Origin: San Francisco, California, USA  
Genres: Thrash Metal
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Megadeth

Megadeth was formed by guitarist Dave Mustaine after his well-publicized departure from Metallica, with early lineups featuring guitarists Kerry King (Slayer) and Greg Handevidt (Kublai Khan) among others. The lineups have changed much over the years, with the early changes no doubt due in part to Mustaine being rather hard to work with. But he has mellowed a bit over the years, and as a result Megadeth have carved a pretty nice career for themselves, gradually moving from early thrash beginnings, to power-thrash in their prime (Rust In Peace, arguably their high point), to a slightly more mainstream sound (but still heavy) on their later material. This seems to have divided their fan base a bit, as some wish a return to their more aggressive early days, while others like the current direction. Nonetheless, Megadeth remains an important band in the history of heavy metal, and the many accolades awarded them have been well deserved.

In April of 2002 Mustaine abruptly announced his departure from the band, and thus the dissolution of Megadeth, after nearly 20 years with the band. The triggering event was an arm injury suffered earlier that year, forcing him to stop guitar playing for an extended period and reassess his and the band's situation. But a year later, Dave was back, his injury cured thanks to physical therapy, and Megadeth was back in business. With his relationship with longtime bassist Dave Ellefson strained, Mustaine set about finding a new lineup to record with, eventually hooking up with new recruits Jimmy Sloas and Vinnie Colaiuta, along with a surprise performance from none other than early Megadeth guitarist Chris Poland. With this lineup, Megadeth recorded and released The System Has Failed, an album that predictably has generated all sorts of wide-ranging opinions, though Mustaine has clearly opted for at least a partial return to the glory days of mid-career Megadeth rather than the more experimental sounds of the last couple of albums. The album now released, Dave has put together yet another lineup, and looks set to continue the Megadeth saga.

Current Members

Dave Mustaine

vocals/guitars (ex-M.D.45, ex-Metallica)

Kiko Loureiro

guitars (ex-Angra)

James Lomenzo

bass (ex-Black Label Society, ex-Pride & Glory)

Dirk Verbeuren

drums (guest for Aborted, ex-Devin Townsend Project, ex-Lyzanxia, guest for Malevolence, guest for Naglfar, guest for No Return, ex-One-Way Mirror, ex-Phazm, Powermad, The Project Hate, ex-Scarve, ex-Soilwork, ex-Yyrkoon)

Former Members/Guests

Chris Poland

guitars (ex-Damn The Machine, ex-Tourniquet)

Jeff Young

guitars

Marty Friedman

guitars (ex-Cacophony, ex-Hawaii, ex-Tourniquet, ex-Vixen)

Al Pitrelli

guitars (Savatage, ex-Vertex)

Glen Drover

guitars (ex-Eidolon, ex-Flametal, ex-King Diamond, Withering Scorn)

Chris Broderick

guitars (Act Of Defiance, In Flames, ex-Jag Panzer)

Dave Ellefson

bass (ex-Killing Machine, Metal Allegiance, Temple Of Brutality)

Jimmy Sloas

bass (ex-Alice Cooper)

James MacDonough

bass (ex-Iced Earth)

Steve DiGiorgio (guest)

bass (Act Of Denial, ex-Artension, ex-Autopsy, ex-Control Denied, Charred Walls Of The Damned, ex-Death, ex-Dragonlord, ex-Ephel Duath, Futures End, guest for Iced Earth, ex-Memorain, ex-Painmuseum, ex-Quo Vadis, ex-Sadus, ex-Scariot, ex-Soen, Testament, guest for Vintersorg)

Gar Samuelson

drums (ex-Fatal Opera) RIP: July 14, 1999, liver failure, age 41

Chuck Behler

drums

Nick Menza

drums (ex-Memorain, ex-Rhoads) RIP: May 21, 2016, heart attack, age 51

Jimmy DeGrasso

drums (ex-Alice Cooper, ex-Black Star Riders, ex-Killing Machine, ex-M.D.45, ex-Suicidal Tendencies, ex-Y&T)

