Killing Time (Megadeth song)

"Killing Time" was originally announced as the lead single for The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead! in March 2022.{{cite web |title=New MEGADETH Single 'Killing Time' To Arrive 'Any Day Now', Says DAVE MUSTAINE |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/new-megadeth-single-killing-time-to-arrive-any-day-now-says-dave-mustaine |website=Blabbermouth |access-date=20 December 2022 |date=3 April 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Dunworth |first1=Liberty |title=MEGADETH UNVEIL STRANGE NEW WEBSITE, SHARE A SNIPPET OF A NEW TRACK |url=https://guitar.com/news/music-news/megadeth-unveils-new-website-snippet-upcoming-track/ |website=Guitar |access-date=20 December 2022 |date=21 June 2022}} However, after the album release date was pushed back, the band decided to release We'll Be Back instead. The clips of "We'll Be Back" were still thought to be that of "Killing Time", up until the former was released.

In December 2022, the song was announced to be getting a music video. The video was released on December 26 of that same year.

"Killing Time" focuses on one of Dave Mustaine's ex partners.{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/megadeths-new-single-to-arrive-next-week-the-sick-the-dying-and-the-dead-album-now-due-in-september|title=Megadeth's New Single To Arrive Next Week; 'The Sick, The Dying And The Dead' Album Now Due In September|date=June 17, 2022|accessdate=June 20, 2022|work=Blabbermouth.net}}

{{Blockquote|text=“I know that we've got a single that is gonna be serviced to radio any day now. It's a song called 'Killing Time'. Obviously, that's [written about] somebody in my past, but it's not as obvious as it sounds; it's wasting your time, not time to kill things. And it had to do with some of the situations that myself and the different band guys have gotten themselves into with the band over time. And I'm sure a lot of people are gonna relate with that. So that one, it's gonna be sent to radio, gosh, any day now.”|author=Dave Mustaine, April, 2022|title=}}

"Psychopathy" (Killing Time's intro/album interlude){{cite web |title=ALBUM REVIEW: Megadeth – The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead |url=https://www.ghostcultmag.com/album-review-megadeth-the-sick-the-dying-and-the-dead-universal-music-group/ |website=Ghost Cult Mag |access-date=21 December 2022}} was inspired by how "(when) doctors diagnose a child with ADD or ADHD, they’re off to the races with the psycho-pharmaceuticals to help them while they’re at school. In the long run, though, it just makes them worse." Mustaine also said that the two songs are about "a man who’s just lost everything", one who, with every action, "(strips) back the paint trying to cover up the mess that (they are)."{{cite web |title=Megadeth: Dave Mustaine’s track-by-track guide to The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! |url=https://www.kerrang.com/megadeth-dave-mustaines-track-by-track-guide-to-the-sick-the-dying-and-the-dead |website=Kerrang |access-date=20 December 2022}}

"Killing Time" was released as the fifth part in a music video series depicting the origin of Vic Rattlehead, Megadeth's mascot.{{cite web |title=MEGADETH Shares 'Killing Time' Music Video |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/megadeth-shares-killing-time-music-video |website=Blabbermouth |access-date=20 December 2022 |date=16 December 2022}} As with the other videos, it was directed by Leo Liberti.{{cite web |title=Megadeth Premiere "Killing Time" Music Video |url=https://www.theprp.com/2022/12/16/news/megadeth-premiere-killing-time-music-video/ |website=The Perp |access-date=20 December 2022 |date=16 December 2022}} The video features Rattlehead fighting his way through many different wars in history. He uses anything he can, including swords and his bare hands.{{cite web |last1=Coffman |first1=Tim |title=Vic Rattlehead Kicks Some Ass In New Megadeth Video For "Killing Time: Chapter V" |url=https://www.wearethepit.com/2022/12/vic-rattlehead-kicks-some-ass-in-new-megadeth-video/ |website=We Are The Pit |access-date=20 December 2022}}

Megadeth

• Dave Mustaine – rhythm and lead guitars, lead vocals, additional bass{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/dave-mustaine-on-david-ellefson-the-guy-that-i-know-and-love-was-a-different-person|title=Dave Mustaine On David Ellefson: 'The Guy That I Know And Love Was A Different Person'|date=August 31, 2022|access-date=September 3, 2022|work=Blabbermouth.net}}
• Kiko Loureiro – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Dirk Verbeuren – drums

Additional musicians

• Steve Di Giorgio – bass
• Brandon Ray – additional vocals
• Eric Darken – percussion
• Roger Lima – keyboards, effects

Technical personnel

• Dave Mustaine – co-production, engineering, art concept
• Chris Rakestraw – co-production, engineering
• Lowell Reynolds – assistant engineering
• Maddie Harmon – assistant engineering
• Rick West – drum technician
• Josh Wilbur – mixing
• Ted Jensen – mastering

{{Reflist}}

• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvVJH3dKQBU Music video]

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