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Issued just a few years shy of their 40th year in existence, the massive 35-song compilation Warheads on Foreheads draws from every era of Megadeth's twisting but always menacing tenure. The tracks were hand-selected by bandleader Dave Mustaine, cherrypicking stand-out selections from each of their 15 studio albums (as well as a few outlier tracks) and presenting them in chronological order. Beginning with three of the stronger songs from 1985's Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good, Mustaine charts Megadeth's progression through their string of classic thrashy '80s albums into the more accessible sounds and heightened production of their early-'90s work. Things taper off after that, with only one or two picks from most of the band's 2000s and 2010s albums like The System Has Failed, Endgame, and Super Collider. 2016's Dystopia has more of a showing, with the inclusion of four of its better songs. The flow of this massive collection highlights Megadeth's evolution more like an anthology than a greatest-hits collection. Most interesting is the resilience the band shows throughout the decades, turning in powerful compositions more dated by the production traits of the era than any signs of Mustaine and co. mellowing. Some of these songs are indispensable staples to the metal genre, from the misanthropic sneering of '80s rippers like "Wake Up Dead" to the raging riffs and political lyrics of "Symphony of Destruction." Even as the band's catalog winds into material more fan-favored than commercially successful, the band's power and technical prowess stay full throttle. Warheads on Foreheads is too dense to be an introduction for those just getting into Megadeth, but it's a detailed and well-crafted re-tracing of the band's journey from the start.
© Fred Thomas /TiVo
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Dave Mustaine, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Megadeth, MainArtist - Karat Faye, Producer
℗ 2018 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dave Mustaine, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Megadeth, MainArtist - Karat Faye, Producer
℗ 2018 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dave Mustaine, Composer, Producer - Megadeth, MainArtist - Karat Faye, Producer
℗ 2018 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dave Mustaine, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Evren Göknar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megadeth, MainArtist - PAUL LANI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Casey McMackin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stan Katayama, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Burns, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Mustaine, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Evren Göknar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megadeth, MainArtist - PAUL LANI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Casey McMackin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stan Katayama, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Burns, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Mustaine, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Evren Göknar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megadeth, MainArtist - PAUL LANI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Casey McMackin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stan Katayama, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Burns, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Mustaine, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Megadeth, MainArtist - Randy Burns, Producer
℗ 2011 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Mustaine, Producer, ComposerLyricist - TOM BAKER, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megadeth, MainArtist - PAUL LANI, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Menza, Producer
℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Mustaine, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Wagener, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - TOM BAKER, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megadeth, MainArtist - PAUL LANI, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Ellefson, ComposerLyricist - Nick Menza, Producer
℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Mustaine, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Max Norman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - TOM BAKER, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megadeth, MainArtist - Mike Clink, Producer - Nick Menza, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lance Dean, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ralph Patian, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
DISC 2
Dave Mustaine, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Max Norman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - TOM BAKER, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megadeth, MainArtist - Mike Clink, Producer - Nick Menza, Producer - Ralph Patian, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lance Baker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Mustaine, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Max Norman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - TOM BAKER, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megadeth, MainArtist - Mike Clink, Producer - Dave Ellefson, ComposerLyricist - Nick Menza, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lance Dean, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ralph Patian, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Mustaine, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Max Norman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - TOM BAKER, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megadeth, MainArtist - Mike Clink, Producer - Nick Menza, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lance Dean, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ralph Patian, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Mustaine, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Max Norman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - TOM BAKER, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megadeth, MainArtist - Mike Clink, Producer - Nick Menza, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lance Dean, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ralph Patian, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Mustaine, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Max Norman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - TOM BAKER, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megadeth, MainArtist - Mike Clink, Producer - Nick Menza, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lance Dean, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ralph Patian, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Mustaine, Composer, Author, Producer - Max Norman, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - TOM BAKER, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megadeth, MainArtist - Micajah Ryan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fred Kelly, Jr., Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Mustaine, Composer, Author, Producer - Max Norman, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - TOM BAKER, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megadeth, MainArtist - Micajah Ryan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fred Kelly, Jr., Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Mustaine, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Max