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'{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2011}} {{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Cover = MegadethThirteen.jpg | Name = Thirteen | Type = studio | Artist = [[Megadeth]] | Released = November 1, 2011<ref name="NewAlbumTitle"/><ref name="EllefsonWODUInterview"/> | Genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]], [[thrash metal]] <!--Please discuss on the talk page before changing the listed genres. Thank you.--> | Length = | Recorded = May&ndash;June 2011 at Vic's Garage in [[San Marcos, California]]<ref name="WontBeDisappointed"/> | Label = [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]] | Producer = [[Johnny K]] | Last album = ''[[Endgame (Megadeth album)|Endgame]]''<br />(2009) | This album = '''''Thirteen'''''<br />(2011) | Next album = | Misc = {{Singles | Name = Thirteen | Type = studio | single 1 = [[Public Enemy No. 1 (Megadeth song)|Public Enemy No. 1]] | single 1 date = September 13, 2011 | single 2 = Never Dead | single 2 date = September 21, 2011 | single 3 = Whose Life (Is It Anyways?) | single 3 date = October 17, 2011 }} }} '''''Thirteen''''' (stylized as '''''TH1RT3EN''''')<ref name="NewAlbumTitle">{{cite web | work=Blabbermouth.net| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=160490| title=MEGADETH: New Album Title Revealed – July 8, 2011| accessdate=July 8, 2011}}</ref> is the upcoming thirteenth studio album by the American [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Megadeth]]. The album is due to be released on November 1, 2011<ref name="NewAlbumTitle"/><ref name=EllefsonWODUInterview>{{cite web|title=MEGADETH Bassist Interviewed On WODU's 'Flatliner' (Audio)|date=August 5, 2011|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=161629|work=Blabbermouth.net|publisher=woduradio.com|accessdate=August 6, 2011}}</ref><ref name="EllefsonDroverVideo">{{cite web | work=Blabbermouth.net| publisher=Ellefson, David| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=159787| title=MEGADETH's ELLEFSON, DROVER Check In From Photo Shoot For New Album (Video) – June 22, 2011| accessdate=June 22, 2011}}</ref><ref name=DaveEllefsonInterviewCRE>{{cite web|title=MAYHEM, MUSTAINE & MEGADETH: AN INTERVIEW WITH MEGADETH’S DAVE ELLEFSON|url=http://www.classicrockrevisited.com/interviewdaveellefson.htm|work=classicrockrevisited.com|publisher=Classic Rock Revisited|accessdate=9 August 2011}}</ref><ref name=OfficialReleaseConfirmation>{{cite web|title=MEGADETH: 'TH1RT3EN' Release Date Confirmed - Aug. 9, 2011|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=161751|work=Blabbermouth.net|publisher=Roadrunner Records|accessdate=9 August 2011}}</ref> in North America,<ref name=BWBKReleaseDates>{{cite web|title=MEGADETH's David Ellefson Talks To BraveWords.com At Heavy T.O.; Video Available|url=http://www.bravewords.com/news/167204|work=BraveWords.com|publisher=Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles|accessdate=15 August 2011}}</ref> making it the second Megadeth album (after ''[[Youthanasia]]'' in 1994) to be released on that date,<ref name=MustaineInterviewANSVideo>{{cite web|title=MEGADETH Mainman Talks 'TH1RT3EN' In New Video Interview - Aug. 6, 2011|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=161636|work=Blabbermouth.net|publisher=Artisan News Service|accessdate=6 August 2011}}</ref> and on October 26, 2011 in Japan.<ref name="BWBKReleaseDates"/> ''Thirteen'' is the third and final album due in the band's current contract with [[Roadrunner Records]]. It is the first Megadeth studio album since ''[[The World Needs a Hero]]'' (2001) on which bass guitarist and founding member [[Dave Ellefson]] performs. ==Writing and recording== Being interviewed in July 2010 about the success of Megadeth's previous release, ''[[Endgame (Megadeth album)|Endgame]]'' (2009), drummer [[Shawn Drover]] revealed that the band had already started "talking about [a new album]" and explained that although the band was in "tour mode", there were a "couple of ideas" that the band was starting to work on.