My ratings

Musicianship: 9
Song writing: 9
Originality: 10
Production: 8.5

One of my Top 10 All-Time Overrated Metal Albums

A lot of riffs seem like seperated on their own don't really blend well in the whole songs !

Written by Dr. Strawberry on 18.07.2014 at 11:09

One of my Top 10 All-Time Overrated Metal Albums

I think most old-school thrash is a pile of rubbish, and even I find that statement amusing. This album deserves all the overrating it gets.

The title track is a little cringe-worthy but other than that this is a pretty solid thrash release. If Megadeth released more albums like this and Ruse in Peace, I'd probably even consider myself a fan.

Fantastic album, deserves more credit than it gets. Possibly the epitome of 80s thrash.

I love that Willie Dixon cover. Very cool, and it fits great with the album.

Such excellent album. Songs like "Wake up dead", "The Conjuring" and "Devils Island" kick ass.

Greece Sells... But Who's Buying?
Maybe someone can put it in funy section, makesome photo shop, todays event ... would be so funny

One of the most over-rated of the classics. Killing Is My Business... may not have the sound but it had superior material. No song delivers as much as "Devil's Island".

This album fully clicked with me on New Year's Eve. In terms of song-writting and specially metal virtuosity it's one of the best thrash albums ever. Metallica were writting longer songs at this point, being more epic, but Hetfield or Kirk couldn't have come up with such exquisite riffs and catchy riffs. I still find the production somewhat clunky and the song not quite "epic", so Rust in Peace is still my favourite, but still, really awesome album from a musical staindpoint. And catchy as fuck, I don't think metal "purists" realise just how catchy good thrash and early death-metal actually was, which kinda explain why current thrash generation no longer write memorable stuff. You could translate this album in another genre and it would still be great if done wright.

Less speed more thrash than debut. Well, I miss the debut's sound, this isn't a bad album either, but I feel like it's missing something; maybe a couple of more faster tracks would fix it to as good as Killem All & Ride the Lightning. Classic stuff anyhow.

Devil's Island truly is my favorite track but overall this album is really well written and quite addictive compared to that mediocre album before this.

What a kicker ! Probably my favorite

At least the remaster of this classic album did not get affected it at all, still great to this day

Nobody's gonna mention the drumming here? Fine, I'll do it.+

It's superb.

Written by Maco on 10.06.2018 at 09:56

Nobody's gonna mention the drumming here? Fine, I'll do it.+

It's superb.

Yer right though. No other Megadeth drummer could match the awesomeness of Gar Samuelson.

This album (I refuse to mention the latter name of the album) and K-ing is my Business are Megadeth's worst albums and worst lineup. Wake Up D is a disturbing song. The Conjuring, D's Island, Good M / Black Friday, Bad O, and I Ain't Superstitious are satanic songs. Good M is also violent and could make people go insane, along with My Last Words. Their title track is also bad. Everybody is buying peace. That song is just shit!

This is great, enojable album better writing, producion, songs, all , basically a good album.

Great album, somewhat overrated, I don't like the tracks as much as the debut but it's still a landmark album and it has some absolutely great moments, my favorite track being "good mourning / black friday"

A great record, but the first half is much stronger than the second. Their second best after Rust in Peace IMO.

Amazing album...

A genre classic without a doubt, every song here kills. It's amazing to think that even back in the '86 young Mega-Dave had this whole thing figured out already. Been studying Chris Poland's amazing work lately, and I must say the man has been completely overshadowed by Marty Friedman. Both are world class players, but Chris never made anything that interesting outside Megadeth.

My first copy of this masterpiece was the infamous remaster from the 2000's I got for few bucks. It sucked ass and I hated it. The original is the way to go.

This album is fun and addicting - even "Superstitious" can be catchy. The highlights for me are The Conjuring, Good Mourning / Black Friday, Bad Omen, and My Last Words.
The Conjuring and Bad Omen are some great dark songs with awesome riffs. Bad Omen is especially underrated - that intro is amazing (it sounds sometimes like the guitar is laughing evilly)!
GM/BF was an incredible idea to have this beautiful melodic instrumental intro transform into one of the fastest and most graphic thrash songs ever!
And My Last Words is just a pure masterpiece in songwriting: the melodic intro (that bass playing is godly), the fantastic Dave guitar solo, and of course the lyrics - the lyrics are the greatest lyrics of any Megadeth song! They flow so well and the wordplay is clever and fascinating - and you can really feel the anxiety yet thrilling experience of Russian Roulette as the song gets faster and faster! " Does anybody play? Anybody?"

Written by Troy Killjoy on 18.07.2014 at 22:17

The title track is a little cringe-worthy but other than that this is a pretty solid thrash release. If Megadeth released more albums like this and Ruse in Peace, I'd probably even consider myself a fan.

I find their best albums (by far) are Rust in Peace and Peace Sells. Other than those two, it's hard to find a consistently good album. They have great songs sprinkled throughout their discography, but no albums that are masterpieces as a whole imo. I recommend their "Greatest Hits" compilation album for a collection of their best songs outside of the two "Peace" albums

Written by Troy Killjoy on 18.07.2014 at 22:17

The title track is a little cringe-worthy

I know I'm replying to a very old post but WTF!!! It's a classic. Each to their own.

The only track I don't like is the Howlin Wolf cover. Dave had a horrible habit of ruining his albums with shit cover versions.

The first three songs are the most amazing part of the album. How did Dave come up with those riffs? It's hard to imagine how those notes were composed magically by such a genius. Excellent works.

Written by Aleditor059 on 11.09.2021 at 07:12

The first three songs are the most amazing part of the album.

The rest of the album is just as much a masterpiece
That epic intro of Devil's Island; the contrast in Good Mourning/Black Friday between melodic and super fast thrash; the overlooked and very catchy Bad Omen; the silly yet fun I Ain't Superstitious; and finally the lyrical genius of My Last Words with the divine bass-playing and the epic solo to finish it off!
Timeless classic for me

I give this the edge over Rust in Peace IMO. Some of the songs are a little more stripped back and showcase better songwriting than the technicality of Rust In Peace which I tend to prefer. They're definitely close to each other though. I haven't listened to this in forever, but Peace Sells is soooo catchy.

Also whoever allowed that remaster to be released should be shot. What a joke compared to the original.