Cryptic Writings

~ Release by Megadeth (see all versions of this release, 18 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Trust
assistant engineer:
Lance Dean (in 2004)
engineer:
Ralph Patlan (in 2004)
producer:
Dave Mustaine (in 2004)
mixer:
Dave Mustaine (in 2004) and Ralph Patlan (in 2004)
co-editor:
Bo Caldwell
editor:
Lance Dean, Scott Harrison (editor) and Keith Schreiber
acoustic guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo)
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
guitar, guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm 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 2005)
additionally recorded at:
The Castle in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recorded at and mixed at:
The Tracking Room in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
remix of:
Trust (original stereo mix) by Megadeth
recording of:
Trust
lyricist:
Dave Mustaine
composer:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Adam Martin Music (in 1997), Mustaine Music (in 1997) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1997)
is based on:
Absolution
5:12
2Almost Honest
assistant engineer:
Lance Dean (in 2004)
engineer:
Ralph Patlan (in 2004)
producer:
Dann Huff and Dave Mustaine (in 2004)
mixer:
Dave Mustaine (in 2004) and Ralph Patlan (in 2004)
assistant editor:
Scott Harrison (editor)
co-editor:
Bo Caldwell
editor:
Lance Dean, Scott Harrison (editor) and Keith Schreiber
acoustic guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo)
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm 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
recording of:
Almost Honest
lyricist:
Dave Mustaine
composer:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Adam Martin Music (in 1997), Mustaine Music (in 1997) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1997)
4:09
3Use the Man
assistant engineer:
Lance Dean (in 2004)
engineer:
Ralph Patlan (in 2004)
producer:
Dann Huff and Dave Mustaine (in 2004)
mixer:
Dave Mustaine (in 2004) and Ralph Patlan (in 2004)
assistant editor:
Scott Harrison (editor)
co-editor:
Bo Caldwell
editor:
Lance Dean, Scott Harrison (editor) and Keith Schreiber
acoustic guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo)
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm 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
recording of:
Use the Man
lyricist:
Dave Mustaine
composer:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Adam Martin Music (in 1997), Mustaine Music (in 1997) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1997)
4:04
4Mastermind
assistant engineer:
Lance Dean (in 2004)
engineer:
Ralph Patlan (in 2004)
producer:
Dave Mustaine (in 2004)
mixer:
Dave Mustaine (in 2004) and Ralph Patlan (in 2004)
assistant editor:
Scott Harrison (editor)
co-editor:
Bo Caldwell
editor:
Lance Dean, Scott Harrison (editor) and Keith Schreiber
acoustic guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo)
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm 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
recording of:
Mastermind
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1997 to ????) and Mustaine Music (from 1997 to present)
33:48
5The Disintegrators
assistant engineer:
Lance Dean (in 2004)
engineer:
Ralph Patlan (in 2004)
producer:
Dave Mustaine (in 2004)
mixer:
Dave Mustaine (in 2004) and Ralph Patlan (in 2004)
assistant editor:
Scott Harrison (editor)
co-editor:
Bo Caldwell
editor:
Lance Dean, Scott Harrison (editor) and Keith Schreiber
acoustic guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo)
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm 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
recording of:
The Disintegrators
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1997 to ????) and Mustaine Music (from 1997 to present)
3:05
6I’ll Get Even
assistant engineer:
Lance Dean (in 2004)
engineer:
Ralph Patlan (in 2004)
producer:
Dave Mustaine (in 2004)
mixer:
Dave Mustaine (in 2004) and Ralph Patlan (in 2004)
assistant editor:
Scott Harrison (editor)
co-editor:
Bo Caldwell
editor:
Lance Dean, Scott Harrison (editor) and Keith Schreiber
acoustic guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo)
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm 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
recording of:
I’ll Get Even
lyricist and composer:
David Ellefson, Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo), Brian Howe and Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1997 to ????), Adam Martin Music (from 1997 to present), Mustaine Music (from 1997 to present), Vulgarian Music (from 1997 to present), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) (from 1997 to present) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1997 to present)
4:19
7Sin
assistant engineer:
Lance Dean (in 2004)
engineer:
Ralph Patlan (in 2004)
producer:
Dave Mustaine (in 2004)
mixer:
Dave Mustaine (in 2004) and Ralph Patlan (in 2004)
assistant editor:
Scott Harrison (editor)
co-editor:
Bo Caldwell
editor:
Lance Dean, Scott Harrison (editor) and Keith Schreiber
acoustic guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo)
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm 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
remix of:
Sin (original stereo mix) by Megadeth
recording of:
Sin
lyricist and composer:
David Ellefson, Nick Menza and Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1997 to ????), Menza Music (from 1997 to present), Mustaine Music (from 1997 to present) and Vulgarian Music (from 1997 to present)
3:06
8A Secret Place
assistant engineer:
Lance Dean (in 2004)
engineer:
Ralph Patlan (in 2004)
producer:
Dave Mustaine (in 2004)
mixer:
Dave Mustaine (in 2004) and Ralph Patlan (in 2004)
assistant editor:
Scott Harrison (editor)
co-editor:
Bo Caldwell
editor:
Lance Dean, Scott Harrison (editor) and Keith Schreiber
