MEGADETH 'COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION: LIVE' TO BE RELEASED WORLDWIDE ON SEPTEMBER 24 IN MULTIPLE VIDEO AND AUDIO CONFIGURATIONS
Definitive Document of Megadeths Acclaimed 2012 Countdown To Extinction 20th Anniversary Tour
(Countdown To Extinction) may just be the finest thrash-metal album ever made SPIN
Los Angeles, California August 28, 2013 Last November and December, Megadeth blazed hot on the bands Countdown To Extinction 20th Anniversary Tour, ripping through their entire double platinum 1992 album from start to finish before performing other classics from their recorded catalog.  On September 24 (September 23 outside of North America), Tradecraft/UMe will release Countdown To Extinction: Live, a definitive document of the acclaimed, sold-out tour.  Recorded and filmed at Los Angeles Fox Theatre last December, Countdown To Extinction: Live will be available in several video and audio configurations, including deluxe Blu-ray/CD, DVD, CD, Digital Album, Mastered for iTunes Album, and Longform Digital Video.
In addition to Megadeths blistering performance of the entire Countdown To Extinction album, including the essential Symphony Of Destruction, Foreclosure Of A Dream, Sweating Bullets, and Skin O My Teeth, Countdown To Extinction: Live features all of the other Megadeth classics the band performed at the epic concert, including Holy Wars and Hangar 18 from 1990s Rust In Peace, Peace Sells from the bands influential, platinum certified 1986 album, Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?, and Trust from 1997s platinum certified Cryptic Writings.
Megadeths fifth studio album, Countdown To Extinction was recorded in Los Angeles in 1992.  American tensions werent limited to LA, as the Gulf War was still fresh in peoples minds, the state of the environment was becoming headline news, and out of this turmoil, Megadeth was inspired to create Countdown To Extinction, considered by many to be the bands best and most accessible album. None of their previous records were as polemical as the sonic missiles launched by Countdown.  Megadeth laced the songs with acid-tongued commentary about subjects ranging from the futility of war (Architecture Of Aggression) to the senseless brutality of caged hunting (Countdown To Extinction).  Foreclosure Of A Dream sampled George Bushs infamous Read my lips speech, making a statement about taxation endangering the American Dream.
Thanks to a perfect balance of hard-rock song structures, epic choruses, and fleet-fingered guitar work, Countdown To Extinction became an instant classic, benefiting from copious MTV and radio play. SPIN magazine raved that Countdown may just be the finest thrash-metal album ever made.  The album shot to No. 2 on the Billboard chart (it may have hit No. 1, if not for Billy Ray Cyrus long chart-topping reign with Some Gave All), and it was certified double platinum in the U.S. within two years. 
Megadeth was in top form, with Dave Mustaine, the bands then 31-year-old singer and guitarist leading the albums assault with lyrics like You know your worth when your enemies praise your architecture of aggression, not to mention his venomous rhythm guitar attack with his longtime bandmate completed the picture, as bassist David Ellefson jammed dizzying arrays of low-end thunder. Megadeth sounded hungry, and the band was rewarded when the album earned a GRAMMY Award nomination (Best Metal Performance) and when its title cut garnered a Genesis Award from the Humane Society for raising awareness for animal rights issues.
In November 2012, Capitol released an expanded and remastered 20th Anniversary Edition of Countdown To Extinction, personally overseen by Mustaine.  The 2CD lift-top box and digital release pairs the remastered original album with an exclusive, previously unreleased 1992 concert, recorded live at San Franciscos Cow Palace. 
In a career nearing 30 years, Megadeth has sold more than 38 million albums worldwide, earning five consecutive platinum albums and numerous accolades along the way, including 11 GRAMMY nominations.  The bands latest studio album, Super Collider, reunites Mustaine once again with guitarist Chris Broderick, bassist David Ellefson, and drummer Shawn Drover.  Released in June, Super Collider debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200, Megadeths highest chart debut since 1994s Youthanasia.
Megadeth:  Countdown To Extinction: Live 
Intro
Trust
Hangar 18
Public Enemy
Skin O My Teeth
Symphony Of Destruction
Architecture Of Aggression
Foreclosure Of A Dream
Sweating Bullets
This Was My Life
Countdown To Extinction
High Speed Dirt
Psychotron
Captive Honour
Ashes In Your Mouth
She Wolf
Peace Sells
Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
Outro
MEGADETH ON TOUR: 
09/03 Raleigh, NC / Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
09/05 Nashville, TN / Bridgestone Arena *
09/07 Kansas City, MO / Sprint Center *
09/08 Maryland Heights, MO / Verizon Wireless Amphitheater *
09/10 Austin, TX / Tower Amphitheater *
09/12 Las Vegas, NV / Mandalay Bay Events Center *
09/13 San Bernardino, CA / San Manuel Amphitheater * "Battle of San Bernardino"
09/14 Sacramento, CA / Discovery Park "Monster Energy Aftershock Festival"
10/04 Santiago, Chile / Estadio Monumental **
10/06 Buenos Aires, Argentina / Estadio Unico de la Plata **
10/09 Proto Alegre, Brazil / Fiergs **
10/11 Sao Paulo, Brazil / Pama (Campo de marte) **
10/13 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil / Apoteose **
10/15 Belo Horizonte, Brazil / Esplanada Do Mineirao **
10/19 Bogota, Colombia / Parque Simon Bolivar **
10/22 San Jose, Costa Rica / National Stadium **
10/26 Mexico City, Mexico / Foro Sol **
10/30 Phoenix, AZ / Veteran's Memorial Coliseum "Arizona State Fair"
* Appearing with Iron Maiden
** Appearing with Black Sabbath
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