Hidden Treasures (EP)

Hidden Treasures
EP by Megadeth
Released July 18, 1995
Recorded 1989-1994
Genre Heavy metal, hard rock, thrash metal
Length 29:06
Label Capitol
Producer Max Norman, Dave Mustaine
Megadeth chronology
Youthanasia
(1994)
Hidden Treasures
(1995)
Cryptic Writings
(1997)
Singles from Hidden Treasures
  1. "No More Mr. Nice Guy"
    Released: 1990
Alternative cover
Limited Edition cover

Hidden Treasures is an EP by American heavy metal band Megadeth, released in 1995. It is a collection of previously released non-album tracks, including soundtrack and compilation songs. The American version of the album is currently out of print, but the Japanese version is still available as of 2006. It was originally released in Europe as a special bonus CD for Youthanasia, before being released in Japan and the US as a separate EP later that year. A remastered version was released in Europe on April 30, 2007. The remastered album almost matches the Japanese release (with the bonus tracks moved to the end of the disc). The one difference is that the demo version of "New World Order" is replaced by the final version. Whilst this appears to be a mistake, it was probably intentional, as the demo version of "New World Order" already appeared on the remastered Youthanasia album.

The album cover features a map of north-central Arizona. Many of the cities on the map are the names of the songs that appear on the album.[1][2]

The remastered version of Hidden Treasures was not officially released in America due to the inclusion of most of the songs on Warchest.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [3]
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Track listing

Original track listing

No. Title Lyrics Music Original release Length
1. "No More Mr. Nice Guy" (originally by Alice Cooper) Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce Cooper, Bruce Shocker (1989) 3:02
2. "Breakpoint"   Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson, Nick Menza Mustaine, Ellefson, Menza Super Mario Bros. (1993) 3:29
3. "Go to Hell"   Mustaine, Marty Friedman, Ellefson, Menza Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson, Menza Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey: Music from the Motion Picture (1991) 4:36
4. "Angry Again"   Mustaine Mustaine Last Action Hero: Music from the Original Motion Picture (1993) 3:47
5. "99 Ways to Die"   Mustaine Mustaine The Beavis and Butt-head Experience (1993) 3:58
6. "Paranoid" (originally by Black Sabbath) Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Ward Nativity in Black: A Tribute to Black Sabbath (1994) 2:32
7. "Diadems"   Mustaine Mustaine Demon Knight (1995) 3:56
8. "Problems" (originally by the Sex Pistols) Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Paul Cook Rotten, Jones, Matlock, Cook A Tout le Monde (1994) 3:57
Total length:
29:06

Limited edition track listing

No. Title Lyrics Music Original release Length
1. "À Tout le Monde"   Mustaine Mustaine Youthanasia (1994) 4:29
2. "Symphony of Destruction" (demo) Mustaine Mustaine Countdown to Extinction (1992) 5:29
3. "Architecture of Aggression" (demo) Mustaine Mustaine, Ellefson A Tout le Monde (1994) 2:49
4. "New World Order" (demo) Mustaine, Menza Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson Youthanasia (1994) 3:47
5. "No More Mr. Nice Guy" (originally by Alice Cooper) Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce Cooper, Bruce Shocker (1989) 3:02
6. "Breakpoint"   Mustaine, Ellefson, Menza Mustaine, Ellefson, Menza Super Mario Bros. (1993) 3:29
7. "Go to Hell"   Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson, Menza Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson, Menza Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey: Music from the Motion Picture (1991) 4:36
8. "Angry Again"   Mustaine Mustaine Last Action Hero: Music from the Original Motion Picture (1993) 3:48
9. "99 Ways to Die"   Mustaine Mustaine The Beavis and Butt-head Experience (1993) 3:58
10. "Paranoid" (originally by Black Sabbath) Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Ward Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Ward Nativity in Black: A Tribute to Black Sabbath (1994) 2:32
11. "Diadems"   Mustaine Mustaine Demon Knight (1995) 3:55
12. "Problems" (originally by the Sex Pistols) Rotten, Jones, Matlock, Cook Rotten, Jones, Matlock, Cook A Tout le Monde (1994) 3:57

Re-issue track listing

No. Title Lyrics Music Original release Length
1. "No More Mr. Nice Guy" (originally by Alice Cooper) Cooper, Bruce Cooper, Bruce Shocker (1989) 3:02
2. "Breakpoint"   Mustaine, Ellefson, Menza Mustaine, Ellefson, Menza Super Mario Bros. (1993) 3:29
3. "Go to Hell"   Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson, Menza Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey: Music from the Motion Picture (1991) 4:36
4. "Angry Again"   Mustaine Mustaine Last Action Hero: Music from the Original Motion Picture (1993) 3:48
5. "99 Ways to Die"   Mustaine Mustaine The Beavis and Butt-head Experience (1993) 3:58
6. "Paranoid" (originally by Black Sabbath) Butler Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Bill Ward Nativity in Black: A Tribute to Black Sabbath (1994) 2:32
7. "Diadems"   Mustaine Mustaine Demon Knight (1995) 3:55
8. "Problems" (originally by the Sex Pistols) Rotten, Jones, Matlock, Cook Rotten, Jones, Matlock, Cook A Tout le Monde (1994) 3:57
9. "À Tout le Monde"   Mustaine Mustaine Youthanasia (1994) 4:29
10. "Symphony of Destruction" (demo) Mustaine Mustaine A Tout le Monde (1994) 5:29
11. "Architecture of Aggression" (demo) Mustaine Mustaine, Ellefson A Tout le Monde (1994) 2:49
12. "New World Order"   Mustaine, Menza Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson A Tout le Monde (1994) 3:47
  1. The version of "Diadems" on Hidden Treasures differs from the Demon Knight soundtrack version (which also appeared on the Warchest box set), which has a longer intro, more prominent winds, and no electric guitars until the drums enter.

Personnel

Megadeth

Charts

Year Chart Position
1995 The Billboard 200 90

References