Megadeth is a thrash metal band from Los Angeles, California. The group
was formed in 1983 by guitarist Dave Mustaine and bassist David
Ellefson. It is credited as one of thrash metal's "big four" with
Anthrax, Metallica and Slayer, responsible for the genre's development
and popularization. Megadeth's music features fast rhythm sections and
complex arrangements; themes of death, war, politics and religion are
prominent in the lyrics. The success of its debut album on an
independent label led to Megadeth signing with Capitol Records. The
band's first major-label album, Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? (1986),
greatly influenced the underground metal scene; albums and worldwide
tours in the 1990s brought Megadeth public recognition. The group has
sold 50 million records worldwide, earned U.S. platinum certification
for six of its fourteen studio albums, and received eleven Grammy
nominations. The band's mascot, Vic Rattlehead, regularly appears on
album artwork and since 2010 in live shows. The group has experienced
controversy over its musical approach and lyrics: concerts have been
canceled, albums banned, and MTV refused to play two videos that it
considered to condone suicide.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megadeth>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1812:
Napoleonic Wars: The French Grande Armée forced the Russians
to withdraw at the Battle of Borodino.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Borodino>
1893:
British expatriates in Italy founded the Genoa Cricket &
Athletic Club, today one of Italy's oldest association football clubs.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genoa_C.F.C.>
1940:
Second World War: The German Luftwaffe changed their strategy
in the Battle of Britain and began bombing London and other British
cities and towns for over 50 consecutive nights.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blitz>
1986:
Desmond Tutu became the first black person to lead the Church
of the Province of Southern Africa.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Tutu>
2004:
Hurricane Ivan made landfall on Grenada and devastated at least
85% of the island.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Ivan>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
iatrogenesis:
(medicine) Any adverse effect (or complication) resulting from medical
treatment.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/iatrogenesis>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
My poems are hymns of praise to the glory of life.
--Edith Sitwell
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Edith_Sitwell>