Risk (Megadeth album)

Risk
Studio album by Megadeth
Released	August 31, 1999 (1999-08-31)
Recorded	January 4, 1999–April 22, 1999[1]
Studio	The Tracking Room, Nashville[1]
Genre	Hard rock alternative metal[2]
Length	51:34
Label	Capitol
Producer	Dann Huff Dave Mustaine
Megadeth chronology
Cryptic Writings (1997) Risk (1999) The World Needs a Hero (2001)
Singles from Risk
"Crush 'Em" Released: May 26, 1999[3] "Breadline" Released: February 16, 2000 "Insomnia" Released: 2000
Alternative cover
2004 remastered edition

Risk is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Megadeth, released on August 31, 1999, by Capitol Records, the band's last album to be released by the label.^[4] The first Megadeth album since 1990 to feature a lineup change, Risk marks the studio debut of drummer Jimmy DeGrasso with the band, as well as the final appearance of longtime guitarist Marty Friedman, who announced his departure a year later.^[5] Meant to be a breakthrough on alternative rock radio, Risk received a mixed response because of the great deviation from the band's traditional sound. The backlash ultimately resulted in the band returning to a heavier sound on their next album, The World Needs a Hero.

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has blamed the record's lack of success on the fact that it was released under the "Megadeth" moniker: "if anybody else's name was on 'Risk', it would have sold".^[6] The album debuted at number 16 on the Billboard 200 chart. As with the rest of Megadeth's studio records released by Capitol, the album was remixed and remastered in 2004, with several bonus tracks added. This reissue also featured a different cover.