Megadeth

Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed by guitarist Dave Mustaine and bassist David Ellefson. The band has released fifteen studio albums, five live albums, six compilation albums, two EPs, forty-five singles, eleven video albums, and thirty-three music videos.

In 1985, the band released its debut album, Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!. Their first major-label album, Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?, was released in 1986. The band's biggest-selling albums are Rust in Peace released in 1990 and Countdown to Extinction in 1992. The band temporarily disbanded in 2002 when Mustaine suffered an arm injury and re-established in 2004 without bassist Ellefson woh would rejoin the group in 2010.

Megadeth has sold 50 million records worldwide, earned platinum certification in the United States for five of its fifteen studio albums, and received eleven Grammy nominations. The group has experienced controversy over its musical approach and lyrics involving themes of death, war, politics and religion. MTV has refused to play two of the band's videos that the network considered to condone suicide.

Megadeth's latest studio album, Dystopia, was released in 2016.