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List Price: $24.98 | | Label: Capitol
Salesrank: 51708
Released: September 30, 2008 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Editorial Review:
Megadeth was formed in 1983, shortly after California native Mustaine parted ways with Metallica. "When I first started the group, I wanted to form a band because I was very bitter about being fired (from Metallica) and my fuel was revenge," said the bracingly candid musician. With something to prove, Mustaine initially set out to create the heaviest metal band ever. Beginning with the band's 1985 debut album, Killing Is My Business.And Business Is Good!, and evolving through a shifting series of lineups, Megadeth crafted a dynamic, intelligent style that combined the aggressiveness of thrash metal, the improvisational nature of jazz, and cynical, articulate, politically-charged lyrics into an innovative mix that built a rabid worldwide following. Several early albums, including 1986's classic Peace Sells.But Who's Buying? and the masterful 1990 release, Rust In Peace, solidified the band's underground metal fanbase. In 1992, Megadeth burst into the mainstream with their fifth album, Countdown To Extinction, which debuted at #2 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart and went on to sell more than two million copies in the U.S. alone. 1994's Youthanasia followed with a #4 debut, while 1997's Cryptic Writings yielded four Top 20 hits at rock radio, including "Trust" and "Almost Honest." By the time of 1999's Risk, however, which featured a pop slant unheard on previous Megadeth recordings, Mustaine himself began to grow disillusioned with the band's direction and the music industry. 2001 saw a return to the band's heavier roots on The World Needs A Hero, but a year later, a compressed nerve in Mustaine's arm forced the singer and guitarist to put his career and Megadeth on hiatus, while reassessing both. Part of that reassessment involved Megadeth's Capitol Records catalog, which began with the band's second album, Peace Sells.But Who's Buying? "I always had the desire to make So Far, So Good.So What! (1988) sound good ever since it came out, because I wasn't really happy with it," says Mustaine. "I just wanted all of them to sound good." Mustaine spent months remixing, remastering, restoring - and in some cases, reconstructing - the band's Capitol catalog to bring it as close to his original vision as possible. Each reissue was packed with unreleased tracks, demos and alternate mixes, as well as new liner notes by the iconoclastic Mustaine. Megadeth's tenth studio album, 2004's The System Has Failed, debuted at #18 on Billboard's Top 200, and the band's sold-out "Blackmail The Universe" tour followed, supporting the new album and Capitol's extensive catalog campaign. Dave Mustaine's "GIGANTOUR," inspired in name by the classic 1960s cartoon "Gigantor," took Megadeth and a host of other bands selected by Mustaine across North America in 2005 and 2006. The prophecy continued with the band's most recent critically acclaimed album, United Abominations. For the majority of three decades, Megadeth has yanked heavy metal into the future - and been rewarded with seven Grammy nominations and five platinum and multi-platinum albums.
Anthology: Set the World AFire Reviews:
Two disc Megadeth anthology 
2009-09-02 - Two discs contain MEGADETH'S best material from all of their CD's, some songs have been remastered, if not all of them. Making for an excellent listening experience.
Set the negative reviews AFIRE!!!! 
2009-08-03 - For all the negative reviewer listen to disc 1 track 14!!
This mix of songs are AWESOME!!
Long live Dave!!
THE BEST COMPILATION OF MEGADETH SO FAR
2009-02-17 - This is the best greatest hits album to buy of Megadeth , it features all of their great hits , if your just getting into Megadeth this is the way to go , highly recommended.
Great compilation
2008-12-02 - If you're quite new to the band then this cd would be the right choice as it contain all megadeth songs from 85-02, minus the latest 2 albums which under sanctuary record. This cd include 3 live tracks and all songs are remastered version and there are new 2 remastered songs here "breakpoint" and "rattlehead", they sounds awesome here and its not remixed just remastered. Overall i think i still prefer the "back to the start" greatest hits cd, as the album cover is way better and its include up to the system has failed, but this is not bad compilation.
Set These Re-Duex Afire 
2008-11-19 - Dave, do you seriously have nothing better to do than butcher your best work which was Peace Sells, So Far, Rust, and Countdown?
And people, I have listened to this compilation and while it is a great selection of songs for such a compilation, the old recordings set against the much older voice of Mustaine is sorta comical and really out of place. Also, the sound quality is really bad. The production on the originals may not have been the best either but that's the way we remember and love them. Speaking the words of wisdom, let it be.
My recommendation is stick with the originals releases. And beware that all the new re-releases are also hacked with too, so look for the older releases.
