Editing Risk (Megadeth album) (section)

==Background and release==
''Risk'' followed the band's 1997 release ''[[Cryptic Writings]]'', which according to [[Nielsen Soundscan]], had sold 850,000 copies and won widespread praise from [[Mainstream rock|rock radio]] programmers. Referring to the upcoming record, Rob Gordon, a VP of marketing at [[Capitol Records]], stated that "before the last record, we'd maybe had one track at rock radio, and it would be over. With this record, like the last one, I think we'll have four-plus again."<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|last=Reesman|first=Bryan|title=Megadet's 'Risk' Set To Ride Metal's Revival|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=August 7, 1999|volume=111|page=15|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mAgEAAAAMBAJ&q=megadeth+risk&pg=PA15|access-date=August 5, 2013}}</ref>

The title stems from a comment by [[Dave Mustaine]]'s former [[Metallica]] bandmate [[Lars Ulrich]], who suggested to Mustaine that he should take more "risks" with his music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/bandmember.php?member_id=444|title=Dave Mustaine Biography|publisher=[[Metal Storm (webzine)|Metal Storm]]|date=August 4, 2008|access-date=September 26, 2011}}</ref> According to Mustaine, he was also encouraged to experiment by [[Marty Friedman]]'s desire to indulge in his [[Pop music|pop]] sensibilities.<ref name="Decibel"/> On the other hand, newcomer [[Jimmy DeGrasso]] wanted to do a "heavy record", unlike the rest of the band who wanted to try out something different.<ref name="Metal Rules">{{cite web|last=Syrjala|first=Marko|title=Jimmy DeGrasso – Alice Cooper, Hail!, F5, ex- Megadeth, Y&T, Suicidal Tendencies|url=http://www.metal-rules.com/metalnews/2010/01/20/jimmy-degrasso-alice-cooper-hail-f5-ex-megadeth-yt-suicidal-tendencies/|work=[[Metal Rules]]|date=January 20, 2010|access-date=August 6, 2013}}</ref> As bassist [[David Ellefson]] recalls, the band's manager Bud Prager had told them that they needed "to do something that will make all of their contemporaries knock themselves on the head and say, 'Why didn't we think of that'?".<ref name="Rockmetal"/> This decision resulted in mixed reviews for both the band and the album; a good portion did not favor the new sound and image, while others<ref name="SputnikReview">{{cite web|last=Stagno|first=Mike|title=Megadeth - Risk|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/9218/Megadeth-Risk/|website=Sputnikmusic|date=September 19, 2006|access-date=October 20, 2012}}</ref><ref name=2004RiskReview/> were more receptive to the band's attempts at experimenting with their sound and trying something different.

Megadeth chose to produce the album once again with [[Dann Huff]] in [[Nashville]], satisfied with the success of their previous record. The band started writing the songs right after finishing the tour in support of ''Cryptic Writings''. It took them five to six weeks to write the songs, and they went to Nashville in January 1999 to record the album. The recording process lasted four months, and according to Ellefson, it was a "long haul".<ref name="Rockmetal">{{cite web|last=Miller|first=Gerri|title=Interview with David Ellefson|url=http://megadeth.rockmetal.art.pl/interviews_renegade1999.html|work=Rockmetal.art.pl|access-date=August 5, 2013|archive-date=July 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130711204934/http://megadeth.rockmetal.art.pl/interviews_renegade1999.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mixing on the album began April 23 and finished May 21 at Masterfonics in Nashville, Tennessee.<ref name=RiskAlbumNotes/> The original American pressing of the album was released as an [[enhanced CD]], and featured a brief documentary about the making of the album as bonus content. Several European editions of the album contained a "No Risk Disk" as a bonus item, featuring one song from each of Megadeth's previous six major label albums. Lastly, the Japanese version of the album includes a bonus track, an instrumental cover version of the theme of the video game ''[[Duke Nukem 3D]]''. In 2004, a [[remix]]ed and [[remaster]]ed version of the album was released, featuring three bonus tracks, all different mixes of songs on the album.<ref name="RiskMegadeth">{{cite web|title=Megadeth Discography - Risk|url=http://www.megadeth.com/discography.php?era_id=9|work=Megadeth.com|access-date=March 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320171526/http://www.megadeth.com/discography.php?era_id=9|archive-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> The cover for the remaster was noticeably different from the original, featuring a scene from the music video for "Insomnia".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/megadeth-s-insomnia-remixed-and-remastered-free-download-available|title=Megadeth's "Insomnia" Remixed And Remastered|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=June 21, 2004|access-date=August 26, 2013}}</ref> [[Vic Rattlehead]]'s face can be seen on the mousetrap of this cover, while he did not appear on the original. In addition, a couple of tracks have slightly different song durations—some shorter, some longer—with the most noticeable one being "I'll Be There," which features an additional 53 seconds.

Like the band's previous album ''Cryptic Writings'', it is the second Megadeth album not to feature the band's classic logo on the front cover, but it appears on the album's remastered version.