Warchest is a box set from the American heavy metal band Megadeth. Warchest features five discs (4 CD + DVD) and features studio tracks, demos and live recordings of a number of the band's songs from its first ten studio albums and rarities EP. The box set was released on October 9, 2007 by EMI/Capitol Records,[1] and sold around 1,100 copies in the United States in its first week.[2]
While the content on discs 1-3 is assorted, disc 4 was recorded live at Wembley Arena, London, England, on October 14, 1990. The location and date is incorrectly listed in the liner notes.[citation needed] The liner notes and packaging list disc 4 as being recorded at Wembley Stadium on October 16, 1990.[citation needed] The concert featured on disc 4 was the last date on the European leg of the "Clash Of The Titans Tour" in 1990.[citation needed] This tour (including Megadeth) played Wembley Arena on October 14, 1990.[citation needed] There was no concert on October 16 or at Wembley Stadium, for that matter.[citation needed] Furthermore, during the concert set, just before Megadeth plays the song "Good Mourning / Black Friday", Dave Mustaine asks the crowd, "Today's Sunday, right?...". This can be clearly heard on the CD. October 14 fell on a Sunday in 1990.[citation needed] The "Clash Of The Titans Tour" also featured Suicidal Tendencies, Anthrax and Slayer during the European leg. Disc 5 is a DVD, and features a concert recorded at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, on September 30, 1992. Its audio was encoded to stereo Linear PCM. The DVD does not include Megadeth's full performance from that night.[citation needed]
Reception
Professional ratings |
Review scores |
Source |
Rating |
Allmusic |
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Blender |
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Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic noted that the set offers "something for everyone -- from longtime fans to neophytes". Birchmeyer reserved special praise for disc 4, a 1990 concert at Wembley Arena in London. He described the concert as "amazing" and noted the studio separation of the guitars, and an appearance by Sean Harris of Diamond Head.[3]
Track listing
All music and lyrics by Dave Mustaine, except where noted
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1. |
"Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!" | | | Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! (1985) |
3:02 |
2. |
"The Skull Beneath the Skin" | | | Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! (1985) |
3:45 |
3. |
"Peace Sells" | | | Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? (1986) |
4:02 |
4. |
"Wake Up Dead" | | | Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? (1986) |
3:38 |
5. |
"Devil's Island" | | | Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? (1986) |
5:05 |
6. |
"Set the World Afire" | | | So Far, So Good... So What! (1988) |
5:48 |
7. |
"Into the Lungs of Hell" (instrumental) | | | So Far, So Good... So What! (1988) |
3:23 |
8. |
"Anarchy"/"Problems" (session take) | Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Paul Cook | Rotten, Jones, Matlock, Cook | previously unreleased (1988) |
3:51 |
9. |
"Hook in Mouth" | | Mustaine, David Ellefson | So Far, So Good... So What! (1988) |
4:40 |
10. |
"Liar" | | Mustaine, Ellefson | So Far, So Good... So What! (1988) |
3:22 |
11. |
"In My Darkest Hour" | Mustaine, Ellefson | | So Far, So Good... So What! (1988) |
5:26 |
12. |
"No More Mr. Nice Guy" | Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce | Cooper, Bruce | Shocker (1989) |
3:00 |
13. |
"Dark Themes..." (interview) | | | previously unreleased (1989) |
0:36 |
14. |
"Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" (Casey McMackin demo) | | | previously unreleased (1990) |
6:42 |
15. |
"Tornado of Souls" (demo) | Mustaine, Ellefson | | previously unreleased (1990) |
5:18 |
16. |
"Five Magics" (demo) | | | previously unreleased (1990) |
5:38 |
17. |
"Hangar 18" | | | Rust in Peace (1990) |
5:11 |
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1. |
"Keeping Score..." (interview) | | | previously unreleased |
1:35 |
2. |
"Symphony of Destruction" | | | Countdown to Extinction (1992) |
4:06 |
3. |
"Go to Hell" | Mustaine, Marty Friedman, Ellefson, Nick Menza | Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson, Menza | Hidden Treasures (1994) |
4:35 |
4. |
"Foreclosure of a Dream" | Mustaine, Ellefson | | Countdown to Extinction (1992) |
4:22 |
5. |
"Architecture of Aggression" (demo) | | Mustaine, Ellefson | Hidden Treasures (1994) |
2:50 |
6. |
"Skin o' My Teeth" (live at Alpine Valley, East Troy, Wisconsin) | | | previously unreleased (1992) |
3:18 |
7. |
"High Speed Dirt" (live at Alpine Valley, East Troy, Wisconsin) | Mustaine, Ellefson | | previously unreleased (1992) |
4:07 |
8. |
"Ashes in Your Mouth" (live at the Cow Palace, San Francisco, California) | | Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson, Menza | previously unreleased (1992) |
6:15 |
9. |
"Sweating Bullets" (live at the Cow Palace, San Francisco, California) | | | previously unreleased (1992) |
4:52 |
