Politics, warfare and the environment are the main topics explored throughout the album, with songs such as "Rust in Peace. Clink's job as producer contributed to the outcome of the record, with Mustaine being satisfied with the results. Rust in Peace was produced by Mike Clink, who previously co-operated with Whitesnake and Guns N' Roses. Bassist David Ellefson along with Mustaine remained from the previous line-up. They will perform the whole album live including many tracks that have never been performed live, such as "Five Magics", "Poison Was the Cure", and "Rust in Peace.Polaris".Īfter 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. In January 2010, the band announced that they will be doing a North American tour to commemorate the album's 20th anniversary. Rust In Peace is considered one of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time. The album was released for the Rock Band series on February 9, 2010. Rust in Peace was also nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 1991 Grammy Awards, but lost to Metallica's cover version of the Queen song "Stone Cold Crazy." At the 1991 Foundations Forum, it won a Concrete Foundations Award for Top Artist Radio Album. This was the first Megadeth album to feature guitarist Marty Friedman and drummer Nick Menza. The Punishment Due", and " Hangar 18", both of which were made into music videos. Singles featured on the album include " Holy Wars.
This is the only remastered version of the original mix currently available.Īccording to "National Album Positioning Charts", Rust in Peace sold 1,116,700 albums in the United States. A limited edition 180 Gram LP using the original mix was issued in the U.S. A remixed and remastered version, featuring several bonus tracks, was released in 2004. It was released by Capitol Records in 1990. Rust in Peace is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Megadeth. 1989–90 at Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, California
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