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

[@Monkeypole]

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

[@ahnomileeus-1428]

Always loved Ashes in your Mouth and felt it's underrated, so perfect to see it is represented well here.

[@briannelson8373]

One of the best Megadeth songs ever. The middle part with the harmonized guitars is so good.

[@AndersJ247]

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.

[@ajbrown5247]

What's your favorite?

[@oskub5348]

@@ajbrown5247 try to guess lol

[@AndersJ247]

@@oskub5348 lol Peace sells is awesome though

[@doggoswift6896]

This is definitely my favorite Megadeth album! Most consistently melodic songs and the guitar tones and production are great.

[@cesarvaldez112975]

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.🤘

[@MrRob33]

No doubt. Wasnt the couch named Jennifer? Hahahaha

[@TheBlackStrat502]

Laughs in Matt Pinfield…or Riki Rachtman…player’s choice.

[@cesarvaldez112975]

@@MrRob33 Yep. Good ol’ Jennifer. A lot of Metal butts have sat on her you know. She’s metal royalty. Poor girl, she’s probably sitting in some landfill somewhere 😢

[@MaTtRoSiTy]

Yeah man. 30 years already? Omg I guess this is what getting old feels like... you blink and 30 years is gone :/

[@mike285]

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

[@chuckbowie5833]

It's okay, you're just rebelling against the older generation, who knew better.

[@nathanadams1332]

See me and my dad are pre black album Metallica fans but after seeing Megadeth live last year they are definitely better then Metallica.

[@sasquatl]

Megadeth r better musicians than Metallica by far and Mustaine wrote some of their best songs.

[@Asrafire]

Convince him to like them more

[@itsalwayssomething7490]

Same here, been my favorite since 88.

[@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!

[@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!

[@Sergio2006A]

The riff beneath the solo is my favorite in the song. It's so much fun to play!

[@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 🤘

[@CYON4D]

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

[@arktomorphos]

That Psychotron riff is so off the charts cool!!

[@themetalone7739]

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.

[@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.

[@michael4591]

I will celebrate that great album with my Jackson KV1

[@guitaraholic83]

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

[@gorf8799]

That drum part at the end was insane!

[@TornadoOfSouls777]

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

[@PhilFeedback]

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

[@esp-music]

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

[@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

[@jeremylukens8932]

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

[@OSUHARDING1ATECHNICEXPERIENCE]

Mike, thanks for your support of Carl over on his channel. You guys both are freaking awesome!

[@carzz185]

easily all 9 riffs could have been from ashes in your mouth... that song is AWESOME!

[@corporalrich]

Thanks man, now I'll be playing the whole album for the rest of the week!

[@ajbrown5247]

I built an entire Megadeth favorites playlist on Spotify after this video!

[@bradzillarocks]

Great riffs abound. The entire middle of Ashes is my favorite part of the album, with the solo tradeoffs, culminating in my favorite harmony part ever. Nicely done!

[@bradgilligan2429]

Love high speed dirt

[@MoStBlEsSeD]

SWEET RIFFAGE ..thanks mike

[@robbnasinovish]

This album got me into the world of Megadeth in my prime. 💀💀💀Still one of my all-time favorites 💀💀💀 waiting for the new album to drop! Flawless riffs Mike! NOTE: Digging the Robotron 2084 header

[@utkukaramuk4504]

Ashes in your mouth is a masterpice from start to finish , really underrated , great to see you give some credit here . That pre verse riff is so cool and heavy !! when i was a kid,it was the representation of Jackson guitars , i love the aggresive guitar sound of this album , Max Norman did a great job overall , this and Vulgar display of power are the top releases of ' 92 for me .

[@davidbentley6399]

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

[@dbmdrums1105]

My second favourite song from the record!!!!!!!!!! "For closure of a dreaaaaaaaam!"

