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Peace Sells… but Who’s Buying?
Metal · 1986 · 8 tracks

Peace Sells… but Who’s Buying?

Megadeth

A landmark of technical thrash metal. Snarling vocals meet jazz-influenced rhythms and surgical guitar work in a cynical, high-velocity political statement.

July 20, 1986 · Capitol Records

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A high-tension blend of intellectual cynicism and frantic, technical aggression.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
01
Wake Up Dead
3:41
02
The Conjuring
5:04
03
Peace Sells
4:04
04
Devil’s Island
5:06
05
Good Mourning / Black Friday
6:42
06
Bad Omen
4:05
07
I Ain’t Superstitious
2:46
08
My Last Words
4:47
Moments Worth Listening For
The iconic opening bass line of the title track that instantly establishes a groove-heavy defiance.
The transition from the acoustic, atmospheric intro of Good Mourning into the frantic, blood-soaked speed of Black Friday.
The way Wake Up Dead shifts through multiple complex instrumental movements without ever returning to a traditional chorus.
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Hand Played+4.0σ

The production is built around hand played than this artist usually allows.

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