyptic vision of life as damnation - his limited vocal style is used to great effect, growling and snarling in a barely intelligible fashion under all the complicated guitar work.
This was the last Megadeth album to feature drummer Gar Samuelson and guitarist Chris Poland, who were fired shortly after the album was released.
"Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?" is highly regarded as a Thrash Metal classic and as an album that gave prominence to Extreme Metal. It has been featured in several publications' best album lists, including Robert Dimery's "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" and Martin Popoff's "Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time".
Vital, necessary Thrash Metal!!
CD includes 4 bonus tracks.
Capitol Records, 1986/2004 (724359862422). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Wake Up Dead 03:37
2.The Conjuring 05:02
3. Peace Sells 04:02
4. Devil's Island 05:05
5. Good Mourning/Black Friday 06:40
6. Bad Omen 04:03
7. I Ain't Superstitious 02:45
8. My Last Words 04:55
Previously unreleased bonus tracks:
9. Wake Up Dead (Randy Burns mix) 03:40
10. The Conjuring (Randy Burns mix) 05:02
11. Peace Sells (Randy Burns mix) 04:00
12. Good Mourning/Black Friday (Randy Burns mix) 06:40
Total playing time: 55:35 min.

First re-release on Pic-Vinyl of the second full-length studio album by legendary American Thrash Metal band.
One of the most influential Thrash Metal albums of the decade. The first big commercial success of Megadeth, followed by a first world tour.
Arguably Megadeth's strongest effort and a classic of early Thrash, "Peace Sells..." combines a Punkish political awareness with a dark, threatening, typically Heavy Metal world-view, preoccupied with evil, the occult, and the like. The anthemic title track and "Wake Up Dead" are the two major standouts, and there is also a cover of Willie Dixon's "I Ain't Superstitious", which takes on an air of supernaturally induced paranoia in the album's context. The lines between hell and earth are blurred throughout the album, and the crashing, complex music backs up Dave Mustaine's apocalyptic vision of life as damnation - his limited vocal style is used to great effect, growling and snarling in a barely intelligible fashion under all the complicated guitar work.
This was the last Megadeth album to feature drummer Gar Samuelson and guitarist Chris Poland, who were fired shortly after the album was released.
"Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?" is highly regarded as a Thrash Metal classic and as an album that gave prominence to Extreme Metal. It has been featured in several publications' best album lists, including Robert Dimery's "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" and Martin Popoff's "Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time".
Vital, necessary Thrash Metal!!
Capitol Records, LLC/Universal International Music B.V., 1986/2014 (0602537976485). Made in Netherlands. 180 Gram Vinyl. Release includes a voucher to download MP3 version of the album.


Tracklist:

Side A:
1. Wake Up Dead 3:40
2. The Conjuring 5:04
3. Peace Sells 4:04
4. Devils Island 5:05

Side B:
5. Good Mourning / Black Friday 6:41
6. Bad Omen 4:05
7. I Ain't Superstitious 2:46
8. My Last Words 4:47

Total playing time: 36:12 min.

Remixed and remastered re-release of the eighth full-length album by the legendary American Thrash Metal band.
It is the band's final studio album released through Capitol Records. The first Megadeth album since 1990 to feature a band lineup change, "Risk" marks the studio debut of drummer Jimmy DeGrasso with the band, as well as the final appearance of long time Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman, who announced his departure a year later, in March 2000.
Meant to be a breakthrough to Alternative Rock and active Rock radio, "Risk" received a mixed response because of the great deviation from the band's traditional sound. The backlash ultimately resulted in the band returning towards a heavier sound with their next album, "The World Needs A Hero".
The album debuted at number 16 on the Billboard 200 chart and became the first Megadeth album since "Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!" to not receive a certification by the RIAA. Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has blamed the record's lack of success on the fact that it was released under the "Megadeth" name, "if anybody else's name was on "Risk", it would have sold".
"Risk" is not much of a departure from its two predecessors; more reflective, melodic, and conventional than the Megadeth of old, it delivers a well-played set of Hard Rock tunes suitable for Metal and AOR fans alike. Some of those tunes are catchier than others, and they're enough to carry the album if you're a fan of this style. Even if the album's title is a misnomer, it's starting to see Megadeth still around, and still successful!!
Album cover of the 2004 remixed & remastered version differs from the original and shows the scene from the clip "Insomnia". Also this re-edition contains three bonus tracks.
Capitol Records/EMI, 1999/2004 (724359862224). Pressed in Czech.


