Countdown to Extinction (twentieth anniversary)

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Tracklist

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▼ Digital Media 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Skin o’ My Teeth
additional engineer:
Micajah Ryan
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Fred Kelly Jr.
engineer and mixer:
Max Norman
producer:
Dave Mustaine and Max Norman
bass guitar and electric bass guitar:
David Ellefson
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric guitar and guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
background vocals:
David Ellefson, Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Nick Menza
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1992)
recorded at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
recording of:
Skin o’ My Teeth (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
3.53:13
2Symphony of Destruction
additional engineer:
Micajah Ryan
engineer and mixer:
Max Norman
producer:
Dave Mustaine and Max Norman
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric bass guitar:
David Ellefson
electric guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1992) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2000)
recorded at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 45)
recording of:
Symphony of Destruction (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Mustaine Music (in 1992), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1992) and Theory Music (in 1992)
3.74:02
3Architecture of Aggression
additional engineer:
Micajah Ryan
engineer and mixer:
Max Norman
producer:
Dave Mustaine and Max Norman
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric bass guitar:
David Ellefson
electric guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1992)
recorded at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
recording of:
Architecture of Aggression (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
lyricist:
Dave Mustaine
composer:
David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine
2.653:37
4Foreclosure of a Dream
additional engineer:
Micajah Ryan
engineer and mixer:
Max Norman
producer:
Dave Mustaine and Max Norman
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric bass guitar:
David Ellefson
electric guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1992)
recorded at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
recording of:
Foreclosure of a Dream (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
lyricist:
David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine
composer:
Dave Mustaine
3.754:17
5Sweating Bullets
additional engineer:
Micajah Ryan
engineer and mixer:
Max Norman
producer:
Dave Mustaine and Max Norman
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric bass guitar:
David Ellefson
electric guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1992) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2000)
recorded at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
recording of:
Sweating Bullets (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Mustaine Music (in 1992), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1992) and Theory Music (in 1992)
3.355:02
6This Was My Life
additional engineer:
Micajah Ryan
engineer and mixer:
Max Norman
producer:
Dave Mustaine and Max Norman
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric bass guitar:
David Ellefson
electric guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1992)
recorded at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
recording of:
This Was My Life (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
3.23:42
7Countdown to Extinction
additional engineer:
Micajah Ryan
engineer and mixer:
Max Norman
producer:
Dave Mustaine and Max Norman
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric bass guitar:
David Ellefson
electric guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1992)
recorded at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
recording of:
Countdown to Extinction (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
lyricist:
David Ellefson, Nick Menza and Dave Mustaine
composer:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
44:17
8High Speed Dirt
additional engineer:
Micajah Ryan
engineer and mixer:
Max Norman
producer:
Dave Mustaine and Max Norman
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric bass guitar:
David Ellefson
electric guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1992)
recorded at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
recording of:
High Speed Dirt (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
lyricist:
David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine
composer:
Dave Mustaine
2.354:12
9Psychotron
additional engineer:
Micajah Ryan
engineer and mixer:
Max Norman
producer:
Dave Mustaine and Max Norman
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric bass guitar:
David Ellefson
electric guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1992)
recorded at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
recording of:
Psychotron (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
additional composer:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo)
34:41
10Captive Honour
additional engineer:
Micajah Ryan
engineer and mixer:
Max Norman
producer:
Dave Mustaine and Max Norman
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric bass guitar:
David Ellefson
electric guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1992)
recorded at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
recording of:
Captive Honour (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
lyricist:
David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine
composer:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo), Nick Menza and Dave Mustaine
2.454:14
11Ashes in Your Mouth
additional engineer:
Micajah Ryan
engineer and mixer:
Max Norman
producer:
Dave Mustaine and Max Norman
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric bass guitar:
David Ellefson
electric guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1992)
recorded at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
recording of:
Ashes in Your Mouth (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
lyricist:
Dave Mustaine
composer:
David Ellefson, Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo), Nick Menza and Dave Mustaine
3.66:11
▼ Digital Media 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Intro (live at the Cow Palace, San Francisco)
recorded at:
Megadeth at Cow Palace (1992-12-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Cow Palace in Daly City, California, United States (on 1992-12-04)
1:27
2Holy Wars… The Punishment Due (live at the Cow Palace, San Francisco)
recorded at:
Megadeth at Cow Palace (1992-12-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Cow Palace in Daly City, California, United States (on 1992-12-04)
