Megadeth Trivia Questions

Mustaine was kicked out of Metallica in 1983 due to his drinking and aggression, then founded Megadeth later that year.

Lars Ulrich co-founded Metallica and never played for Megadeth. Megadeth's first drummer was Dijon Carruthers, who recorded early demos.

Mustaine wrote the song after witnessing political violence in Belfast, merging it with the Marvel character Punisher's origin story.

'Countdown to Extinction' peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Megadeth never had a No. 1 album on that chart.

Ellefson and Mustaine met by chance at a music store after Mustaine placed a classified ad for band members—they weren't childhood friends.

The title was always 'Rust in Peace'—a play on 'rest in peace.' No typo was involved; the misspelling is a common myth.

Mustaine sketched Vic Rattlehead while bored in class, later using the character to symbolize censorship and blind conformity.

During his 2002 arm injury, Mustaine dissolved Megadeth but later sued former members for continuing to use the name, eventually winning rights.