Tracklist:
1. Insomnia     4:16 
2. Prince Of Darkness     6:27 
3. Enter The Arena     0:44 
4. Crush 'em     4:54 
5. Breadline     4:32 
6. The Doctor Is Calling     5:44 
7. I'll Be There     5:13 
8. Wanderlust     5:48 
9. Ecstasy     4:31 
10. Seven     4:46 
11. Time: The Beginning     3:11 
12. Time: The End     2:41 
Bonus Tracks:
13. Insomania (Jeff Balding Mix)     4:20
14. Breadline (Jack Joseph Puig Mix)     4:29
15. Crush 'em (Jock Mix)     5:10
Total playing time: 66:49 min.

Remastered and remixed re-release of the fourth and fifth full-length albums, in one set, by the legendary American Thrash Metal band.
"Rust In Peace" was released on September 24, 1990. It was the third Megadeth album distributed through Capitol Records. The album was the band's only collaboration with record producer Mike Clink who was the first producer to successfully produce a Megadeth album from start to finish, without being fired. It was the first album to feature guitarist Marty Friedman and drummer Nick Menza, following the firing of both Jeff Young and Chuck Behler in 1989.
"Rust In Peace" was very well received by both critics and fans and was responsible for bringing Megadeth to the attention of a mainstream Metal audience, and it is considered one of the most influential Heavy Metal albums of all time. The album was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 33rd Grammy Awards, and "Hangar 18" was nominated for the same award at the 34th Grammy Awards. Allmusic described the record as "easily Megadeth's strongest musical effort", and it was noted as one of "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". It entered the Billboard 200 at number 23, and was eventually certified Platinum by the RIAA in 1994.
"Countdown To Extinction" was released on July 14, 1992 through Capitol Records. It’s Megadeth's best-selling album, with over two million copies sold and achieving double Platinum status. The album also produced the band's most successful hit singles: "Symphony of Destruction", "Sweating Bullets", "Skin O' My Teeth" and "Foreclosure of a Dream". Videos was made for all singles and also for "High Speed Dirt".
"Countdown To Extinction" was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 1993 Grammy Awards and the title track of the album won the Humane Society's Genesis Award, making Megadeth the only Heavy Metal band to be given this honor.
EMI Records Ltd., 1990/1992/2004/2012 (5099970475524). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

CD 1 “Rust In Peace”
1. Holy Wars ... The Punishment Due 6:32 
2. Hangar 18 5:11 
3. Take No Prisoners 3:27 
4. Five Magics 5:39 
5. Poison Was The Cure 2:58 
6. Lucretia 3:56 
7. Tornado Of Souls 5:19 
8. Dawn Patrol 1:51 
9. Rust In Peace ... Polaris 5:44 
Bonus Tracks:
10. My Creation 1:36 
11. Rust In Peace ... Polaris (Demo) 5:25 
12. Holy Wars ... The Punishment Due (Demo) 6:16 
13. Take No Prisoners (Demo) 3:23
Running time: 57:17 min.

CD 2 “Countdown To Extinction”
1. Skin O' My Teeth 3:15 
2. Symphony Of Destruction 4:06 
3. Archirecture Of Aggression 3:39 
4. Foreclosure Of A Dream 4:22 
5. Sweating Bullets 5:26 
6. This Was My Life 3:48 
7. Countdown To Extinction 4:18 
8. High Speed Dirt 4:20 
9. Psychotron 4:41 
10. Captive Honour 4:14 
11. Ashes In Your Mouth 6:14 
Bonus Tracks:
12. Crows Of Worms 3:17 
13. Countdown To Extinction (Demo) 3:55 
14. Symphony Of Destruction (Demo) 5:29 
15. Psychotron (Demo) 5:27
Running time: 66:31 min.

Total playing time: 123:48 min.