Editing Youthanasia (section)

==Release and reception==
The album was released on 1 November 1994 through [[Capitol Records]].<ref name="AM"/> Promotion included the first official website for a band, "Megadeth, Arizona", described by its conceiver, Robin Sloan Bechtel, as “a virtual cybertown in [[cyberspace]]" where fans gathered in an [[online community]] that among other things offered news regarding Megadeth's new album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/cuepoint/what-the-hell-was-megadeth-arizona-3519a751149d#.wwbl9ob6z|author=Bechtel, Robin Sloan|date=1 October 2014|title=What The Hell Was Megadeth, Arizona?|publisher=Medium.com|access-date=8 March 2016}}</ref> A special promotional copy of the album was issued with an essay by suspense novelist [[Dean Koontz]] entitled "Godzilla vs. Megadeth".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/megadeth/biography |title=Megadeth: Biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924173214/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/megadeth/biography |archive-date= 24 September 2015 |url-status=dead |magazine=Rolling Stone }}</ref> A remixed and remastered edition featuring several bonus tracks and detailed liner notes was reissued on July 27, 2004.<ref>{{cite news|title=Megadeth: Complete Reissue Details Revealed|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/megadeth-complete-reissue-details-revealed/|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=5 July 2004|access-date=4 September 2013}}</ref>

Three singles were released from ''Youthanasia'': "Reckoning Day", "[[Train of Consequences]]" and "[[A Tout le Monde]]".<ref name="band"/> The latter would later be re-recorded with [[Lacuna Coil]] vocalist [[Cristina Scabbia]] under the title "À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)". This version was also released as a single, and included on ''[[United Abominations]]'' (2007).<ref name="A Tout le Monde">{{cite web|title=Megadeth: "A Tout Le Monde (Set Me Free)" Video Posted Online|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/megadeth-a-tout-le-monde-set-me-free-video-posted-online/|date=19 April 2007|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|publisher=[[Roadrunner Records]]|access-date=24 February 2012}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r206629|pure_url=yes}}|title=Youthanasia – Megadeth|website=[[AllMusic]]|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine|access-date=3 March 2012}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Martin Popoff|Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal]]''
| rev2score = 8/10<ref>{{cite book |last1=Popoff |first1=Martin |author-link1=Martin Popoff |title=The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties |publisher=[[Collector's Guide Publishing]] |year=2007 |location=[[Burlington, Ontario]], [[Canada]] |isbn=978-1-894959-62-9 |pages=268–269}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev3score = B−<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,304307,00.html|title=Music Review: "Youthanasia Review"|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Tom|last=Sinclair|date=4 November 1994|access-date=11 November 2012|archive-date=April 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407064434/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,304307,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|rev4Score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="LA review">{{cite news|last=Masuo|first=Sandy|date=30 October 1994|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-10-30-ca-56356-story.html|title=In Brief: *** Megadeth, "Youthanasia," Capitol.|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=12 November 2013}}</ref>
|rev5 = ''[[Metal Forces]]''
|rev5score = 7.5/10<ref name="Metal Forces">{{cite web|last=Arnold|first=Neil|title=Megadeth: Youthanasia|url=http://www.metalforcesmagazine.com/site/album-review-megadeth-youthanasia/|work=[[Metal Forces]]|access-date=8 August 2013}}</ref>
|rev6 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
|rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Q">{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=6756059&style=music&fulldesc=T|title=Megadeth – Youthanasia CD Album|work=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|publisher=[[CD Universe]]|access-date=11 November 2012}}</ref>
|rev7 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
|rev7score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite book|last=Brackett|first=Nathan|author2=Christian Hoard |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|year=2004|location=New York City, New York|page=534|isbn=0-7432-0169-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&q=rolling+stone+megadeth+album+guide&pg=PA534}}</ref>
|rev8 = ''Sputnikmusic''
|rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="sputnik">{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/9957/Megadeth-Youthanasia/|title=Megadeth – Youthanasia (staff reviews)|website=Sputnikmusic|first=Mike|last=Stagno|date=15 November 2006|access-date=3 March 2012}}</ref>
}}