Vinnie Colaiuta

drums

Shawn Drover

drums (Act Of Defiance, ex-Eidolon, Withering Scorn)

Chris Adler (guest)

drums (ex-Lamb Of God, guest for Protest The Hero)


Discography



Killing Is My Business  
1985 Combat
  1. Last Rites/Loved To Death
  2. Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good
  3. Skull Beneath The Skin
  4. These Boots
  5. Rattlehead
  6. Chosen Ones
  7. Looking Down The Cross
  8. Mechanix
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Chris Poland
  • Dave Ellefson
  • Gar Samuelson
1985 Readers' Album #4



Peace Sells, But Who's Buying?  
1986 Capitol
  1. Wake Up Dead
  2. The Conjuring
  3. Peace Sells
  4. Devil's Island
  5. Good Mourning/Black Friday
  6. Bad Omen
  7. I Ain't Superstitious
  8. My Last Words
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Chris Poland
  • Dave Ellefson
  • Gar Samuelson
1986 Readers' Album #4

1986 BNR Top Ten Album



So Far, So Good, So What  
1988 Capitol
  1. Into The Lungs Of Hell
  2. Set The World Afire
  3. Anarchy in The U.K.
  4. Mary Jane
  5. 502
  6. In My Darkest Hour
  7. Liar
  8. Hook in mouth
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Jeff Young
  • Dave Ellefson
  • Chuck Behler
1988 Readers' Album #6



Rust In Peace  
1990 Capitol
  1. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
  2. Hangar 18
  3. Take No Prisoners
  4. Five Magics
  5. Poison Was The Cure
  6. Lucretia
  7. Tornado Of Souls
  8. Dawn Patrol
  9. Rust In Peace...Polaris
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Marty Friedman
  • Dave Ellefson
  • Nick Menza
1990 Readers' Album #2



Countdown To Extinction  
1992 Capitol
  1. Skin O' My Teeth
  2. Symphony Of Destruction
  3. Architecture Of Aggression
  4. Foreclosure Of A Dream
  5. Sweating Bullets
  6. This Was My Life
  7. Countdown To Extinction
  8. High Speed Dirt
  9. Psychotron
  10. Captive Honour
  11. Ashes In Your Mouth
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Marty Friedman
  • Dave Ellefson
  • Nick Menza
1992 Readers' Album #1



Youthanasia  
1994 Capitol
  1. Reckoning Day
  2. Train of Consequences
  3. Addicted to Chaos
  4. A Tout le Monde
  5. Elysian Fields
  6. The Killing Road
  7. Blood of Heroes
  8. Family Tree
  9. Youthanasia
  10. I Thought I Knew It All
  11. Black Curtains
  12. Victory
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Marty Friedman
  • Dave Ellefson
  • Nick Menza
1994 Readers' Album #1



Hidden Treasures  COMPILATION
1995 Capitol
  1. No More Mr. Nice Guy
  2. Breakpoint
  3. Go To Hell
  4. Anqry Again
  5. 99 Ways To Die
  6. Paranoid
  7. Diadems
  8. Problems


Cryptic Writings  
1997 Capitol
  1. Trust
  2. Almost Honest
  3. Use the Man
  4. Mastermind
  5. The Disintegrators
  6. I'll Get Even
  7. Sin
  8. A Secret Place
  9. Have Cool, Will Travel
  10. She-Wolf
  11. Vortex
  12. FFF
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Marty Friedman
  • Dave Ellefson
  • Nick Menza
1997 Readers' Album #1



Risk  
1999 Capitol
  1. Insomnia
  2. Prince Of Darkness
  3. Enter The Arena
  4. Crush 'Em
  5. Breadline
  6. The Doctor Is Calling
  7. I'll Be There
  8. Wanderlust
  9. Ecstasy
  10. Seven
  11. Time: The Beginning
  12. Time: The End
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Marty Friedman
  • Dave Ellefson
  • Jimmy DeGrasso
1999 Readers' Album #7