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/megadeth_aim_for_new_album_in_2011.html|title=Megadeth Aim For New Album In 2011| work=UltimateGuitar.com|accessdate=May 23, 2011}}</ref> In a later interview regarding songs that the band was recording for its 13th studio effort, Mustaine elaborated that the material is a mix of songs Mustaine had written earlier in his career, and some were new compositions written for the album.<ref name="FastHeavyNewAlbum">{{cite web | work=Blabbermouth.net| publisher=Roadrunner Records| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=158846| title=MEGADETH Working On 'Very, Very Fast Heavy' New Album – May 31, 2011| accessdate=May 31, 2011}}</ref> On November 17, 2010, [[Dave Mustaine]] made an official announcement via the band's ''Megadeth Cyber Army Chat Room'' that Megadeth would soon start recording for their thirteenth studio album, and recording would be done in Vic's Garage (Megadeth's studio). Of the upcoming effort, Mustaine said; "So, right now I have Ken Eisennagel, you may remember him from the last two records doing engineering for all of the pre-production phases of Megadeth records? Well, he is here [Megadeth’s studio – "Vic's Garage"] going over all of the new Megadeth stuff that I am working on[…]".<ref name=MegaNews>{{cite web|url=http://www.megadeth.com/news.php?year=2010&month=11|title=New Megadeth Album In The Works At Vic's Garage|publisher=Megadeth.com|accessdate=November 17, 2010}}</ref> Mustaine also said that the band had almost finished five songs,<ref name=MegaNews/> but no other information was announced. In an interview before a show in [[Auckland]], New Zealand, Mustaine noted that the upcoming record is the last one on his current contract with [[Roadrunner Records]]. At the same time, he mentioned that Roadrunner was trying to give the band a "huge new deal", but expressed frustration with the label, saying that "The treatment's been terrible over the years, and I just don't want it." Mustaine stated that he would "rather retire than continue to play like that". Mustaine then stated that in the future, the band might release albums independently instead. Nevertheless, Mustaine exclaimed that the band's new record would be "great" and that the songs were "really good", with Mustaine wanting to do his utmost to live up to his contractual obligations, in spite of the alleged treatment by the label.<ref name="AucklandInterview1">{{cite web|work=Heavy Hell Metal News|url=http://www.heavyhell.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6365:dave-mustaine-prefer-retirement-before-roadrunner-records&catid=29:interviews&Itemid=2|title=Dave Mustaine of Megadeth prefer an early retirement before a renewal of the Roadrunner record deal|accessdate=May 20, 2011}}</ref><ref name="AucklandInterview2">{{cite web | work=3News| url=http://www.3news.co.nz/Megadeths-Dave-Mustaine---full-interview-/tabid/368/articleID/190363/Default.aspx| title= Megadeth's Dave Mustaine – full interview – Video|accessdate=May 20, 2011}}</ref> [[Image:Davidellefson.jpg|thumb|left|185px|''Thirteen'' is the first Megadeth album since ''The World Needs a Hero'', released a decade earlier, to feature longtime bassist Dave Ellefson.]] Speaking to [[Ultimate Guitar Archive|Ultimate Guitar]] in December 2010, bassist [[Dave Ellefson]], who was welcomed back into the band earlier that year, said that "There's some ideas that we're now starting to individually compose", but clarified that the band would not be hitting the studio until 2011. However, Ellefson called those song ideas "very heavy", speculated that the songs would be influenced by the band's (then) recent live performances of the entire ''[[Rust in Peace]]'' album (1990), and said Megadeth fans would not be disappointed by the new record.<ref name="WontBeDisappointed">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/ellefson_i_dont_think_megadeth_fans_will_be_disappointed_with_next_cd.html|title=Ellefson: 'I Don't Think Megadeth Fans Will Be Disappointed' With Next CD|publisher=UltimateGuitar.com|accessdate=May 23, 2011}}</ref> On January 31, 2011, Mustaine posted on Twitter: "In the studio today working on guitar parts! Love you all. DSM", suggesting that the recording process for the follow-up to ''Endgame'' had begun.<ref name="DavesTwitter">{{cite web |work=Twitter| url=http://twitter.com/#!