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After he left Metallica in 1983, guitarist/vocalist Dave
Mustaine formed the thrash metal quartet Megadeth. Though
Megadeth followed the basic blueprint of Metallica's relentless
attack, Mustaine's group distinguished themselves from his
earlier band by lessening the progressive rock influences,
adding an emphasis on instrumental skills, speeding up the tempo
slightly, and making the instrumental attack harsher. By
streamlining the classic thrash metal approach and making the
music more threatening, as well as making the lyrics more
nihilistic, Megadeth became one of the leading bands of the
genre during the mid- and late '80s. Each album they released
went at least gold, and they continually sold out arenas across
America, in addition to developing a strong follo