Capitol Punishment  COMPILATION
2000 Capitol
  1. Kill the King
  2. Dread and the Fugitive Mind
  3. Crush 'Em
  4. Use the Man
  5. Almost Honest
  6. Trust
  7. A Tout le Monde
  8. Train of Consequences
  9. Sweating Bullets
  10. Symphony of Destruction
  11. Hangar 18
  12. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
  13. In My Darkest Hour
  14. In My Darkest Hour
  15. Peace Sells


The World Needs A Hero  
2001 Sanctuary
  1. Disconnect
  2. The World Needs a Hero
  3. Moto Psycho
  4. 1000 Times Goodbye
  5. Burning Bridges
  6. Promises
  7. Recipe for Hate...Warhorse
  8. Losing My Senses
  9. Dread and the Fugitive Mind
  10. Silent Scorn
  11. Return to Hangar
  12. When
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Al Pitrelli
  • Dave Ellefson
  • Jimmy DeGrasso
2001 Readers' Album #6



Behind The Music (Extended Version)  VIDEO
2001 Steamhammer/SPV


Rude Awakening  LIVE
2002 Sanctuary
  1. Dread And The Fugitive Mind
  2. Kill The King
  3. Wake Up Dead
  4. In My Darkest Hour
  5. Angry Again
  6. She-Wolf
  7. Reckoning Day
  8. Devil's Island
  9. Train Of Consequences
  10. A Tout Le Monde
  11. Burning Bridges
  12. Hangar 18
  13. Return To Hangar
  14. Hook In Mouth
  15. Almost Honest
  16. 1000 Times Goodbye
  17. Mechanix
  18. Tornado Of Souls
  19. Ashes In Your Mouth
  20. Sweating Bullets
  21. Trust
  22. Symphony Of Destruction
  23. Peace Sells
  24. Holy Wars
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Al Pitrelli
  • Dave Ellefson
  • Jimmy DeGrasso
2002 Readers' Album #23



Rude Awakening  VIDEO
2002 Sanctuary


Still Alive ... And Well?  
2002 Sanctuary
  1. Time/Use the Man
  2. Conjuring
  3. In My Darkest Hour
  4. Sweating Bullets
  5. Symphony of Destruction
  6. Holy Wars
  7. Moto Psycho
  8. Dread and the Fugitive Mind
  9. Promises
  10. The World Needs a Hero
  11. Burning Bridges
  12. Return to Hangar
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Al Pitrelli
  • Dave Ellefson
  • Jimmy DeGrasso


The System Has Failed  
2004 Sanctuary
  1. Blackmail The Universe
  2. Die Dead Enough
  3. Kick The Chair
  4. The Scorpion
  5. Tears In A Vial
  6. I Know Jack
  7. Back In The Day
  8. Something I'm Not
  9. Truth Be Told
  10. Of Mice And Men
  11. Shadow Of Deth
  12. My Kingdom Come
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Chris Poland
  • Jimmy Sloas
  • Vinnie Colaiuta
2004 Readers' Album #1



Video Hits  VIDEO
2005 Capitol


Greatest Hits - Back To The Start  COMPILATION
2005 Capitol
  1. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
  2. In My Darkest Hour
  3. Peace Sells
  4. Sweating Bullets
  5. Angry Again
  6. A Tout Le Monde
  7. Trust
  8. Kill The King
  9. Symphony Of Destruction
  10. Mechanix (2002 Remix)
  11. Train Of Consequences
  12. Wake Up Dead
  13. Hangar 18
  14. Dread And The Fugitive Mind
  15. Skin O' My Teeth
  16. She-Wolf
  17. Prince Of Darkness


Arsenal Of Megadeth  VIDEO
2006 Capitol


United Abominations  
2007 Roadrunner
  1. Sleepwalker
  2. Washington Is Next!
  3. Never Walk Alone... A Call To Arms
  4. United Abominations
  5. Gears of War
  6. Blessed Are the Dead
  7. Play for Blood
  8. À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)
  9. Amerikhastan
  10. You're Dead
  11. Burnt Ice [view lyrics
  12. Out on the Tiles (Japanese bonus track)
  13. Black Swan (special edition bonus track)
  14. The Bodies Left Behind (special edition bonus track)
  15. Special Live Track (special edition bonus track)
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Glen Drover
  • James Lomenzo
  • Shawn Drover
2007 Readers' Album #1