Norman, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - TOM BAKER, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megadeth, MainArtist - Nick Menza, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ralph Patlan, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lance Dean, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Mustaine, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Max Norman, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - TOM BAKER, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megadeth, MainArtist - David Ellefson, ComposerLyricist - Nick Menza, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Martin Friedman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Mustaine, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Max Norman, Producer - TOM BAKER, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megadeth, MainArtist - Marty Friedman, ComposerLyricist - Dave Ellefson, ComposerLyricist - Nick Menza, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Mustaine, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Max Norman, Producer - TOM BAKER, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megadeth, MainArtist - Marty Friedman, ComposerLyricist - Dave Ellefson, ComposerLyricist - Nick Menza, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
DISC 3
Dave Mustaine, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - DANN HUFF, Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF BALDING, Mixer, Recorder, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - TOM BAKER, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megadeth, MainArtist - Mark Hagen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marty Friedman, ComposerLyricist - Nick Menza, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ralph Patlan, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lance Dean, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Mustaine, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - DANN HUFF, Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF BALDING, Mixer, Recorder, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - TOM BAKER, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megadeth, MainArtist - Mark Hagen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Menza, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ralph Patlan, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lance Dean, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Mustaine, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - DANN HUFF, Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF BALDING, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - TOM BAKER, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megadeth, MainArtist - Mark Hagen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marty Friedman, Composer - Nick Menza, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ralph Patlan, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lance Dean, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Mustaine, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Kennedy, Producer - Megadeth, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
Dave Mustaine, ComposerLyricist - Megadeth, MainArtist
℗ 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
Dave Mustaine, ComposerLyricist - Megadeth, MainArtist
℗ 2007 The All Blacks B.V.
Dave Mustaine, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Sneap, Producer - Megadeth, MainArtist - Shawn Drover, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
Dave Mustaine, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Karkazis, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Megadeth, MainArtist
℗ 2011 The Echo Label Ltd., a BMG company
Dave Mustaine, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - JOHNNY K, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Cameron Webb, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megadeth, MainArtist - Shawn Drover, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Broderick, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Ellefson, ComposerLyricist - Matt Dougherty, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Eisennagel, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Ellefson, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Zachary Coleman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dave Mustaine, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Wilbur, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Megadeth, MainArtist - Chris Rakestraw, Producer, Engineer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Farah Siraj, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dave Mustaine, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Wilbur, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kiko Loureiro, ComposerLyricist - Megadeth, MainArtist - Chris Rakestraw, Producer, Engineer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Farah Siraj, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dave Mustaine, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Wilbur, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Megadeth, MainArtist - Chris Rakestraw, Producer, Engineer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dave Mustaine, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Wilbur, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Megadeth, MainArtist - Chris Rakestraw, Producer, Engineer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Issued just a few years shy of their 40th year in existence, the massive 35-song compilation Warheads on Foreheads draws from every era of Megadeth's twisting but always menacing tenure. The tracks were hand-selected by bandleader Dave Mustaine, cherrypicking stand-out selections from each of their 15 studio albums (as well as a few outlier tracks) and presenting them in chronological order. Beginning with three of the stronger songs from 1985's Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good, Mustaine charts Megadeth's progression through their string of classic thrashy '80s albums into the more accessible sounds and heightened production of their early-'90s work. Things taper off after that, with only one or two picks from most of the band's 2000s and 2010s albums like The System Has Failed, Endgame, and Super Collider. 2016's Dystopia has more of a showing, with the inclusion of four of its better songs. The flow of this massive collection highlights Megadeth's evolution more like an anthology than a greatest-hits collection. Most interesting is the resilience the band shows throughout the decades, turning in powerful compositions more dated by the production traits of the era than any signs of Mustaine and co. mellowing. Some of these songs are indispensable staples to the metal genre, from the misanthropic sneering of '80s rippers like "Wake Up Dead" to the raging riffs and political lyrics of "Symphony of Destruction." Even as the band's catalog winds into material more fan-favored than commercially successful, the band's power and technical prowess stay full throttle. Warheads on Foreheads is too dense to be an introduction for those just getting into Megadeth, but it's a detailed and well-crafted re-tracing of the band's journey from the start.
© Fred Thomas /TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 35 track(s)
- Total length: 02:45:45
- Main artists: Megadeth
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92)
- Genre: Metal
© 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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