Megadeth

Megadeth is an American heavy metal band led by founder and principal songwriter Dave Mustaine. It is a major heavy metal bands, has appeared several times in the top 10 of Billboard charts and has sold over 30 million copies worldwide. [2] was created in 1983 after Mustaine kicked out of Metallica, where he held the post of lead guitarist. Since then, the band has released twelve studio albums, three EPs and two albums live.

The formation of Megadeth has changed a lot and constantly throughout its history, in part because of substance abuse by Dave Mustaine, which has caused various problems with the rest of the band. After finding sobriety and securing a stable lineup after being admitted to a clinic because of such problems, Megadeth album scored several platinum and gold, including multi-platinum album and Grammy nominee, Countdown to Extinction, in 1992. Megadeth disbanded in 2002 after Mustaine suffered a severe nerve injury to his left arm, but after an intense physical therapy, guitarist reformed the band in 2004 and Megadeth released The System Has Failed, followed by the album United Abominations released in 2007, and the successful Endgame, released in 2009.

Megadeth is known for his distinctive guitar style, the peculiar form of singing Mustaine, and the subjects of his lyrics, often recurrent, politics, war, and, more recently, relationships. Two music videos of the band have been censored at the MTV music channel because of alleged issues in favor of suicide [3].

Megadeth is a thrash metal bands most famous in history, as it has sold over 25 million albums worldwide, [4] including nine consecutive platinum albums and seven consecutive Grammy nominations in the category of Best Performance Metal. Through more than 25 active years, Megadeth has had 18 official members, with Mustaine the only permanent member and main songwriter. Megadeth is often mentioned as one of the Big Four thrash metal alongside Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax.