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- Megadeth abstract "Megadeth is an American thrash metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1983 by guitarist Dave Mustaine and bassist David Ellefson, shortly after Mustaine's dismissal from Metallica. In 1985, the group released its debut album through Combat Records, an independent record label. The album's moderate commercial success caught the attention of bigger record labels, and they soon signed to Capitol Records. Their first major label album, Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?, was released in October 1986, and is considered highly influential in the underground metal scene. Despite the album being prominent to thrash metal, frequent disputes between the band members and issues with drug abuse earned the band negative publicity during this period.After stabilizing their lineup, Megadeth released a number of platinum-selling albums, including Countdown to Extinction, certified double platinum. This album, along with touring worldwide, aided in bringing Megadeth to public recognition. In 2002, Megadeth temporarily disbanded when Mustaine suffered an arm injury; the band re-established in 2004, performing without bassist David Ellefson as he had taken legal action against Mustaine. Ellefson rejoined the group in 2010, and has been featured on all recordings since. In the summer of 2005, Megadeth launched its own music festival, Gigantour, which has been hosted several times over the years.Megadeth is known for its distinctive, technical instrumental style that often features fast rhythm sections and complex arrangements; their lyrics convey gloomy themes including death, war, politics, and religion. The group has experienced controversy over its musical approach and lyricism, including canceled concerts and album bans. MTV has refused to play two of the band's videos the network considered to condone suicide. The band's mascot, Vic Rattlehead, has regularly appeared on the album artworks, and from 2010, at the band's live shows as well.A pioneer of the American thrash metal scene, the band is credited as one of the genre's "big four" along with Anthrax, Metallica and Slayer, who were responsible for thrash metal's creation, development, and popularization. As of 2014, Megadeth has released fourteen studio albums, six of them certified platinum in the United States. To date, Megadeth has sold 50 million records worldwide and received eleven Grammy nominations, and ranks as one of the most successful American heavy metal bands.".
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- Megadeth description "Due to its concise structure and memorable hooks, "Symphony of Destruction" has become one of Megadeth's best known songs.".
- Megadeth description "The sound on Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! was raw and unpolished due to its lo-fi production.".
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- Megadeth quote "Countdown to Extinction saw Megadeth moving away from thrash metal and closer to generic hard rock , a sonic shift they would embrace on subsequent albums. It’s a fun—if flawed—record that’s dominated by strong singles and plagued by some throwaways.".
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