Cryptic Writings
Cryptic Writings is the seventh studio album by American thrash metal band, Megadeth. Cryptic Writings was released on June 17, 1997 through Capitol Records.[1] It was Megadeth's last album to feature drummer Nick Menza.
| Cryptic Writings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 17, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | September 1996 at The Tracking Room in Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 46:44 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Dann Huff, Dave Mustaine | |||
| Megadeth chronology | ||||
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The album peaked at #10 on the Billboard 200 and at #17 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[2][3] In 1998, the song "Trust" was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Metal Performance.[4]
Songs
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Trust" | Mustaine, Marty Friedman | 5:11 | |
| 2. | "Almost Honest" | Mustaine, Friedman | 4:02 | |
| 3. | "Use the Man" | Mustaine, Friedman | 4:35 | |
| 4. | "Mastermind" | 3:48 | ||
| 5. | "The Disintegrators" | 2:50 | ||
| 6. | "I'll Get Even" | Mustaine, Friedman, David Ellefson, Brian Howe | Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson, Howe | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Sin" | Mustaine, Ellefson, Nick Menza | Mustaine, Ellefson, Menza | 3:06 |
| 8. | "A Secret Place" | 5:29 | ||
| 9. | "Have Cool, Will Travel" | 3:28 | ||
| 10. | "She-Wolf" | 3:36 | ||
| 11. | "Vortex" | 3:38 | ||
| 12. | "FFF" | Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson, Menza | 2:38 | |
Total length: |
46:44 | |||
References
- ↑ "Cryptic Writings - Megadeth - Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- ↑ "Megadeth Album & Song Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- ↑ "Slayer Album & Song Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- ↑ "40th Grammy Awards - 1998". Rock On the Net. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
