This was the first Megadeth album to feature Marty Friedman and Nick Menza. After Cacophony called it quits because of a lack of commercial success, Marty taught guitar for a brief period, and then took over the position of lead guitarist for Megadeth. Megadeth soon released Rust In Peace, which was a huge success, undoubtably because of the contribution that Marty made to the album. Marty together with new drummer Nick Menza instantly redefined Megadeth's sound.

Marty's innovative leads added a new dimention to the band, which was before mostly driven by Dave Mustaine's aggressive rhythm guitar. This new lineup spewed forth an incredible album featuring vast amounts of Marty's powerful lead work together with supercharged rhythms that were more agressive than ever. The musical content is incredibly high, and the technical playing is just as impressive. This album is widely recognized as an all time great, and definitely Megadeth's best thus far.

Most Megadeth fans will tell you that Marty's exotic and unpredictable playing perfectly complement the snarls and tight machine-like rhythms of Dave Mustaine.

On Sunday, November 2 at 8:00 p.m. ET HDNet TV's "Concert Series" will present MEGADETH's "Blood In The Water: Live in San Diego". The show description reads as follows: "Pioneers of the American thrash metal genre, MEGADETH has become one of the most commercially successful heavy metal bands of all time. Watch as they perform to a raucous hometown crowd at the Cox Arena in San Diego, California on the 2008 Gigantour tour. Dave Mustane AND MEGADETH push the limit, playing faster and heavier than ever in the ultimate MEGADETH experience."

MEGADETH will embark on the "Priest Feast" European tour with headliners JUDAS PRIEST and openers TESTAMENT in February 2009. The band's new CD is being helmed by acclaimed British producer Andy "Undie" Sneap, who produced MEGADETH's last album, "United Abominations" (May 2007, Roadrunner Records).

# vocals, guitar Dave Mustaine, guitar Chris Broderick, bass James LoMenzo, drums Shawn Drover
MEGADETH's forthcoming LP will be the group's first with guitarist Chris Broderick (NEVERMORE, JAG PANZER), who replaced Glen Drover at the end of last year.

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An awesome Megadeth album, and a must have for all die hard Dave Mustaine and other Megadeth troopers fans.

Looking back at Megadeth's history book, clear is their musicianship, talent and above all their constant maturity and improvements.The band hit the top when they recorded Countdown to Extinction and they stormed over the top with Youthanasia. The album features a more mature sound / riffing / solos from the band. The songs are shorter than those in Rust in peace but each song in Youthanasia is as heavy as those in Rust. The solos are more melodic here and the techniques used in riffing and solos is more complex and melodic.

Youthanasia is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Megadeth, released on November 1, 1994. A remixed and remastered version, featuring several bonus tracks, was released in 2004. The title is a pun on euthanasia, implying that society is euthanizing its youth, which would be consistent with bandleader and principal songwriter Dave Mustaine's views.