/DaveMustaine| title= Dave Mustaine's official Twitter feed}}</ref> It was revealed during an online chat with Megadeth's fan club, that five new songs for the next album were completed. Mustaine also noted that the new album was turning out to be "more like Endgame".<ref name="Blabber">{{cite web | work=Blabbermouth.net| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=155360| title= MEGADETH And SLAYER Perform In Moscow; Photos, Video Available – Mar. 16, 2011|accessdate=March 16, 2011}}</ref> However in an interview in June 2011, Mustaine declared that the album was "Different, a hundred percent different, unlike anything we've ever done before because the guitar sounds are different, it sounds really super-modern." He went on to compare the sound to "really old classic [Black] [[Black Sabbath|Sabbath]] and with a little bit of a modern edge of [[Queens of the Stone Age]] kind of thing."<ref name="100percentdifferent"/> In a July 2011 interview with sonicexess.com, Ellefson was asked about the new album. Ellefson stated that the album was ready to be mixed. When asked if it could be compared to any previous Megadeth album, Ellefson said that the album "kind of fits in around the Countdown to Extinction album" but noted that it would depend on how the album was to be mixed. Ellefson also announced that the band has been kicking around several ideas for an album title and that several of them might be announced, but no release date was yet planned.<ref name="ReadyToMix">{{cite web | work=sonicexess.com| url=http://www.sonicexcess.com/megadeth_interview_2011.html| title=Interview With Megadeth| accessdate=July 3, 2011}}</ref> When being interviewed by Amy Kelly of Ultimate Guitar, guitarist [[Chris Broderick]] compared some parts of the album specifically to ''[[Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?]]'' (1986), ''Rust in Peace'', or ''[[Countdown to Extinction]]'' (1992), but also stated "I've been likening it to a very diverse CD. It's not one of those ones that you'll put it on and every song sounds like the last one. It's got everything from anthems to more radio friendly stuff to hard-hitting thrash and some cool, dark-sounding stuff."<ref name=BroderickUGinterview>{{cite web|title=Megadeth: 'Th1rt3en Borrows Something From Every Era Of The Band'|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/megadeth_th1rt3en_borrows_something_from_every_era_of_the_band.html|work=Ultimate-guitar.com|publisher=Ultimate Guitar|accessdate=14 August 2011}}</ref> In another interview, Broderick stated that the album "sounds huge and just very raw" and again touted the sonic diversity of the album, noting that it is "like a cut in time from each CD of the past Megadeth discography".<ref name=ATBroderickInterview>{{cite web|last=Keller|first="Slim Jim"|title=Interview: MEGADETH’s Chris Broderick – From noodling to embellishing, he may be MEGADETH’s strongest guitarist to date|url=http://www.away-team.com/rock/2011/08/interview-megadeths-chris-broderick-from-noodling-to-embellishing-he-may-be-megadeths-strongest-guitarist-to-date/|work=Away Team|publisher=Away Team|accessdate=22 August 2011}}</ref> Commenting on the quality of the songs on ''Thirteen'', Mustaine declared that he hadn't heard an album that had "that many good songs on it" since [[Guns N' Roses]] released ''[[Appetite for Destruction]]'' in 1987.<ref name=MustaineMLBInterview>{{cite web|title=MEGADETH Mainman Interviewed By MLB.com (Video) - Aug. 12, 2011|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=161910|work=Blabbermouth.net|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|accessdate=13 August 2011}}</ref> On June 3, 2011, it was announced that a new song, "Never Dead", would be included in a promotional trailer for [[Konami]]'s upcoming video game ''[[NeverDead]]'',<ref name="NeverDead">{{cite web | work=Blabbermouth.net| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=158983| title=New MEGADETH Song Featured In 'NeverDead' Video Game Trailer; Audio Snippet Available – June 3, 2011| accessdate=June 4, 2011}}</ref> marking the third time in five years that the band contributed a new song towards promoting a video game ("[[Gears of War (song)|Gears of War]]" in 2006 to promote ''[[Gears of War]]''<ref name="GearsofWar">{{cite web | work=Blabbermouth.net| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=60696| title=MEGADETH To Help Launch 'Gears Of War' XBOX