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After his exit from Metallica, Dave Mustaine regrouped with his own band on this debut album, accentuating his own chaotic, driving rhythm guitar work and careening, lightning-fast solos.
The music here is as raw as Megadeth gets, and that can be both good and bad -- Megadeth's later precise, complex riffing and composition aren't completely developed, but the music is performed with a great deal of energy, while Mustaine's vocals (never his strong point) are amateurish at best.
Highlights include a retooled version of Nancy Sinatra's "Boots" and "Mechanix," a Mustaine composition written with Metallica, which turned into the latter's "The Four Horsemen.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good | Megadeth | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | RattleheadDave Mustaine | Megadeth | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | Chosen OnesDave Mustaine | Megadeth | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | Looking Down the CrossDave Mustaine | Megadeth | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 5 | MechanixJames Hetfield, Dave Mustaine | Megadeth | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 6 | Last Rites - Loved To Deth | Megadeth | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 7 | The Skull Beneath The Skin | Megadeth | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | These Boots | Megadeth | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 9 | Last Rites - Loved To Deth (Demo) | Megadeth | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | Mechanix (Demo) | Megadeth | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 11 | The Skull Beneath The Skin (Demo) | Megadeth | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| 12 | These Boots (Uncensored) | Megadeth | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 47 mins | 109 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 325 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Ellefson | Guitar (Bass), Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | Karat Faye | Engineer, Producer |
| 3 | James Hetfield | Composer |
| 4 | Megadeth | Primary Artist |
| 5 | Dave Mustaine | Composer, Guitar, Piano, Producer, Vocals |
| 6 | Chris Poland | Guitar |
| 7 | Gar Samuelson | Drums, Timpani |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |