Megadeth

Released: June 4, 2013

Songwriter: John Sykes Phil Lynott

Producer: Johnny K Dave Mustaine

[Verse 1]
I put my money in the suitcase
And headed for the big race
I felt a chill on my backbone
As I hung up the telephone

[Pre-Chorus]
Stone cold sober and stone cold sweat
Running down the back of my neck
To lose means trouble, to win pays double
And I got me a heavy bet

[Chorus]
Cold, cold sweat

[Verse 2]
They say chances on the outside
Are looking pretty slim
I feel so lucky on the inside
I feel I'm going to win

[Pre-Chorus]
Stone cold sober and stone cold sweat
Running down the back of my neck
Take a little money, there's nothing left to lose
And I got me a heavy bet

[Chorus]
Cold, cold sweat

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
I've got a whole month's wages
I haven't seen that much in ages
I might spend it in stages
And move out to Las Vegas

[Pre-Chorus]
Stone cold sober and stone cold sweat
Running down the back of my neck
To lose means trouble, to win pays double
And I got me a heavy bet

[Chorus]
Cold, cold sweat

[Outro]
I put my money in the suitcase
They say chances on the outside
I've got a whole month's wages
Stone cold sober and stone cold sweat
Stone cold crazy
Place another bet

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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