High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Symphony of Destruction" is a 1992 single by American heavy metal band Megadeth, taken from their 1992 double platinum selling album, Countdown to Extinction. The lyrics explores the hypothetical situation where an average citizen might be placed into a position where he can run the country while the public is led like puppets by a phantom government. Penned by vocalist and frontman Dave Mustaine, the song received significant radio play and charted considerably well, making it one of Megadeth`s best known songs.