acoustic guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo)
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm 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
remix of:
A Secret Place (original stereo mix) by Megadeth
recording of:
A Secret Place
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1997 to ????) and Mustaine Music (from 1997 to present)
5:25
9Have Cool, Will Travel
assistant engineer:
Lance Dean (in 2004)
engineer:
Ralph Patlan (in 2004)
producer:
Dave Mustaine (in 2004)
mixer:
Dave Mustaine (in 2004) and Ralph Patlan (in 2004)
assistant editor:
Scott Harrison (editor)
co-editor:
Bo Caldwell
editor:
Lance Dean, Scott Harrison (editor) and Keith Schreiber
acoustic guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo)
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm 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
remix of:
Have Cool, Will Travel (original stereo mix) by Megadeth
recording of:
Have Cool, Will Travel
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1997 to ????) and Mustaine Music (from 1997 to present)
3:40
10She‐Wolf
assistant engineer:
Lance Dean (in 2004)
engineer:
Ralph Patlan (in 2004)
producer:
Dave Mustaine (in 2004)
mixer:
Dave Mustaine (in 2004) and Ralph Patlan (in 2004)
co-editor:
Bo Caldwell
editor:
Lance Dean, Scott Harrison (editor) and Keith Schreiber
acoustic guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo)
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
guitar, guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm 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 2005)
additionally recorded at:
The Castle in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recorded at and mixed at:
The Tracking Room in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
remix of:
She‐Wolf (original stereo mix) by Megadeth
recording of:
She‐Wolf
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1997 to ????) and Mustaine Music (from 1997 to present)
3:38
11Vortex
assistant engineer:
Lance Dean (in 2004)
engineer:
Ralph Patlan (in 2004)
producer:
Dave Mustaine (in 2004)
mixer:
Dave Mustaine (in 2004) and Ralph Patlan (in 2004)
assistant editor:
Scott Harrison (editor)
co-editor:
Bo Caldwell
editor:
Lance Dean, Scott Harrison (editor) and Keith Schreiber
acoustic guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo)
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm 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
remix of:
Vortex (original stereo mix) by Megadeth
recording of:
Vortex
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1997 to ????) and Mustaine Music (from 1997 to present)
3:23
12FFF
assistant engineer:
Lance Dean (in 2004)
engineer:
Ralph Patlan (in 2004)
producer:
Dave Mustaine (in 2004)
mixer:
Dave Mustaine (in 2004) and Ralph Patlan (in 2004)
assistant editor:
Scott Harrison (editor)
co-editor:
Bo Caldwell
editor:
Lance Dean, Scott Harrison (editor) and Keith Schreiber
acoustic guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo)
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm 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
remix of:
FFF (original stereo mix) by Megadeth
recording of:
FFF
lyricist:
Dave Mustaine
composer:
David Ellefson, Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo), Nick Menza and Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Adam Martin Music (from 1997 to present), Menza Music (from 1997 to present), Mustaine Music (from 1997 to present), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1997 to present) and Vulgarian Music (from 1997 to present)
2:47
13Trust (Spanish Version)
assistant engineer:
Lance Dean
engineer:
Ralph Patlan
producer:
Dave Mustaine
mixer:
Dave Mustaine and Ralph Patlan
assistant editor:
Scott Harrison (editor)
co-editor:
Bo Caldwell
editor:
Lance Dean, Scott Harrison (editor) and Keith Schreiber
acoustic guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo)
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm 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
recording of:
Trust (Spanish version)
lyricist:
Dave Mustaine
composer:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
translated version of:
Trust
5:12
14Evil That’s Within
assistant engineer:
Lance Dean
engineer:
Ralph Patlan
producer:
Dave Mustaine
mixer:
Dave Mustaine and Ralph Patlan
assistant editor:
Scott Harrison (editor)
co-editor:
Bo Caldwell
editor:
Lance Dean, Scott Harrison (editor) and Keith Schreiber
acoustic guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo)
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm 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
recording of:
Evil That’s Within
lyricist and composer:
David Ellefson, Nick Menza and Dave Mustaine
3:22
15Vortex (Alternate Version)
assistant engineer:
Lance Dean
engineer:
Ralph Patlan
producer:
Dave Mustaine
mixer:
Dave Mustaine and Ralph Patlan
assistant editor:
Scott Harrison (editor)
co-editor:
Bo Caldwell
editor:
Lance Dean, Scott Harrison (editor) and Keith Schreiber
acoustic guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo)
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm 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
recording of:
Vortex
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1997 to ????) and Mustaine Music (from 1997 to present)
3:31
16Bullprick
assistant engineer:
Lance Dean
engineer:
Ralph Patlan
producer:
Dave Mustaine
mixer:
Dave Mustaine and Ralph Patlan
assistant editor:
Scott Harrison (editor)
co-editor:
Bo Caldwell
editor:
Lance Dean, Scott Harrison (editor) and Keith Schreiber
acoustic guitar:
Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo)
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm 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
recording of:
Bullprick
lyricist:
Dave Mustaine
composer:
David Ellefson, Marty Friedman (Rock guitarist, living in Tokyo), Nick Menza and Dave Mustaine
2:47