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Countdown to Extinction is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Metallica. Those roots explain a lot about how Countdown to Extinction arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Symphony of Destruction, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Metallica, Pantera, Suicidal Tendencies, White Zombie and Stone Temple Pilots, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 9 connections around Countdown to Extinction, reaching back through Metallica and forward to Metallica. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Countdown to Extinction is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Megadeth, released on July 14, 1992, through Capitol Records. It was the group's second studio release to feature the "classic" lineup of Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, David Ellefson and Nick Menza, with all of them contributing to songwriting on the album. The album features some of the band's best known songs such as "Symphony of Destruction", "Sweating Bullets", and "Skin o' My Teeth", which enjoyed significant chart success and made a great musical impact.
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Countdown to Extinction grew out of Metallica, shares an orbit with Symphony of Destruction, went on to shape Metallica, Pantera, Suicidal Tendencies and White Zombie. 9 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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