Fan-filmed video of Megadeth's entire June 2 concert at Heinz Von Heiden Arena in Hannover, Germany as the support act for Iron Maiden has been released.
The setlist for the show included: 01.
Tipping Point 02.
Hangar 18 03.
Take No Prisoners (tour debut) 04.
Let There Be Shred 05.
Ride The Lightning (Metallica song) 06.
Tornado Of Souls 07.
Peace Sells 08.
Symphony Of Destruction 09.
Holy Wars...
The Punishment Due Megadeth's final studio album, "Megadeth", debuted at the top of the U.S.
album chart after earning 73,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the week ending January 29, according to Luminate.
The bulk of that sum was driven by pure album sales (purchases of physical and digital copies of the album), totaling 69,000.
Megadeth also claimed the top spot in Australia (highest previous position No.
- and Austria (highest previous position No.
8).
Other top five spots included No.
2 in Finland (and No.
1 physical), Sweden (plus No.
1 physical; highest previous position No.
9), and Belgium (highest previous position: No.
6); No.
3 in both the U.K.
and Germany (highest previous position No.
6); No.
4 in the Netherlands (highest previous position No.
7); and No.
5 in both Italy (highest previous position No.
- and New Zealand (highest chart position ever).
"The Sick, The Dying...
And The Dead!" sold 48,000 equivalent album units in the U.S.
in its first week of release to land at position No.
3 on the Billboard 200 chart.
It marked Megadeth's eighth top 10-charting album.
Megadeth's previous top 10 entries on the Billboard 200 were "Countdown To Extinction" (No.
2, 1992), "Youthanasia" (No.
4, 1994), "Cryptic Writings" (No.
10, 1997), "United Abominations" (No.
8, 2007), "Endgame" (No.
9, 2009), "Super Collider" (No.
6, 2013) and "Dystopia" (No.
3, 2016).
For its final album, Megadeth once again worked with Chris Rakestraw, a producer, mixer and engineer who previously worked on Megadeth's last two LPs, the aforementioned "The Sick, The Dying...
And The Dead!" and "Dystopia".
Last August, Megadeth announced its plans to retire with a farewell album and tour.
"There's so many musicians that have come to the end of their career, whether accidental or intentional," Mustaine explained in a social media post.
"Most of them don't get to go out on their own terms on top, and that's where I'm at in my life right now." Mustaine has since clarified that Megadeth's farewell run of shows could last "for another three to five years".