Super Collider (album)
Super Collider is an album by Megadeth. The album was recorded from December 18, 2012 until March 13, 2013. It was released June 4, 2013. The album has 11 songs.
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| Released | June 4, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | December 18, 2012–March 13, 2013 at Vic's Garage in San Marcos, California | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock | |||
| Length | 45:14 | |||
| Label | Tradecraft, via Universal | |||
| Producer | Johnny K and Dave Mustaine | |||
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Charts
Even though it was not well-liked by critics, Super Collider debuted at number six on the Billboard 200. It sold 29,000 copies in the U.S. in its first week. Even though it sold fewer copies than the album before, Thirteen (42,000), it charted higher after the first week, because Thirteen debuted at number eleven. This makes the album Megadeth's highest-charting album in the U.S. since Youthanasia, which peaked at number four in 1994.[1]
The album dropped to number 39 on the Billboard 200 in its second week.[2] Eight months after its release, U.S. sales for Super Collider were about 80,000 copies.[3]
The album also had top ten success in Canada and Finland, at number four, and Norway, at number seven.[4][5] Also, the album charted at number fifteen in Sweden.[5] In other countries, the album did not manage to break into the top twenty.[5]
Songs
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Kingmaker" | David Ellefson, Mustaine | 4:16 | |
| 2. | "Super Collider" | 4:11 | ||
| 3. | "Burn!" | 4:11 | ||
| 4. | "Built for War" | Broderick, Drover, Mustaine | 3:57 | |
| 5. | "Off the Edge" | 4:11 | ||
| 6. | "Dance in the Rain" (featuring David Draiman) | 4:45 | ||
| 7. | "Beginning of Sorrow" | Ellefson, Mustaine | Broderick, Ellefson, Mustaine | 3:51 |
| 8. | "The Blackest Crow" | 4:27 | ||
| 9. | "Forget to Remember" | 4:28 | ||
| 10. | "Don't Turn Your Back..." | 3:47 | ||
| 11. | "Cold Sweat" (Thin Lizzy cover) | Phil Lynott, John Sykes | Lynott, Sykes | 3:10 |
Total length: |
45:14 | |||
Super Collider (album) Media
David Draiman of Disturbed performed guest vocals on "Dance in the Rain".
References
- ↑ Caulfield, Keith. "Queens of the Stone Age Get First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ Grein, Paul (June 19, 2013). "Week Ending June 16, 2013. Albums". Chart Watch. Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ "Megadeth's Dave Mustaine On His 'Barometer Of Extreme' (Video)". Blabbermouth.net. March 14, 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ "Megadeth - Super Collider Achieves Top 10 Chart Debuts In The US, Canada". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Megadeth - Super Collider". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 August 2015.