![]() ![]() Rust In Peace: Live does not disappoint in any capacity every track from its namesake release gets due diligence and enormous fanfare, every musician does their duty to a “T”. My only regret is not having been there during the performance itself, because if there is one thing any concert goer cam attest to, it is this: how many times have you gone to a rock show and said, “I wish they’d play instead of all their singles”? That is the good news about tribute anniversary projects like this – when they are legitimately sincere whilst playing of a recent resurgence in popularity, catching a tour of such caliber and seeing never-before-performed live material is like a bated breath finally being released, such as when I caught Slipknot for the second time and received longtime favorite “Eyeless”, watching the masses fully succumb alongside myself. This is unadulterated awesomeness, some of which has never ever been played live until now (“Five Magics”, “Poison Was The Cure”, and “Rust In Peace…Polaris”), plus finishing festivities off with choice cuts from other records to round everything out (“Symphony Of Destruction”, “Skin O’ My Teeth”, “Peace Sells”).Īs with the studio version, my favorite tracks such as “Poison Was The Cure”, “Take No Prisoners”, and “Holy Wars” shine with the utmost potency. What we get on Rust In Peace: Live is no laughing matter, nor is it mere runoff from the success of Megadeth’s recent return to the mainstream eye. This year marks many significant moments for the band that has played second fiddle to Metallica for decades: the 20th anniversary of Rust In Peace, a profoundly deep and pure metal record that defines the very essence of Megadeth the return of bassist Dave Ellefson, who left the band in 2002 the promotion of last year’s bloody thrash throwback Endgame a performance as part of the Big Four at Sonisphere in Bulgaria, and so forth. The applause, the firm and frightening salutation from frontman Dave Mustaine, and the return of a fully-fleshed Megadeth strikes upon the opening of “Holy Wars…The Punishment Due” from metal classic Rust In Peace. ![]() ![]() The band’s legacy continues today with 2009’s Endgame album recorded at the band's new, self built studio Vic's Garage followed by a world tour kicking off in Auckland, New Zealand and taking the band through Australia, Japan, Canada, and the USA. The incorporation of this new sound would be a trademark of every release to come, and would eventually earn them 7 Grammy nominations and 6 platinum certifications. The 90’s saw a change in Megadeth’s sound with the polished and commercial Countdown To Extinction album, which skyrocketed them into multi-platinum success and MTV stardom. The nickname “world’s state-of-the-art speed metal band” and the critic-coined “intelligent metal” were often used to describe Megadeth’s sound, referring to Mustaine’s niche for angry, witty, intelligent lyrics about topics like politics, drugs and war, fused with aggressive, intricate guitar structures and a jazz-influenced rhythm section. Megadeth emerged in 1985 at the forefront of the thrash/speed metal scene with their seminal debut Killing Is My Business…and Business Is Good, and continued on a blistering path of albums and tours throughout the decade. Mustaine’s musical roots began early on with AC/DC and Led Zeppelin, and took form in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal when he joined Metallica in 1982. Megadeth began in 1983 with it’s roots in thrash metal, a genre that its founder, singer/songwriter and guitarist Dave Mustaine helped pioneer.
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