Album: Greatest Hits: Back to the Start by Megadeth (2005)
Genre: Thrash Metal | Style: Metal | Mood: Angry
Record Label: Universal Music Group
Format: Compilation

Description: Greatest Hits: Back to the Start is the second greatest hits album by Megadeth. It was released on June 28, 2005 by Capitol Records. The title "Back to the Start" is a reference to lyrics in "Rust in Peace...Polaris" from Megadeth's 1990 album Rust in Peace: "The day of final conflict/All pay the price/The third World War rapes peace/Takes life back to the start"
The tracklist for Back to the Start was largely the result of a poll on their official website, in which tens of thousands of fans voted for their favorite tracks from the band's albums and rarities compilation. All songs are digitally remastered. The face of Megadeth's mascot Vic Rattlehead can be seen in the mushroom cloud on the album cover.
To help promote Back to the Start, a new video was made for the track "Kill the King," which was originally released on Megadeth's previous compilation, Capitol Punishment.
A special edition that was made available at Best Buy included a free Napster download of the track "One Thing," which was originally the bonus track on the Japanese release of Cryptic Writings; it would later be released on the box set Warchest.

Artist Background: Megadeth is an American thrash/heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by Dave Mustaine and Dave Ellefson, after Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums. A pioneer of the American thrash metal movement, Megadeth rose to international fame in the 1980s and was ranked as one of the "Big Four of Thrash" along with Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax, who were responsible for creating, developing and popularizing the thrash metal ... Part of the San Francisco, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Thrash Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer, Testament

Music Scene: Part of the San Francisco, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Thrash Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Thrash Metal, Metal, Angry, 2000s, Compilation, Universal Music Group


Greatest Hits: Back to the Start is the second greatest hits album by Megadeth. It was released on June 28, 2005 by Capitol Records. The title "Back to the Start" is a reference to lyrics in "Rust in Peace...Polaris" from Megadeth's 1990 album Rust in Peace: "The day of final conflict/All pay the price/The third World War rapes peace/Takes life back to the start"
The tracklist for Back to the Start was largely the result of a poll on their official website, in which tens of thousands of fans voted for their favorite tracks from the band's albums and rarities compilation. All songs are digitally remastered. The face of Megadeth's mascot Vic Rattlehead can be seen in the mushroom cloud on the album cover.
To help promote Back to the Start, a new video was made for the track "Kill the King," which was originally released on Megadeth's previous compilation, Capitol Punishment.
A special edition that was made available at Best Buy included a free Napster download of the track "One Thing," which was originally the bonus track on the Japanese release of Cryptic Writings; it would later be released on the box set Warchest.

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