Game With Private Mini-Concert – Oct. 21, 2006| accessdate=June 8, 2011}}</ref> and "[[Sudden Death (Megadeth song)|Sudden Death]]" in 2010 for inclusion in ''[[Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock]]''<ref>{{cite web | date= August 30, 2010| work=UltimateGuitar.com| url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/online_downloads/megadeth_dave_mustaine_talks_about_sudden_death_track.html| title = Megadeth: Dave Mustaine Talks About 'Sudden Death' Track | accessdate=June 8, 2010}}</ref> being the other two). "Sudden Death" though originally recorded for the ''Guitar Hero'' franchise, was also later confirmed to be included on ''Thirteen''.<ref name="RollingStone12July11">{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dave-mustaine-reveals-new-megadeth-album-details-20110712|title=Dave Mustaine Reveals New Megadeth Album Details|date={{Date|2011-07-12|mdy}}|accessdate={{Date|2011-07-13|mdy}}|publisher=Rolling Stone}}</ref> The album was produced by American rock producer [[Johnny K|"Johnny K" Karkazis]]. The band picked Johnny K rather than [[Andy Sneap]] (who produced Megadeth's previous two albums) due to scheduling conflicts.<ref name="NewAlbumProducer">{{cite web | work=Blabbermouth.net| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=157845| title=MEGADETH Taps DISTURBED/SEVENDUST Producer For New Album – May 8, 2011| accessdate=May 8, 2011}}</ref> Drover noted that working with producer Johnny K was a "blast" and he "shares the same vision [as the band]" for the new album.<ref name="DroverComments">{{cite web | work=Blabbermouth.net| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=158392| title=MEGADETH Drummer Checks In From The Studio – May 20, 2011| accessdate=May 20, 2011}}</ref> The album artwork was designed by John Lorenzi, who contributed to the covers on Megadeth's two previous albums, ''Endgame'' and ''[[United Abominations]]'' (2007).<ref name="JohnLorenzi">{{cite web | work=Blabbermouth.net| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=159609| title=MEGADETH Re-Teams With Artist JOHN LORENZI For New Album Cover – June 18, 2011| accessdate=June 18, 2011}}</ref> On July 7, 2011, Mustaine announced via twitter that he had chosen a title and album cover for the new album and would reveal then "asap".<ref name="DavesTwitter"/> The title was revealed as ''13'' the next day, with Mustaine commenting "I started playing guitar at 13 and this is our 13th record and I was born on the 13th. As soon as I said I was going to call it '13', I started noticing 13 everywhere. They never used to have 13th floors in hotels but now they have them again."<ref name="NewAlbumTitle"/> It was clarified a day later on the band's website to be "''Th1rt3en''" rather than ''13''. Shawn Drover later stated in an interview that "Thirteen" had originally been the working title for the album as well.<ref name=DroverOctoberInterview>{{cite web|title=Shawn Drover - Megadeth (Interview)|url=http://www.metalobsession.net/2011/10/06/shawn-drover-megadeth/|work=Metal Obsession|publisher=Anwar Rizk|accessdate=8 October 2011}}</ref> The cover artwork and tracklist for the album were revealed on September 7, 2011. ===Odd occurrences during recording=== According to Dave Mustaine, the band have encountered numerous mishaps and odd occurrences. In an interview with ''Terrorizer'' magazine, Mustaine, taking note of the connection to the [[Triskaidekaphobia|unlucky number 13]], explained "This is our 13th studio record, and we've already had a bunch of weird things happen. Car problems, stuff disappearing, a guy who worked for me that was the most white-laced guy you could imagine falling out on drugs and disappearing...but this one's got me excited!"<ref name="weirdthingshappen">{{cite web | work=Blabbermouth.net| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=158247| title=MEGADETH Mainman Is 'Excited' About New Album – May 17, 2011| accessdate=May 20, 2011}}</ref> In addition, Mustaine announced on Twitter that producer Johnny K was "suddenly struck ill", and the band had ceased recording for the time being.<ref name="JohnnyKSick">{{cite web | work=Blabbermouth.net| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=158714| title=MEGADETH: Recording Sessions For New Album 'Halted' After Producer Falls Ill – May 27, 2011| accessdate=May 27, 2011}}</ref> However, the band resumed recording a few days later, with K having apparently recovered.