MEGADETH — Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (review)

MEGADETH — Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? album cover Album · 1986 · Thrash Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4.5/5 ·
bonnek
After the somewhat disappointing debut Megadeth hit back like a sledgehammer. "Peace Sells" is a surprisingly mature Thrash metal album that dwarfed much of the surrounding competition. The quality and virtuosity drips from the album and the complexity and intelligence of the songwriting turns this into more then just a Thrash album for me. In fact I'd dare to call this a direct precursor of the Progressive Metal of the 90s.

Except for the annoying filler track "I ain't superstitious", the album consist of nothing but Megadeth essentials. The original album suffered from a somewhat 'thrash-y' production that drowned out much of the album's subtleties. The 2004 remix/remaster offers a good sound upgrade and, unlike some other items in the 2004 remaster series, it doesn't suffer from Dave's tendency for tempering with the original material.

'Nough said, if you don't own this album I won't speak with you again.
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