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Countdown to Extinction

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Countdown to Extinction
Studio album by
Released July 6, 1992
Recorded January 6 ? April 28, 1992 at The Enterprise in Burbank, California
Genre Heavy metal , thrash metal
Length 47 : 26
Language English
Label Capitol
Producer Max Norman , Dave Mustaine
Megadeth chronology
Rust in Peace
(1990)
Countdown to Extinction
(1992)
Youthanasia
(1994)

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]

Track listing [ change | change source ]

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
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

2004 Bonus Tracks [ change | change source ]

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
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

References [ change | change source ]

  1. "Between the Bullets" . Billboard . 5 July 1997 . Retrieved 2014-10-29 .
  2. "Grammys Show Influence Of Seattle Music" . The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2017-06-14 . Retrieved 2014-10-29 .
  3. "Megadeth's Double Platinum 'Countdown to Extinction' Album Remastered And Expanded For 20th Anniversary Edition, To Be Released November 6th By Capitol/EMI" . PR Newswire . Retrieved 2014-10-29 .