Megadeth

Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1983. Founded by Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson following Mustaine's departure from Metallica, the band has since released twelve studio albums, six live albums, two EPs, twenty six singles, thirty-two music videos, and three compilations.

When Megadeth appeared on the scene in the mid-1980s, their combination of furious, highspeed sonic barrage and apocalyptic lyrics signaled the advent of a new and more serious brand of metal. Variously described as speedmetal, thrash-metal, or death-metal, Megadeth and a wave of other bands offered an alternative to the glam-pop stylings of the decade’s successful “lite metal” acts. When the group arrived, wrote Melody Maker’s Caren Myers, “They were so lean, so mean, so rock that they made [arena-rockers] Guns N’ Roses sound like a quaker picnic in Harmony, Arkansas.” After battling with drugs and alcohol for years, the band’s leader, Dave Mustaine—a former member of the metal supergroup Metallica—got sober. His recovery motivated a flurry of artistic production; in 1992 the band produced its most commercially accessible record, Countdown to Extinction. While some admirers of Megadeth’s earliest, most uncompromising work found Countdown less intoxicating, the record advanced the group’s popularity and visibility.

For the next few years, Megadeth toured and gained a following, signing with the independent label Combat in late 1984. The following year, the group released their debut, Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good!, which received strong reviews, not only in metal-oriented publications, but also in mainstream music magazines. The album sold very well for an independent release, which attracted the attention of major record labels. By the end of the year, the group had signed with Capitol. Megadeth's first major-label album, Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?, was released in the fall of 1986. Like its predecessor, Peace Sells was greeted by strong reviews and sales; it eventually went platinum.

Its group members are:-

Chris Poland, James LoMenzo, Glen Drover, Kerry King, Jay Reynolds, Al Pitrelli, Jeff Young, Shawn Drover, David Ellefson, Dave Mustaine, Nick Menza, Gar Samuelson, Lee Rash, Jimmy DeGrasso, Marty Friedman, Chuck Behler .