---
title: "Countdown to Extinction by Megadeth"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/04785b90-87cb-3d5d-a9a9-7f465e327bb4"
artist: "Megadeth"
year: 1992
label: "Capitol Records"
---

# Countdown to Extinction

**Countdown to Extinction** is an album by Megadeth, released in 1992 on Capitol Records.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | Countdown to Extinction |
| Artist | Megadeth |
| Type | Album |
| Year | 1992 |
| Label | Capitol Records |
| Catalog number | CDP 7 98531 2 |
| Tracks | 11 |
| Place in discography | 5 of 22 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Skin o’ My Teeth | 3:14 |
| 2 | Symphony of Destruction | 4:03 |
| 3 | Architecture of Aggression | 3:35 |
| 4 | Foreclosure of a Dream | 4:17 |
| 5 | Sweating Bullets | 5:03 |
| 6 | This Was My Life | 3:42 |
| 7 | Countdown to Extinction | 4:17 |
| 8 | High Speed Dirt | 4:12 |
| 9 | Psychotron | 4:42 |
| 10 | Captive Honour | 4:15 |
| 11 | Ashes in Your Mouth | 6:11 |

## Genres

[Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal) · [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Speed Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/speed-metal)

## Release tags

Heavy Metal · Thrash Metal · Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Rust in Peace (1990)](https://themetalnet.com/album/19e7c9f3-7c4c-3a56-ba50-4156b39f76ca)
- Next release: [Promotional EP (1994)](https://themetalnet.com/album/d023196d-f4a5-48ba-8e23-371c1c3eb5bb)

## Artist

- [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth)

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/album/04785b90-87cb-3d5d-a9a9-7f465e327bb4](https://themetalnet.com/album/04785b90-87cb-3d5d-a9a9-7f465e327bb4). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt