Megadeth "Devil's Island Live" 12" Orig NM Metallica Slayer Anthrax Exodus LP

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Megadeth "Devil's Island Live" 12" Capitol Records V-15363 (US)

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Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, that was formed in 1983 by Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson. The band has since released 13 studio albums. A pioneer of the American thrash metal movement, Megadeth rose to international fame in the 1980s and was ranked as one of the "Big Four of Thrash" along with Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax, who were responsible for creating, developing and popularizing the thrash metal sub-genre.

Over the band's 30 active years, more than 20 different people have officially performed as part of the group, with Mustaine being the only constant member. Megadeth is known for its distinctive, technical instrumental style that often features dense, intricate passages and trade-off guitar solos. Megadeth is also known for recurring lyrical themes including politics, war, addiction, personal relationships, and religion. Megadeth has sold over 40 million albums worldwide with six consecutive albums being certified platinum or multi-platinum in the US. As of 2012, Megadeth has received eleven Grammy nominations.

Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? (1986–87)

Megadeth's second studio album was produced using a small recording budget provided by Combat Records. Although the album's production was finished in March 1986, the band was unhappy with the final product. Frustrated by the small independent label's financial limitations, Megadeth signed to major label Capitol Records, who also bought the rights to the new album. Capitol Records hired producer Paul Lani to remix the recordings and in November 1986, more than a year after recording began, Capitol released Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?.[10] The album marked Megadeth's commercial and critical breakthrough, selling more than a million copies in the US alone.

Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? was considered to be a landmark thrash metal album by Allmusic, who called it "one of the most influential metal albums of its decade, and certainly one of the few truly definitive thrash albums." Peace Sells...But Who's Buying was also considered to be the true launch-off for Megadeth as it is one of their most known albums. Songs such as "Wake Up Dead", and "Peace Sells" are staples in the band's current setlist. Songs such as "Devil's Island", "Good Mourning/Black Friday" and "Bad Omen" are also highlights on the album and are a few of the many examples which show the "jazz-influenced" style of thrash metal the record exhibits. The album is often cited by fans as their favorite album by the band, only to be rivaled by the band's album released in 1990, Rust In Peace. The album's title track, "Peace Sells", was chosen to be the band's first music video and received regular airplay on MTV's Headbangers Ball. "Peace Sells" ranked No. 11 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs and the opening bass line was used for years as the theme for MTV News. Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? was the first Megadeth album to feature art by Ed Repka, who redesigned the band's mascot to the current standard. Ed designed much of the band's artwork in later years.

In February 1987, Megadeth was added as the opening band on Alice Cooper's Constrictor tour, followed by a brief tour supporting Mercyful Fate in the United States. Cooper, alarmed by the band's drug habits, summoned them to his bus one night to warn against constant excessive drug use. In March of that year, Megadeth began their first world tour as a headlining act in the United Kingdom, which featured support bands Overkill and Necros.

After years of problems stemming from substance abuse, both Gar Samuelson and Chris Poland were fired from Megadeth in July 1987, following the final show of the tour in Hawaii. Mustaine claimed that Samuelson had become too much to handle when intoxicated. He had replacement drummer Chuck Behler flown out for the last few dates of the tour, fearing that Samuelson would not be able to finish with the band's commitments. Mustaine claimed that Poland had sold band equipment to fund his increasing drug habit, later detailed in "Liar" which was dedicated to Poland.

Poland was initially replaced by Jay Reynolds of Malice, but as the band began work on their next album, Reynolds was replaced by his own guitar teacher Jeff Young. Jeff joined Megadeth six weeks into the recording of their third album.

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