Megadeth
Megadeth left Capitol Records in July 2000. They were a member of the record label for 15 years. Mustaine said the band left because they were having problems with Capitol's managers. Capitol released a compilation album named Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years. In November, Megadeth joined Sanctuary Records. The band went back to working on its new album, The World Needs a Hero. Mustaine fired Bud Prager. He produced the album by himself. He did this because he knew people did not like Risk, which was an album Prager worked on.