10. |
"Breakpoint" (session take) | Mustaine, Ellefson, Menza | Mustaine, Ellefson, Menza | previously unreleased (1993) |
3:17 |
11. |
"Angry Again" | | | Hidden Treasures (1993) |
3:46 |
12. |
"Train of Consequences" | | | Youthanasia (1994) |
3:31 |
13. |
"Reckoning Day" | Mustaine, Ellefson | Mustaine, Friedman | Youthanasia (1994) |
4:34 |
14. |
"New World Order" | Mustaine, Menza | Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson | Duke Nukem: Music to Score By (1995) |
3:47 |
15. |
"The Killing Road" | | | Youthanasia (1994) |
3:52 |
16. |
"Strange Ways" | Ace Frehley | Frehley | previously unreleased; recorded for Kiss My Ass (1994) |
2:47 |
17. |
"Paranoid" | Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward | Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Ward | Nativity in Black (1994) |
2:31 |
18. |
"Diadems" | | | Demon Knight (1995) |
4:17 |
19. |
"À Tout le Monde" | | | Youthanasia (1994) |
4:22 |
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1. |
"Trust" | | Mustaine, Friedman | Cryptic Writings (1997) |
5:11 |
2. |
"Almost Honest" | | Mustaine, Friedman | Cryptic Writings (1997) |
4:08 |
3. |
"Use the Man" | | Mustaine, Friedman | Cryptic Writings (1997) |
4:04 |
4. |
"She-Wolf" | | | Cryptic Writings (1997) |
3:37 |
5. |
"A Secret Place" (live at Woodstock, New York) | | | Woodstock 1999 (1999) |
4:31 |
6. |
"One Thing" (previously unreleased in the US) | | | Cryptic Writings (1997) |
4:38 |
7. |
"Duke Nukem Theme" (instrumental) | | Lee Jackson | Risk (1999) (Japan)/Duke Nukem: Music to Score By (1999) |
3:54 |
8. |
"Insomnia" | | | Risk (1999) |
4:15 |
9. |
"Crush 'Em" | Mustaine, Bud Prager | Mustaine, Friedman | Risk (1999) |
4:55 |
10. |
"Kill the King" | | | Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years (2000) |
3:44 |
11. |
"Dread and the Fugitive Mind" | | | The World Needs a Hero (2001) |
4:22 |
12. |
"Never Say Die (Live)" | Butler | Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Ward | Nativity in Black, Vol. 2: A Tribute to Black Sabbath (2000) |
3:46 |
13. |
"Moto Psycho" | | | The World Needs a Hero (2001) |
3:06 |
14. |
"1000 Times Goodbye" | | | The World Needs a Hero (2001) |
6:27 |
15. |
"Coming Home" (previously unreleased in the US) | | | The World Needs a Hero (2001) |
2:39 |
16. |
"Kick the Chair" | | | The System Has Failed (2004) |
3:57 |
17. |
"Of Mice and Men" | | | The System Has Failed (2004) |
4:04 |
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"Intro"/"Rattlehead" | | |
5:55 |
2. |
"Wake Up Dead" | | |
3:53 |
3. |
"Hangar 18" | | |
4:52 |
4. |
"Hook in Mouth" | | Mustaine, Ellefson |
4:27 |
5. |
"The Skull Beneath the Skin" | | |
3:29 |
6. |
"The Conjuring" | | |
4:48 |
7. |
"In My Darkest Hour" | Mustaine, Ellefson | |
5:42 |
8. |
"Lucretia" | | Mustaine, Ellefson |
3:42 |
9. |
"Devils Island" | | |
4:45 |
10. |
"Take No Prisoners" | | |
3:17 |
11. |
"Peace Sells" | | |
4:12 |
12. |
"Black Friday" | | |
6:10 |
13. |
"It's Electric" (featuring Sean Harris) | Sean Harris, Brian Tatler | Harris, Tatler |
3:22 |
14. |
"Anarchy in the U.K." | Rotten, Jones, Matlock, Cook | Rotten, Jones, Matlock, Cook |
3:04 |
15. |
"Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" | | |
6:42 |
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1. |
"Intro"/"Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" | | |
7:56 |
2. |
"Wake Up Dead" | | |
3:38 |
3. |
"Hangar 18" | | |
5:02 |
4. |
"Lucretia" | | Mustaine, Ellefson |
3:46 |
5. |
"Sweating Bullets" | | |
4:48 |
6. |
"In My Darkest Hour" | Mustaine, Ellefson | |
6:17 |
7. |
"Tornado of Souls" | | Mustaine, Ellefson |
5:16 |
8. |
"Ashes in Your Mouth" | | Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson, Menza |
6:07 |
9. |
"Peace Sells" | | |
4:29 |
10. |
"Anarchy in the U.K." | Rotten, Jones, Matlock, Cook | Rotten, Jones, Matlock, Cook |
3:24 |
Personnel
- Dave Mustaine - vocals, lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars
- David Ellefson - bass guitar, backing vocals on discs 1, 2, 4, 5 and tracks 1-15 on disc 3
- Chris Poland - lead guitar on tracks 1-5 on disc 1 and tracks 16-17 on disc 3
- Gar Samuelson - drums on tracks 1-5 on disc 1
- Jeff Young - lead guitar on tracks 6-11 on disc 1
- Chuck Behler - drums on tracks 6-11 on disc 1
- Nick Menza - drums on tracks discs 2, 4, 5, tracks 12-17 on disc 1, and tracks 1-4, 6 on disc 3
- Marty Friedman - lead guitar on discs 2, 4, 5, tracks 13-17 on disc 1, and tracks 1-9 on disc 3
- Jimmy DeGrasso - drums on tracks 5, 7-14 on disc 3
- Al Pitrelli - lead guitar on tracks 10-14 on disc 3
- Jimmy Lee Sloas - bass guitar on tracks 16-17 on disc 3
- Vinnie Colaiuta - drums on tracks 16-17 on disc 3
Chart Positions
Chart | Peak position |
Finland | 36 |
[citation needed]
References
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- Live at the Cow Palace
- Hidden Treasures
- Cryptic Sounds: No Voices In Your Head
- Live Trax and Live Trax II
- Breadline
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- Book:Megadeth
- Category:Megadeth
- Category:Megadeth audio samples
- Portal:Heavy metal
- Commons:Megadeth
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