Warchest box set from the American heavy metal band Megadeth . Warchest features five discs (4 CD + DVD) and features studio tracks, demos and live recordings of a number of the band's songs from its first ten studio albums and rarities EP . The box set was released on October 9, 2007 by EMI /Capitol Records ,[ 1] [ 2]
While the content on discs 1–3 is assorted, disc 4 was recorded live at Wembley Arena , London , England , on October 14, 1990. The "Clash Of The Titans Tour" also featured Suicidal Tendencies , Anthrax and Slayer during the European leg. Disc 5 is a DVD, and features a concert recorded at Hammersmith Odeon , London, England, on September 30, 1992.
Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic noted that the set offers "something for everyone – from longtime fans to neophytes". Birchmeyer reserved special praise for disc 4, a 1990 concert at Wembley Arena in London. He described the concert as "amazing" and noted the stereo separation of the guitars, and an appearance by Sean Harris of Diamond Head .[ 3]
All music and lyrics by Dave Mustaine , except where noted
Disc 1 Title Lyrics Music Album 1. "Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! " Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! 3:02 2. "The Skull Beneath the Skin" Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! 3:45 3. "Peace Sells " Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? 4:02 4. "Wake Up Dead " Peace Sells...but Who's Buying? 3:38 5. "Devil's Island" Peace Sells...but Who's Buying? 5:05 6. "Set the World Afire " So Far, So Good... So What! 5:48 7. "Into the Lungs of Hell" (Instrumental ) So Far, So Good... So What! 3:23 8. "Anarchy /Problems" (Session take ) Johnny Rotten , Steve Jones , Glen Matlock , Paul Cook Rotten, Jones, Matlock, Cook Previously unreleased, 1988 3:51 9. "Hook in Mouth " Mustaine, David Ellefson So Far, So Good... So What! 4:40 10. "Liar" Mustaine, Ellefson So Far, So Good... So What! 3:22 11. "In My Darkest Hour " Mustaine, Ellefson So Far, So Good... So What! 5:26 12. "No More Mr. Nice Guy " Alice Cooper , Michael Bruce Cooper, Bruce Shocker soundtrack , 19893:00 13. "Dark Themes..." (Interview ) Previously unreleased, 1989 0:36 14. "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due " (Casey McMackin demo ) Previously unreleased 6:42 15. "Tornado of Souls " (Demo) Mustaine, Ellefson Previously unreleased 5:18 16. "Five Magics" (Demo) Previously unreleased 5:38 17. "Hangar 18 " Rust in Peace 5:11
Disc 2 Title Lyrics Music Album 1. "Keeping Score..." (Interview) Previously unreleased 1:35 2. "Symphony of Destruction " Countdown to Extinction 4:06 3. "Go to Hell " Mustaine, Marty Friedman , Ellefson, Nick Menza Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson, Menza Hidden Treasures 4:35 4. "Foreclosure of a Dream " Mustaine, Ellefson Countdown to Extinction 4:22 5. "Architecture of Aggression" (Demo) Mustaine, Ellefson Hidden Treasures 2:50 6. "Skin o' My Teeth " (Live at the Alpine Valley , East Troy, Wisconsin ) Previously unreleased, 1992 3:18 7. "High Speed Dirt" (Live at the Alpine Valley, East Troy, Wisconsin) Mustaine, Ellefson Previously unreleased 4:07 8. "Ashes in Your Mouth" (Live at the Cow Palace , San Francisco) Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson, Menza Previously unreleased 6:15 9. "Sweating Bullets " (Live at the Cow Palace, San Francisco, California) Previously unreleased 4:52 10. "Breakpoint" (Session take) Mustaine, Ellefson, Menza Mustaine, Ellefson, Menza Previously unreleased, 1993 3:17 11. "Angry Again " Hidden Treasures 3:46 12. "Train of Consequences " Youthanasia 3:31 13. "Reckoning Day" Mustaine, Ellefson Mustaine, Friedman Youthanasia 4:34 14. "New World Order " Mustaine, Menza Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson Duke Nukem: Music to Score By 3:47 15. "The Killing Road" Youthanasia 3:52 16. "Strange Ways" Ace Frehley Frehley Previously unreleased; recorded for Kiss My Ass 2:47 17. "Paranoid " Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , Bill Ward Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Ward Nativity in Black 2:31 18. "Diadems" Demon Knight soundtrack , 19954:17 19. "A Tout le Monde " Youthanasia 4:22
