Megadeth
editMegadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Guitarist Dave Mustaine and bassist David Ellefson formed the band in 1983 shortly after Mustaine's dismissal from Metallica. Along with Metallica, Anthrax, and Slayer, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal, responsible for its development and popularization. Their music features complex arrangements and fast rhythm sections, and lyrical themes of death, war, politics, and religion[1]
Megadeth | |
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Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Members | |
Past members | List of Megadeth band members |
Website | www |
Line Up History
edit1983-1987
editDave Mustaine
Lead Vocals, Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars
Chris Poland
Lead and Rhythm Guitars
David Ellefson
Bass Guitar and Back Up Vocals
Gar Samuelson
Drums
1987-1989
editDave Mustaine
Lead Vocals, Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars
Jeff Young
Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitar
David Ellefson
Bass Guitar
Chuck Behler
Drums and Percussion
1989-1998
editDave Mustaine
Lead Vocals, Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars
Marty Friedman
Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars
David Ellefson
Bass Guitar
Nick Menza
Drums
1998-2000
editDave Mustaine
Lead Vocals, Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars
Marty Friedman
Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars
David Ellefson
Bass Guitar
Jimmy DeGrasso
Drums
2004-2006
editDave Mustaine
Lead Vocals, Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars
Glen Drover
Lead, and Rhythm Guitars
James MacDonough
Bass Guitar
Shawn Drover
Drums
2010-2014
editDave Mustaine
Lead Vocals, Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars
Chris Broderick
Lead, and Rhythm Guitars
David Ellefson
Bass Guitar
Shawn Drover
Drums
2015-2016
editDave Mustaine
Lead Vocals, Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars
Kiko Loureiro
Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars
David Ellefson
Bass Guitar
Chris Adler
Drums
2016-PRESENT
editDave Mustaine
Lead Vocals, Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars
Kiko Loureiro
Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars
David Ellefson
Bass Guitar
Dirk Verbeuren
Drums[2]
Discography
edit- Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! (1985)
- Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? (1986)
- So Far, So Good... So What! (1988)
- Rust in Peace (1990)
- Countdown to Extinction (1992)
- Youthanasia (1994)
- Cryptic Writings (1997)
- Risk (1999)
- The World Needs a Hero (2001)
- The System Has Failed (2004)
- United Abominations (2007)
- Endgame (2009)
- Thirteen (2011)
- Super Collider (2013)
- Dystopia (2016)[3]
References
edit- ^ "Megadeth", Wikipedia, 2019-10-29, retrieved 2019-11-12
- ^ Lucid Design Concepts. "Megadeth | Line Up History". Megadeth. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ "Megadeth". Wikipedia. 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2019-11-06.