Megadeth

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<<HISTORIA DE MEGADETH>>

1982

Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield form Metallica.

Dave Mustaine leaves Panic and joins Metallica.

Ron McGovney is hired as Metallica's bassist

March, Metallica's first gig at Radio City in Anaheim

March, Metallica opens for Saxon on their "Denim and Leather" tour

April, Brad Parker (a.k.a. Damian Phillips) is hired as Metallica's

second guitarist. He leaves band after one gig, Metallica's only as a

five-piece band.

May, James Hetfield takes up rhythm guitar in addition to vocals.

June, "Hit the Lights" is included on Metal Massacre compilation

Rare demo album No Life 'til Leather is released.

December, Cliff Burton leaves Trauma to replace Ron McGovney

1983

March, Cliff Burton's first gig with Metallica

April, Dave Mustaine is fired from Metallica, Kirk Hammet leaves

Exodus to replace him

Metallica's first album, Kill 'Em All, is released

Dave Mustaine gets together with bassist David Ellefson, guitarist

Kerry King, and drummer Lee Rash to form Megadeth

Kerry King assists Megadeth on tour and then returns to Slayer

Lee Rash is replaced by Gar Samuelson

Chris Poland is hired to fill the gap Kerry King helped with.

Hawaii (Marty Friedman's second band) releases One Nation Underground

December 31st, Mustaine becomes Megadeth's singer

1984

November, Megadeth is signed to Combat records

Hawaii releases Loud Wild and Heavy

1985

May, Megadeth releases Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!

Hawaii releases The Natives Are Restless

1986

Cliff Burton dies in bus accident

November, Megadeth releases Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?

Capitol Records signs Megadeth, gets rights to Peace Sells...

but Who's Buying? from Combat

Overkill opens for Megadeth on "Wake Up Dead" tour

Chris Poland and Gar Samuelson are fired after last show of tour

in Hawaii

1987

February, Megadeth opens for Alice Cooper's "Constrictor" tour

Megadeth tours with Mercyful Fate

Chuck Behler hired as Megadeth's drummer

Jay Reynolds of Malice helps out Megadeth until they find a

suitable replacement for Chris Poland, guitarist Jeff Young

Marty Friedman's and Jason Becker's Cacophony releases Speed

Metal Symphony

1988

March, Megadeth releases So Far, So Good... So What!

Megadeth opens for Dio on European tour

Megadeth featured in acclaimed documentary, Decline of Western

Civilization 2: The Metal Years

August, Megadeth plays Castle Donnington with KISS, and Iron

Maiden as the headliner

Megadeth opens for the "Monsters of Rock" tour.

Marty Friedman releases his first solo album, Dragon's Kiss

Megadeth cancels Australian tour

Dave Mustaine helps produce Sanctuary's Refuge Denied

1989

Cacophony releases Go Off!

Jeff Young and Chuck Behler are fired

Mustaine is arrested for impaired driving, forced to clean up

in 12-step program

July, Nick Menza, is hired as Megadeth's drummer

1990

January, Megadeth covers Alice Cooper's "No More Mr. Nice Guy"

for Wes Craven's Shocker soundtrack, their only song as a

three-piece band

Jason Becker is diagnosed with Lou Gehrigs's disease, Cacophony

officially breaks up

February, Marty Friedman is hired as Megadeth's lead guitarist

October, Megadeth releases Rust in Peace

October, Megadeth joins Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies, and Testament

for "Clash of the Titans" tour

1991

March, Megadeth opens for Judas Priest, in support of their

new album Painkiller

April, Dave Mustaine gets married to Pamela Anne Casselberry

April, Rusted Pieces video is released

July, Megadeth's "Go to Hell" featured on Bill & Ted's Bogus

Journey soundtrack

US "Clash of the Titans" tour featuring Slayer, Anthrax,

Megadeth, and opener Alice in Chains

1992

May, Megadeth's "Breakpoint" featured on Super Mario Bros soundtrack

July, Megadeth releases Countdown to Extinction

November, Exposure of a Dream video is released

Megadeth tours the USA with Stone Temple Pilots

Dave Mustaine covers Democratic national convention for MTV

Marty Friedman releases Scenes, with Nick Menza on drums

Dave Mustaine's son, Justis, is born

1993

Dave Mustaine makes a guest appearance on Diamond Head's Death and

Progress

February, Dave Mustaine overdoses in a getting high attempt.

The quote on MTV's "Night of the Living Megadeth" regarding it was

a joke.

Megadeth plays Milton Keynes Bowl with Diamond Head and Metallica

Megadeth opens for Iron Maiden for a few dates on their European Tour

Aerosmith kicks Megadeth off their American "Get A Grip" tour, Jackyl

takes their place

Pantera opens for Megadeth's "Countdown to Extinction" Tour

June, Megadeth's "Angry Again" featured on Last Action Hero soundtrack

November, Megadeth's "99 Ways to Die" featured on The Beavis and

Butthead Experience soundtrack

1994

Halloween, Megadeth releases Youthanasia, plays on MTV's "Night of

the Living Megadeth"

October, Megadeth covers "Paranoid" for Nativity in Black: A

Tribute to Black Sabbath

1995

January, Megadeth's "Diadems" featured on Tales from the Crypt

Presents: Demon Knight soundtrack

January to February, "Youth" worldwide tour with Corrosion of

Conformity

March, Megadeth releases Hidden Treasures compilation in Europe

May, Evolver: The Making of Youthanasia video is released

July, Megadeth releases Hidden Treasures compilation in USA and Japan

July to August, "Reckoning Day" tour with Flotsam and Jetsam,

Korn and Fear Factory

Marty Friedman releases Introduction, with Nick Menza on drums

1996

Dave Mustaine collaborates with Lee Ving of Fear on MD.45, The Craving

November, Marty Friedman releases True Obsessions (Shrapnel Records)

David Ellefson's son, Roman Alexander, is born

David Ellefson produces Helstar's reunion album, Multiples of Black

1997

June, Megadeth releases Cryptic Writings

Remix of Megadeth's "Almost Honest" included on Mortal Kombat

Annihilation soundtrack

1998

January 28th, Dave Mustaine's daughter, Electra, is born

Megadeth takes part in "Ozzfest'98"

July, Nick Menza and Megadeth have parted ways

July, Jimmy DeGrasso is hired as Megadeth's drummer

October 23rd, David Ellefson's daughter Athena is born

1999

Megadeth enters the studio with producer Dann Huff in Nashville to

record their follow up to Cryptic Writings.

Megadeth spend the summer playing radio shows,

and eventually join Iron Maiden for a European tour in September.

"Crush 'Em" is released on the Universal Soldier 2 Soundtrack and

eventually makes its way into NHL arenas and WCW.

Risk is released on August 31, 1999, and is certified gold a

month later.

¿cómo influye al grupo?

Nos gusta mucho la actitud de Megadeth con respeco a la vida y a lo musical, Dave Mustaine es una figura muy importante en lo que es el mundo del heavy metal. A pasado por varios grupos entre los cuales se encuentra Metallica, del cual fue expulsado por sus problemas de agresividad causados por el consumo excesivo de alcohol. Pero en general Megadeth es un grupo muy poderoso y copado. A nuestro entender "Cryptic Writings", del cual nosotros heomos hecho 2 covers, "Trust" y "Almost Honest".

Por: cerebrus y dr. Litio

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