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Countdown To Extinction

July 1992

Megadeth guns for arena thrash success and gets it on "Countdown To Extinction". Megadeth trades in its lengthy, progressive compositions for streamlined, tightly written and played songs more conducive to radio and MTV airplay. The album reached #2 on U.S. Billboard charts and was certified double Platinum in 1992. "Countdown To Extinction" was nominated for a "Best Metal Performance" Grammy in 1992.

 

Album Versions

 
USA Remaster CD (Ultradisc II 24 KT. Gold CD) - Mobile Fidelity #UDCD 765   June 2006

Track Listing

  1. Skin O' My Teeth
  2. Symphony Of Destruction
  3. Architecture Of Aggression
  4. Foreclosure Of A Dream
  5. Sweating Bullets
  6. This Was My Life
  7. Countdown To Extinction
  8. High Speed Dirt
  9. Psychotron
  10. Captive Honour
  11. Ashes In Your Mouth
  12. Crown Of Worms
  13. Countdown to Extinction (Demo)
  14. Symphony of Destruction (Demo)
  15. Psychotron (Demo)
 
USA Remaster CD - Capitol #72435-98620-2-6   August 2004

Track Listing

  1. Skin O' My Teeth
  2. Symphony Of Destruction
  3. Architecture Of Aggression
  4. Foreclosure Of A Dream
  5. Sweating Bullets
  6. This Was My Life
  7. Countdown To Extinction
  8. High Speed Dirt
  9. Psychotron
  10. Captive Honour
  11. Ashes In Your Mouth
  12. Crown Of Worms
  13. Countdown to Extinction (Demo)
  14. Symphony of Destruction (Demo)
  15. Psychotron (Demo)
 
USA CD - Capitol # CDP 7985312   July 1992

Track Listing

  1. Skin O' My Teeth
  2. Symphony Of Destruction
  3. Architecture Of Aggression
  4. Foreclosure Of A Dream
  5. Sweating Bullets
  6. This Was My Life
  7. Countdown To Extinction
  8. High Speed Dirt
  9. Psychotron
  10. Captive Honour
  11. Ashes In Your Mouth
 
USA Cassette - Capitol # C4-98531   July 1992

Track Listing

  1. Skin O' My Teeth
  2. Symphony Of Destruction
  3. Architecture Of Aggression
  4. Foreclosure Of A Dream
  5. Sweating Bullets
  6. This Was My Life
  7. Countdown To Extinction
  8. High Speed Dirt
  9. Psychotron
  10. Captive Honour
  11. Ashes In Your Mouth
 
USA Promo Cassette - Capitol # C4-98531   June 1992

Track Listing

  1. Skin O' My Teeth
  2. Symphony Of Destruction
  3. Architecture Of Aggression
  4. Foreclosure Of A Dream
  5. Sweating Bullets
  6. This Was My Life
  7. Countdown To Extinction
  8. High Speed Dirt
  9. Psychotron
  10. Captive Honour
  11. Ashes In Your Mouth
 
UK Remaster CD - Capitol #TM041D   August 2004

Track Listing

  1. Skin O' My Teeth
  2. Symphony Of Destruction
  3. Architecture Of Aggression
  4. Foreclosure Of A Dream
  5. Sweating Bullets
  6. This Was My Life
  7. Countdown To Extinction
  8. High Speed Dirt
  9. Psychotron
  10. Captive Honour
  11. Ashes In Your Mouth
  12. Crown Of Worms
  13. Countdown to Extinction (Demo)
  14. Symphony of Destruction (Demo)
  15. Psychotron (Demo)
 
UK CD - Capitol #CDESTU 2175   June 1992

Track Listing

  1. Skin O' My Teeth
  2. Symphony Of Destruction
  3. Architecture Of Aggression
  4. Foreclosure Of A Dream
  5. Sweating Bullets
  6. This Was My Life
  7. Countdown To Extinction
  8. High Speed Dirt
  9. Psychotron
  10. Captive Honour
  11. Ashes In Your Mouth
 
UK Promo CD/Cassette Box - Capitol #CDP 7 8531 2   

Track Listing

  1. Skin O' My Teeth
  2. Symphony Of Destruction
  3. Architecture Of Aggression
  4. Foreclosure Of A Dream
  5. Sweating Bullets
  6. This Was My Life
  7. Countdown To Extinction
  8. High Speed Dirt
  9. Psychotron
  10. Captive Honour
  11. Ashes In Your Mouth
 
UK LP - Capitol #ESTU 2175   June 1992

Track Listing

  1. Skin O' My Teeth
  2. Symphony Of Destruction
  3. Architecture Of Aggression
  4. Foreclosure Of A Dream
  5. Sweating Bullets
  6. This Was My Life
  7. Countdown To Extinction
  8. High Speed Dirt
  9. Psychotron
  10. Captive Honour
  11. Ashes In Your Mouth
 
UK Cassette - Capitol #TCESTU 2175   June 1992

Track Listing

  1. Skin O' My Teeth
  2. Symphony Of Destruction
  3. Architecture Of Aggression
  4. Foreclosure Of A Dream
  5. Sweating Bullets
  6. This Was My Life
  7. Countdown To Extinction
  8. High Speed Dirt
  9. Psychotron
  10. Captive Honour
  11. Ashes In Your Mouth
 
JAPAN Remaster CD - EMI #TOCP-67444   August 2004

Track Listing

  1. Skin O' My Teeth
  2. Symphony Of Destruction
  3. Architecture Of Aggression
  4. Foreclosure Of A Dream
  5. Sweating Bullets
  6. This Was My Life
  7. Countdown To Extinction
  8. High Speed Dirt
  9. Psychotron
  10. Captive Honour
  11. Ashes In Your Mouth
  12. Crown Of Worms
  13. Countdown to Extinction (Demo)
  14. Symphony of Destruction (Demo)
  15. Psychotron (Demo)
 
JAPAN Remaster Promo CD - EMI #MTOCP-67444   August 2004

Track Listing

  1. Skin O' My Teeth
  2. Symphony Of Destruction
  3. Architecture Of Aggression
  4. Foreclosure Of A Dream
  5. Sweating Bullets
  6. This Was My Life
  7. Countdown To Extinction
  8. High Speed Dirt
  9. Psychotron
  10. Captive Honour
  11. Ashes In Your Mouth
  12. Crown Of Worms
  13. Countdown to Extinction (Demo)
  14. Symphony of Destruction (Demo)
  15. Psychotron (Demo)
 
JAPAN CD - Toshiba/EMI #TOCP-7164   July 1992

Track Listing

  1. Skin O' My Teeth
  2. Symphony Of Destruction
  3. Architecture Of Aggression
  4. Foreclosure Of A Dream
  5. Sweating Bullets
  6. This Was My Life
  7. Countdown To Extinction
  8. High Speed Dirt
  9. Psychotron
  10. Captive Honour
  11. Ashes In Your Mouth
  12. Breakpoint
  13. Go To Hell
 
JAPAN Promo CD - Toshiba/EMI #MTOCP-7164   July 1992

Track Listing

  1. Skin O' My Teeth
  2. Symphony Of Destruction
  3. Architecture Of Aggression
  4. Foreclosure Of A Dream
  5. Sweating Bullets
  6. This Was My Life
  7. Countdown To Extinction
  8. High Speed Dirt
  9. Psychotron
  10. Captive Honour
  11. Ashes In Your Mouth
  12. Breakpoint
  13. Go To Hell
 
JAPAN Reissue CD - Toshiba/EMI #TOCP-3344   1997

Track Listing

  1. Skin O' My Teeth
  2. Symphony Of Destruction
  3. Architecture Of Aggression
  4. Foreclosure Of A Dream
  5. Sweating Bullets
  6. This Was My Life
  7. Countdown To Extinction
  8. High Speed Dirt
  9. Psychotron
  10. Captive Honour
  11. Ashes In Your Mouth
  12. Breakpoint
  13. Go To Hell
 

Album Samplers

 
USA Sampler Cassette - Capitol   June 1992

Track Listing

  1. Symphony Of Destruction
  2. Foreclosure Of A Dream
  3. Sweating Bullets
 

Singles

 
USA CD - Symphony of Destruction - Capitol #C2-15870   June 1992

Track Listing

  1. Symphony Of Destruction
  2. Breakpoint
  3. Go To Hell
 
USA Cassette - Symphony of Destruction - Capitol #4KM 0777 7 44886 4 8   June 1992

Track Listing

  1. Symphony Of Destruction (LP Version)
  2. Symphony Of Destruction (Gristle Mix Edit)
  3. Skin O' My Teeth (live at Wembley Stadium, London, England 10/14/90)
 
USA 7” Jukebox (Misspelled “Megadeath”) - Symphony of Destruction - Capitol #57-6MM06   June 1992

Track Listing

  1. Symphony Of Destruction
 
UK CD (card sleeve) - Symphony of Destruction - Capitol #CDCL 662   June 1992

Track Listing

  1. Symphony Of Destruction
  2. Breakpoint
  3. Go To Hell
 
UK 7” (yellow vinyl) - Symphony of Destruction - Capitol #CLS 662   June 1992

Track Listing

  1. Symphony Of Destruction
  2. Peace Sells (live at Wembley Stadium, London, England 10/14/90)
 
UK 7” Picture Disc - Symphony of Destruction - Capitol #CLPD662   June 1992

Track Listing

  1. Symphony Of Destruction
  2. In My Darkest Hour (live at Wembley Stadium, London, England 10/14/90)
 
UK 12” (clear vinyl with poster) - Symphony of Destruction - Capitol #12CLS 662   June 1992

Track Listing

  1. Symphony Of Destruction
  2. Breakpoint
  3. Go To Hell
 
JAPAN CD - Symphony of Destruction - EMI #TOCP-7345   

Track Listing

  1. Symphony Of Destruction
  2. Anarchy In The U.K.
  3. Hangar 18
  4. Special Message for Japan
 
HOLLAND CD - Symphony of Destruction - EMI # CDP560   

Track Listing

  1. Symphony Of Destruction
  2. Breakpoint
  3. Go To Hell
 
UK CD (with pass disc and counters) - Skin O’ My Teeth - Capitol #CDCL 669   October 1992

Track Listing

  1. Skin O' My Teeth (LP Version)
  2. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due (The General Schwarzkopf Mix)
  3. High Speed Dirt (live at the Music Theatre, Alpine Valley, Wisconsin 5/23/1992)
 
UK CD (with spin disc and counters) - Skin O’ My Teeth - Capitol #CDCLS 669   October 1992

Track Listing

  1. Skin O' My Teeth (LP Version)
  2. Lucretia (live at the Music Theatre, Alpine Valley, Wisconsin 5/23/1992)
  3. Skin O' My Teeth (live at the Music Theatre, Alpine Valley, Wisconsin 5/23/1992)
 
UK 7” (with poster and game board) - Skin O’ My Teeth - Capitol #CLP 669   October 1992

Track Listing

  1. Skin O' My Teeth (LP Version)
  2. Holy Wars…The Punishment Due (The General Schwarzkopf Mix)
 
UK 10” box (with passes and game rules) - Skin O’ My Teeth - Capitol #10CL 669   October 1992

Track Listing

  1. Skin O' My Teeth (LP Version)
  2. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due (The General Schwarzkopf Mix)
  3. High Speed Dirt (live at the Music Theatre, Alpine Valley, Wisconsin 5/23/1992)
  4. The Passes (Mustaine Remarks On Game)
 
USA CD - Sweating Bullets - Capitol #C2077771594625   April 1993

Track Listing

  1. Sweating Bullets
  2. Sweating Bullets (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
  3. Ashes In Your Mouth (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
  4. Countdown To Extinction (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
 
USA Cassette - Sweating Bullets - Capitol #4KM077774491044   April 1993

Track Listing

  1. Sweating Bullets
  2. Ashes In Your Mouth (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
 
UK CD Part One (plastic digipack case) - Sweating Bullets - Capitol CDCLX 682   May 1993

Track Listing

  1. Sweating Bullets (Anxiety Edit)
  2. Symphony of Destruction (The Gristle Mix edit)
  3. Countdown To Extinction (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
  4. Symphony Of Destruction (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
 
UK CD Part Two (plastic slipcase) - Sweating Bullets - Capitol CDCL 682   May 1993

Track Listing

  1. Sweating Bullets (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
  2. Ashes In Your Mouth (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
  3. Symphony of Destruction (The Gristle Mix)
 
UK 12” “Paranoid Pressing” (blue vinyl) - Sweating Bullets - Capitol #12CL 682   May 1993

Track Listing

  1. Sweating Bullets (Anxiety Edit)
  2. Countdown To Extinction (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
  3. Ashes In Your Mouth (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
  4. Symphony of Destruction (The Gristle Mix)
 
UK Cassette (plastic digipack) - Sweating Bullets - Capitol #TCCL 682   May 1993

Track Listing

  1. Sweating Bullets (Anxiety Edit)
  2. Countdown To Extinction (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
  3. Symphony of Destruction (Gristle Edit Mix)
 
USA CD - Foreclosure of a Dream - Capitol #15935   

Track Listing

  1. Foreclosure Of A Dream
  2. Skin O' My Teeth (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
  3. Foreclosure of a Dream (Edit)
 
