The Batlord

And I think the reason it didn't inspire direct ripoffs was because bands couldn't hang with this.

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The Batlord

"Rattlehead" also served to make pure speed metal irrelevant by perfecting it and ending the age of emerging American metal without hardcore punk influence, and in a weird way the cover of "These Boots" did as well with that oddball swagger.

Slayer did that better with Show No Mercy though tbh. Maybe not though cause Slayer kinda win more through being corny metal personified in the coolest way possible, but Megadeth had a dexterity and musicality that commands brutality through sheer intensity on their debut. The Big Four's debuts don't get enough love in general.

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The Batlord

The title track of Killing Is My Business also deserves hella love. That rhythm guitar is the gnarliest and most direct metal riff ever but nobody understood it so they sucked.

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MicShazam

I like the album, but it's one of my least favourite Megadeth albums. The songs I like the most are Looking Down the Cross and The Chosen Ones. The album catches some heat for its production, but I love the way it sounds, especially the drums and the bass. For me, So Far So Good... So What? is Killing Is My Business 2.0 and much better. Sometimes even more raw feeling (they were all coked off their asses when they made it).

Frownland

Nah, So Far So Good is a solid ass record but it is 20x more polished than Killing Is My Business.

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MicShazam

I think it feels very raw. In any case, you gotta agree on the opening track at least.

Into the Lungs of Hell sounds super different between the original album and the 2004 remaster/remix. The reason being that the original was so bungled in the recording and mixing stage that the guitars drop in and out all the time.
I always thought it was supposed to sound that chaotic, but it was actually a mistake. The 2004 remix fixes that, but doesn't sound nearly as interesting. That one track literally has totally, unintentionally ****ed up sound, but for the better.

I really hate that the 2004 versions of all albums up to and including Risk are the ones you will find on Spotify. They're often worse, but never better than the originals. Travesty. Everyone who wants to listen to Megadeth should be vary of what versions of the albums they listen to.

Frownland

They're way more unhinged on Killing Is My Business though, plus the razor edge production.

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MicShazam

You're probably right in most ways, but there are aspects of So Far So Good that feel way less controlled than the two albums that surround it. In any case, it's a top 3 Megadeth album for me personally.

The Batlord

Exactly. The music on the debut feels absolutely frantic and skittery.

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Unitron

Nothing beats those first three Megadeth albums, all the rawness and attitude is unmatched. I absolutely love the bass sound, the debut in particular. The Skull Beneath the Skin always gets me thrashing. Absolute blast to play some of those riffs on bass too.