Rust in Peace

Megadeth

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 17, 1990)
• Original Release Date: October 2, 1990
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000002UUX
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (284 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,937 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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With Rust in Peace, Megadeth reached musical maturity. While not as slick and stripped-down as their later releases, it does bring the style developed on their earlier albums-basically, high-speed progressive metal-to a high point. Guitarist and singer Dave Mustaine and guitarist Marty Friedman are in fine form here, making technically complex passages sound easy. The lyrics aren't as smooth, but it's almost not worth quibbling over when the music is so good. It's all gut-wrenchingly aggressive, from "Holy Wars" to "Lucretia" to "Five Magics" to "Dawn Patrol," but "Hangar 18" and the title track are two high points, standing above the rest on what is already a fine album. --Genevieve Williams

Product Description
Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve and includes four bonus tracks. EMI. 2008. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite thrash album, July 1, 2004

By	Erica Anderson (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

For me personally, Megadeth was the premier thrash band. Metallica had nothing on former Metallica's guitarist Dave Mustaine and his band. Unlike Metallica, Megadeth managed to put out consistently good music. I am not really into speed metal (which is ironic since I love industrial music) but Megadeth was the band that I really got into. "Rust in Peace" made me a fan. I don't remember what compelled me to buy the album but I sure got an earful. It was heavy and intense. Fourteen years later, "Rust in Peace" still holds up well given the current circumstances of our country's foreign policies. Dave Mustaine didn't write your average angst-ridden lyrics. He delved into government conspiracies like "Hangar 18" and the notion of the government hiding UFOs out in Nevada. Dave and Marty Friedman's breakneck guitar playing complimented each other very well. Dave Ellefson is one of my favorite bassists of all time. He and (former) drummer Nick Menza gives the band the backbone the band needed. All the songs are great but I particularly am a big fan of the first two singles "Holy Wars..." and "Hangar 18". The music videos for those songs were excellent. That was when artists and bands made good, quality videos. Megadeth was one of those bands whose videos were always entertaining even if they were concert footage they still were good. For me, "Rust in Peace" is Megadeth's best album. It isn't stupid metal like Limp Bizkit or Korn whose buffoonery and whining gets on my last nerves.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Megadeth's Most Polished Effort, July 25, 2004

By	J. Brittman "The Bottom Line" (Long Island, New York) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

People will probably look to Countdown to Extinction as the high water mark for Megadeth, but they're wrong. Rust in Peace blasted onto the metal scene and blew away everybody. From the stellar opening track Holy Wars to Rust in Peace: Polaris (the two best songs on the album by the way...) this album is on full throttle. The music is the focal point of Rust in Peace and this album finds Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, Dave Ellifson and Nick Menza at their creative zeniths. Mustaine continues to be one of the most underrated and underappreciated metal guitar players of his time. Yeah, so the guy's got some personality issues but damn he can shred on the guitar. Overall, the stronger tracks on Rust in Peace are Lucretia, Five Magics, Holy Wars and Polaris. Dawn Patrol is the only speed bump on this album and should have been left in the can. Anyway, if you're into metal this is definitely an album you should own and if you're just getting into Megadeth then start here...it's their finest hour. Highly Recommended.

26 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love Fall out boy is asinine, January 9, 2006

By	Abomination to god "A dying god coming into h... (Folsom) - See all my reviews

Anyone who criticizes great bands and loves corny bands really should not have any credibily in reviewing albums. At first I was like whatever with ILFOB, but then you accuse the metal community of being idiots and having poor taste in music. You probably are a girl, mid teens amd think My chemical romance Invented rock, pop is great and Kanye West is a lyricists. I don't know whether to laugh or vomit reading your reviews because you really don't know nothing about Megadeth or Dave Mustaine or great metal in general. Just see how many positive reviews this album has and they've been around over 20 years and bands you like will dissapear after the summer is gone. Dave Mustaine could whip any emo bands, pop artists or modern rapper just by snapping his fingers.