live recording of:
Holy Wars… The Punishment Due (on 1992-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Mustaine Music (in 1990), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1990) and Theory Music (in 1990)
6:30
3Skin o’ My Teeth (live at the Cow Palace, San Francisco)
recorded at:
Megadeth at Cow Palace (1992-12-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Cow Palace in Daly City, California, United States (on 1992-12-04)
live recording of:
Skin o’ My Teeth (on 1992-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
3:08
4Wake Up Dead (live at the Cow Palace, San Francisco)
recorded at:
Megadeth at Cow Palace (1992-12-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Cow Palace in Daly City, California, United States (on 1992-12-04)
live recording of:
Wake Up Dead (on 1992-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
arranger:
Megadeth
publisher:
Mustaine Music (in 1986) and Theory Music (in 1986)
3:39
5Hangar 18 (live at the Cow Palace, San Francisco)
recorded at:
Megadeth at Cow Palace (1992-12-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Cow Palace in Daly City, California, United States (on 1992-12-04)
live recording of:
Hangar 18 (on 1992-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Mustaine Music (in 1990), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1990) and Theory Music (in 1990)
4:58
6Countdown to Extinction (live at the Cow Palace, San Francisco)
recorded at:
Megadeth at Cow Palace (1992-12-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Cow Palace in Daly City, California, United States (on 1992-12-04)
live recording of:
Countdown to Extinction (on 1992-12-04)
lyricist:
David Ellefson, Nick Menza and Dave Mustaine
composer:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
4:35
7Foreclosure of a Dream (live at the Cow Palace, San Francisco)
recorded at:
Megadeth at Cow Palace (1992-12-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Cow Palace in Daly City, California, United States (on 1992-12-04)
live recording of:
Foreclosure of a Dream (on 1992-12-04)
lyricist:
David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine
composer:
Dave Mustaine
34:07
8This Was My Life (live at the Cow Palace, San Francisco)
recorded at:
Megadeth at Cow Palace (1992-12-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Cow Palace in Daly City, California, United States (on 1992-12-04)
live recording of:
This Was My Life (on 1992-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
3:32
9Lucretia (live at the Cow Palace, San Francisco)
recorded at:
Megadeth at Cow Palace (1992-12-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Cow Palace in Daly City, California, United States (on 1992-12-04)
live recording of:
Lucretia (on 1992-12-04)
lyricist:
Dave Mustaine
composer:
David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Elf Music (US work publisher) (from 1990 to ????), Mustaine Music (from 1990 to present) and Theory Music (from 1990 to present)
3:39
10Sweating Bullets (live at the Cow Palace, San Francisco)
recorded at:
Megadeth at Cow Palace (1992-12-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Cow Palace in Daly City, California, United States (on 1992-12-04)
live recording of:
Sweating Bullets (on 1992-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Mustaine Music (in 1992), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1992) and Theory Music (in 1992)
4:45
11In My Darkest Hour (live at the Cow Palace, San Francisco)
recorded at:
Megadeth at Cow Palace (1992-12-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Cow Palace in Daly City, California, United States (on 1992-12-04)
live recording of:
In My Darkest Hour (on 1992-12-04)
lyricist:
David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine
composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Elfsong Music (in 1988), Mustaine Music (in 1988), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1988) and Theory Music (in 1988)
6:11
12The Conjuring (live at the Cow Palace, San Francisco)
recorded at:
Megadeth at Cow Palace (1992-12-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Cow Palace in Daly City, California, United States (on 1992-12-04)
live recording of:
The Conjuring (on 1992-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
arranger:
Megadeth
publisher:
Mustaine Music (in 1986) and Theory Music (in 1986)
5:04
13Tornado of Souls (live at the Cow Palace, San Francisco)
recorded at:
Megadeth at Cow Palace (1992-12-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Cow Palace in Daly City, California, United States (on 1992-12-04)
live recording of:
Tornado of Souls (on 1992-12-04)
lyricist:
David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine
composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Vulgarian Music, Elf Music (US work publisher) (from 1990 to ????), Mustaine Music (from 1990 to present) and Theory Music (from 1990 to present)
5:47
14Ashes in Your Mouth (live at the Cow Palace, San Francisco)
recorded at:
Megadeth at Cow Palace (1992-12-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Cow Palace in Daly City, California, United States (on 1992-12-04)
live recording of:
Ashes in Your Mouth (on 1992-12-04)
lyricist:
Dave Mustaine
composer:
David Ellefson, Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo), Nick Menza and Dave Mustaine
6:12
15Symphony of Destruction (live at the Cow Palace, San Francisco)
recorded at:
Megadeth at Cow Palace (1992-12-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Cow Palace in Daly City, California, United States (on 1992-12-04)
live recording of:
Symphony of Destruction (on 1992-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Mustaine Music (in 1992), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1992) and Theory Music (in 1992)
3:47
16Peace Sells (live at the Cow Palace, San Francisco)
recorded at:
Megadeth at Cow Palace (1992-12-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Cow Palace in Daly City, California, United States (on 1992-12-04)
live recording of:
Peace Sells (on 1992-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
arranger:
Megadeth
publisher:
Mustaine Music (in 1986), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1986) and Theory Music (in 1986)
4:14
17Anarchy in the U.K. (live at the Cow Palace, San Francisco)
recorded at:
Megadeth at Cow Palace (1992-12-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Cow Palace in Daly City, California, United States (on 1992-12-04)
live cover recording of:
Anarchy in the UK (on 1992-12-04)
lyricist:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and Glen Matlock
composer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member), John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and Glen Matlock
publisher:
Arista Music, Inc., Careers Music, Inc., Rotten Music Ltd (publishing company of Johnny Rotten), Stephen Philip Jones, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:14