[@UnderratedRiffs]

ALL riff are legendary on this album! No filler riff at all 🤘

[@fokkwasabi]

Mike, please make a video on Sabbath's Heaven and Hell! Either that or Headless Cross. The riffs are out of this world. Banging video \m/

[@SvenSvensvensonsson]

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

[@aparise1]

Awesome! Countdown was such a powerful album for them. Not only great riffs and songs, but this was beautifully produced by Max Norman....this and the following Youthanasia were so well done by him

[@senpaivivid9881]

nice video i love countdown to extinction you know it would be cool if you brought back making riffs in the style of

[@jobmarquez8757]

Always love your videos about Megadeth. Thx 4 the final part, Nick was proud🫰🏻

[@friedrudibega6384]

Damn dude nice!

[@stephenwinchester6668]

Such solid recording! And an extra heap of praise for the sound quality and playing of the drums! 🤘💥🤘

[@dbmdrums1105]

if you all notice closely from 0:45 the progression of chords sound like "Trust and Holy Wars" !

[@sairaleblanc5329]

Nice video. Love the new shirt!

[@joemama32100]

Great sound quality.

[@fidelrivera2887]

I remember reading about Dave's hand injury and thinking he was done for good. I think the relative simplicity of the riffs compared to earlier work was a direct result of that. It has great song writing with excellent lyrics and a great overall vibe. 2nd favorite album. Rust in Peace will always be king.

[@frankusyoung4198]

Countdown was 1992, Dave's injury was 2002 😳

[@supernothing77]

Yeah his injury was much later. He intentionally wrote less progressive stuff. Accessible thrash for the mainstream yet still thrash and sounding like Megadeth. Kind of their Black Album, but less of a drastic change like Metallica

[@maxcaprile6048]

Dude what an awesome video. RIP gets more praise, but for me, it was Countdown in the begining, and…still is. Double (triple, or 1000X) points for doing it with the drums. The message at the end…I support it wholeheartedly. Thank you!!!!!!

[@mrpolaris3560]

Megadeth at its best ! Cyborg like inspiring riffs in every song. This album is a Masterpiece !🎉😊

[@leftofzeroofficial]

Definitely one of the most important metal albums of my life. Killer playing!

[@Tommi_D]

One of the all time great heavy metal albums and easily as accomplished as the black album. Now that im learning guitar I just want to learn more and more about megadeths chord progressions as they're so different to anything else and inspire me to write similar stuff myself.

[@archange1717]

This was the first Megadeth studio album I ever purchased. That was about 10 years ago.. whoa.

[@placidblack836]

Nice man ...! Such great Megadeth album...My favorite ...This was was kicking so much ass to a 16 or 17 year old kid back in 92 ...🤘

[@bernieconatser1028]

Thanks for showing the bass some love!!

[@slicknicdwyer]

My favs are the opening riff of Architecture of Aggression, and the chorus riff of Captive Honour

[@TrueNohaynicks]

It's been long since the last time I heard that album. Now I need it

[@randomhero4198]

I had a messed up tape of this album that played backwards for a while before it broke, symphony of destruction sounded cool that way 🤘

[@benbenben279]

The chorus riff to Captive Honour is amazing

[@pizzalord6890]

Im so excited for the new album

[@nikeforo2612]

Nice work...really enjoyable video. Thanks. Cheers from Italy

[@MetalArchives06]

Let's go a megadeth vid

[@benkrug82]

Wow, 30 years. What a great album!

[@trolliumTV]

Thnks!

[@michaelavarice]

My personal favourite Megadeth album 🖤🤘 PS the chorus riff to sympathy of destruction is weirdly beautiful and very overlooked when compared to the main theme 🖤🖤🤘🤘

[@aryinc]

Using the engl for this one??. Sounds killer. pretty on point with megadaves sound on countdown. These amps are pretty rare these days. You play lead on the same channel or different channel??. I've got a similair amp,got the inferno.

[@NotBenCoultry]

I was so proud when I learned This Was My Life back in 93/4 or so

[@NelsLindahl]

Solid video! Thank you.

[@mukeshvaidyamusic]

just great pl sir would like to give tutorial for phychotron riff

[@robertaugustine5350]

Awesome compilation!

[@Totentanz2440]

This album is way better than anyone gives it credit for being.

[@leerobbo92]

No love for the Symphony chorus part? Everyone thinks of the main riff, but IMO that chorus part is still one of the coolest and most interesting things put to a metal record.

[@fraydiethemachine7541]

Omg how did u make the camera moves like that? SO AWESOME

[@Ssaaddooww]

This is the best album forever

[@AFx3144]

30 years of Symphony of Mustaine. I love this band. Very cool video.

[@owenc4188]

Every riff in ashes is sick

[@pstudio4096]

🤘keep up the great work!!🎸

[@Cthulhu_Awaken]

So many great songs off this album! Hard to pick the personal best one, but I'd say it's a tie between AOA and AIYM for me. The A (grade) songs haha. On a side note, I think this was the record that made the band go through an artistic trail that they walk on still today.

[@chocolatecookie8571]

The sound is almost identical 👌🏻

[@brandonjackson5865]

Ok I was going to disagree with this was my life until you played the arpeggiated part at the end of it. The whole album doesn’t have a bad riff on it. Glad you put Psychotron on it it doesn’t get enough love. I’m one of those Droogies that likes Countdown just a little better than RIP.

[@calvee1100]

This...was...AWESOME!!!

[@cervgiovanni]

Love how short this was

[@jamminj1779]

Wicked and menza drum ending topped it off

[@jacksonrich6398]

Killed it!!!🤘

[@tobyhowe6259]

How can your fav riff from ashes in your mouth not be the harmonised one? That riff is killer.

[@chardochickentimber9109]

nice feedback at the end ... marshal sounds great sodoU...

[@EastyyBlogspot]

Hmm noticed the Garbage shirt, did u ever cover them ?

[@zupperm]

Great list. I would have changed This was my Life to the chorus riff

[@user-wj9xq7ig2v]

Gotta admit this is the album that got me into megadeth. I'd like to lie and say it was rip but tbh I didn't get that album right away.

[@jeffschroeder8231]

Awesome! Now you just need to put out some lessons on how to play them 😁

[@paulsounds1979]

Skin o' my teeth... Denied :( So many iconic riffs.. Time flies

[@TheArtofGuitar]

Never loved that riff for some reason which is weird because I like High Speed Dirt which to me has a similar vibe.

[@abraxasvoice440]

@@TheArtofGuitar .the riff and drums over the weird solo are amazing!!!🤗

[@TotalMeltdown2]

The riff underneath the solo is pretty good. Maybe the best riff in the song

[@nikki78225]

I got the original cd for 5 euro in a music shop. Great album

[@tynanmcneely9173]

This album is good but Rust in peace is my favorite Megadeth album

[@Somemetalguy-mm3su]

One of the best albums

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[@chairmankaga101]

Architecture of Aggression could be a Tool riff. And I mean that as a positive. Tool before Tool.

[@Emolga2225]

i couldnt tell it was you playing until i tabbed back in

[@8KilgoreTrout4]

I predict 1 million subs by new year!

[@TheArtofGuitar]

That'd be sweet but it's a slow and steady climb. I'd say 800K is a good goal. :)

[@wiseman171]

Menza for life! 🤘

[@SeveredLegs]

A shame the main/chorus riff for Captive Honour couldn't make the list.

[@SomeCanine]

A bit more mass appeal than Rust, but an amazing amazing album. If you were forced to listen to a Megadeth album on repeat for a whole day, this would be a good choice.

[@seanmackay6739]

Can't believe none of the amazing riffs in Captive Honor made the list!

[@Digital_PeterGriffin]

Dang disappointed to not see Skin O’ My teeth not one here let alone not high on the list. I think it’s the best riff on the album, it’s so rough and sick and sticks in your head

[@zemgad]

awww, where's crown of worms? great riffs for sure!

[@milesteg8183]

I like the Youthanasia album. Doesn’t seem to get much love though. Great drumming btw. Idk if you hear that enough.

[@dvdpierson]

365 thank you

[@maxchacon6386]

Captive Honour and Crown of Worms watching this video: 👁👄👁