![]() Whenever these guys take over, it’s more like, “Who can I sign?” They’re not about giving much-needed oxygen to the bands that have been carrying the label for decades.ĭave Mustaine: The new, shiny object. On top of the fact, these guys don’t want to inherit somebody’s red-headed step-child. If you do the math that’s little over two years for each guy. In the 17 years that we were there, they had seven presidents. They started shuffling around presidents. If you look at the record that was before that had any relevance, which was Peace Sells… but Who’s Buying?, we experience a huge lineup shift over at Capitol Records. I’m surprised, after reading through all this, that you had enough wherewithal to complete the record.ĭave Mustaine: There were tremendous expectations. Rust in Peace is one of the bright, shining pieces in Megadeth’s catalog. With the success of it, I’m hoping we can get a lot more new fans to share the story of about my nutty little thing I got here. It was one of the harder records to bring to life. Rust in Peace was by no means an easy child to birth. Almost as if as a time machine had lined up. Why Rust in Peace and not, say, Peace Sells or Countdown? What was compelling about Rust for you to write about it for the new book?ĭave Mustaine: I don’t know. Yet, here we are and it couldn’t be any better. Who’d a thunk a thrasher-piece like Rust in Peace would’ve gone through so many iterations, had so many things conspiring against it, only to emerge fucking resplendent and punishing in its entirety? Who would’ve imagined that such a strikingly metallic record would go on to sell gold (1991) and platinum (1994)? Nobody would’ve thought we’d be here today, pouring over the details of Rust in Peace through Hatchett Books’ Rust in Peace: The Inside Story of the Megadeth Masterpiece. Across 200-plus pages, the story, the making of, the personnel responsible for it, and the sheer perseverance that it took to complete it unfolds. Now, Dave Mustaine, music journalist Joel Selvin, and a team of other heavyweights get their turn at the mega-ton warhead that is Rust in Peace via a new book, Rust in Peace: The Inside Story of the Megadeth Masterpiece. The story was riveting, informative, and altogether kick-ass (yes, I was responsible for the entire deal). 91 (later expanded in The Decibel Hall of Fame Anthology Volume II), and we did just that by interviewing Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson (who hadn’t rejoined Mustaine yet), a reluctant Marty Friedman, and an effusive Nick Menza (RIP). Many years ago, Decibel sought to tell the story of Rust in Peace in our May 2012, issue No. From “Hanger 18” and “Holy Wars… The Punishment Due” to “Five Magics” and “Rust in Peace… Polaris,” Megadeth’s mantle piece is near and dear. In all of metaldom, it’s one of the top records of our time, our scene, and our culture. Decibelians are all too familiar with Megadeth‘s Rust in Peace effort.
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