Megadeth

Megadeth
Megadeth playing at a concert in 2010
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, US
Genres	Thrash metal[1] speed metal[1] heavy metal[1]
Years active	1985–2002, 2004–present
Members	Dave Mustaine James LoMenzo Teemu Mäntysaari Dirk Verbeuren
Past member(s)	See list
Website	www.megadeth.com

Megadeth is an American thrash metal rock band from Los Angeles, California. Dave Mustaine started the band in 1983 after Metallica fired him. Megadeth is a member of the "Big Four" in thrash metal along with Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax.^[2]

Megadeth is one of the bands that have made thrash metal. They have released 15 albums of music. The band's music is complex. It has a fast tempo and difficult guitar solos.

In 1985, Megadeth made its first album. It was named Killing is My Business... and Business is Good!. Combat Records (a record label) released the album. After the album came out, larger record labels noticed Megadeth. The band joined Capitol Records. Their first album with Capitol Records, Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?, was released in 1986. In the 1980s, many members of Megadeth were addicted to drugs. Band members also had problems with each other. Because of this, they had bad publicity. The band has released many popular albums, such as So Far, So Good... So What! (1988), Rust in Peace (1990), and Countdown to Extinction (1992).

Megadeth has had many different guitarists, drummers, and bassists. Mustaine is the only member of the original group who is still in the band. The band broke up in 2002 when Mustaine hurt his arm. They got back together in 2004. Megadeth's current members are guitarist and singer Dave Mustaine, guitarist guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari, drummer Dirk Verbeuren and bassist James LoMenzo.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Phillips & Cogan 2009, pp. 156–157. sfn error: no target: CITEREFPhillipsCogan2009 (help)
2. ↑ "Megadeth Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-09-23.