<ref name="ResumesRecording">{{cite web | work=Blabbermouth.net| publisher=Roadrunner Records| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=158826| title=MEGADETH Resumes Recording New Album – May 31, 2011| accessdate=May 31, 2011}}</ref> In an interview, Drover had noted that nothing weird occurred until after he finished recording drum tracks for the album.<ref name=DroverOctoberInterview/> However, in a later interview in July, 2011, when asked about the stigma of the number 13 in regards to the album, Mustaine said that "It's been very good luck. We did this record in… in record time".<ref name="NotSoUnlucky">{{cite web|work=Blabbermouth.net|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=160847|title=MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'TH1RT3EN' Is 'The Best Thing I've Done In A Long Time'|date=July 19, 2011|accessdate=July 19, 2011}}</ref> Furthermore, despite the superstitions surrounding the number 13, Mustaine said he was actually more concerned with the album's release date of November 1 being a bad omen; referring to the release of ''Youthanasia'' (which was released on the same date in 1994), Mustaine mentioned that the band was "banned" from [[MTV]], for playing the then-new track "[[À Tout le Monde]]" (which MTV believed to be about suicide) on a televised promotional show on the channel.<ref name="MustaineInterviewANSVideo"/> ==Release and promotion== Mustaine revealed that the album will be released November 1. "They're looking at November 1st. I don't know if it's supposed to be the 1st or the 31st for the release date, cuz [sic] they're trying to get us to do a live performance some place, for this release."<ref name="NewAlbumTitle2">{{cite web | work=AllAxess.com| url=http://www.allaxess.com/guitar-blog/guitar-news/dave-mustaine-announces-megadeth-album-title/| title=Dave Mustaine Announces Megadeth Album Title| accessdate=Jul 19, 2011}}</ref> The album will be released with a bonus track in Japan on October 26, 2011.<ref name="BWBKReleaseDates"/> Mustaine had scheduled an appearance on the October 14-16 edition of the ''[[Full Metal Jackie]]'' radio show.<ref name=FullMetalJackie>{{cite web|title=MEGADETH Mainman To Premiere Music Off 'TH1RT3EN' On FULL METAL JACKIE's Radio Show - Oct. 14, 2011|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=164647|work=Blabbermouth.net|publisher=Roadrunner Records|accessdate=14 October 2011}}</ref> A new track from ''Thirteen'', "Whose Life (Is This Anyways?)", was debuted on that edition of the show as well.<ref name=WhoseLifeFMJ>{{cite web|title=MEGADETH: New Song Premieres On FULL METAL JACKIE's Radio Show - Oct. 16, 2011|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=164734|work=Blabbermouth.net|accessdate=17 October 2011}}</ref> Starting on October 17, 2011, samples of all the album's songs were available for streaming on [[Amazon.com]].<ref name=NewAlbumSamples>{{cite web|title=MEGADETH: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available - Oct. 17, 2011|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=164789|work=Blabbermouth.net|accessdate=18 October 2011}}</ref> That same day, "Whose Life(Is It Anyway?)" was released as a free download through the band's facebook page for a 24 hour period.<ref name=WhoseLifeFree>{{cite web|title=MEGADETH: New Song Available For Free Download - Oct. 17, 2011|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=164772|work=Blabbermouth.net|accessdate=17 October 2011}}</ref> ==Songs== Mustaine had noted that thirteen songs had been written in the sessions for the album, though only twelve were originally contracted for the album (one of which being a [[bonus track]] intended only for the Japanese market).<ref name="100percentdifferent">{{cite web | work=Pure Grain Audio| url=http://puregrainaudio.com/interviews/interview-with-megadeth-frontman-and-guitarist-dave-mustaine| title= Interview with Megadeth frontman and guitarist Dave Mustaine|accessdate=June 9, 2011}}</ref> However, it was later revealed that the album was to feature a total of 13 tracks.