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Megadeth - Timeline


Year Albums Lineup Style
1983
  Greg Handevidt - guitars
William Lee Rauch - drums
David Ellefson - bass, backing vocals
David Scott "Dave" Mustaine - guitars, vocals
Thrash metal
1984
Last Rites [Demo] David Ellefson - bass, backing vocals
David Scott "Dave" Mustaine - guitars, vocals
Christopher "Chris" Poland - guitars
Gar Samuelson - drums
1985
Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! David Scott "Dave" Mustaine - guitars, vocals, piano
Christopher "Chris" Poland - guitars
Gar Samuelson - drums, timpani
Dave Ellefson - bass, backing vocals
1986
Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? David Ellefson - bass, backing vocals
David Scott "Dave" Mustaine - guitars, vocals
Christopher "Chris" Poland - guitars
Gar Samuelson - drums
1987
  David Ellefson - bass, backing vocals
David Scott "Dave" Mustaine - guitars, vocals
Chuck Behler - drums
Jeff Young - guitars
1988
So Far, So Good... So What?
1989
  David Ellefson - bass, backing vocals
David Scott "Dave" Mustaine - guitars, vocals
Jay Reynolds - guitars
Nick Menza - drums, backing vocals
1990
Rust In Peace David Scott "Dave" Mustaine - guitars, vocals
Martin Adam "Marty" Friedman - guitars
Nick Menza - drums, backing vocals
David Ellefson - bass, backing vocals
1991
Maximum Megadeth [EP] David Ellefson - bass, backing vocals
David Scott "Dave" Mustaine - guitars, vocals
Nick Menza - drums, backing vocals
Martin Adam "Marty" Friedman - guitars, backing vocals
1992
Countdown To Extinction Thrash metal
Heavy metal
1993
Limited Edition! Megadeth Live [EP]
1994
Youthanasia Heavy metal
1995
 
1996
 
1997
Cryptic Writings Heavy metal
Hard rock
1998
Cryptic Sounds (No Voices In Your Head) [EP] David Ellefson - bass, backing vocals
David Scott "Dave" Mustaine - guitars, vocals
Martin Adam "Marty" Friedman - guitars, backing vocals
Jimmy DeGrasso - drums
1999
Risk Hard rock
2000
  David Ellefson - bass, backing vocals
David Scott "Dave" Mustaine - guitars, vocals
Jimmy DeGrasso - drums
Al Pitrelli - guitars
Heavy metal
2001
The World Needs A Hero
2002
 
2003
  David Scott "Dave" Mustaine - guitars, vocals
2004
The System Has Failed David Scott "Dave" Mustaine - guitars, vocals
2005
  David Scott "Dave" Mustaine - guitars, vocals
Shawn Drover - drums
Glen Drover - guitars
James MacDonough - bass
2006
  David Scott "Dave" Mustaine - guitars, vocals
Shawn Drover - drums
Glen Drover - guitars
James LoMenzo - bass
2007
United Abominations
2008
  David Scott "Dave" Mustaine - guitars, vocals
Shawn Drover - drums
James LoMenzo - bass
Christopher Alan "Chris" Broderick - guitars
2009
Endgame Heavy metal
Thrash metal
2010
  David Scott "Dave" Mustaine - guitars, vocals
Shawn Drover - drums
Christopher Alan "Chris" Broderick - guitars
David Ellefson - bass, backing vocals
2011
Th1rt3en
2012
 
2013
Super Collider
2014
 
2015
  David Scott "Dave" Mustaine - guitars, vocals
David Ellefson - bass, backing vocals
Pedro Henrique "Kiko" Loureiro - guitars
2016
Dystopia David Scott "Dave" Mustaine - guitars, vocals
Kiko Loureiro - guitars
David Ellefson - bass, backing vocals
2017
  David Scott "Dave" Mustaine - guitars, vocals
David Ellefson - bass, backing vocals
Pedro Henrique "Kiko" Loureiro - guitars
Dirk Verbeuren - drums
2018
 
2019
 
2020
 
2021
 
2022
The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead! David Scott "Dave" Mustaine - guitars, vocals
Pedro Henrique "Kiko" Loureiro - guitars
Dirk Verbeuren - drums
James LoMenzo - bass
2023
The Walls Are Closing In [EP]
2024
  Dirk Verbeuren - drums
James LoMenzo - bass
Teemu Mäntysaari - guitars