Editors’ Notes When Megadeth’s debut dropped in 1985, it reaffirmed former Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine’s status as one of thrash metal’s leading lights. This remixed and remastered version updates the sound quality of the original while spotlighting the raw energy and dizzying guitar work of classic rippers like “Rattlehead,” the title track, and “Mechanix,” the galloping Mustaine composition previously reworked as Metallica’s “The Four Horsemen.” The reissue also includes demos, live tracks, and a new version of the band’s cover of Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made for Walkin'.”
Last Rites / Loved to Deth
1
4:52
Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!
2
3:04
The Skull Beneath the Skin
3
3:43
Rattlehead
4
3:39
Chosen Ones
5
2:54
Looking Down the Cross
6
4:59
Mechanix
7
4:23
These Boots
8
3:36
Last Rites / Loved to Deth (Live In London, UK, 1987)
9
4:48
Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! (Live In Denver, CO, 1986)
10
4:07
The Skull Beneath the Skin (Live 1990 London, UK)
11
3:35
Rattlehead (Live 1987 Bochum, Germany)
12
4:04
Chosen Ones (Live In Denver, CO, 1986)
13
3:49
Looking Down the Cross (Live In Denver, CO, 1986)
14
4:39
Mechanix (Live In Denver, CO, 1986)
15
3:46
Last Rites / Loved to Deth (Demo)
16
4:15
The Skull Beneath the Skin (Demo)
17
3:12
Mechanix (Demo)
18
4:00