<ref name=BlabberTracklisting>{{cite web|title=MEGADETH: 'TH1RT3EN' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Unveiled - Sep. 7, 2011|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=162928|work=Blabbermouth.net|publisher=Roadrunner Records|accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref> ===13=== Dave Ellefson has called the song "theatrical", and compared it to "In My Darkest Hour" from ''[[So Far, So Good...So What!]]'' (1988). He also said that "13" is a song that "summed up the arc of Megadeth as a band".<ref name=13SongEllefsonInterveiw>{{cite web|last=Bosso|first=Joe|title=Megadeth's TH1RT3EN: full album preview - 13 - Page 14|url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/bass/megadeths-th1rt3en-full-album-preview-502721/1#!14|work=Musicradar.com|publisher=Music Radar|accessdate=30 September 2011}}</ref> ===Black Swan=== A few of the album's songs had actually been released before as bonus tracks on ''Youthanasia'' and ''[[United Abominations]]''. "Black Swan" was originally released as a bonus track for members of the band's [[fan club]] who pre-ordered ''United Abominations''.<ref name=BlackSwan>{{cite web|title=MEGADETH Guitarist To Take Part In Online Chat - Apr. 13, 2007|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=70438|work=Blabbermouth.net|publisher=Roadrunner Records|accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref> According to Dave Ellefson, producer Johnny K picked "Black Swan" as a song that the band should finish for inclusion on the new record. Ellefson also notes that, having been written several years beforehand, it has nothing to do with the [[Black Swan (film)|2010 film of the same name]].<ref name=BlackSwanEllefsonInterview>{{cite web|last=Bosso|first=Joe|title=Megadeth's TH1RT3EN: full album preview - Black Swan - Page 10|url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/bass/megadeths-th1rt3en-full-album-preview-502721/1#!10|work=Musicradar.com|publisher=Music Radar|accessdate=30 September 2011}}</ref> ===Deadly Nightshade=== In an interview, Dave Ellefson stated that the song's main riff "was written during the sessions for ''Youthanasia'', or maybe ''[[Cryptic Writings]]'' [from 1997]. It’s been around for a while."<ref name=NightshadeEllefsonInterview>{{cite web|last=Bosso|first=Joe|title=Megadeth's TH1RT3EN: full album preview - Deadly Nightshade - Page 13|url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/bass/megadeths-th1rt3en-full-album-preview-502721/1#!13|work=Musicradar.com|publisher=Music Radar|accessdate=30 September 2011}}</ref> ===Millennium of the Blind=== According to Dave Ellefson, "Millennium of the Blind" was originally written in 1991 and a demo was recorded.<ref name=MillenniumEllefsonInterview>{{cite web|last=Bosso|first=Joe|title=Megadeth's TH1RT3EN: full album preview - Millennium of the Blind - Page 12|url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/bass/megadeths-th1rt3en-full-album-preview-502721/1#!12|work=Musicradar.com|publisher=Music Radar|accessdate=30 September 2011}}</ref> A version of the song would later be included as a bonus track on the 2004 remix/remaster of ''Youthanasia''. In the liner notes for the 2004 rerelease of ''Youthanasia'', Mustaine claimed that "Millennium of the Blind" reminded him too much of another song he was working on at the time, "Absolution"<ref name=YouthNotes>{{cite book|title=Youthanasia (2004 remaster) liner notes|year=2004|publisher=Capitol Records}}</ref> (which would later form part of "[[Trust (Megadeth song)|Trust]]" from ''[[Cryptic Writings]]'').<ref name=YouthNotes/> Mustaine states in the Youthanasia rerelease liner notes that he came up with the lyrics after watching ''[[Highlander (film)|Highlander]]''.<ref name=YouthNotes/> Ellefson states that Johnny K and Mustaine were able to finish the song for ''Thirteen''.<ref name=MillenniumEllefsonInterview/> ===Never Dead=== "Never Dead" was written for inclusion on ''[[NeverDead]]'', a [[third-person shooter|third-person]] action/fantasy game.<ref name="NeverDead"/><ref name="NeverDead2">{{cite web | work=Blabbermouth.net| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=159126| title=MEGADETH: More 'Never Dead' Details Revealed – June 7, 2011| accessdate=June 8, 2011}}</ref> Roadrunner Records posted the song on their [[YouTube]] channel for streaming on September 21, 2011.