USA Cassette - Foreclosure of a Dream - Capitol #4KM 07777 44873 4 4   

Track Listing

  1. Foreclosure of a Dream (Edit)
  2. Skin O' My Teeth (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
 
HOLLAND CD - Foreclosure of a Dream - Capitol #0724388029827   

Track Listing

  1. Foreclosure Of A Dream
  2. Symphony of Destruction (The Gristle Mix)
  3. Skin O' My Teeth (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
  4. Foreclosure of a Dream (Edit)
 

Promo Singles

 
USA Promo CD - Symphony of Destruction - Capitol #DPRO-79339   June 1992

Track Listing

  1. Symphony of Destruction (Radio Mix)
 
USA Promo 12” (Gristle Mix) - Symphony of Destruction - Capitol #SPRO-79509/10   September 1992

Track Listing

  1. Symphony of Destruction (Edited Gristle)
  2. Symphony of Destruction (The Gristle Mix)
 
UK Promo CD - Symphony of Destruction - Capitol #CDCLDJ 662   June 1992

Track Listing

  1. Symphony Of Destruction
  2. Breakpoint
 
UK Promo CD (Trent Reznor Mix) - Symphony of Destruction - Capitol #CDCLDJ 678   September 1992

Track Listing

  1. Symphony of Destruction (Gristle Edit Mix)
  2. Symphony of Destruction (Gristle Mix)
 
UK Promo 12” - Symphony of Destruction - Capitol #12CLDJ 662   June 1992

Track Listing

  1. Symphony Of Destruction
  2. Breakpoint
 
JAPAN Promo CD - Symphony of Destruction - EMI #MTOCP-7345   

Track Listing

  1. Symphony Of Destruction
  2. Anarchy In The U.K.
  3. Hangar 18
  4. Special Message for Japan
 
USA Promo CD - Skin O’ My Teeth - Capitol #DPRO79363   September 1992

Track Listing

  1. Skin O' My Teeth
 
UK Promo CD - Sweating Bullets - Capitol CDCLDJ 682   May 1993

Track Listing

  1. Sweating Bullets (Anxiety Mix)
  2. Symphony of Destruction (Gristle Edit Mix)
 
USA Promo CD - Foreclosure of a Dream - Capitol #DPRO-79391   

Track Listing

  1. Foreclosure Of a Dream (Edit)
  2. Foreclosure Of A Dream
 

Miscellaneous

 
USA Promo CD - Interview - Capitol #DPRO-79396   1992

Track Listing

  1. Interview
 
JAPAN 5CD Box Set - The Megabox - EMI #TOCP-75915   February 1993
JAPAN Promo 5CD Box Set - The Megabox - EMI #MTOCP-75915   February 1993

Also includes: booklet/4 color pictures/sticker set/pen/eraser/ruler

Track Listing

CD 1: Wake Up Dead

  1. Good Mourning/Black Friday (live)
  2. Devil's Island (live)
  3. Mary Jane
  4. Hook In Mouth
  5. My Last Words

CD 2: No More Mr. Nice Guy

  1. Anarchy In The U.K.
  2. Liar
  3. 502

CD 3: Holy Wars...The Punishment Due

  1. Lucretia
  2. Interview with Dave Mustaine
  3. Hangar 18 (AOR Edit)
  4. Hangar 18
  5. The Conjuring (live at Wembley Stadium, London, England 10/14/90)
  6. Hook In Mouth (live at Wembley Stadium, London, England 10/14/90)

CD 4: Symphony of Destruction

  1. Peace Sells (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
  2. In My Darkest Hour (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
  3. Foreclosure Of A Dream
  4. Symphony of Destruction (Gristle Mix)
  5. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due (General Schwarzkopf Mix)

CD 5: Skin O' My Teeth

  1. Lucretia (live at the Music Theatre, Alpine Valley, Wisconsin 5/23/1992)
  2. Skin O' My Teeth (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
  3. Sweating Bullets
  4. Sweating Bullets (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
  5. Ashes In Your Mouth (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
  6. Countdown To Extinction (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
 
USA Promo CD - Limited Edition! Megadeth Live - Capitol #DPRO-79862   1993

Track Listing

  1. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
  2. Sweating Bullets (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
  3. In My Darkest Hour (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
  4. Symphony Of Destruction (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
  5. Peace Sells (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)
  6. Anarchy In The U.K. (live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/92)

 



 
 
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