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MEGADETH
San Francisco, California, USA
* 4/1984

Line-Up (2022):

Dave Mustaine - voc,g
Kiko Loureiro - g
James Lomenzo - bg
Dirk Verbeuren - ds

Former Members:

Greg Handevich (g, 1984); Kerry King (g, 4/84-85); Chris Poland (g, 1984-8/85, 1986-87); Mick Albert (g, 8/85-1986); Jay Reynolds (g, 1987); Jeff Young (bg, 1987-1/89); Marty Friedman (g, 3/90-1/00); Al Pitrelli (g, 1/00-4/02); Glen Drover (g, cca 9/05-2007); Chris Broderick (g, 2007-14)

Dave Ellefson (bg, 4/84-1988, 1990-cca 1/01, 2/10-5/21); James MacDonough (bg, cca 9/05); James Lomenzo (bg, 2006-09,)

Lee Resh (ds, 4/84-85); Gary Samuelson (ds, 1985-87); Chuck Beehler (ds, 1987-89); Nick Menza (ds, 3/90-6/98, 6/04-?); Jimmy DelGrasso (ds, 7/98-cca 1/01); Shawn Drover (ds, cca 9/05-2014); Chris Adler (ds, cca 8/15)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Killing Is My Business ... And Business Is Good	5/1985	Combat/Roadrunner
2.	Peace Sells ... But Who's Buying? produced by: Randy Burns	05.10.1986	Capitol			76
3.	So Far, So Good ... So What! produced by: Dave Mustaine/Paul Lani	2/1988	Capitol		18	28
4.	Rust In Peace produced by: Mike Clink	08.10.1990	Capitol		8	23
5.	Live	1991	EMI
6.	Countdown To Extinction produced by: Max Norman	06.07.1992	Capitol		5	2
7.	Youthanasia produced by: Max Norman/Dave Mustaine	24.10.1994	Capitol		6	4
8.	Youthanasia - Hidden Treasures (2CD)	3/1995	Capitol		28
9.	Cryptic Writings produced by: Dann Huff/Dave Mustaine	30.06.1997	Capitol		38	10
10.	Risk produced by: Dann Huff	31.08.1999	Capitol		29	16
11.	Captiol Punishment "The Megadeth Years	24.10.2000	Capitol			66
12.	The World Needs A Hero produced by: Megadeth	15.05.2001	Sanctuary		45	16
13.	Rude Awakening (2CD)	19.03.2002	Sanctuary			115
14.	Best Of Live	02.07.2002
15.	Still Alive ... and Well?	10.09.2002	Sanctuary
16.	The System Has Failed	14.09.2004	Sanctuary		60	18
17.	Greatest Hits: Back To The Start	28.06.2005	Capitol			65
18.	United Abominations produced by: Dave Mustaine/Jeff Balding	15.05.2007	Roadrunner		23	8
19.	That One Night: Live in Buenos Aires	04.09.2007
20.	Warchest	09.10.2007	Capitol
21.	Anthology: Set The World Afire	29.09.2008	Capitol
22.	Endgame produced by: Dave Mustaine	15.09.2009	Roadrunner		24	9
23.	Rust in Peace Live	08.09.2010	Shout! Factory			161
24.	The Big 4 Live From Sofia, Bulgaria & Slayer & Metallica & Anthrax	18.10.2010	Mercury
25.	Th1rt3en	31.10.2011	Roadrunner		34	11
26.	Angry Again: Live	16.04.2013
27.	Super Collider	04.06.2013	Universal		22	6
28.	Countdown To Extinction: Live	24.09.2013	Capitol			119
29.	5 Classic Albums	30.09.2014	Capitol
30.	The Story of Megadeth	10.07.2015	Laser Media
31.	The Threat Is Real	27.11.2015	T-Boy
32.	Dystopia	22.01.2016	UMC		11	3
33.	Live On Air 1987	25.03.2016
34.	Way Back When	07.10.2016	MVD Audio
35.	Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good: The Final Kill	6/2018				169
36.	The World Needs A Hero	2/2019
37.	Warheads On Foreheads	3/2019	Capitol
38.	The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead!	02.09.2022	UMC		3	3

Marty Friedman:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Dragon's Kiss	6/1988	Shrapnel/Roadrunner
2.	Scenes produced by: Kitaro	1993	Roadrunner
3.	Introduction	05.12.1994	Roadrunner
4.	True Obsessions	14.10.1996	Metal Blade
5.	Music For Speeding	2/2003	Mascot
6.	Loudspeaker	03.04.2007	Shrapnel
7.	Live in Europe	26.08.2008	Mega Force
8.	Future Addict	14.08.2012	Prosthetic
9.	Bad D.N.A.	14.08.2012	Prosthetic
10.	Tokyo Jukebox, Vols. 1-2	20.11.2012	Prosthetic
11.	Inferno	27.05.2014	Prosthetic			186
12.	Tokyo Jukebox 3	21.10.2020

