Countdown to Extinction

~ Release by Megadeth (see all versions of this release, 34 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Skin o’ My Teeth
additional engineer:
Micajah Ryan
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Fred Kelly Jr.
engineer and mixer:
Max Norman
producer:
Dave Mustaine and Max Norman
bass guitar and electric bass guitar:
David Ellefson
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric guitar and guitar:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
background vocals:
David Ellefson, Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Nick Menza
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1992)
recorded at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
recording of:
Skin o’ My Teeth (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
43:14
2Symphony of Destruction
additional engineer:
Micajah Ryan
engineer and mixer:
Max Norman
producer:
Dave Mustaine and Max Norman
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric bass guitar:
David Ellefson
electric guitar:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1992) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2000)
recorded at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 45)
recording of:
Symphony of Destruction (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Mustaine Music (in 1992), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1992) and Theory Music (in 1992)
3.54:03
3Architecture of Aggression
additional engineer:
Micajah Ryan
engineer and mixer:
Max Norman
producer:
Dave Mustaine and Max Norman
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric bass guitar:
David Ellefson
electric guitar:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1992)
recorded at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
recording of:
Architecture of Aggression (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
lyricist:
Dave Mustaine
composer:
David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine
2.83:35
4Foreclosure of a Dream
additional engineer:
Micajah Ryan
engineer and mixer:
Max Norman
producer:
Dave Mustaine and Max Norman
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric bass guitar:
David Ellefson
electric guitar:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1992)
recorded at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
recording of:
Foreclosure of a Dream (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
lyricist:
David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine
composer:
Dave Mustaine
3.654:17
5Sweating Bullets
additional engineer:
Micajah Ryan
engineer and mixer:
Max Norman
producer:
Dave Mustaine and Max Norman
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric bass guitar:
David Ellefson
electric guitar:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1992) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2000)
recorded at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
recording of:
Sweating Bullets (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Mustaine Music (in 1992), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1992) and Theory Music (in 1992)
3.255:03
6This Was My Life
additional engineer:
Micajah Ryan
engineer and mixer:
Max Norman
producer:
Dave Mustaine and Max Norman
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric bass guitar:
David Ellefson
electric guitar:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1992)
recorded at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
recording of:
This Was My Life (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
3.33:42
7Countdown to Extinction
additional engineer:
Micajah Ryan
engineer and mixer:
Max Norman
producer:
Dave Mustaine and Max Norman
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric bass guitar:
David Ellefson
electric guitar:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1992)
recorded at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
recording of:
Countdown to Extinction (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
lyricist:
David Ellefson, Nick Menza and Dave Mustaine
composer:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
3.754:17
8High Speed Dirt
additional engineer:
Micajah Ryan
engineer and mixer:
Max Norman
producer:
Dave Mustaine and Max Norman
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric bass guitar:
David Ellefson
electric guitar:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1992)
recorded at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
recording of:
High Speed Dirt (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
lyricist:
David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine
composer:
Dave Mustaine
2.54:12
9Psychotron
additional engineer:
Micajah Ryan
engineer and mixer:
Max Norman
producer:
Dave Mustaine and Max Norman
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric bass guitar:
David Ellefson
electric guitar:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1992)
recorded at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
recording of:
Psychotron (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
additional composer:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo)
3.154:42
10Captive Honour
additional engineer:
Micajah Ryan
engineer and mixer:
Max Norman
producer:
Dave Mustaine and Max Norman
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric bass guitar:
David Ellefson
electric guitar:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1992)
recorded at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
recording of:
Captive Honour (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
lyricist:
David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine
composer:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo), Nick Menza and Dave Mustaine
2.454:15
11Ashes in Your Mouth
additional engineer:
Micajah Ryan
engineer and mixer:
Max Norman
producer:
Dave Mustaine and Max Norman
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric bass guitar:
David Ellefson
electric guitar:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1992)
recorded at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
recording of:
Ashes in Your Mouth (from 1992-01-06 until 1992-04-28)
lyricist:
Dave Mustaine
composer:
David Ellefson, Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo), Nick Menza and Dave Mustaine
3.356:11

Credits

Release

art direction and design/illustration:Hugh Syme
photography:Chris Cuffaro (photographer)
Cameron Wong
additional mixer:Fred Kelly Jr.
mixer and engineer:Max Norman
additional engineer:Fred Kelly Jr.
Micajah Ryan
producer:Dave Mustaine
Max Norman
bass guitar:David Ellefson
drums (drum set):Nick Menza
guitar family:Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo)
Dave Mustaine
composer and lyricist:Dave Mustaine
background vocals:David Ellefson
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo)
Nick Menza
lead vocals:Dave Mustaine
remastered versions:Countdown to Extinction (remixed & remastered)
Countdown to Extinction
Countdown to Extinction (Remixed & Remastered)
Countdown to Extinction
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/574666 [info]
ASIN:US: B000002V0Q [info]
other databases:https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Megadeth/Countdown_to_Extinction/668 [info]