The World Needs a Hero
Studio album by Megadeth
Released	May 15, 2001
Recorded	2000 - 2001
Genre	Thrash metal Heavy metal
Length	1:00:10
Label	Sanctuary Records
Producer(s)	Bill Kennedy and Dave Mustaine
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Megadeth chronology
Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years (2000)	The World Needs a Hero (2001)	Rude Awakening (2002)

The World Needs a Hero is an album by Megadeth, released in 2001. It was marked as a welcome return to Megadeth's more heavy metal roots, after the commercial rock style of their previous releases, Youthanasia, Cryptic Writings and especially Risk. However, it still retained a bit of the commercial feel from previous albums, as Mustaine claims the album was like "a ship lost at sea trying to return to its course". CD cover of The World Needs a Hero by Megadeth This is an album cover. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Megadeth is an American heavy metal band led by founder, frontman, and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (136th in leap years). ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres, that is characterised by its high speed and aggression. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... William P. Bill Kennedy is the former editor-in-chief of A+ Publishing, including MacComputing, A+ and PC Games magazines. ... Dave Mustaine (born David Scott Mustaine on September 13, 1961 in La Mesa, California, United States) is a guitarist, songwriter, and singer. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 2. ... Megadeth is an American heavy metal band led by founder, frontman, and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ... Hard rock / heavy metal band Megadeths greatest hits album, released in 2000, through Capitol Records. ... Rude Awakening, Megadeths last album before the band was broken up for the first time in 2002 released by Sanctuary Records in 2002. ... Megadeth is an American heavy metal band led by founder, frontman, and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ... Heavy metal (sometimes referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed between 1968 and 1974. ... Youthanasia is the sixth studio album by thrash metal band Megadeth, released on November 1, 1994. ... Cryptic Writings is the seventh studio album by heavy metal band Megadeth, released in June of 1997, with a remixed and remastered version released in 2004. ... Risk is an album by the metal band Megadeth released in 1999. ...

"Return to Hangar" is a sequel to the song "Hangar 18", which was found on the Rust In Peace album. Hangar 18 may refer to: Hangar 18 (film), a 1980 film about UFOs Hangar 18 (song), a song from the album Rust in Peace by Megadeth Hangar 18 (band), a well-known Megadeth tribute band Hangar 18 (rap group), a three-person hip-hop group on Definitive Jux records Hangar... Rust in Peace is the fourth album by Megadeth. ...

Mustaine also dedicated the song "When" to all the nay-sayers on Megadeth's internet message board who spoke ill of him and the band after their recent attempts at commercial success (or, a "big fuck you to all the wishy-washy fans out there".) The song's intro riff is the same as a riff found in Metallica's The Call of Ktulu, which Mustaine co-wrote during his days as Metallica's lead guitarist. The main riff of "When" is reminiscent of "Am I Evil?" by Diamond Head, which Mustaine has said was intentional, as an homage to Diamond Head and the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal movement [1]. ("Am I Evil?" was also, ironically, covered by Metallica to a degree of success). Metallica is an American heavy metal band, formed in 1981,[1] which has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... This article is about the song by Metallica. ... Diamond Head Diamond Head are a British heavy metal band formed in 1976 in Stourbridge, England. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Track listing

1. "Disconnect" – 5:20
2. "The World Needs a Hero" – 3:52
3. "Moto Psycho" – 3:06 (sample (help· info))
4. "1000 Times Goodbye" – 6:12
5. "Burning Bridges" – 5:20
6. "Promises" – 4:28
7. "Recipe for Hate... Warhorse" – 5:18
8. "Losing My Senses" – 4:40
9. "Dread and the Fugitive Mind" – 4:25 (Originally appeared on Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years, later appeared on Greatest Hits: Back to the Start)
10. "Silent Scorn" – 1:42
11. "Return to Hangar" – 3:59
12. "When" – 9:14

The Japanese release also featured an additional track, called "Coming Home". Image File history File links Motopsycho. ... Hard rock / heavy metal band Megadeths greatest hits album, released in 2000, through Capitol Records. ...

Note: The World Needs A Hero was also retailed through Wal-Mart and had an alternate cover, blocking the sight of Vic protruding through Dave's chest. however, in spite of the cover change, the music was unaffected.

Credits

At that time, Megadeth were:

• Dave Mustaine: vocals and guitar
• Al Pitrelli: guitar and backing vocals
• David Ellefson: bass guitars
• Jimmy DeGrasso: drums

Dave Mustaine (born David Scott Mustaine on September 13, 1961 in La Mesa, California, United States) is a guitarist, songwriter, and singer. ... Al Pitrelli (born September 29, 1962 in New York, NY) is a guitarist for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Savatage and O2L. // Al Pitrelli attended Berklee School of Music in Boston in the early 80s where he studied with other notable musicians including: Living Colours drummer, Will Calhoun and... David Ellefson (born November 12, 1964 in Jackson, Minnesota) is a bass guitar player who is currently a member of Temple of Brutality, F5 and Killing Machine, but is best known as a former member of the thrash metal/speed metal band Megadeth. ... Jimmy DeGrasso (born March 16, 1963 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is a American heavy metal drummer. ...

Charts

Album

Singles

Notes

"The World Needs a Hero" and "1000 Times Goodbye" features the voice of Heather Keckler (Miss Arizona 2000 and Megadeth.com's "She-Wolf")

Such songs like "Promises" and "1000 Times Goodbye" deal with failing relationships, "The World Needs A Hero" is a throwback to Megadeth's themes of revolution, "Return to Hangar" is the "sequel" to Rust in Peace's "Hangar 18", "Dread and the Fugitive Mind" and "Losing My Senses" are about introspection and looking within one's self for true and proper meaning, and "Moto Psycho" is about people who commute every day to and from work, ending up spending a long time on the road. Rust in Peace is the fourth album by Megadeth. ...