Kill the King (song)

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"Kill the King"
Single by Megadeth
from the album Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years
ReleasedJuly 2000
Recorded2000
Genre Thrash metal
Length3:44
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Dave Mustaine
Megadeth singles chronology
"Insomnia"
(1999)
"Kill the King"
(2000)
"Moto Psycho"
(2001)

"Kill the King" is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth. The song was released as a single in 2000. [1] It also received a music video in 2005. [2]

Contents

Release and reception

"Kill the King" first appeared on the compilations Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years , as one of two (or three, depending on the release) new songs included. [3] and would later appear on Warchest , Greatest Hits: Back to the Start , and Anthology: Set the World Afire .

The song was praised by critics from Drowned In Sound, saying "Kill The King chugs along nicely on a basic but effective riff, then beats you repeatedly round the head with the chorus until you find yourself having withdrawal symptoms every time you turn it off. (It) deserve(s) to be on here, unlike the glorified B-sides which usually end up on these compilations." [4] Critics from AllMusic also referred to it as, quote, "Solid". [5]

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [6] 21
US Active Rock (Billboard) [7] 18
US Heritage Rock (Billboard) [8] 21

Personnel

Megadeth

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