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Risk
Risk cover
Studio album by Megadeth
Released August 31, 1999
Recorded January - April 1999
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length 50:21(Original)
1:06:31(Remaster)
Label Capitol
Producer Dann Huff and Dave Mustaine
Professional reviews
Megadeth chronology
Cryptic Sounds: No Voices in Your Head
(1998)
Risk
(1999)
Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years
(2000)
Remastered album cover
Remastered album cover

Risk is an album by American heavy metal band Megadeth released in 1999. Risk is the last original Megadeth release to feature long time Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman. This album is the first Megadeth recording with drummer Jimmy DeGrasso.

The title stems from Dave Mustaine's decision to take a "risk" with the musical direction of this album. This decision resulted in mixed reviews for both the band and the album; a good portion did not favor the new sound and image, while the rest praised the band for attempting something different and experimenting rather than sticking to their roots.

This is the last album not to feature Vic Rattlehead in a physical form (the other two being the albums Hidden Treasures and Cryptic Writings), although his head does appear on a mousetrap shown repeatedly in the album's booklet.

Contents

Track listing

# Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Insomnia"   Dave Mustaine Mustaine 4:34
2. "Prince of Darkness"   Mustaine Mustaine, Marty Friedman 6:26
3. "Enter the Arena"   Mustaine, Bud Prager Mustaine 0:52
4. "Crush 'Em Crush Em.ogg sample "   Mustaine, Prager Mustaine, Friedman 4:57
5. "Breadline"   Mustaine, Prager Mustaine, Friedman 4:23
6. "The Doctor Is Calling"   Mustaine, Prager Mustaine, Friedman 5:44
7. "I'll Be There"   Mustaine, Prager Mustaine, Friedman 4:19
8. "Wanderlust"   Mustaine Mustaine, Friedman 5:21
9. "Ecstasy"   Mustaine Mustaine, Friedman 4:28
10. "Seven"   Mustaine, David Ellefson Mustaine 5:00
11. "Time: The Beginning"   Mustaine Mustaine, Friedman 3:04
12. "Time: The End"   Mustaine Mustaine 2:26

Japanese Version

# Title Lyrics Music Length
13. "Duke Nukem Theme"   (instrumental) Lee Jackson 3:54

2004 Bonus Tracks

# Title Lyrics Music Length
13. "Insomnia" (Jeff Balding mix) Mustaine Mustaine 4:20
14. "Breadline" (Jack Joseph Puig mix) Mustaine, Prager Mustaine, Friedman 4:29
15. "Crush 'Em" (jock mix) Mustaine, Prager Mustaine, Friedman 5:10

Trivia

  • The cover for the remaster was noticeably different from the original, showing a drawing of Megadeth's mascot Vic Rattlehead on the mousetrap.
  • Singles were made for "Insomnia", Crush 'em", and "Breadline".
  • Music videos were made for "Insomnia", "Crush 'em" and "Breadline".
  • "Crush 'em" was also featured in Jean-Claude Van Damme's 1999 movie Universal Soldier: The Return. Mustaine described "Crush 'em" as Megadeth's Arena Sports Anthem. The song was used as entrance song by professional wrestler Bill Goldberg of the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) fame, who also starred in Universal Soldier: The Return. "Crush 'em" also can be frequently heard in Ice Hockey arenas, and the Tom Leykis radio show regularly uses snippets of "Crush 'em" in between segments. Drummer Jimmy DeGrasso has claimed to vehemently hate the song.
  • Dave Mustaine has stated that "I'll Be There" was inspired by the devotion of Argentine fans. The song was played live only in Argentina and Chile. In the October 09, 2005 show in Buenos Aires, Mustaine said, "'I'll Be There' is a gift for you, because we will not play this song ever again."
  • In the song "Time: The End", between utterances of the phrase "beat the clock" Mustaine sneaks in a "beat the cock". This is more noticeable on the remaster.

Personnel

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1999 The Billboard 200 16

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1999 "Crush 'Em" Mainstream Rock Tracks 6
1999 "Breadline" Mainstream Rock Tracks 6
1999 "Insomnia" Mainstream Rock Tracks 26

Breadline

Breadline
Breadline cover
Remix album by Megadeth
Released 1999
Genre Hard rock, Heavy metal
Label Toshiba EMI Ltd TOCP-65388
Producer Co-producer: Dave Mustaine (tracks: 1-3, 5), Producer: Dann Huff (tracks: 1-3, 5)

Breadline is a single by the heavy metal band Megadeth off their album Risk. The remix single was released only in Japan.

While not necessarily a ballad, the song is a standout of Megadeth's discography in that it features a considerably lighter melody than most of their work. Its lyrics describe a poor man with no money or possessions to call his own (although the line "sniffing up the white lines" suggests he has access to cocaine). A music video was produced for "Breadline," which parodies the hit ABC game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire-.

Track listing

# Title Lyrics Music Personnel Length
1. "Breadline" (radio edit) Dave Mustaine, Bud Prager Mustaine, Marty Friedman Jeff Balding (engineer, mixer) 4:01
2. "Breadline" (the active mix Jack Joseph Puig) Mustaine, Prager Mustaine, Friedman Jeff Balding (engineer), Jack Joseph Puig (mixer) 4:29
3. "Insomnia" (Rhys Fulber mix) Mustaine Mustaine Rhys Fulber (remixer) 4:53
4. "Symphony of Destruction" (the gristle mix) Mustaine Mustaine Chris Vrenna (mixing engineer, mixer), Sean Beavan (mixing engineer, mixer), Dave Mustaine (producer), Max Norman (producer), Trent Reznor (remixer) 9:52
5. "Crush 'Em" (jock mix) Mustaine, Prager Mustaine, Friedman Anthony J. Resta (remixer) 5:10
6. "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" (the General Schwarzkopf mix) Mustaine Mustaine Larry Walsh (editor), Chris Shepard (mixing engineer), Mark Durante (additional guitarist), Dave Mustaine (producer), Mike Clink (producer), Sascha Konietzko (remixer) 4:57


 

 

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