![]() In 1992 Megadeth recorded the demo for what would become "Symphony of Destruction" and after some tweaking, the song was finished and recorded for inclusion on their fifth studio album, Countdown to Extinction. Inspired, he began writing lyrics on the back of a sushi receipt, " My metal brains corroding, my head is going to explode". One day while driving down Riverside Drive in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles to his home, he was stricken by a headache. ![]() In Guitar Center Sessions, vocalist Dave Mustaine described the development of "Symphony of Destruction" as a stroke of luck. ![]() The song has been featured in several sources of media, and has been covered by several bands. The video features each band member individually playing, with a mostly black-and-white, nonlinear narrative revolving around a political candidate who is assassinated, and the massive amount of anarchy and riots caused by the event. The song was generally well received by critics, and its accompanying music video by Wayne Isham initially received heavy rotation on MTV, but eventually became controversial and was edited because of an assassination scene that MTV felt was "too harsh". Penned by vocalist and frontman Dave Mustaine, the song received significant radio play and charted in various territories, making it one of Megadeth's best known songs. ![]() The lyrics explore the hypothetical situation where an average citizen is placed in a position where he runs the country while the public is led by a phantom government. " Symphony of Destruction" is a song by American heavy metal band Megadeth, released as a single from the band’s fifth studio album, Countdown to Extinction (1992). 1992 single by Megadeth "Symphony of Destruction" ![]()
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