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Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine has personally overseen a new 20th-anniversary edition of the band's most popular album, 1992's double platinum-certified "Countdown To Extinction," which will be released on November 6.

Presented in a 2CD lift-top box and digitally, "Countdown To Extinction"'s new commemorative edition pairs the remastered original album with a 1992 concert, recorded live at San Francisco's Cow Palace, which has never before been released in its entirety. The concert audio has been newly remixed for this release. The physical and digital versions both include a booklet with a new liner notes essay by music journalist Kory Grow, and the 2CD box also contains a 24" x 36" poster and four collectible postcards.

Megadeth’s fifth album, "Countdown To Extinction" was recorded in Los Angeles in 1992 as rioting raged across the city in response to the Rodney King trial verdicts. American tensions weren't limited to L.A., by any means, as the Gulf War was still fresh in people's minds, the state of the environment was becoming headline news, and President George H.W. Bush was seeking reelection in a heated campaign season.

Out of this turmoil, Megadeth was inspired to create "Countdown To Extinction," considered by many to be the band's best and most accessible album. The group's previous albums, including "So Far, So Good…So What!" and "Rust In Peace," included songs that tackled topics like censorship and religious bloodletting in the Middle East. But none were as polemical as the sonic missiles launched by "Countdown."

Megadeth laced the songs with acid-tongued commentary about subjects ranging from the futility of war ("Architecture Of Aggression") to the senseless brutality of caged hunting ("Countdown To Extinction"). "Foreclosure Of A Dream" sampled George Bush's infamous "Read my lips" speech, making a statement about taxation endangering the American Dream.

Thanks to a perfect balance of hard-rock song structures, epic choruses, and fleet-fingered guitar work, "Countdown To Extinction" became an instant classic, benefiting from copious MTV and radio play.

The album shot to No. 2 on the Billboard chart (it may have hit No. 1, if not for Billy Ray Cyrus' long chart-topping reign with "Some Gave All"), and it was certified double platinum in the U.S. within two years, with sales of more than two million copies.

Megadeth will perform the acclaimed album in its entirety on their "Countdown To Extinction 20th Anniversary Tour" this November and December – see tour dates below.

Megadeth
"Countdown To Extinction - 20th Anniversary Edition"
Release date: November 6

CD 1

01. Skin O' My Teeth
02. Symphony Of Destruction
03. Architecture Of Aggression
04. Foreclosure Of A Dream
05. Sweating Bullets
06. This Was My Life
07. Countdown To Extinction
08. High Speed Dirt
09. Psychotron
10. Captive Honour
11. Ashes In Your Mouth

CD 2 – Live At Cow Palace, 1992

01. Intro
02. Holy Wars…The Punishment Due
03. Skin O' My Teeth
04. Wake Up Dead
05. Hangar 18
06. Countdown To Extinction
07. Foreclosure Of A Dream
08. This Was My Life
09. Lucretia
10. Sweating Bullets
11. In My Darkest Hour
12. The Conjuring
13. Tornado
14. Ashes In Your Mouth
15. Symphony Of Destruction
16. Peace Sells
17. Anarchy In the UK

Megadeth
Countdown To Extinction 20th Anniversary Tour

Nov 09 - Providence, RI @ Lupo's at the Strand
Nov 10 - Huntington, NY @ Paramount Theatre
Nov 11 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
Nov 13 - Wallingford, CT @ Oakdale Theatre
Nov 14 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Nov 16 - Atlantic City, NJ @ House Of Blues
Nov 17 - Niagara Falls, NY @ Rapids Theatre
Nov 19 - Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman Theater
Nov 20 - Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion
Nov 24 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues
Nov 25 - Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore
Nov 26 - Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
Nov 28 - Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre
Dec 01 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Great Saltair
Dec 02 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
Dec 04 - Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Theatre
Dec 06 - Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues
Dec 07 - Pomona, CA @ Fox Theatre

Monday, September 10, 2012

Megadeth to release Countdown To Extinction 20th Anniversary edition

Monday, September 10, 2012

Megadeth to release Countdown To Extinction 20th Anniversary edition

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