Countdown to Extinction

Countdown to Extinction is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth. Countdown to Extinction was released on July 6, 1992. It was released through Capitol Records. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 and sold 128,000 copies in the first week.^[1]

Countdown to Extinction
Studio album by Megadeth
Released	July 6, 1992
Recorded	January 6 – April 28, 1992 at The Enterprise in Burbank, California
Genre	Heavy metal, thrash metal
Length	47:26
Language	English
Label	Capitol
Producer	Max Norman, Dave Mustaine
Megadeth chronology
Rust in Peace (1990) Countdown to Extinction (1992) Youthanasia (1994)

The album was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 1993 Grammy Awards.^[2] The title track won the Humane Society's Genesis Award for raising awareness for animal rights issues.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Skin o' My Teeth"	Dave Mustaine	Mustaine	3:14
2.	"Symphony of Destruction"	Mustaine	Mustaine	4:05
3.	"Architecture of Aggression"	Mustaine	Mustaine, David Ellefson	3:38
4.	"Foreclosure of a Dream"	Mustaine, Ellefson	Mustaine	4:21
5.	"Sweating Bullets"	Mustaine	Mustaine	5:27
6.	"This Was My Life"	Mustaine	Mustaine	3:43
7.	"Countdown to Extinction"	Mustaine, Ellefson, Nick Menza	Mustaine, Marty Friedman	4:17
8.	"High Speed Dirt"	Mustaine, Ellefson	Mustaine	4:21
9.	"Psychotron"	Mustaine	Mustaine	4:41
10.	"Captive Honour"	Mustaine, Ellefson	Friedman, Menza	4:14
11.	"Ashes in Your Mouth"	Mustaine	Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson, Menza	6:10

2004 Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
12.	"Crown of Worms"	Mustaine, Sean Harris	Mustaine	3:17
13.	"Countdown to Extinction" (demo)	Mustaine, Ellefson, Menza	Mustaine, Friedman	3:55
14.	"Symphony of Destruction" (demo)	Mustaine	Mustaine	5:29
15.	"Psychotron" (demo)	Mustaine	Mustaine	5:28

References

1. "Between the Bullets". Billboard. 5 July 1997. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
2. "Grammys Show Influence Of Seattle Music". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
3. "Megadeth's Double Platinum 'Countdown to Extinction' Album Remastered And Expanded For 20th Anniversary Edition, To Be Released November 6th By Capitol/EMI". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2014-10-29.