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}} ''Super Collider'' is the fourteenth studio album by American heavy metal band Megadeth. It was released on June 4, 2013, and is Megadeth's first album to be released on Tradecraft, a Universal label created for frontman Dave Mustaine. In the U.S., a special edition of the album was made available exclusively through Best Buy retailers. The album features a guest appearance from Disturbed and Device vocalist David Draiman. On April 23, 2013, the title track was released on iTunes as the album's lead single. The album debuted at number six on the ''Billboard'' 200, making it the band's highest-charting album since 1994's ''Youthanasia''. As of March 2014, ''Super Collider'' has sold over 80,000 copies in the United States. The album received mixed reviews from critics and, as of August 2014, has a Metacritic rating of 41/100. It marked the first time the band had released more than one album with the same lineup since 1997's ''Cryptic Writings'', however it is the band's final album to feature drummer Shawn Drover and guitarist Chris Broderick, due to their departures from Megadeth in November 2014. ==Background, writing and recording== On July 17, 2012, a tweet from the Twitter account for Megadeth's mascot Vic Rattlehead implied that frontman Dave Mustaine had begun writing lyrics for a follow-up album to 2011's ''Thirteen''. In an interview with ''NME'', Mustaine confirmed that the band had been working on new material, commenting: "Some of it's a little darker, some of it's a little faster." Later Mustaine announced that the band was preparing to start work on the album, and suggested early 2013 as a tentative release, on a new label, as the band had split from their previous label, Roadrunner Records. The band's previous contract with that label was only for three albums, expiring after the release of ''Thirteen''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.3news.co.nz/Megadeths-Dave-Mustaine---full-interview-/tabid/368/articleID/190363/Default.aspx )〕 On October 27, Mustaine revealed that the band was planning to enter the studio to begin tracking the album in the first week of November 2012, before leaving the studio for the American leg of the ''Countdown to Extinction'' 20th anniversary tour. However, drummer Shawn Drover later suggested that recording for the album wouldn't begin until early 2013, and also suggested that the album would possibly be released in the summer of that year, rather than Mustaine's initial projection of a late-spring release. Drover said the band was in the process of composing material and determining what riffs to use on the record. On December 24, 2012, Mustaine announced that three new songs were "tracked and almost done".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bravewords.com/news/196017 )〕 Mustaine later announced via the Vic Rattlehead Twitter page that he had chosen a title and cover art for the new album, though neither was revealed at that time. As with ''Thirteen'', work on the album was done at "Vic's Garage", the band's own studio in San Marcos, California. From January 2013 onwards, several short video clips were uploaded to the band's official YouTube channel, showing the band members working on new material in the studio.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2SRcTsNUBI&list=UULVz1B001PIbq9LliJenV2w&index=2 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d9nd_27h_M )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMfjXfJph-M&feature=player_embedded )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btvufovT5G4 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_abbh4UtqIQ )〕 Later that month, Mustaine announced that the band had finished recording 11 of 13 songs that the band planned to give to the label. Additionally, he confirmed that the band had decided on a new label and was signed. The label was later revealed to be to Tradecraft, a Universal label created for Mustaine. Several days later, on February 1, Mustaine announced that mixing had begun. On February 12, 2013, the album's title was revealed as ''Super Collider''. About two weeks later, Mustaine announced several song titles in an interview, discussing some of those songs in the process. Mustaine also revealed that fourteen songs were being worked on in total.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.hardradio.com/shockwaves/podcasts/podcast64.m4a )〕 Recording for the album was completed in mid-March. On April 10, 2013, a snippet of a new song titled "Don't Turn Your Back" was posted to the band's website for streaming, and the cover artwork for the album was revealed. Later that month, it was announced that David Draiman (of Disturbed and Device) would be featured as a guest vocalist on "Dance in the Rain". The title track was released as the album's lead single, and "Kingmaker" was released for streaming in May.〔 ''Super Collider'' was released in several versions domestically. There are two versions of the CD: a standard edition and a Best Buy-exclusive edition which features three bonus tracks along with 3D cover art. Additionally, standard and limited vinyl editions were made available, as well.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Super Collider (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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