Well, there is kind of a tie situation here, but. One has an ingenious "Master Of Puppets," the other a decent match of "Holy Wars." One has a classic of an instrumental, the other has the number, quality, and beauty of solos that one other album I have ever heard has. Well, both albums are classics and maybe even flawless masterpieces. Especially now I find myself hopelessly hooked to this album. 1 all-time album, but after I had discovered Rust In Peace something changed.
Heavy metal magazine labeled the album as a 'genre-defining work', while wrote that the record 'set a new standard for heavy metal in the 90s'.Well, here is the deal. Legacy and influence In retrospective analysis, Rust in Peace has been cited as having a large impact on its genre. Another positive reaction came from Rock Hard, whose writer Holger Stratmann stated that the record was 'pure Megadeth', filled with 'razor sharp guitars' and 'snotty vocals'. Music journalist Kim Cooper also noted the album's maturity and wrote that Rust in Peace 'transcended the hard rock genre and raised the bar to a whole new level'. He also spoke highly of Friedman's and Mustaine's guitar performance, calling them 'one of the most potent duos in the scene'.reviewer Tom Nordlie praised the album, deeming it a 'mature, complex, surprisingly consonant and sparely produced album', and concluded that Rust in Peace 'never sleeps'. Mike Stagno from agreed that the songwriting was 'top notch' on the album, as well as the fast and technical musicianship. This incident, along with Marvel's Punisher, inspired Mustaine to write the song.' The band were forced to travel in a bulletproof bus after the show. Liking how 'The Cause' sounded as was explained to him, Mustaine dedicated a performance of ' to it, causing the audience to riot. He was dissuaded from taking action to have them removed on the basis that they were part of fund raising activities for, explained as something to bring equality to Catholics and Protestants in the region. Mustaine has said that at a show in Antrim, Northern Ireland, he discovered Megadeth T-shirts were on sale. The Punishment Due' finds its thematic inspiration derived from the, in which the largely Catholic nationalist community were in conflict with the mainly Protestant loyalist community over the sovereignty of the six counties of Northern Ireland. In this regard, the album has been compared with 's 1988 album, also noted for its technical complexity.Īdditionally, the album features multiple lyrical themes: religion, politics and warfare, as well as Mustaine's personal issues, such as his fight against drug and alcohol addiction, and even the character.The opening song, 'Holy Wars. Composition Rust in Peace features songs with multiple sections, shifting time signatures and intricate guitar performance, and is sometimes described as having a progressive style. In addition to creating the album's cover, Repka also supplied artwork for the album's two singles. The depicted world leaders, left to right, are British Prime Minister (although the identity is disputed), Japanese Prime Minister, West German President (and later President of a reunified Germany), Soviet leader, and U.S. It references 'Hangar 18', and depicts band mascot and world leaders of the era viewing an alien body. In a 2002 interview, Mustaine declared that they 'really didn’t make the record with Clink' as at the time he was focused on Guns N' Roses' and - which were also being recorded at Rumbo - and stated most of the work in the album was done by himself, Norman, and engineer Micajah Ryan.The album artwork was created by artist, who previously had done the cover for in 1986. The producer's work dealt mostly with the bass, drums and Friedman's guitar.
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