Megadeth Plan ‘Countdown to Extinction’ 20th Anniversary With Tour, Expanded Reissue

Megadeth's Dave Mustaine has personally overseen a new 20th Anniversary Edition of the band's most popular album, 1992's double Platinum-certified Countdown to Extinction, to be released Nov. 6 by Capitol/EMI.

After wrapping up their "TH1RT3EN World Tour" this fall, Megadeth will perform the acclaimed album in its entirety on their "Countdown to Extinction 20th Anniversary Tour" this November and December (dates and pre-sale / on sale details below).

Presented in a 2CD lift-top box and digitally, Countdown to Extinction's new commemorative edition pairs the remastered original album with a 1992 concert, recorded live at San Francisco's Cow Palace, which has never before been released in its entirety. The concert audio has been newly remixed for this release. The physical and digital versions both include a booklet with a new liner notes essay by music journalist Kory Grow, and the 2CD box also contains a 24" x 36" poster and four collectible postcards.

Local pre-sale tickets for the tour are available starting today, Sept. 13, and will be available tomorrow, Sept. 14.

Countdown to Extinction, Megadeth's fifth studio album, was recorded in Los Angeles in 1992 as rioting raged across the city in response to the Rodney King trial verdicts. American tensions weren't limited to LA, by any means, as the Gulf War was still fresh in people's minds, the state of the environment was becoming headline news, and President George H.W. Bush was seeking reelection in a heated campaign season.