Megadeth’s 13th studio album, and first since 2001’s The World Needs a Hero to utilize the talents of bassist/founding member Dave Ellefson, was…
Megadeth – Th1rt3en (2011)

Megadeth’s 13th studio album, and first since 2001’s The World Needs a Hero to utilize the talents of bassist/founding member Dave Ellefson, was…
The release of 2009’s Endgame brings with it a startling realization: if first-generation thrash metal fans had been polled about which…
Megadeth have been through a lot of lineup upheaval circa the early 21st century, with longtime leader Dave Mustaine being the only…
The System Has Failed marks a return from the dead for Megadeth — and quite a glorious return, it must be said. When bandleader Dave Mustaine…
After leaving Capitol and losing longtime guitarist Marty Friedman, Megadeth felt that a retooling was in order. Risk had been the culmination of their move…
In many ways, Megadeth’s career trajectory has run parallel to Metallica’s; both bands started out as speed-metal outfits, then broadened…
With Youthanasia, Dave Mustaine began moving Megadeth away from its thrash roots, incorporating synthesizers into their sound…
Youthanasia is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Megadeth, released on November 1, 1994 through Capitol…
Countdown to Extinction is the fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band Megadeth. It was released on July 14, 1992 through…
A sobered-up Mustaine returns with yet another lineup, this one featuring ex-Cacophony guitar virtuoso Marty Friedman and drummer Nick Menza…
A largely uninspired effort recorded with a new guitarist and drummer, So Far, So Good…So What! lacks the conceptual unity and musical…
Arguably Megadeth’s strongest effort and a classic of early thrash, Peace Sells combines a punkish political awareness with a dark, threatening…
After his exit from Metallica, Dave Mustaine regrouped with his own band on this debut album, accentuating his own chaotic, driving rhythm…