That One Night: Live In Buenos Aires  LIVE
2007 Roadrunner
  1. Jet Intro
  2. Blackmail The Universe
  3. Set The World Afire
  4. Skin Of My Teeth
  5. Wake Up Dead
  6. In My Darkest Hour
  7. Die Dead Enough
  8. She Wolf
  9. Reckoning Day
  10. A Toute Le Monde
  11. Angry Again
  12. Hangar 18
  13. Return To Hangar
  14. I'll Be There
  15. Tornado Of Souls
  16. Trust
  17. Something That I'm Not
  18. Kick The Chair
  19. Coming Home To Argentina
  20. Symphony Of Destruction
  21. Peace Sells
  22. Holy Wars
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Glen Drover
  • James MacDonough
  • Shawn Drover
2007 Readers' Album #68



Set The World Afire  COMPILATION
2008 Capitol
  1. Mechanix
  2. Rattlehead
  3. Peace Sells
  4. Wake Up Dead
  5. Devils Island
  6. Anarchy in the U.K.
  7. Set the World Afire
  8. Into the Lungs of Hell
  9. In My Darkest Hour
  10. Holy Wars ... The Punishment Due
  11. Tornado of Souls
  12. Hangar 18
  13. Take No Prisoners
  14. Go To Hell
  15. Sweating Bullets
  16. Crown of Worms
  17. High Speed Dirt (Demo)
  18. Skin O' My Teeth
  19. Ashes In Your Mouth
  20. Breakpoint
  21. Angry Again
  22. Train of Consequences
  23. Reckoning Day
  24. A Tout Le Monde
  25. The Killing Road
  26. New World Order
  27. Trust
  28. She-Wolf
  29. Insomnia
  30. Prince of Darkness
  31. Kill the King
  32. Dread and the Fugitive Mind
  33. Foreclosure of a Dream
  34. Symphony of Destruction (Live)
  35. Peace Sells (Live)


That One Night: Live In Buenos Aires  VIDEO
2007 Roadrunner


Deep Cuts  
2009
  1. Symphony Of Destruction(The Gristle Mix)
  2. Insomnia (Rhys Fulber mix)
  3. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due (The General Schwartzkopf Mix)
  4. Almost Honest (Enviromental Science Mix)
2009 Readers' Album #64



Endgame  
2009 Roadrunner
  1. Dialectic Chaos
  2. This Day We Fight!
  3. 44 Minutes
  4. 1,320
  5. Bite The Hand That Feeds
  6. Bodies Left Behind
  7. Endgame
  8. The Hardest Part Of Letting Go... Sealed With A Kiss
  9. Headcrusher
  10. How The Story Ends
  11. The Right To Go Insane
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Chris Broderick
  • James Lomenzo
  • Shawn Drover
2009 Readers' Album #1



Rust In Peace Live  LIVE
2010
  1. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
  2. Hangar 18
  3. Take No Prisoners
  4. Five Magics
  5. Poison Was The Cure
  6. Lucretia
  7. Tornado Of Souls
  8. Dawn Patrol
  9. Rust In Peace...Polaris
  10. Holy Wars - Reprise
  11. Skin O' My Teeth
  12. In My Darkest Hour
  13. She-Wolf
  14. Trust
  15. Symphony Of Destruction
  16. Peace Sells
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Chris Broderick
  • Dave Ellefson
  • Shawn Drover
2010 Readers' Album #48



Thirt3en  
2011 Roadrunner
  1. Sudden Death
  2. Public Enemy No. 1
  3. Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)
  4. We The People
  5. Guns, Drugs & Money
  6. Never Dead
  7. New World Order
  8. Fast Lane
  9. Black Swan
  10. Wrecker
  11. Millennium Of The Blind
  12. Deadly Nightshade
  13. 13
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Chris Broderick
  • Dave Ellefson
  • Shawn Drover
2011 Readers' Album #2



