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Countdown to ExtinctionMegadeth
Metal · 1990s

Countdown to Extinction

Megadeth
Released 1992Metal
EssentialPicked by a lifelong record collector

A polished, commercial thrash peak. Tuneful and huge. Their best-selling record. Released in 1992, it's one of Megadeth's later high points.

On vinyl: Vinyl can be scarcer than the CD from this era, so it's worth looking for a recent repressing.

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