Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Megadeth

Megadeth

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/September 7, 2014 by BencherliteTalk 15:13, 26 August 2014 (UTC)



Megadeth is a thrash metal band from Los Angeles, California. The group was formed in 1983 by guitarist Dave Mustaine and bassist David Ellefson, shortly after Mustaine's dismissal from Metallica. A pioneer of the American thrash metal scene, the band is credited as one of the genre's "big four" with Anthrax, Metallica and Slayer, responsible for thrash metal's development and popularization. Megadeth plays in a technical style, featuring fast rhythm sections and complex arrangements; themes of death, war, politics and religion are prominent in the group's lyrics. As of 2014, Megadeth has sold 50 million records worldwide, earned platinum certification in the United States for six of its fourteen studio albums, and received eleven Grammy nominations. The band's mascot, Vic Rattlehead, regularly appears on album artwork and since 2010 in live shows. The group has experienced controversy over its musical approach and lyrics, including canceled concerts and bans of albums. MTV has refused to play two of the band's videos that the network considered to condone suicide.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
 * Main editors: Retrohead
 * Promoted: 2014
 * Reasons for nomination: This is my first FA, and the first heavy metal–related article to be promoted in five years. I think it is an interesting topic for Wikipedia readers.
 * Support as nominator. Retrohead (talk) 14:17, 10 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Support...used to really like these guys in my pre-teen angst years.--Chimino (talk) 00:46, 20 August 2014 (UTC)