Review by Sonny for Megadeth - Rust in Peace (1990)

Megadeth produced one of the great albums of the initial thrash metal wave in Peace Sells, but the follow-up was a bit patchy (although I probably like it a lot more than most 'deth heads) so Dave Mustaine was under a bit of pressure to deliver with Rust in Peace. That he managed to do in spades and in so doing delivered one of the most highly acclaimed albums in thrash metal. There are some of the most exciting, hi-octane thrash metal anthems ever written on here. "Holy Wars", "Hangar 18", "Tornado of Souls" and "Rust in Peace... Polaris" must be the envy of almost every thrash metal songwriter.

He is a mercurial character, Dave Mustaine, but when he is on fire then there are very few who can match him and on Rust in Peace he showed exactly what he was capable of and that is producing some of the best riffs and guitar solos in the whole of metal. I must confess Peace Sells is still the Megadeth album that means the most to me and is my go-to 'deth album, but Rust in Peace is nothing short of a phenomenon.