The clip below, shared by Menza Nation, is a full HD remastered 1992 MTV Headbangers Ball segment with Riki Rachtman on the road with Megadeth in Florida during the launch of their American tour in support of their fifth album, Countdown To Extinction. The tour featured support from Pantera, Suicidal Tendencies and White Zombie as the opening acts.
Check out interviews with drummer Nick Menza, guitarist Marty Friedman, bassist David Ellefson, and frontman Dave Mustaine, as well as Menza riffing out on Mustaine’s silver Jackson, King V during Soundcheck.
Countdown To Extinction entered the Billboard 200 at #2 and had already been certified platinum upon it’s release, and was headed towards double platinum as the band was headlining a full blown arena tour. It’s Megadeth’s most successful work to date.
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