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Released: July 14, 1992

The remixed and remastered Megadeth albums released in 2004 aren't your typical cash-ins. They're stark improvements over the originals: group leader Dave Mustaine did the remixing and remastering himself, making especially significant revisions to the earlier albums, and he includes insightful liner notes for each reissue, including track-by-track commentary for the bonus tracks, as well as lyrics and period photos. The reissue of Countdown to Extinction, like those of the albums that postdate it, isn't all that different from its original incarnation. Megadeth was a big-budget band by this point and afforded itself top-shelf production. So, unlike the band's earlier albums...

Track List:

01. Skin O' My Teeth

02. Symphony of Destruction

03. Architecture of Aggression

04. Foreclosure of a Dream

05. Sweating Bullets

06. This Was My Life

07. Countdown to Extinction

08. High Speed Dirt

09. Psychotron

10. Captive Honour

11. Ashes In Your Mouth

12. Crown of Worms

13. Countdown to Extinction (Demo Version)

14. Symphony of Destruction (Demo Version)

15. Psychotron (Demo Version)