The Craving (album)

For other uses, see The Craving (disambiguation).

The Craving
Studio album by MD.45
Released	July 23, 1996
Genre	Heavy metal punk rock
Length	40:41
Label	Slab Records
Producer	Dave Mustaine

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The Craving is the debut album by American rock band MD.45. The album was originally released on July 23, 1996, on Slab Records. A remastered version was released in 2004 on Capitol Records which features the original vocals by Lee Ving removed and re-recorded by the band's guitarist, Dave Mustaine.

Mustaine has stated that he replaced Ving's original vocal tracks "to entice interest from Megadeth fans who might have overlooked the original."

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Hell's Motel"	Mustaine, Ving	Mustaine	4:41
2.	"Day the Music Died"	Mustaine	Mustaine	4:37
3.	"Fight Hate"	Ving	Mustaine	2:50
4.	"Designer Behavior"	Mustaine	Mustaine	3:34
5.	"The Creed"	Mustaine	Mustaine	5:00
6.	"My Town"	Mustaine, Ving	Mustaine	3:07
7.	"Voices"	Mustaine, Ving	Mustaine	3:36
8.	"Nothing Is Something"	Mustaine	Mustaine, Ving, LeMieux, DeGrasso	3:52
9.	"Hearts Will Bleed"	Ving	Mustaine	3:24
10.	"No Pain"	Ving	Mustaine	2:51
11.	"Roadman"	Ving	Mustaine	3:08

2004 bonus tracks

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
12.	"Chutney"	Mustaine	Mustaine	4:22
13.	"Segue"	(instrumental)	Raymond Scott (adaptation from "Powerhouse")	1:24
14.	"The Creed" (Megadeth Demo)	Mustaine	Mustaine	5:20

Personnel

Original release

• Lee Ving – vocals, harmonica
• Dave Mustaine – guitar
• Kelly LeMieux – bass
• Jimmy DeGrasso – drums

2004 remix and remaster

• Dave Mustaine – vocals, guitar
• Kelly LeMieux – bass
• Jimmy DeGrasso – drums

Megadeth (performs only on "The Creed" (Megadeth Demo))

• Dave Mustaine – vocals, guitar
• Marty Friedman – guitar
• Dave Ellefson – bass
• Nick Menza – drums

Production

• Produced by Dave Mustaine
• Recorded by Billy Moss, assisted by Aaron Carey
• Mixed and vocals recorded by Max Norman and Dave Mustaine, assisted by Mike Tacci and Laurence Jacobson
• Mastered by Wally Traugott

2004 remix and remaster

• Produced by Dave Mustaine
• Mixed by Ralph Patlan and Dave Mustaine
• Engineered by Ralph Patlan, assisted by Lance Dean
• Edited by Lance Dean and Scott "Sarge" Harrison, assisted by Bo Caldwell and Dave McRobb
• Mastered by Tom Baker

References

• Mustaine, Dave (2010). Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir. New York, New York, USA: Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0-06-171437-5.