Disc 3 Title Lyrics Music Album 1. "Trust " Mustaine, Friedman Cryptic Writings 5:11 2. "Almost Honest " Mustaine, Friedman Cryptic Writings 4:08 3. "Use the Man " Mustaine, Friedman Cryptic Writings 4:04 4. "She-Wolf" Cryptic Writings 3:37 5. "A Secret Place " (Live at Rome, New York ) Woodstock 1999 4:31 6. "One Thing" (Previously unreleased in the US) Cryptic Writings 4:38 7. "Duke Nukem Theme" (Instrumental) Lee Jackson Risk Duke Nukem: Music to Score By 3:54 8. "Insomnia " Risk , 19994:15 9. "Crush 'Em " Mustaine, Bud Prager Mustaine, Friedman Risk 4:55 10. "Kill the King " Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years 3:44 11. "Dread and the Fugitive Mind " The World Needs a Hero 4:22 12. "Never Say Die (Live)" Butler Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Ward Nativity in Black, Vol. 2: A Tribute to Black Sabbath 3:46 13. "Moto Psycho " The World Needs a Hero 3:06 14. "1000 Times Goodbye" The World Needs a Hero 6:27 15. "Coming Home" (Previously unreleased in the US) The World Needs a Hero 2:39 16. "Kick the Chair" The System Has Failed 3:57 17. "Of Mice and Men " The System Has Failed 4:04
Disc 4 – Wembley Arena , Wembley , London, England, October 14, 1990 Title Lyrics Music 1. "Intro/Rattlehead" 5:55 2. "Wake Up Dead" 3:53 3. "Hangar 18" 4:52 4. "Hook in Mouth" Mustaine, Ellefson 4:27 5. "The Skull Beneath the Skin" 3:29 6. "The Conjuring" 4:48 7. "In My Darkest Hour" Mustaine, Ellefson 5:42 8. "Lucretia" Mustaine, Ellefson 3:42 9. "Devils Island" 4:45 10. "Take No Prisoners" 3:17 11. "Peace Sells" 4:12 12. "Black Friday" 6:10 13. "It's Electric" (featuring Sean Harris) Sean Harris, Brian Tatler Harris, Tatler 3:22 14. "Anarchy in the U.K. " Rotten, Jones, Matlock, Cook Rotten, Jones, Matlock, Cook 3:04 15. "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" 6:43
Disc 5 – DVD – Hammersmith Odeon , Hammersmith , London, England, September 30, 1992 Title Lyrics Music 1. "Intro/Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" 7:56 2. "Wake Up Dead" 3:38 3. "Hangar 18" 5:02 4. "Lucretia" Mustaine, Ellefson 3:46 5. "Sweating Bullets" 4:48 6. "In My Darkest Hour" Mustaine, Ellefson 6:17 7. "Tornado of Souls" Mustaine, Ellefson 5:16 8. "Ashes in Your Mouth" Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson, Menza 6:07 9. "Peace Sells" 4:29 10. "Anarchy in the U.K." Rotten, Jones, Matlock, Cook Rotten, Jones, Matlock, Cook 3:24
Dave Mustaine – guitars, lead vocals, acoustic guitarDavid Ellefson – bass, backing vocals on discs 1, 2, 4, 5 and tracks 1–15 on disc 3Chris Poland – lead guitar on tracks 1–5 on disc 1 and tracks 16–17 on disc 3Gar Samuelson – drums on tracks 1–5 on disc 1Jeff Young – lead guitar on tracks 6–11 on disc 1Chuck Behler – drums on tracks 6–11, 14[ 5] Nick Menza – drums on tracks discs 2, 4, 5, tracks 12–13, tracks 15–17 on disc 1, and tracks 1–4, 6 on disc 3Marty Friedman – lead guitar on discs 2, 4, 5, tracks 13–14, tracks 15–17 on disc 1, and tracks 1–9 on disc 3Jimmy DeGrasso – drums on tracks 5, 7–14 on disc 3Al Pitrelli – lead guitar on tracks 10–14 on disc 3Jimmy Lee Sloas – bass on tracks 16–17 on disc 3
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums on tracks 16–17 on disc 3
^ a b Megadeth: 'Warchest' Box Set Due In October . Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved September 28, 2013^ "Megadeth: 'Warchest' First-Week Sales Revealed – Oct. 17, 2007" . Blabbermouth.net . Retrieved August 6, 2011 .^ a b Birchmeier, Jason. Megadeth – Warchest review . Allmusic
^ Bracelin, Jason (December 2007). "Megadeth: Warchest: Heavy box set from American extremists obsessed with death, killing and death" . The Guide: Reissues. Blender . Vol. 6, no. 11. Dennis Publishing, Inc. p. 157. Retrieved September 5, 2024 – via Internet Archive. ^ "Dave Mustaine on Making 'Rust in Peace,' Asking Slash and Dimebag to Join Megadeth" . Revolver . Retrieved March 18, 2023 .^ "Megadeth – Warchest" . www.finnishcharts.com . Retrieved February 12, 2018 .^ "メガデス・ウォーチェスト・ボックス" [Megadeth War Chest Box] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved October 4, 2021 .
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