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List Price: $16.98 | | Label: Capitol
Salesrank: 55257
Released: July 27, 2004 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Countdown to Extinction Track Listing:
1. Skin O' My Teeth
2. Symphony Of Destruction
3. Architecture Of Aggression
4. Foreclosure Of A Dream
5. Sweating Bullets
6. This Was My Life
7. Countdown To Extinction
8. High Speed Dirt
9. Psychotron
10. Captive Honour
11. Ashes In Your Mouth
12. Crown Of Worms - previously unreleased in the U.S.
13. Countdown To Extinction (Demo) - previously unreleased
14. Symphony Of Destruction (Demo) - previously unreleased
15. Psychotron (Demo) - previously unreleased
Countdown to Extinction Reviews:
Not as good as Rust. 
2008-05-16 - Like Metallica.
Like Slayer.
Megadeth were unable to follow up their best disc (Rust) with somthing even better.
Pity.
It's not a bad disc by any means. Compared to later Megadeth releases it's quite brilliant really.
Definitly worth checking out for speed metal fans.
I will rate this anyway 
2007-12-11 - First off so called speed metal seems to favor continuous brain dead speedy guitar masturbation over actually creating songs that are in anyway memorable, interesting, or remotely good in any way. I think most listeners would agree that speed metal is generally unbearably boring after about 10 seconds. This album, however, is excellent throughout so it's obviously not speed metal. This album and Rust In Peace are the only two albums that I've heard by Megadeth that are worth a serious listen. I have not heard the remaster/remix versions of these albums, but this album is interesting enough to consider having both versions. One last thing, virtuoso players can not always be expected to subdue their amazing talents in the service of making a great song --- I get that --- but wouldn't be nice if they did it a little more often --- I mean, really, who in their right mind can listen to an entire Yngwie Malmsteen album straight through?
Foreclosure of a Dream
2007-07-11 - Many Megadeth fans prefer "Rust in Peace" and "Peace Sells But Who's Buying" but this Megadeth is the best-selling album. This is also one of the heaviest Megadeth album, there's only the title track that is quite peaceful. The album has some great moments with "Skin o' My Teeth", "Symphony of Destruction", "Sweating Bullets", "Ashes in Your Mouth", "High Speed Dirt", and "Psychotron"...excellent strange lyrics in every song and also great hard heavy metal riffs. "This Was My Life" is my favourute song in this album. Dave Mustaine's voice is very deep and he can do the song very good. "Foreclose of a Dream" has quite peaceful moments too but this is quite little.
Stars: Sweating Bullets, Symphony of Destruction, Ashes in Your Mouth, Skin 'o My Teeth
Original = Good, Remix = Poor 
2007-06-17 - I own both the original and the remixed/remastered version. The original is no "Rust in Peace", but it's still a pretty good album. I give the original 4 stars. However, the mix on the first album is perfect and the remix ruins many of the songs. It's hard to put in technical terms, but it just doesn't sound right. One problem is that it sounds like each instrument is playing a different song. Things just don't "fit" anymore. Also, the album also sounds less intense than the original. Usually with remasters (though not always remixes), the newer version sounds heavier. It's not all bad though. I kind of like the new intro to "Sweating Bullets". I prefer the original intro to "Captive Honour", but the new intro is still a somewhat interesting alternative.
The only other "remixed and remastered" version I've heard is "So Far, So Good...So What!". Although people complained about that one too, I actually liked the new version. This, however, is far worse than the original.
If you haven't heard the album before, then hunt down the original. If you have it already and are a serious fan, then you should pick this version up for the "Crown of Worms" bonus track. It's no classic, but it's pretty good and fits in well with the album. The three demo tracks are no good, but "Crown of Worms" makes it a worthwhile purchase if you're a serious fan.
Dave's a big fibber. 
2007-06-04 - Beware! If you have the original recording of this album, do not --repeat--DO NOT get rid of it. While it's stated on the case that it was remixed and remastered, it's become obvious to me that certain parts have been re-recorded as well. I can't speak for the vocal or guitar parts but the drum tracks, I'm fairly certain, have all been re-recorded. I'm a drummer with incredibly sensitive ears. I'm also intimately familiar with Nick Menza's work on this album (great work, too) and I can say without hesitation that he's not the person who played on this remix. Whoever it was is pretty good at imitating him but not perfect. I'm not sure why Dave would do this--maybe he wasn't able to get the sound he wanted from the original tracks. Whatever. Nice try, Dave. Download the extra songs off of I-tunes or something but avoid the rest of this one and find the original.
