Megadeth – Youthanasia is the band’s landmark sixth studio album, originally released in 1994. Following the success of Countdown To Extinction, the album saw Megadeth develop a heavier, more melodic and groove-driven sound while retaining the precision and powerful guitar work that defined the band.
Produced by Dave Mustaine and Max Norman, Youthanasia features one of Megadeth’s most celebrated line-ups: Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson, Marty Friedman and Nick Menza. Its more focused songwriting and slower, crushing riffs helped the album reach a wider audience while maintaining the band’s unmistakable heavy metal identity.
Highlights include “Reckoning Day,” “Train Of Consequences,” “Addicted To Chaos” and “A Tout Le Monde,”which became one of Megadeth’s best-known songs. The album combines powerful riffs and melodic guitar work with darker themes surrounding mortality, society and personal struggle.
This 2026 reissue presents Youthanasia as a 2LP edition on black vinyl, offering a new vinyl edition of an essential chapter in Megadeth’s catalogue.
Tracklist
Side A
- Reckoning Day – 4:35
- Train Of Consequences – 3:26
- Addicted To Chaos – 5:27
- A Tout Le Monde – 4:28
- Elysian Fields – 4:04
- The Killing Road – 3:58
Side B
- Blood Of Heroes – 3:58
- Family Tree – 4:07
- Youthanasia – 4:10
- I Thought I Knew It All – 3:45
- Black Curtains – 3:39
- Victory
Product Details
Artist: Megadeth
Title: Youthanasia
Format: 2LP
Vinyl: Black Vinyl
Label: Capitol
Release Date: 29 May 2026
Genre: Metal / Hard Rock
Styles: Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal
EAN: 0199957311250
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