Hangar 18 (song)

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"Hangar 18"

Song by Megadeth
from the album Rust in Peace
Released	1990
Genre	Thrash metal Speed metal
Length	5:12
Label	Capitol Records Combat Records
Writer(s)	Dave Mustaine
Producer(s)	Dave Mustaine and Mike Clink
Rust in Peace track listing
Holy Wars...The Punishment Due (1)	"Hangar 18" (2)	Take No Prisoners (3)

"Hangar 18"(sample (help·info)) is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth from the 1990 album Rust In Peace.

It is a song inspired by UFO conspiracy theories and has a chordal structure in D minor also used by Metallica in their song "The Call of Ktulu" from the Ride the Lightning album, which was made from the demo When Hell Freezes Over which was written in part by Mustaine while he was still in Metallica. After a standard verse/chorus structure, the second half of the song is instrumental. Ex-Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman claims that the original version of the song was much longer than what appears on the Rust in Peace album. This song is notable for containing no less than eleven guitar solos by Friedman and Mustaine.

A sequel to this song called "Return to Hangar" was included on Megadeth's album The World Needs a Hero.

The song is featured in the PlayStation 2 game Guitar Hero II.

Some believe that this song was the basis for a tune in the PC video game DOOM II in the Entryway stage.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Credits

Dave Mustaine : Guitars, Vocals
Marty Friedman : Guitars
David Ellefson : Bass
Nick Menza : Drums

[edit] CD single track listing

"Hangar 18 (AOR Edit)" - 3:15
"Hangar 18 (LP Version)" - 4:11

Capitol Records DPRO-79462

Discography
Megadeth
Dave Mustaine \| Glen Drover \| James Lomenzo \| Shawn Drover
Former members: David Ellefson \| Chris Poland \| Gar Samuelson \| Jeff Young \| Chuck Behler \| Nick Menza \| Marty Friedman \| Jimmy DeGrasso \| Al Pitrelli \| James MacDonough
Studio albums: Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! \| Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? \| So Far, So Good... So What! \| Rust in Peace \| Countdown to Extinction \| Youthanasia \| Cryptic Writings \| Risk \| The World Needs a Hero \| The System Has Failed \| United Abominations
Live albums: Live Trax \| Live Trax II \| Rude Awakening \| Still Alive... And Well? \| Unplugged In Boston
Compilations: Capitol Punishment \| Back to the Start
Extended plays: Hidden Treasures \| Cryptic Sounds
Videos and DVDs: Rusted Pieces \| Exposure of a Dream \| Evolver: The Making of Youthanasia \| Rude Awakening \| Video Hits \| Arsenal of Megadeth \| That One Night: Live in Buenos Aires
Songs
Mechanix \| Peace Sells \| In My Darkest Hour \| Hangar 18 \| Tornado of Souls \| My Creation \| Skin O' My Teeth \| Sweating Bullets \| Go To Hell \| Train Of Consequences \| A Tout Le Monde \| Trust \| Breadline \| Gears of War
Other
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