there's no denying the rightful place earned by ‘Wake Up Dead’ -- the band’s first-ever single -- on our list of the Top 10 Megadeth Songs. Here, Dave Mustaine weaves a surprisingly candid ...

With all the material penned solely by Mustaine, no songs truly register high on the “Mega-meter” – as far as being a true Megadeth classic, on par with say “Wake Up Dead”, “Holy Wars ...

(1986) Although 'Peace Sells… But Who's Buying?' is Megadeth's second album, the record's opening track, 'Wake Up Dead' was the first official single released by the band. After a heavy-as-hell ...

I love 'Holy Wars.' 'Wake Up Dead' is a great solo for me to play too; I really like that. That was one of my first really big solos that got everybody interested in Megadeth - that and '[In My ...

While Megadeth songs like ‘Symphony of Destruction’ and ‘Wake Up Dead’ have justly gained classic status, the tracks we've included below also deserve their time in the spotlight. From: ‘The Beavis ...

Watch Megadeth's 'Wake Up Dead' Video But as Mustaine acknowledged, "I don't mean to suggest that it was all a slog or that there weren't good days. Because there were – lots of them.

In that gap between ripping 15th studio album Dystopia and brand-new 16th offering The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead ... is ultimately one of my ‘Wake up and smell the coffee!’ ...

Then, Megadeth’s management called again and ... and loose-cannon drummer Nick Menza – Mustaine called out, “Wake Up Dead.” Nick did a four count, and we dove in. Right away, the band ...

Mustaine was as fired up as his red hair to get payback, and he got it with Megadeth. His goal was to “destroy Metallica,” as he noted in a recent tweet, but Megadeth’s longevity (the group ...