Megadeth
American thrash metal band
| Description | American thrash metal band Source: Wikidata |
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| Formed | 1983-06 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
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| Formed in | Los Angeles Los Angeles Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
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| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
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| Country | US United States Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
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| Genres | heavy metal music thrash metal Source: Wikidata |
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| Record labels | Sanctuary Records Roadrunner Records Combat Records Capitol Records Echo Universal Music Group Source: Wikidata |
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| Member of | Big Four of Thrash Source: Wikidata |
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| Awards | Genesis Award Source: Wikidata |
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Members
- Dijon Carruthers 1983–1983 (drums (drum set), percussion) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Kerry King 1983–1983 (background vocals, guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Greg Handevidt 1983–1984 (guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- David Ellefson 1983–2002-04 (background vocals, electric bass guitar); 2010–2021-05-24 (background vocals, electric bass guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Dave Mustaine 1983–present (electric guitar, lead vocals) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Chris Poland 1984-12–1987-06-20 (background vocals, guitar); 2004–2004 (background vocals, guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Lee Rausch 1984–1984 (drums (drum set)) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Gar Samuelson 1984–1987-06-20 (drums (drum set)) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Jay Reynolds 1987-06–1987 (guitar) · MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Chuck Behler 1987-06–1988-08 (drums (drum set)) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Jeff Young 1987–1988-08 (background vocals, guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Nick Menza 1989-07–1998-07 (drums (drum set)); 2004–2004 (drums (drum set)) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Marty Friedman 1990-02–1999-12 (background vocals, guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Jimmy DeGrasso 1998-07–2002-04 (drums (drum set)) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Al Pitrelli 2000-01–2002-04 (background vocals, electric guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- James MacDonough 2004-08–2006-03 (background vocals, bass guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Glen Drover 2004-08–2008-01 (background vocals, electric guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Shawn Drover 2004-10–2014-11 (drums (drum set), percussion) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Jimmie Lee Sloas 2004–2004 (bass guitar) · MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- James LoMenzo 2006-03–2010-02 (background vocals, electric bass guitar); 2022-05-31–present (electric bass guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Chris Broderick 2008-01–2014-11 (background vocals, guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Kiko Loureiro 2015-04-02–2023 (electric guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Dirk Verbeuren 2016–present (drums (drum set)) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Teemu Mäntysaari 2023–present (electric guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Brett Frederickson · Wikidata
- Robbie McKinney · Wikidata
- Matt Kisselstein · Wikidata
- Richard Girod · Wikidata
- Lor Kane · Wikidata
- John Cyriis · Wikidata
- Billy Bonds · Wikidata
- Mike Albert · Wikidata
- Vinnie Colaiuta · Wikidata
- Chris Adler · Wikidata
- Lee Rauch · Wikidata
- Jay Reynolds (2) · Discogs
- Chris Adler · Discogs
Also known as
"Мегадет" Megadeath The World Needs a Hero メガデス 메가데쓰 메거데쓰
Links
Identifiers
mbid: a9044915-8be3-4c7e-b11f-9e2d2ea0a91e · wikidata: Q83431 · isni: 0000000119384102, 000000046959103X · discogs: 11770 · spotify: 1Yox196W7bzVNZI7RBaPnf · apple_music: 488289
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