What is Countdown to Extinction?
{{italictitle}} {{Infobox Album | name = Countdown to Extinction | type = studio | artist = [[Megadeth]] | cover = | released = July 6, 1992 | recorded = January 6 – April 28, 1992 at The Enterprise in [[Burbank, California]] | genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]], [[thrash metal]] | length = 47:26 | language = [[English language|English]] | label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] | producer = [[Max Norman]], [[Dave Mustaine]] | Reviews = | prev_title = [[Rust in Peace]] | prev_year = 1990 | next_title = [[Youthanasia]] | next_year = 1994 }} '''''Countdown to Extinction''''' is the fifth [[Album|studio album]] by American [[thrash metal]] band [[Megadeth]]. ''Countdown to Extinction'' was released on July 6, 1992. It was released through [[Capitol Records]]. The album debuted at #2 on the [[Billboard 200]] and sold 128,000 copies in the first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iQ4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=Countdown+to+Extinction+first+week+sales&pg=PA96|accessdate=2014-10-29|title=Between the Bullets|date=5 July 1997|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> The album was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|Best Metal Performance]] at the 1993 [[Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19930108&slug=1678846|accessdate=2014-10-29|title=Grammys Show Influence Of Seattle Music|publisher=The Seattle Times|archive-date=2017-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614185516/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19930108&slug=1678846|url-status=dead}}</ref> The title track won the [[The Humane Society of the United States|Humane Society]]'s [[Genesis Award]] for raising awareness for animal rights issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/megadeths-double-platinum-countdown-to-extinction-album-remastered-and-expanded-for-20th-anniversary-edition-to-be-released-november-6th-by-capitolemi-169179266.html|accessdate=2014-10-29|title=Megadeth's Double Platinum 'Countdown