30 Years of MEGADETH's Countdown to Extinction! (My Top 9 Favorite RIFFS)

-30 Years of MEGADETH's Countdown to Extinction! (My Top 9 Favorite RIFFS)
Such a great album, I remember my old metal band would listen to it during band practice breaks and we were always blown away. Thanks for watching!

Thanks!!!

[Monkeypole]

For me, 4 of the top ten riffs could have came from Ashes In Your Mouth. What a tune.

[AndersJ]

This was my life’s chorus was the entire reason I got into MEGADETH. While this album may not be my favourite it may the most influential to me.

[cesarvaldez]

30s years? Where did they go? Seems like only yesterday I was watching the Headbanger’s Ball Edition of this album with interviews of the band with Riki Rachtman. Time really flys. Killer rendition of these tunes by the way.🤘

[mike]

Megadeth has to be my favorite band of all time. Pretty ironic when my dad is a huge Metallica fan

[warlock____]

MAN this omega stack has really made your playing sound absolutely even MORE top tier than it already was! What a rad video. Right on, Mike 🤘

[CYOND]

My favorite Megadeth album. Takes me back to early 90s. Great compilation and playing!

[thejonathandoan]

To add one and make it 10, my #1 would be Skin O' My Teeth. Badass drum intro, killer main riff that plays throughout, and my favorite metal solo EVER!!
This album is just flawless in every way (the original, not the remix which killed the vibe and made the drums all clean and boring). Here's to 30 years of metal perfection!

[d-_-b-Phil]

2:45 I find it easier to play this section in a different way:
*DOWN* DOWN-UP-DOWN-UP
UP-*DOWN* DOWN-UP-DOWN-UP
UP-*DOWN* DOWN-UP-DOWN-UP
UP-*DOWN* DOWN-UP-DOWN-UP
accenting the downstroke on the beat. (that first upstroke is not played on the beat)
You can play that part ignoring the upstroke note to see it makes sense. Cheers!

[arktomorphos]

That Psychotron riff is so off the charts cool!!

[claudeman]

That solo section for Ashes in Your Mouth is so amazing. That whole song is awesome. I also LOVE the demo version of Countdown to Extinction just because of the breakdown part after the chorus.

[guitaraholic]

Oh man! Captive Honour is another great song!! So many great riffs on this album!

[themetalone]

My favorite riff from the whole album is the one from Ashes in Your Mouth that goes over the "Now, we've rewritten history..." part.

[PhilFeedback]

Pretty cool video 😎
I saw them on this tour and they kicked ass! With Marty on lead guitar, that was the best lineup!

[michael]

I will celebrate that great album with my Jackson KV1

[jeremylukens]

Great video. That riff from "This Was My Life" is my favorite on the album. Gets me every time.

[esp-music]

Rocking the chain wallet like it's 1990s all over again! Nice!

[SvenSvensvensonsson]

The Nick salute at the end got me right in the feels.

[reemsreg]

One of my favorite riffs from this record is from High Speed Dirt around the 40 second mark, where there’s the tolling of a bell behind the palm muting on the A string

[davidbentley]

Every little riff invoking so many memories of my younger days playing this CD nonstop. Love this!!!

[TornadoOfSouls]

It's been said that Dave's rhythm guitar are solos themselves...you showed it here...nice work!