The album received positive reviews upon its release. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, reviewing the album for [[AllMusic]], commented that, compared to ''Countdown to Extinction'' the album lacks focus. However, Erlewine suggested that the album's production quality made up for that. He also commented favorably on "Train of Consequences", calling out its "jackhammer riffs".<ref name="AM"/> Mike Stagno of Sputnikmusic reviewed the album positively. Though noting that the album, like its predecessor, was a distinct move away from the sound heard on 1990s ''[[Rust in Peace]]'', Stagno suggested that the lack of a fast-tempo is made up for by the [[catchiness]] of the tracks.<ref name="sputnik"/>

In a contemporary review, ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' magazine wrote that ''Youthanasia'' has "greater depth and breadth than its predecessors".<ref name="Q"/> Tom Sinclair of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave a brief review of the album saying that ''Youthanasia'' would "impress, but not impact".<ref name="EW"/> Neil Arnold of ''[[Metal Forces]]'' named the record "the last true Megadeth opus before the mid-to-late 90s slump". He further said that the album "pales" in comparison to the previous records, but still keeps the band in their element.<ref name="Metal Forces"/> Paul Corio, in a retrospective review for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', wrote that the album features "metal-machine music" that is "calibrated to kill". He highlighted "Elysian Fields" and "Victory" as examples of Mustaine in his prime.<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/megadeth/albums/album/105479/review/5946140/youthanasia|title=Megadeth – Youthanasia: Album Review|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Paul|last=Corio|date=29 December 1994|page=173|access-date=11 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001021048/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/megadeth/albums/album/105479/review/5946140/youthanasia |archive-date=1 October 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Despite the outcry of some fans, Pete Prown called ''Youthanasia'' "more than worthy follow-up" to ''Countdown to Extinction''.<ref name="Pete Prown"/> In 2014, ''[[Guitar World]]'' ranked ''Youthanasia'' at number 29 on their list of "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994".<ref>{{cite web|first=Jackson|last=Maxwell|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/superunknown-50-iconic-albums-defined-1994|title=Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994|work=[[Guitar World]]|date=16 July 2014|access-date=30 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715053900/http://www.guitarworld.com/superunknown-50-iconic-albums-defined-1994|archive-date=15 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Sales===
''Youthanasia'' was commercially successful, debuting and peaking at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' 200, with 143,000 units sold in its first week.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Keith|last=Caulfield |title=Queens Of The Stone Age Get First No. 1 Album On Billboard 200|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/chart-alert/1566510/queens-of-the-stone-age-get-first-no-1-album-on-billboard-200|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=12 June 2013|access-date=28 September 2013}}</ref> This marked the band's second top five album, slightly below the number two peak of ''Countdown to Extinction'' in 1992, and the band would only reach such a landmark again in 2016 with ''[[Dystopia (Megadeth album)|Dystopia]]''.<ref name=AMCharts>{{cite web|title=Megadeth – Awards|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/megadeth-mn0000406294/awards|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=24 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=DiVita|first1=Joe|title=Megadeth's 'Dystopia' Debuts at No. 3 on Billboard 200 Chart|url=http://loudwire.com/megadeth-dystopia-no-3-billboard-chart/|website=Loudwire.com|access-date=1 February 2016|date=1 February 2016}}</ref> Several weeks after its release, the record was certified [[RIAA certification|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for shipping one million copies in the United States.<ref name="RIAA"/> The album also managed to enter into the top 10 in the United Kingdom<ref name=UKChart>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/|title=The Official Charts Company – Megadeth|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=24 February 2013}}</ref> and some other European countries as well.<ref name="Hung Medien">{{cite web |url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Megadeth&titel=Youthanasia&cat=a |title=Megadeth – Youthanasia |access-date=28 August 2013 |publisher=swedishcharts.com}}</ref> It eventually received a platinum certification from [[Music Canada]] and a silver award from the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI) for shipments of 100,000 and 60,000 copies, respectively.<ref name="Canada"/><ref name="BPI"/> The singles "Train of Consequences" and "A Tout le Monde" both charted on the [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart.<ref name=AMCharts/>