Due largely in part of me having to stop into the office to catch up on a hellish week of work, I felt the urge to listen to Megadeth's - Rust in Peace - album at Guantanamo prison levels.

I've owned this on every format but vinyl (hope to remedy that soon tho') and purchased this on cassette the day that it was released in 1990.

It was an easy sale... I recall seeing them on HeadBangers Ball introducing the video "Hangar 18" and I'm pretty sure this was my introduction to the Roswell Incident. I just saw through the first 3 minutes of the video and didn't recall it being that terrible... but it made a pretty big impression on me at age 13.

Weighing in at only 9 songs, Rust in Peace wastes no time in grabbing you by the throat and never letting you go. The song Holy Wars is just as applicable now as it was back in 1990... If war had a soundtrack Take No Prisoners would undoubtedly make the cut. Tornado of Souls speaks to a lot of the issues that have plagued the band in their existence. Lastly, there's the song Polaris. My favorite song about thermonuclear warfare... it's also one of the few songs I've been known to sing in the shower from beginning to end. I can't really explain why I've committed the lyrics to memory... it just firmly has a grip on the 13 year old that operates within my body.

Stand out Tracks: Note - I'm not a fan of the remastered works. The vocals tracks seem off...

Artists: Megadeth
Album: Rust in Peace
Produced: Mike Clink
Label: Capitol
Recorded: Rumbo Recorders