Megadeth

Released: January 22, 2016

Songwriter: Tony Bourge Burke Shelley

Producer: Chris Rakestraw Dave Mustaine

[Verse 1]
Melt the ice away
That's what they say
Say it, say it, say it's safe

[Verse 2]
Don't you breakdown under hailstone
Yeah, you can do what you want
You can be what you want
Your bad, bad words
Yes, you know they can hurt
'Cause I'm the same as you
I need loving too

[Verse 3]
Cold winds are blowing
I think it's time I was going
Sad, sad city

[Verse 4]
When you're giving for a living
Yeah, you can have it with me
It's a perfect dream
You can be here too
There's a lot you can do
By the way you appear in the eyes of the world
Take my word

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]
You can see the sign coming from afar
You can see the sign coming from afar
Can you see it there?
Oh, oh, melt the ice away

[Verse 5]
When we're attacking, red lights flashing
Oh, you can burn out a wire
It's a crazy desire
You can go with the wind
You can be my friend
You don't need a hand
Take to the Promised Land

[Outro]
You can see the sign coming from afar
You can see the sign, oh yeah, it's there
Oh, oh, melt the ice away
Melt the ice away
Melt the ice away
Melt the ice away

After being kicked out of Metallica, Dave Mustaine decided to form a Thrash Metal band that not only rivaled his former band, but played faster, more technical Metal. Along with bassist David ‘Junior’ Ellefson and a revolving door of guitarists and drummers, Mustaine set the world afire as Megadeth became known as the world’s state-of-the-art Speed Metal band throughout the 80s and the early 90s. One of the Big Four of Thrash Metal, Megadeth remains one of Metal’s most popular acts today.

However, Dave Mustaine’s fledgling band got off to a shaky start. Initially unable to find like-minded individuals, it was not until an altercation with his (underage) downstairs neighbours Dave Ellefson and Greg Handevidt, that led to him buying them beer and forming the first incarnation of the band with drummer Dijon Carruthers in 1983.

The band was named after a political pamphlet that referred to a “megadeath” (one million deaths by nuclear explosion):

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