Nick Menza:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Life After Death produced by: Nick Menza/Max Norman	15.02.2002	Menzanation

Glen Drover:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Metalusion	05.04.2011	Magna Carta

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Wake Up Dead / Black Friday (live) (v USA 27.7.86)	11/1987	Capitol	65
2.	Anarchy In The U.K. / Liar	2/1988	Capitol	45
3.	Mary Jane / Hook In Mouth 12" + My Last Words (v USA 27.7.89)	5/1988	Capitol	46
4.	In My Darkest Hour	1988
5.	No More Mr. Nice Guy / Different Breed 12",CD + Demon Bell (The Ballad Of Horace Pinker) produced by: Desmond Child	12/1989	Capitol	9
6.	Holy Wars ... The Punishment Due / Lucretia 12",CD + Information	8/1990	Capitol	24
7.	Hangar 18 / The Conjuring (live) CD + Hook In Mouth (live)	04.02.1991	Capitol	26
8.	Wake Up Dead	1992	Capitol
9.	Symphony Of Destruction / Peace Sells (Live) 7"(2) + In My Darkest Hour (live) 12",CD + God To Hell / Breakpoint	15.06.1992	Capitol	15	71
10.	Forclosure Of A Dream	21.09.1992
11.	Skin O'My Teeth / Holy Wars (General Schwarzkopf Mix) CD1 + High Speed Dirt (Live) CD2 + Skin O'My Teeth (Live) / Lucretia (Live)	12.10.1992	Capitol	13
12.	Sweating Bullets / Symphony Of Destruction (Gristle Mix) 12",CD + Ashes In Your Mouth / CountdownTo Extinction / Symphony Of Destruction (all live)	17.05.1993	Capitol	26
13.	Train Of Consequences / Crown Of Worms 12" + Holy Wars ... The Punishment Due (live) CD + Peace Sells ... But Who's Buying (live) / Anarchy In The UK (live)	28.12.1994	Capitol	22
14.	A Toute Le Monde	06.03.1995	Capitol
15.	Hidden Treasures EP	18.07.1995	Capitol		90
16.	Trust	12.05.1997	Capitol
17.	Cryptic Writings	14.07.1997	Capitol
18.	Live Trax	30.06.1998
19.	Breadline EP	28.03.2000
20.	Sudden Death	9/2010	Roadrunner
21.	We'll Be Back	23.06.2022
22.	Soldier On!	8/2022

Videos:

1. Rusted Pieces - 5/1991
2. Exposure Of A Dream - 1993
3. Evolver: The Making Of Euthanasia - 6/1995, 60 min
4. Behind The Music - 9.11.2001, Sanctuary
5. Rude Awakening - Live - 4/2002, Sanctuary, live, 141 min
6. That One Night: Live In Buenos Aires - 06.03.2007, Image Entertainment, live, 100 min
7. The Big 4 Live From Sofia, Bulgaria - 18.10.2010, Mercury, live, & Slayer & Metallica & Anthrax

Movies:

1. Last Action Hero (1993, track "Angry Again")

Awards:

2016 Grammy Awards - Best Metal Performance ("Dystopia")

WWW Links:

http://www.megadeth.com
http://www.hollywoodandvine.com/megadeth

Various:

1990 Clash Of The Titans Tour (+ Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies, Testament)
disbanded 4/2002
reunited cca 2005

Compilation Appearances:

"No More Mr. Nice Guy" on OST "Shocker" (1990)
"Go To Hell" on OST "Bill And Ted's Bogus Adventure" (1991)
"Breakpoint" on OST "Super Mario Bros"
"Angry Again" on OST "Last Action Hero"
"99 Ways To Die" on compilation "The Beavis And Butthead Experience" (22.11.93, Geffen)
"Paranoid" on Black Sabbath tribute LP "Nativity In Black" (10/94, Columbia)
"Diadems" on OST "Tales From The Crypt Presents: Demon Knight" (30.1.95)
"Crush 'Em" on OST "Universal Soldier: The Return" (9/99, Trauma)
"Never Say Die" on Black Sabbath tribute LP "Nativity In Black II" (6/00, Virgin)
"Kick The Chair" on compilation "MTV2 Headbanger's Ball, Volume 2" (28.9.04, Roadrunner)

Marty Friedman:

appeared on the LP:

Shout: In Your Face (1989, Frontline)
Phantom Blue: Built To Perform (8.11.93, Geffen)
Explorers Club: Raising the Mammoth (20.8.02, Magna Carta)
Tourniquet: Where Moth And Rust Destroy (24.3.03)
Jeff Loomis: Plains Of Oblivion (9.4.12)
Jason Becker: Triumphant Hearts (7.12.18)

produced by LP:

Phantom Blue: Phantom Blue (1989, Sgamepnel)

Nick Menza:

appeared on the LP:

Marty Friedman: Scenes (1992)
Marty Friedman: Introduction (5.12.94, Roadrunner)
Marty Friedman: True Obsessions (14.10.96, Metal Blade)

Dave Ellefson:

produced by LP:

Helstar: Multiples Of Black (1994)

appeared on the LP:

Mark Morton: Anesthetic (1.3.19)

Dave Mustaine:

appeared on the LP:

Diamond Head: Death And Progress (1993, Bronze)
The Mutton Birds: Envy Of Angels (28.4.97, Virgin)

produced by LP:

Sanctuary: Refuge Denied (1987, Epic)

Jeff Young:

appeared on the LP:

Great White: Twice Shy (1989, Capitol)

Chris Broderick:

appeared on the LP:

Leander Rising: Heart Tamer (5/13, Sony Music)
Jason Becker: Triumphant Hearts (7.12.18)

Press References:

&musiQ
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2002	7		82	Novinky	album review
Bang!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1994	1	16.09.1993	4
1994	22	15.06.1994	15		profile
1994	39	09.11.1994	14		album review
1994	39	09.11.1994	26		profile
1994	41	23.11.1994	24		interview
1995	3	08.02.1995	41
1995	4	22.02.1995	41
1995	6	22.03.1995	25		interview
1995	7	05.04.1995	11	CD,MC Bang!	album review
1995	8	20.04.1995	8	Live Bang!	gig review
1995	8	20.04.1995	35		interview
1995	11	02.06.1995	5	Big Bang!
Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1997	17	01.05.1997	17		interview
1997	23	12.05.1997	4		interview
1997	19	15.05.1997	23	Texty
1997	24	19.06.1997	25	Forum kritikum	album review
1997	39	06.11.1997	12	Live	gig review
1997	43	04.12.1997	168	Hard & Heavy Masters	profile, discography
1998	29	20.08.1998	7	Infokus
1999	30	09.09.1999	6	Infokus
1999	32	23.09.1999	4		profile
1999	32	23.09.1999	25	Forum kritikum	album review
1999	33	30.09.1999	11	Na cestě s ...	gig review
2000	18	28.09.2000	8	Infokus
2000	23	07.12.2000	36	Forum kritikum	album review
2001	1	11.01.2001	20		interview, discography
2001	4	22.02.2001	7	Infokus
2001	10	17.05.2001	10	Infokus
2001	11	31.05.2001	22		profile, discography
2001	11	31.05.2001	34	Forum kritikum	album review
2001	12	14.06.2001	41	Texty
2001	14	19.07.2001	16	Live	gig review
2002	8	18.04.2002	10	Infokus
2002	8	18.04.2002	44	Forum kritikum	album review
2002	10	23.05.2002	45	Forum kritikum	album review
Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1992	4		16		profile
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1990	0	20.10.1990	20	Live!	gig review
1992	28	11.07.1992	31	Albums	album review
1992	41	10.10.1992	5	News
1992	42	17.10.1992	4	News
1993	20	15.05.1993	6	News
1994	41	22.10.1994	4	News
1995	13	01.04.1995	24	Live	gig review
1997	19	10.05.1997	4	News
1997	29	19.07.1997	36	Live	gig review
1997	29	19.07.1997	47	Singles	single review
Metal Age
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1993	2		16		gig review
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1990	0	13.10.1990	41	Long Play	album review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1991	17	30.08.1991	20	Recenze	album review
1991	22	08.11.1991	11		profile
1993	12	24.06.1993	11	Hard & Heavy
1993	13	03.07.1993	10	Hard & Heavy	interview
1993	13	03.07.1993	30	Live	gig review
1994	24	06.12.1994	27	Recenze	album review
1995	6	28.03.1995	10		profile
1995	7	11.04.1995	10		profile
1995	9	09.05.1995	30	Live	gig review
1997	7		44		interview
1997	8		105	Recenze - Novinky	album review
1997	12		98	Live	gig review
1998	8		10	Rock & Top
1999	10		104	Recenze - Novinky	album review
1999	11		97	Live	gig review
2000	12		15	Pelmel
2001	3		111	Recenze - Best Of	album review
2001	7		106	Recenze - Novinky	album review
2001	8		96	Live	gig review
2002	6		85	Reedice	album review
2002	6		95	DVD
2004	10		73	Recenze	album review
2007	4		70	Recenze DVD
2007	7		56	Recenze	album review
2009	10		72	Record	album review
Rock'88
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
	11		6	Jiskry z výhně
	17		28	Recenze	album review
Rolling Stone
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1999	8		90	Naživo	gig review