{"product_id":"megadeth-peace-sells-but-whos-buying-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","title":"Megadeth: Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAccording to The Oxford Dictionary, a megadeath (or megacorpse) is one million human deaths, usually the result of a nuclear explosion.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=megadeth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMegadeth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is a heavy metal band, formed by \u003cstrong\u003eDave Mustaine\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Ellefson\u003c\/strong\u003e following the former’s exit from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=metallica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetallica\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e in 1983. One look at the artwork on this album should make an immediate connection between the two. The political messaging seemed a bit dated when I first heard this a dozen (or two) years ago, but sadly, it couldn’t be more relevant in our current hellscape. \u003cem\u003ePeace Sells….but Who’s Buying?\u003c\/em\u003e nicked its title from an article in \u003cem\u003eReader’s Digest\u003c\/em\u003e, and was Megadeth’s first major label record. It was a step up in terms of both production and songwriting, with clearer sonics and socially conscious lyrics leading it to be massive influential to the underground thrash and speed metal scenes. No sludgy brick-walled guitars or makeup here, y’all. “Peace Sells” begins with a spine-tingling bass riff and energetic solos, with a pummeling, shouting-and-shredding second half. (Check out \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rdEupVsL07E\u0026amp;t=2m21s\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ethe video\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e for a hilarious cameo from none other than \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=dead+kennedys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eJello Biafra\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e) “Good Mourning” features an intro of delicate (almost pretty) chords and stadium-sized reverb on the drums, a bit of respite from the punishing snares and fragmented guitars of “Black Friday”. “I Ain’t Superstitious” is a plugged-in version of the \u003cstrong\u003eWillie Dixon\u003c\/strong\u003e blues classic (made famous by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=howlin+wolf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHowlin’ Wolf\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e), a clever take on the aggressive Chicago blues of the original. The disc ends with the mosh-ready guitar textures of “My Last Words”, clockwork toms signaling the end to this 36 minute adrenaline rush. The album cover features an airbrushed illustration by “The King Of Thrash Metal Art” \u003cstrong\u003eEd Repka\u003c\/strong\u003e and features their mascot \u003cstrong\u003eVic Rattlehead\u003c\/strong\u003e. (Did you know he’s meant to represent “hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil”? I didn’t.) This appears to be the first legitimate colored vinyl edition of this album, and uses the same masters as the 2008 Capitol Records reissue. Packaged in a high-gloss jacket with printed inner sleeve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etransparent dark purple vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehigh-gloss sleeve and printed insert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Capitol 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by BYRON MAIDEN 07\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e.","brand":"Megadeth","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":17432962826330,"sku":"lp-10665","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/megadeath-peacesells.jpg?v=1759276994","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/megadeth-peace-sells-but-whos-buying-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}