Megadeth

说起Megadeth，人们便会想到那毫不羞涩的严厉得象刀片一样的吉他solo。那么就先从它的灵魂人物：Dave Mustaine说起。Dave Mustaine生于加州，最早参与的乐队是于1979年成立的后来曾一度闻名的Panic，1982年离开Panic同Lars Ulrich和James Hetfield共组Metallica。而后来因共所周知的原因离开Metallica，于1983年同贝司手David Ellefson、吉他手Kerry King以及鼓手Lee Rash共组Megadeth。后来Kerry King去了Slayer，而Chris Poland加入，鼓手的位置由Gar Samuelson取代。1985年5月Megadeth的第一张专辑问世，这就是Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! 1986年11月，Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?出版，从而引起广大金属迷的注意。1987年Chris Poland和Gar Samuelson被开除。Chuck Behler出任鼓手，而Jeff Young出任吉他手。1988年三月So Far, So Good... So What出版，并受到一致好评。1989年Chuck Behler和Jeff Young分别被开除，Marty Friedman成为Megadeth吉他手，Nick Menza出任鼓手，并于1990年10月出版了最著名的Rust in Peace。1992年七月出版Countdown to Extinction。1994年出版Youthanasia。1995年三月出版了一张在欧洲缩混的Hidden Treasures。1997年6月Cryptic Writings出版。1998年7月Jimmy DeGrasso取代Nick Menza出任鼓手。1999年8月31日，新专辑Risk出版。经过一系列新专辑推广后，跟随Megadeth征战10年的吉他手Marty Friedman为了自己音乐事业的发展而选择了离开Megadeth。Megadeth的灵魂人物——主唱Dave Mustaine就此事解释道：Marty是一个另人难以置信的神奇的吉他手，同时他也是Megadeth的一个核心。我们很遗憾他的离去，我们祝愿他一切顺利。曾是Alice Cooper、Savatage成员的吉他奇才Al Pitrelli补充了Megadeth吉他手的位置。
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Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, that was formed in 1983 by Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson. The band has since released 14 studio albums. A pioneer of the American thrash metal movement, Megadeth rose to international fame in the 1980s and is ranked as one of the "Big Four of Thrash" along with Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax, who were responsible for creating, developing and popularizing the thrash metal sub-genre.
Over the band's 30 active years, more than 20 different people have officially performed as part of the group, with Mustaine being the only constant member. Megadeth is known for its distinctive, technical instrumental style that often features dense, intricate passages and trade-off guitar solos, and for recurring lyrical themes including politics, war, addiction, personal relationships, and religion. The band has sold over 50 million records worldwide with six consecutive albums being certified platinum or multi-platinum in the US, according to the band's official website. Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?, So Far, So Good... So What!, Rust in Peace, Youthanasia, and Cryptic Writings all achieved platinum status, the band's fifth and most successful record, Countdown to Extinction, sold multi-platinum, and the album Risk achieved gold certification. As of 2013, Megadeth has received eleven Grammy nominations. (wiki)