Description

Original 1992 EMI Swindon pressing in Matrix.

Megadeth guns for arena thrash success and gets it on Countdown to Extinction. Following the lead of 1991’s Metallica, Megadeth trades in their lengthy, progressive compositions for streamlined, tightly written and played songs more conducive to radio and MTV airplay. Cries of “sellout” seem pointless when the results are artistically (as well as commercially) successful; songs like the mega-hit Symphony Of Destruction, Skin O My Teeth, Foreclosure Of A Dream, and Sweating Bullets are among the band’s best.

Track listing:
1. Skin O My Teeth
2. Symphony Of Destruction
3. Architecture Of Aggression
4. Foreclosure Of A Dream
5. Sweating Bullets
6. This Was My Life
7. Countdown To Extinction
8. High Speed Dirt
9. Psychotron
10. Captive Honour
11. Ashes In Your Mouth