Megadeth

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musical group thrash metal band

Megadeth is an American thrash metal band, founded by guitarist Dave Mustaine, known for its fast, technically complex music and influential role in shaping the genre.

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Label Occurrences
Megadeth canonical 16
Megadeth – Countdown to Extinction 1

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical group ⓘ
thrash metal band ⓘ
associatedAct Anthrax ⓘ
Metallica ⓘ
Slayer ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
formerMember Al Pitrelli ⓘ
Chris Poland ⓘ
Chuck Behler ⓘ
David Ellefson ⓘ
Gar Samuelson ⓘ
Jimmy DeGrasso ⓘ
Marty Friedman ⓘ
Nick Menza ⓘ
founder Dave Mustaine ⓘ
foundingMember Chris Poland ⓘ
Dave Mustaine ⓘ
David Ellefson ⓘ
Gar Samuelson ⓘ
genre hard rock ⓘ
heavy metal ⓘ
speed metal ⓘ
thrash metal ⓘ
hasMascot Vic Rattlehead ⓘ
hasMusicalStyleCharacteristic fast tempos ⓘ
politically themed lyrics ⓘ
technical guitar work ⓘ
inception 1983 ⓘ
member Dave Mustaine ⓘ
Dirk Verbeuren ⓘ
James LoMenzo ⓘ
Kiko Loureiro ⓘ
notableAward Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance ⓘ
notableSong A Tout le Monde ⓘ
Hangar 18 ⓘ
Holy Wars... The Punishment Due ⓘ
Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? ⓘ
surface form: Peace Sells

Symphony of Destruction ⓘ
Trust ⓘ
notableWork Countdown to Extinction ⓘ
Cryptic Writings ⓘ
Dystopia ⓘ
Endgame ⓘ
Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! ⓘ
Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? ⓘ
Risk ⓘ
Rust in Peace ⓘ
So Far, So Good... So What! ⓘ
Super Collider ⓘ
Th1rt3en ⓘ
The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead! ⓘ
The System Has Failed ⓘ
The World Needs a Hero ⓘ
United Abominations ⓘ
Youthanasia ⓘ
officialWebsite https://www.megadeth.com ⓘ
partOf Slayer ⓘ
surface form: Big Four of thrash metal
placeOfOrigin Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles, California
recordLabel Capitol Records ⓘ
Combat Records ⓘ
Roadrunner Records ⓘ
Universal Music Group ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

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Best Metal Performance → notableRecipient → Megadeth ⓘ
Roadrunner Records → signedArtist → Megadeth ⓘ
Metallica → associatedAct → Megadeth ⓘ
Black Sabbath → influenced → Megadeth ⓘ
Slayer → sharesMovementWith → Megadeth ⓘ
Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance → notableWinner → Megadeth ⓘ
These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ → hasBeenCoveredBy → Megadeth ⓘ
Scars on Broadway → associatedAct → Megadeth ⓘ
Sanctuary Records → associatedAct → Megadeth ⓘ
P. R. Brown → hasWorkedWith → Megadeth ⓘ
Al Pitrelli → memberOf → Megadeth ⓘ
Al Pitrelli → associatedAct → Megadeth ⓘ
Rumbo Recorders → hasClient → Megadeth ⓘ
Rumbo Recorders → hasRecordedAlbum → Megadeth ⓘ
this entity surface form: Megadeth – Countdown to Extinction
Mike Clink → associatedAct → Megadeth ⓘ
Anthrax → sharesGroupWith → Megadeth ⓘ
Combat Records → notableArtist → Megadeth ⓘ