Megadeth - Youthanasia (1994)

Youthanasia is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Megadeth, released on November 1, 1994. A remixed and remastered version, featuring several bonus tracks, was released in 2004.

It saw Megadeth continuing a trend toward slower, more melodic hard rock songs which began with their commercial breakthrough album, Countdown to Extinction. Lyrically, the album displays a variety of influences: mythology ("Elysian Fields" and "Blood of Heroes"), rape and incest ("Family Tree"), nuclear war ("Black Curtains"), gambling ("Train of Consequences", which can also be seen on the video), and a hit about the last moments in life, "À Tout le Monde". The title is a pun on euthanasia, implying that society is euthanizing its youth, which would be consistent with bandleader and principal songwriter Dave Mustaine's views. The closing track, "Victory", refers to many of the band's previous songs throughout its lyrics.

Tracklist :

01- Reckoning Day
02- Train of Consequences
03- Addicted to Chaos
04- A Tout le Monde
05- Elysian Fields
06- The Killing Road
07- Blood Of Heroes
08- Family Tree
09- Youthanasia
10- I Thought I Knew It All
11- Black Curtains
12- Victory

• Dave Mustaine - vocals, guitar
• Marty Friedman - guitar
• Dave Ellefson - bass
• Nick Menza - drums