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Megadeth
Warchest
Release Date: 2007 10 09
Label: Capitol
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The canonization of Megadeth that began in 2002 with the remixed edition of the band's debut, Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good! (1985), continued over the years with further deluxe-packaged, remastered reissues of each studio album, and ultimately led to Warchest, a massive five-disc (four CDs, one DVD) box set boasting over six hours of music, including 33 previously unreleased tracks. There's something for everyone -- from longtime fans to neophytes -- in this box, which is similar in both approach and packaging to Slayer's five-disc Soundtrack to the Apocalypse (2003). The first three discs of Warchest are a chronological survey of the Megadeth catalog to date. The first disc covers the time frame spanning Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good! (1985), Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? (1986), So Far, So Good...So What! (1988), and Rust in Peace (1990); the second covers Countdown to Extinction (1992) and Youthanasia (1994); and the third covers Cryptic Writings (1997), Risk (1999), The World Needs a Hero (2001), and The System Has Failed (2004). Previously unreleased items are interspersed throughout, keeping with the chronological sequencing. The most notable of these are an unabridged session take of "Anarchy in the U.K." (circa So Far, So Good) that segues into "Problems," another Sex Pistols song; a few Rust in Peace demos ("Holy Wars," "Tornado of Souls," "The Five Magics"); and live performances (circa 1992) of several Countdown to Extinction songs. There's also the entire fourth disc, a high-quality live recording of a concert at Wembley Stadium in London on October 16, 1990. The audio is amazing, with stereo separation of the guitars, and toward the end of the concert, former Diamond Head lead vocalist Sean Harris joins the band on-stage to sing "It's Electric." The fifth disc, the DVD, is another live performance, this one at Hammersmith Odeon in London on September 30, 1992. Warchest also comes with an informative booklet laden with photos and discographical notes. If there's a major complaint that could be filed against Warchest, it's that it includes precious little of Megadeth's three key albums: Peace Sells, Rust in Peace, and Countdown to Extinction. But this complaint doesn't carry much weight, because the songs from those albums are indeed here in alternate versions (for instance, the live recordings are primarily of songs from these three albums), and also because any Megadeth fan will want to have those classic albums in full anyhow. Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Killing Is My Business...And Business Is GoodMustaine3:02
2Skull Beneath the SkinMustaine3:45
3Peace SellsMustaine4:02
4Wake Up DeadMustaine3:38
5Devils IslandMustaine5:05
6Set the World AfireMustaine5:48
7Into the Lungs of HellMustaine3:23
8Anarchy/Problems [Session Take]Cook, Jones, Matlock, Rotten3:51
9Hook in MouthEllefson, Mustaine4:40
10LiarEllefson, Mustaine3:22
11In My Darkest HourEllefson, Mustaine6:26
12No More Mr. Nice Guy [From Shocker]Bruce, Cooper3:00
13"Dark Themes..." [#]0:36
14Holy Wars...The Punishment Due [Casey McMackin Demo]Mustaine6:42
15Tornado of Souls [#][Demo Version]Ellefson, Mustaine5:18
16Five Magics [#][Demo Version]Mustaine5:38
17Hangar 18Mustaine5:11
18"Keeping Score..." [#]1:35
19Symphony of DestructionMustaine4:06
20Go to HellEllefson, Friedman, Menza, Mustaine4:35
21Foreclosure of a DreamEllefson, Mustaine4:22
22Architecture of Aggression [Demo Version]Ellefson, Mustaine2:50
23Skin O' My Teeth [Live]Mustaine3:18
24High Speed Dirt [Live]Ellefson, Mustaine4:07
25Ashes in Your Mouth [Live]Ellefson, Friedman, Menza, Mustaine6:15
26Sweating Bullets [Live]Mustaine4:52
27Breakpoint [Session Take][#]Ellefson, Menza, Mustaine3:17
28Angry AgainMustaine3:46
29Train of ConsequencesEllefson, Friedman, Menza, Mustaine3:31
30Reckoning DayEllefson, Friedman, Menza, Mustaine4:34
31New World OrderEllefson, Friedman, Menza, Mustaine3:47
32Killing RoadEllefson, Friedman, Menza, Mustaine3:52
33Strange WaysFrehley2:47
34ParanoidButler, Iommi, Osborne, Ward2:31
35DiademsEllefson, Friedman, Menza, Mustaine4:17
36Tout le MondeEllefson, Friedman, Menza, Mustaine4:22
37TrustFriedman, Mustaine5:11
38Almost HonestFriedman, Mustaine4:08
39Use the ManFriedman, Mustaine4:04
40She-WolfMustaine3:37
41Secret Place [Live]Mustaine4:31
42One ThingMustaine4:38
43Duke NukemJackson3:54
44InsomniaMustaine4:15
45Crush 'EmFriedman, Mustaine, Prager4:55
46Kill the KingMustaine3:44
47Dread and the Fugitive MindMustaine4:22
48Never Say DieButler, Iommi, Osborne, Ward3:46
49Moto PsychoMustaine3:06
501000 Times GoodbyeMustaine6:27
51Coming HomeMustaine2:39
52Kick the ChairMustaine3:57
53Of Mice and MenMustaine4:04
54Intro/Rattlehead5:55
55Wake Up Dead [#]Mustaine3:53
56Hangar 18 [#]Mustaine4:52
57Hook in Mouth [#]Ellefson, Mustaine4:27
58Skull Beneath the Skin [#]Mustaine3:29
59Conjuring [#]Mustaine4:48
60In My Darkest Hour [#]Ellefson, Mustaine5:42
61Lucretia [#]Ellefson, Mustaine3:42
62Devils Island [#]Mustaine4:45
63Take No Prisoners [#]Mustaine3:17
64Peace Sells [#]Mustaine4:12
65Black Friday [#]Mustaine6:10
66It's Electric [#]Harris, Tatler3:22
67Anarchy in the U.K. [#]Cook, Jones, Matlock, Rotten3:04
68Holy Wars...The Punishment Due [#]Mustaine6:42
69Intro/Holy Wars...The Punishment Due [DVD][Live][#]Mustaine
70Wake Up Dead [DVD][Live][#]Mustaine
71Hangar 18 [DVD][Live][#]Mustaine
72Lucretia [DVD][Live][#]Ellefson, Mustaine
73Sweating Bullets [DVD][Live][#]Mustaine
74In My Darkest Hour [DVD][Live][#]Ellefson, Mustaine
75Tornado of Souls [DVD][Live][#]Ellefson, Mustaine
76Ashes in Your Mouth [DVD][Live][#]Ellefson, Friedman, Menza, Mustaine
77Peace Sells [DVD][Live][#]Mustaine
78Anarchy in the U.K. [DVD][Live][#]Cook, Jones, Matlock, Rotten







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