Megadeth

Released: September 15, 2009

Songwriter: Dave Mustaine

Producer: Andy Sneap Dave Mustaine

[Verse 1]
Grinding my teeth
White knuckles grasp at the wheel
I rush from an avalanche of adrenaline
It's all that I feel
As quick as a bolt of lightning
A rocket ride in a bucket seat
It doesn't get any better than this
It just feeds my need for speed

[Chorus]
Supercharged, strapped in and screaming
Fire spiting from the pipes
A burnout by the flame throwing fury
8,000 horses ignite
Full throttle, hit the ground running
With a tank full of nitro
And its 1,320' to go to the finish line

[Verse 2]
My hands hold tight
Afire breathing stampede
I fall into a trance
Hold my breath till the light turns green
In a cloud of nitro methane
Melting rubber, I say my prayers
Man and machine accelerate
And I vanish in thin air

[Chorus]
Supercharged, strapped in and screaming
Fire spiting from the pipes
A burnout by the flame throwing fury
8,000 horses ignite
Full throttle, hit the ground running
With a tank full of nitro
And its 1,320' to go to the finish line

[Instrumental Outro]

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):

more tracks from the album

Endgame

From the album

Endgame (2009)

Megadeth popular songs

1,320'Megadeth

Megadeth

Endgame