10
'Sweating
Bullets'
From:
'Countdown to Extinction' (1992)
On
'Sweating Bullets' off of 1992's 'Countdown to Extinction,' Dave Mustaine
battles with his inner selves, painting a visual picture of the song's essence.
Mustaine's conversational singing style is well-used in 'Sweating Bullets,' as
he utters, 'Well, me… it's nice talking to myself / A credit to dementia /
Someday you too will know my pain / And smile it's blacktooth grin.'
9
'Wake Up
Dead'
From:
'Peace Sells… But Who's Buying?' (1986)
Although
'Peace Sells… But Who's Buying?' is Megadeth's second album, the record's
opening track, 'Wake Up Dead' was the first official single released by the
band. After a heavy-as-hell instrumental opening, 'Wake Up Dead' chronicles the
story of a cheating boyfriend's fear that his girlfriend will kill him while he
sleeps.
8
'Ashes in
Your Mouth'
From:
'Countdown to Extinction' (1992)
Clocking in
at 6 minutes and 11 seconds, 'Ashes in Your Mouth' is the longest track from
Megadeth's landmark 1992 album, 'Countdown to Extinction.' The tune is notable
for being intensely aggressive, while showcasing some of thrash's greatest
shredding, which is shared between Dave Mustaine and Marty Friedman.
7
'In My
Darkest Hour'
From: 'So
Far, So Good…So What!' (1988)
It's common
knowledge that Dave Mustaine was one of the original members of Metallica and a
bandmate of late bassist Cliff Burton. After the 1986 death of Burton, Dave
Mustaine wrote 'In My Darkest Hour' in one sitting after learning of his former
bandmate's demise. The song was released on Megadeth's third album, 'So Far, So
Good…So What!'
6
'A Tout Le
Monde'
From:
'Youthanasia' (1994)
For the
less worldly metalheads out there, Megadeth's 'A Tout Le Monde,' which was
released on their sixth studio album, 'Youthanasia,' translates to 'To
Everyone.' The track is unique to Megadeth, as the chorus contain the lyrics,
'To everyone, to all my friends, I love you, I must leave,' sung in French.
Lacuna Coil singer Cristina Scabbia lent her vocals to an updated version of
the song in 2007, creating a beguiling blend of singing styles.
5
'Tornado of
Souls'
From: 'Rust
in Peace' (1990)
For
Megadeth fans who crave masterful guitar work and a take-no-prisoners thrash
attitude, 'Tornado of Souls' is sure to be a favorite. With an opening that
mixes power chords with multiple harmonics, along with lyrics such as, 'No more
living trapped inside / In her way I'll surely die / In the eye of the tornado,
blow me away,' the track captures the interest of metalheads instantly.
4
'Peace
Sells'
From:
'Peace Sells… But Who's Buying?' (1986)
Perhaps
Megadeth's most famous cut, 'Peace Sells' boasts the lyric 'Peace sells… but
who's buying?,' which inspired the title of Megadeth's second full-length.
Representing the song's rejection of negative stereotypes placed upon
metalheads, the 'Peace Sells' video contains the classic verbal exchange where
a father yells, “What is this garbage you're watching? I want to watch the
news!” after seeing his son watching a metal music video. The son responds,
“This is the news.”
3
'Hangar 18'
From: 'Rust
in Peace' (1990)
'Hangar 18'
is another thrash masterpiece from Megadeth's 'Rust in Peace' album. The
significance of the 'Hangar 18' title lies in the theory, believed by some,
that a UFO crashed at Roswell, New Mexico and was brought to Hangar 18 at the
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. Unsurprisingly, the song is riddled
with incredible guitar work, which offers blistering progression throughout the
track.
2
'Symphony
of Destruction'
From: 'Countdown
to Extinction' (1992)
'Symphony
of Destruction' is one of Megadeth's most famous works, as well as a staple of
the band's live show. The lyrics were penned by Dave Mustaine for the 1992
album 'Countdown to Extinction,' with the theme of the song detailing a story
about a regular citizen as the head of a puppet regime, as the country is run
by a phantom government.
1
'Holy Wars…
The Punishment Due'
From: 'Rust
in Peace' (1990)
Although
Dave Mustaine is a devout born-again Christian, the lyrics for 'Holy Wars… The
Punishment Due' are critical of fundamentalists who are driven towards violence
in the name of religion. Dave Mustaine was inspired by the Northern Ireland
conflict to write 'Holy Wars,' but the lyrics can be interpreted to fit various
religious wars. “It's revolving around the way that war is immanent,” says
Mustaine. “It doesn't really matter what country it's in.”
Ο ΕΧΩΝ ΤΟ ΜΠΛΟΓΚ ΕΧΕΙ ΝΑ ΠΕΙ ΟΤΙ RUST IN PIECE ΔΕΝ ΞΑΝΑΒΓΑΙΝΕΙ, ΠΡΟΚΕΙΤΑΙ ΑΠΛΟΥΣΤΑΤΑ ΓΙΑ THRASH ΚΟΣΜΗΜΑ... ΣΑΝ MEGADETHΟΒΙΟΣ TOTE, ΣΤΗ ΜΕΤΑΛ ΕΚΠΟΜΠΗ ΜΟΥ ΤΟ ΕΙΧΑ ΛΙΩΣΕΙ,ΛΙΓΑ ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΜΕΤΑ ΔΙΚΑΙΩΘΗΚΑ.....
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