MD.45

MD.45 was a side project of Megadeth guitarist/frontman Dave Mustaine, Fear guitarist/vocalist Lee Ving on singing duties, bassist Kelly LeMieux and former Suicidal Tendencies member Jimmy DeGrasso on drums. Dave Mustaine was fed up with Megadeth at the time^{[citation needed]}, but he was still interested in music, and wanted to create an album showcasing a musical style that was different than Megadeth's. The band name derives from the initials of the band members: M and D for Mustaine and DeGrasso, and V and L for Ving and LeMieux (assuming that VL is a Roman numeral for 45, which is in fact erroneous because 45 is actually represented as XLV).

MD.45 History

The first (and only) album released was The Craving in Japan first on May 29, 1996 and in other nations on July 23, 1996. According to the album's liner notes, The Creed was originally a Megadeth demo song, which is on the 2004 remastered edition of the album featuring the then line-up of Megadeth.

Almost a decade later, while Capitol Records was releasing remastered versions of Megadeth's back catalog, Dave Mustaine chose to remaster The Craving. According to the liner notes, during the remastering process, it was realized that the vocal track and harmonica track were missing.^[1]

To complete the remaster, Mustaine chose to do the vocals himself and simulate the harmonica parts on the guitar.

Lineup

• Dave Mustaine - Guitar, Vocals (on remastered)
• Kelly LeMieux - Bass
• Jimmy DeGrasso - Drums

• Lee Ving - Vocals (Original issue)

Discography

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