Super Collider  
2013 Tradecraft
  1. Kingmaker
  2. Super Collider
  3. Burn!
  4. Built for War
  5. Off the Edge
  6. Dance in the Rain
  7. The Beginning of Sorrow
  8. The Blackest Crow
  9. Forget to Remember
  10. Don't Turn Your Back...
  11. Cold Sweat
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Chris Broderick
  • Dave Ellefson
  • Shawn Drover
2013 Readers' Album #8



Countdown To Extinction Live  LIVE
2013 Capitol
  1. Intro
  2. Architecture Of Aggression
  3. Ashes In Your Mouth
  4. Captive Honour
  5. Countdown To Extinction
  6. Foreclosure Of A Dream
  7. Hangar 18
  8. High Speed Dirt
  9. Holy Wars
  10. Peace Sells
  11. Psychotron
  12. Public Enemy
  13. She Wolf
  14. Skin O' My Teeth
  15. Sweating Bullets
  16. Symphony Of Destruction
  17. This Was My Life
  18. Trust
  19. Outro
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Chris Broderick
  • Dave Ellefson
  • Shawn Drover


Icon  COMPILATION
2014 Capitol
  1. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
  2. Symphony of Destruction
  3. Wake Up Dead
  4. Trust
  5. Hangar 18
  6. Sweating Bullets
  7. A Tout Le Monde
  8. Skin o' My Teeth
  9. In My Darkest Hour
  10. Kill the King
  11. Peace Sells


Dystopia  
2016 Universal
  1. The Threat Is Real
  2. Dystopia
  3. Fatal Illusion
  4. Death From Within
  5. Bullet To The Brain
  6. Post American World
  7. Poisonous Shadows
  8. Look Who's Talking
  9. Conquer Or Die
  10. Lying In State
  11. The Emperor
  12. Last Dying Wish
  13. Foreign Policy
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Kiko Loureiro
  • Dave Ellefson
  • Chris Adler
2016 Readers' Album #1



Warheads On Foreheads  COMPILATION
2019 Universal
  1. Rattlehead (remastered 2018)
  2. Mechanix (remastered 2018)
  3. Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! (remastered 2018)
  4. The Conjuring (remastered 2011)
  5. Wake Up Dead (remastered 2011)
  6. Devils Island (remastered 2011)
  7. Good Mourning / Black Friday
  8. Set the World Afire (remastered 2004)
  9. In My Darkest Hour (remastered 2004)
  10. Holy Wars... the Punishment Due (remastered 2004)
  11. Hangar 18 (remastered 2004)
  12. Tornado of Souls (remastered 2004)
  13. Rust in Peace... Polaris (remastered 2004)
  14. Five Magics (remastered 2004)
  15. Take No Prisoners (remastered 2004)
  16. Skin o' My Teeth (remastered 2012)
  17. Angry Again
  18. Symphony of Destruction (remastered 2012)
  19. Sweating Bullets (remastered 2004)
  20. À Tout le Monde
  21. Train of Consequences
  22. Reckoning Day
  23. Trust
  24. She-Wolf (remastered 2004 / remixed)
  25. Wanderlust (remastered 2004)
  26. Dread and the Fugitive Mind
  27. Blackmail the Universe
  28. Washington Is Next!
  29. Head Crusher
  30. Public Enemy No. 1
  31. Kingmaker
  32. The Threat Is Real
  33. Poisonous Shadows
  34. Death from Within
  35. Dystopia


No More Mistakes  LIVE
2020
  1. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
  2. Reckoning Day
  3. Sweating Bullets
  4. Train of Consequences
  5. In My Darkest Hour
  6. A Tout Le Monde (Set Me Free)
  7. Symphony of Destruction
  8. Peace Sells
  9. Victory
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Marty Friedman
  • Dave Ellefson
  • Nick Menza


The Sick, The Dying ... And The Dead!  
2022 Universal
  1. The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!
  2. Life in Hell
  3. Night Stalkers
  4. Dogs of Chernobyl
  5. Sacrifice
  6. Junkie
  7. Psychopathy
  8. Killing Time
  9. Soldier On!
  10. Célebutante
  11. Mission to Mars
  12. We'll Be Back
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Kiko Loureiro
  • Steve DiGiorgio
  • Dirk Verbeuren



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