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Countdown to Extinction
is the fifth
studio album
by American
thrash metal
band
Megadeth
.
Countdown to Extinction
was released on July 6, 1992. It was released through
Capitol Records
. The album debuted at #2 on the
Billboard 200
and sold 128,000 copies in the first week.
[1]
The album was nominated for
Best Metal Performance
at the 1993
Grammy Awards
.
[2]
The title track won the
Humane Society
's
Genesis Award
for raising awareness for animal rights issues.
[3]
Lyrics
| Music
|
1.
|
"
Skin o' My Teeth
"
| Dave Mustaine
| Mustaine
|
3:14
|
2.
|
"
Symphony of Destruction
"
| Mustaine
| Mustaine
|
4:05
|
3.
|
"Architecture of Aggression"
| Mustaine
| Mustaine,
David Ellefson
|
3:38
|
4.
|
"
Foreclosure of a Dream
"
| Mustaine, Ellefson
| Mustaine
|
4:21
|
5.
|
"
Sweating Bullets
"
| Mustaine
| Mustaine
|
5:27
|
6.
|
"This Was My Life"
| Mustaine
| Mustaine
|
3:43
|
7.
|
"Countdown to Extinction"
| Mustaine, Ellefson,
Nick Menza
| Mustaine,
Marty Friedman
|
4:17
|
8.
|
"High Speed Dirt"
| Mustaine, Ellefson
| Mustaine
|
4:21
|
9.
|
"Psychotron"
| Mustaine
| Mustaine
|
4:41
|
10.
|
"Captive Honour"
| Mustaine, Ellefson
| Friedman, Menza
|
4:14
|
11.
|
"Ashes in Your Mouth"
| Mustaine
| Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson, Menza
|
6:10
|
Lyrics
| Music
|
12.
|
"Crown of Worms"
| Mustaine, Sean Harris
| Mustaine
|
3:17
|
13.
|
"Countdown to Extinction"
(demo)
| Mustaine, Ellefson, Menza
| Mustaine, Friedman
|
3:55
|
14.
|
"Symphony of Destruction"
(demo)
| Mustaine
| Mustaine
|
5:29
|
15.
|
"Psychotron"
(demo)
| Mustaine
| Mustaine
|
5:28
|
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