Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years
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| Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years |
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| Compilation album by Megadeth | |||||
| Released | October 24, 2000 | ||||
| Recorded | 1986-2000 | ||||
| Genre | Thrash metal, heavy metal | ||||
| Length | 01:11:12 | ||||
| Label | Capitol Records | ||||
| Producer | Various | ||||
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- For the article on the death penalty, see Capital punishment
Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years is a greatest hits album by heavy metal band Megadeth, released in 2000, through Capitol Records. The album featured the Dave Mustaine/David Ellefson/Jimmy DeGrasso/Al Pitrelli line-up on the new tracks "Kill The King" and "Dread and the Fugitive Mind". The album features a hidden track, which is a medley of numerous previous Megadeth songs.
The album contains songs from all previously released albums except the band's debut, Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!, because the band's association with Capitol had not begun at that time.
Originally, Capitol Punishment was the album later released as The World Needs a Hero on Sanctuary Records. This was released as a promo, but when it became apparent that the album was going to be released in its current state, the promos were quickly recalled. It is currently available as a bootleg entitled "Original Capitol Punishment". All songs were remixed on the final release.
[edit] Track listing
- "Kill the King" (previously unreleased, later appeared in Greatest Hits: Back to the Start)
- "Dread and the Fugitive Mind" (previously unreleased, later appeared on The World Needs a Hero and Greatest Hits: Back to the Start)
- "Crush 'Em" (from Risk)
- "Use the Man" (from Cryptic Writings)
- "Almost Honest" (from Cryptic Writings)
- "Trust" (from Cryptic Writings)
- "A Tout le Monde" (from Youthanasia)
- "Train of Consequences" (from Youthanasia)
- "Sweating Bullets" (from Countdown to Extinction)
- "Symphony of Destruction" (from Countdown to Extinction)
- "Hangar 18" (from Rust in Peace)
- "Holy Wars... the Punishment Due" (from Rust in Peace)
- "In My Darkest Hour" (from So Far, So Good... So What!)
- "Peace Sells" (from Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?)
- "Wake Up Dead" (from Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?) (Track 15 on Japanese version)
- "Capitol Punishment" (hidden track on US version, Track 16 on Japanese version)
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2000 | The Billboard 200 | 66 |
| 2000 | New Zealand | 41 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2001 | "Kill the King" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 21 |
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