<ref name=NeverDeadStreaming>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2Mb2vMTIjg |title=Megadeth - Never Dead |work=YouTube |publisher=Roadrunner Records |date=2011-09-21 |accessdate=2011-09-26}}</ref><ref name=NeverDeadStreaming2>{{cite web|title=MEGADETH: New Song 'Never Dead' Available For Streaming - Sep. 23, 2011|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=163702|work=Blabbermouth.net|publisher=Roadrunner Records|accessdate=26 September 2011}}</ref> ===New World Order=== "[[New World Order (Megadeth song)|New World Order]]" was written by Dave Mustaine, Dave Ellefson, Marty Friedman and Nick Menza<ref name=YouthNotes/> during the [[Clash of the Titans (tour)|Clash of the Titans Tour]] in 1991, and a demo was made for ''Countdown to Extinction'',<ref name=NWOSongEllefsonInterview>{{cite web|last=Bosso|first=Joe|title=Megadeth's TH1RT3EN: full album preview - New World Order - Page 8|url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/bass/megadeths-th1rt3en-full-album-preview-502721/1#!8|work=Musicradar.com|publisher=Music Radar|accessdate=30 September 2011}}</ref> but it was ultimately not included on that record. A [[Demo (music)|demo]] had been previously released on the 2004 remix/remaster of ''Youthanasia''<ref name=YouthNotes/> and also a finished version on the [[Duke Nukem: Music to Score By|Duke Nukem soundtrack]].<ref name=YouthNotes/> Mustaine didn't use the song on ''Youthanasia'' because he "didn't feel it was finished enough to use on the record at the time."<ref name=YouthNotes/> In an interview with [[MusicRadar|musicradar.com]], Dave Ellefson said the song was re-recorded at the insistence of Shawn Drover. According to Ellefson "Dave [Mustaine] updated some parts and made them more violent."<ref name=NWOSongEllefsonInterview/> ===Public Enemy No. 1=== [[Image:Public Enemy cover.jpg|thumb|right|185px|"Public Enemy No. 1" was released as ''Thirteen''{{'}}s first single.]] On July 4, 2011 Megadeth debuted a new song entitled "Public Enemy No. 1" at a show in [[Hamburg, Germany]].<ref name="PublicEnemyNo1">{{cite web | work=Blabbermouth.net| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=160280| title=MEGADETH Performs Brand New Song In Hamburg; Video Footage Available – July 5, 2011| accessdate=July 5, 2011}}</ref> Mustaine has said that "Public Enemy No. 1" was written about 1920s gangster [[Al Capone]]. The inspiration was a possible haunting incident while the band was recording in an old building in Tennessee which Mustaine described as being a "hideaway" of Capone's.<ref name=SonisphereInterviewVideo>{{cite web|title=MEGADETH Mainman Talks About 'TH1RT3EN' Recording Process In New Video Interview - July 21, 2011|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=160972|work=Blabbermouth.net|accessdate=July 21, 2011}}</ref> Ellefson revealed in an interview that "Public Enemy No. 1" was to be released as a single.<ref name="EllefsonWODUInterview"/> A music video has also been made for "Public Enemy No. 1". The video was made at a [[Western (genre)|Western]] film set in [[Santa Clarita, California]].<ref name=OctoberMustaineInterview>{{cite web|title=MEGADETH Mainman Interviewed On 'The Metal Meltdown With Clutch' (Audio) - Oct. 9, 2011|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=164397|work=Blabbermouth.net|accessdate=9 October 2011}}</ref> ===Whose Life (Is This Anyways?)=== During an interview with [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex|Dallas/Fort Worth]] radio station [[KEGL|97.1 KEGL]] in which Mustaine revealed 2 new song titles, "We the People" and "Whose Life is This Anyways?", he stated that "Whose Life (Is This Anyways?) could be the album's first single",<ref name="KEGLinterview10August11">{{cite web|url=http://www.kegl.com/cc-common/mediaplayer/player.html?redir=yes&mps=audio.php&mid=http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/24762/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/24762/792/richmedia/CINDY_SCULL_INTERVIEWS_DAVE_MUSTAINE.mp3?CCOMRRMID=21316660&CPROG=RICHMEDIA&MARKET=DALLAS-TX&NG_FORMAT=&NG_ID=&OR_NEWSFORMAT=&OWNER=792&SERVER_NAME=www.kegl.com&SITE_ID=792&STATION_ID=KEGL-FM&TRACK=|title=Dave Mustaine discusses David Ellefson, Marty Friedman and TH1RT3EN|date={{Date|2011-08-10|mdy}}|accessdate={{Date|2011-08-11|mdy}}|publisher=[[KEGL]]}}</ref> although "Public Enemy No. 1" was ultimately released as the album's lead single instead. "Whose Life (Is this Anyways?)" was debuted during an appearance by Dave Mustaine on the October 14-16, 2011 edition of the ''Full Metal Jackie'' radio show.