Rust in peace11/14/2023 Megadeth played the album top to bottom, and while it was not THE line-up that played on the record, the execution was as close as you could get with perfection, as Mustaine’s vocal can be spotty at best. I also adore “Five Magics” but Mustaine has moved on from that due to its ‘occult’ subject matter, I believe the last tour that was played on was for the Rust In Peace 20th Anniversary Tour with Slayer and Testament supporting, and which was titled American Carnage. “Take No Prisoners” was an aggro, testosterone fuelled slab of metal. As I found, it was not the case as they launched right into “Hangar 18” about the UFOs in Area 51. blowing their collecting musical loads on that one track. It’s a thrash metal aerial assault that opened the album, and a song which I feared at first listen would result in Mustaine and Co. “Holy Wars…The Punishment Due” is a masterpiece. It’s a thrash metal album that has gone on to feature fan favorites that are rotated in and out of the set over the years. ![]() Rust In Peace is like a greatest hits album. And as you know, it featured a new line-up, which is no question the most beloved line-up with of course Mustaine, Ellefson, Marty Friedman on guitar, who was one of the many that surfaced from the Mike Varney’s stable at Shrapnel Records, and Nick Menza on drums, who we would later find out was one of the best drummers Megadeth have ever had. It was produced by Mike Clink who was best known at the time for his work with Guns N Roses. In 1990, Megadeth released a new album, Rust In Peace. He too eventually left for a few years, but he made his way back. The mainstay back in the day was David Ellefson on bass. One thing about Megadeth, it was frontman / guitarist Dave Mustaine’s vehicle back in the day with the line-ups evolving and it continues to this day. Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? was excellent and while So Far, So Good…So What! was a little uneven, even that was good enough for me to blow through three-four copies of the cassette before I upgraded to a glorious copy on CD. While, I’m not a huge fan of the Killing Is My Business…And Business Is Good! album, I absolutely loved what came afterward. The patch caught the attention of some older ‘rivetheads’ that were in the Metallica camp and they let me know it. I didn’t learn to sew until a couple years later. In fact, I recall going to a mall when I was 13 years old and I was wearing a denim jacket with the huge ‘classic’ logo sewn on it (by my mother of course). It was stupid, silly and ridiculous but very real. In the ’80s, there was this sort of divisiveness, you were either in the Megadeth camp or you were in the Metallica camp. I bought Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? before I picked up Master Of Puppets. I discovered Megadeth before I discovered Metallica. Megadeth have always occupied a special place in my heart.
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