#Slayer discography track list series#

Ex-Suicidal Tendencies drummer Jimmy DeGrasso signed on in 1998, in time for the following year's Risk. Released in 1997, Cryptic Writings found Megadeth fully embraced by album rock radio, which formerly would never have touched the band. The following year, the group released Hidden Treasures, a rarities collection that featured some of the soundtrack tunes that had helped expand the group's MTV audience in the early '90s. Now one of the most popular metal bands in the world, Megadeth moved further toward the mainstream with Youthanasia in 1994, which entered the charts at number four and, like its predecessor, went platinum. The result, Countdown to Extinction, was released in 1992, entering the charts at number two the record went double platinum and became the band's biggest hit, confirming that they had retained their audience in the wake of grunge. Metallica broke through to the mainstream in 1991, and sensing the possibility for similar success, Mustaine followed suit in stripping down Megadeth's sound, though it remained as technically perfectionist as Rust in Peace. The record peaked at number 23 on the American charts and went platinum. This lineup recorded Megadeth's fourth and most progressive album, Rust in Peace. By the end of the year, he was not only sober, but he had reconvened the band, firing Young and Behler and replacing them with guitarist Marty Friedman and drummer Nick Menza. In early 1990, he was arrested for driving under the influence and entered a rehabilitation program. In the years immediately following the release of So Far, So Good.So What!, Mustaine was impaired by his drug addictions. So Far, So Good peaked at number 28 on the charts and also eventually went platinum (despite less enthusiastic reviews) it also featured a notorious cover of the Sex Pistols' 'Anarchy in the UK' with incorrect lyrics. The new lineup debuted on So Far, So Good.So What!, released early in 1988. Many stories concerning his erratic behavior were circulating within the metal community, and they seemed to be proven correct when he fired both Poland and Samuelson before the recording of the band's third album they were replaced by Jeff Young and Chuck Behler, respectively. Soon, his addictions began to affect his work. Like its predecessor, Peace Sells was greeted by strong reviews and sales it eventually went platinum.ДЄlthough the band's fortunes were on the upswing, Mustaine was beginning to sink deeper into drug abuse, specifically heroin. Megadeth's first major-label album, Peace Sells.But Who's Buying?, was released in the fall of 1986. By the end of the year, the group had signed with Capitol. The album sold very well for an independent release, which attracted the attention of major record labels. The following year, the group released its debut, Killing Is My Business.And Business Is Good!, which received strong reviews, not only in metal-oriented publications, but also in mainstream music magazines. This lineup was extremely short-lived, and Mustaine and Ellefson soon recruited guitarist Chris Poland and drummer Gar Samuelson.ДЇor the next few years, Megadeth toured and gained a following, signing with the independent label Combat in late 1984. Immediately following his firing, he formed Megadeth with Ellefson, Slayer guitarist Kerry King, and drummer Lee Rauch. Mustaine spent two years with Metallica, developing a strong cult following in California's underground metal scene, before he was kicked out of the group in 1983, allegedly over his substance abuse. In 1981, he formed Metallica with James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. Mustaine grew up in the suburbs of Southern California, where he was raised by his mother in a broken home frequently, his mother left him to be raised by aunts and uncles, who never encouraged his musical inclinations and often belittled him for his fondness for heavy metal. Throughout Megadeth's many lineup changes, the two core members were bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine (born September 13, 1961), who was the band's official leader. But Who's Buying? and 1992's Countdown to Extinction sold in the millions and influenced the next generation of speed metal bands. Along with being considered high water marks of the metal genre, 1986's Peace Sells.

#Slayer discography track list series#

His nihilistic lyrics and unrelenting musical attack resulted in a series of thrash metal classics from Megadeth throughout the 1980s and into the early '90s. Mustaine expanded on the typical metal blueprint by speeding up the tempos and putting an emphasis on his lightning-fast technical guitar skills. Formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine after an acrimonious departure from Metallica, Megadeth became one of the most acclaimed and successful thrash metal bands of their era and beyond.