<ref name=WhoseLifeFMJ/> The song was released as a limited-time free download via Megadeth's [[Facebook]] page a few days later.<ref name=WhoseLifeFree/> ==Critical reception== {{Album ratings | rev1 = [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] | rev1Score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref name="SpinReview"/> }} [[Spin (magazine)|Spin magazine]] released a brief review of the album, and rated the album at 7/10. Reviewer Jon Young commented on several of the album's tracks, saying that "Public Enemy No. 1" and "Guns, Drugs & Money" were "deceptively melodic hard rock not far from Alice Cooper's early classics" but also said they lack the same sense of humor. Young also offered an opinion on "We the People" saying that it should be on "the apocalypse's official soundtrack".<ref name="SpinReview">{{cite web|last=Young|first=Jon|title=Megadeth, &#039;Th1rt3en&#039; (Roadrunner) {{!}} SPIN.com|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/megadeth-th1rt3en-roadrunner|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|accessdate=15 October 2011}}</ref>{{clear}} ==Track listing== {{Track listing | total_length = 57:38 | writing_credits = yes | title1 = [[Sudden Death (Megadeth song)|Sudden Death]] | writer1 = Dave Mustaine | length1 = 5:09 | title2 = [[Public Enemy No. 1 (Megadeth song)|Public Enemy No. 1]] | writer2 = | length2 = 4:15 | title3 = Whose Life (Is It Anyways?) | writer3 = | length3 = 3:50 | title4 = We the People | writer4 = | length4 = 4:33 | title5 = Guns, Drugs & Money | writer5 = | length5 = 4:19 | title6 = Never Dead | writer6 = | length6 = 4:32 | title7 = [[New World Order (Megadeth Song)|New World Order]] | writer7 = Mustaine, Dave Ellefson, [[Marty Friedman (musician)|Marty Friedman]], [[Nick Menza]] | length7 = 3:56 | title8 = Fast Lane | writer8 = | length8 = 4:04 | title9 = Black Swan | writer9 = Mustaine | length9 = 4:10 | title10 = Wrecker | writer10 = | length10 = 3:51 | title11 = Millennium of the Blind | writer11 = Mustaine, Friedman | length11 = 4:15 | title12 = Deadly Nightshade | writer12 = | length12 = 4:55 | title13 = 13 | writer13 = | length13 = 5:49 }} <ref name=BlabberTracklisting/> {{tracklist | headline = <big>Bonus track (Japan pressing)</big> | writing_credits = yes | title14 = Public Enemy No. 1 | note14 = live | writer14 = | length14 = <!-- Until we have some kind of confirmation of track lengths, please don't add anything here. We do not know if the tracks are the same recordings/mixes as those previously released. --> }} <ref name=JapanBonusTrack>{{cite web|title=TH1RT3EN MEGADETH CD|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=WPCR-14211|work=cdjapan.co.jp|accessdate=September 30, 2011}}</ref> <ref>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005WFUZTE/ref=dm_sp_alb#mp3TrackPlayer/ref> ==Chart positions== {{Empty section|date=September 2011}} ==Personnel== {| |- |valign=top| ;Megadeth *[[Dave Mustaine]]&nbsp;– lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar *[[Chris Broderick]]&nbsp;– lead and rhythm guitar *[[Dave Ellefson]]&nbsp;– bass guitar *[[Shawn Drover]]&nbsp;– drums and percussion |valign=top| ;Production *Produced by [[Johnny K]] *Ken Eisennagel&nbsp;- Engineer<ref name="WontBeDisappointed"/> |} ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPnw-zWS6GE Youtube footage of Megadeth's debut of "Public Enemy No.1" in Germany] * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uwn5lbKaIc Neverdead video game trailer featuring Megadeth's "Never Dead"] {{Megadeth}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Thirteen}} [[Category:Upcoming albums]] [[Category:Megadeth albums]] [[Category:Articles created via the Article Wizard]] [[Category:Roadrunner Records albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Johnny K]] [[es:Thirteen (álbum de Megadeth)]] [[fr:Thirteen (album de Megadeth)]] [[he:TH1RT3EN]] [[pl:TH1RT3EN]] [[pt:Thirteen (álbum de Megadeth)]] [[fi:TH1RT3EN]] [[sv:Thirteen (album av Megadeth)]]'