Rust in Peace
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| Studio album by Megadeth | |||||
| Released | September 24, 1990 | ||||
| Recorded | 1989–1990 | ||||
| Genre | Thrash metal, speed metal, Progressive metal[1] | ||||
| Length | 40:48 (original) 57:09 (remaster) |
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| Label | Combat, Capitol | ||||
| Producer | Dave Mustaine, Mike Clink | ||||
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Rust in Peace is the fourth studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth. It was released by Capitol Records in 1990 (see 1990 in music). A remixed and remastered version, featuring several bonus tracks, was released in 2004.
Singles featured on the album include "Holy Wars… the Punishment Due", (sample ) and "Hangar 18", (sample ) both of which were made into music videos.
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[edit] Production
After being released from a twelve-step program, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine had hired drummer Nick Menza and guitarist Marty Friedman to record Rust in Peace, creating what would become the band's first stable line-up, lasting to 1998. Bassist David Ellefson along with Mustaine were the only members who were not replaced. Rust in Peace was produced by Mike Clink, who previously co-operated with Whitesnake and Guns N' Roses. Clink's job as producer contributed to the outcome of the record, with Mustaine being satisfied with the results.[2] Mike Clink was also Megadeth's first professional producer.[3]
The album's name comes from a bumper sticker (below) that Dave Mustaine, the band's main songwriter, saw on the back of a vehicle. From an interview with Mustaine:
I was driving home from Elsanon… um, Lake Elsanon. I was tailgating somebody, racing down the freeway, and I saw this bumper sticker on their car and it said… you know, this tongue in cheek stuff like, "One nuclear bomb could ruin your whole day," and then I looked on the other side and it said, "May all your nuclear weapons rust in peace," and I'm goin', "Rust in Peace. Damn, that's a good title." And I'm thinkin' like, "What do they mean, rust in peace?" I could just see it now―all these warheads sittin' there, stockpiled somewhere like Seal Beach, you know, all covered with rust 'n' stuff with kids out there spray-painting the stuff, you know.
—Dave Mustaine, [4]
[edit] Lyrical themes
Politics and warfare are the main topics explored throughout the album, with songs such as "Rust in Peace… Polaris," which is about intercontinental ballistic missiles,[5] (Polaris refers to Polaris missile); "Take No Prisoners," which is about prisoners of war; [6] and "Holy Wars… the Punishment Due," which is a two-part song containing "Holy Wars," which deals with Israel[7] whilst not referring to any historical event in particular peculiar to the region and "The Punishment Due," which is about the Marvel Comics character The Punisher, of which Mustaine used to read at the time.
"Five Magics" references to the obscure fantasy film Goreblade: Warrior King of the Universe, in which the hero who lives by the sword must master the five magics to become Warrior King and marry the princess, although he is warned that the power could corrupt him as it did the previous master.
[edit] Reception
Rust in Peace debuted at #23 on the Billboard 200 in the US, and #8 in the UK.[8]
All Music Guide cited Rust in Peace as "Megadeth's strongest musical effort".[9]
The album was certified Platinum in 1994, and received Grammy nominations in 1991 and 1992 for Best Metal Performance.[10].
IGN named Rust in Peace the 4th most influential heavy metal album of all time, after Metallica's Master of Puppets, Black Sabbath's Paranoid and Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast.[11].
[edit] Remaster
In 2002, Mustaine remastered the debut Megadeth album, Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good!, including three extra bonus tracks and a new album cover completely different from the original. Inspired by the positive outcome of the re-release, he worked to remaster all of the subsequent Megadeth albums which had been recorded with Capitol Records (up to 1999's Risk).
Rust in Peace was re-released in 2004 with a new sound and four new bonus tracks. During the audio mixing process, Mustaine found that the original lead vocal tracks for "Take No Prisoners", "Five Magics" and "Lucretia" were missing - he had no choice but to re-record the vocals on "Take No Prisoners" and use alternate takes for "Lucretia" and "Five Magics".
[edit] Cover
The album's artwork was created by longtime Megadeth artist Ed Repka. It shows band mascot Vic Rattlehead and the leaders of the five major world powers (at the time) attending a secret meeting in Hangar 18, with Vic in the foreground presiding over the body of an alien.
The world leaders, from left to right, are former English Prime Minister John Major, former Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu, former German President Richard von Weizsäcker, former Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, and former American President George H. W. Bush.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Dave Mustaine, except where noted.
- "Holy Wars… the Punishment Due" – 6:32
- "Hangar 18" – 5:14
- "Take No Prisoners" – 3:26
- "Five Magics" – 5:40
- "Poison Was the Cure" – 2:56
- "Lucretia" (Ellefson, Mustaine)– 3:56
- "Tornado of Souls" (Ellefson, Mustaine) – 5:19
- "Dawn Patrol" (Ellefson, Mustaine) – 1:51
- "Rust in Peace… Polaris" – 5:44
[edit] 2004 Bonus tracks
The demo recordings feature Chris Poland on lead guitar.
- "My Creation" (Nick Menza, Mustaine) – 1:36
- "Rust in Peace… Polaris" (demo) – 5:25
- "Holy Wars… the Punishment Due" (demo) – 6:16
- "Take No Prisoners" (demo) – 3:23
[edit] Personnel
- Dave Mustaine - guitar, lead vocals
- Marty Friedman - guitar
- David Ellefson - bass
- Nick Menza - drums
[edit] Charts
[edit] Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1990 | The Billboard 200 | 23 |
| 1990 | UK Album Chart | 8 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1990 | "Holy Wars… the Punishment Due" | UK Singles Chart | 24 |
| 1991 | "Hangar 18" | UK Singles Chart | 26 |
[edit] References
- ^ allmusic ((( Rust in Peace > Overview )))
- ^ The Realms of Deth - Megadeth Interviews - Dave the Human, Mustaine the Artist
- ^ The Realms of Deth - Megadeth Albums - Rust in Peace
- ^ The Realms of Deth - Megadeth Interviews - Dave the Human, Mustaine the Artist
- ^ The Realms of Deth - Megadeth Lyrics - Rust in Peace
- ^ The Realms of Deth - Megadeth Lyrics - Rust in Peace
- ^ MEGADETH | Interviews | Rockdetector
- ^ http://www.rockdetector.com/discography,5742.sm Rock Detector.com
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:1mzyxdabjola AMG.com.
- ^ Rock On The Net: Grammy Awards: Best Metal Performance
- ^ [1]
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