What is his connection to this entire event? A total riddle. Instead of presenting an image of the full band, or the sleeve cover of the album which is totally neutral, Dave decided that the RIP story is actually his own story, and this marks the the beginning of the Dave Mustain celebration, where we will also find out how he proposed to his wife in Hawaii and how she responded, as if this made any difference to a riff or a lyric of the album or as if anybody really gives a flying shit about it. This is no other than Dave Mustaine who right away wants you to know exactly what is the axel (pun slightly intended) this book revolves around. All this while keeping praise of the Mustaine empire and pinning to the wall of music history yet another document depriving the other band members from their credit.įirst, on the cover, you will find a picture of a sweaty man, his hair is lifted from his face, a guitar hands on his shoulder and he is jabbering something to the mic. I got hooked immediately and it made the reading go smoothly and pleasant.Īlthough we are reading “first-hand” testimonials about the writing of the songs, recording and touring with the album, the book tends to stray from the main topic and more so, overly deal with the self-destructive lifestyle of the two Daves. It is written in a form of “testimonials” from all those who were involved in the making (and some which did not, yeah Pam, I’m looking at you) and in a way which let you feel as if you were watching a documentary about the band and album. So here goes -Īs said, the book aimed on telling the story, events and circumstances which led to creating this amazing album. After reading it I would like to share my thoughts with you. While “Peace sells…” was a sort of a mission state for the band, this album fired their metal intentions machine-gun-Neo-on-a-chopper style, directly to the ears of whomever could bear it.įast-forwards, 30 years later and I find myself purchasing a book by Dave Mustaine (with John Selvin) which aims to tell the story behind this masterpiece. It truthfully represents anything the genre has stood for at the time and more so, it pushed the envelope, bringing new interest into what seemed to be already chewed and spat out. RIP is one of the cornerstones of thrash metal, proudly sharing the stage with albums such as Slayer’s “Reign In Blood”Īt this point I would like to state, and let there be no mistakes about it - RIP is one of the cornerstones of thrash metal, proudly sharing the stage with albums such as Slayer’s “Reign In Blood”. The amount of changing riffs and their complexity pinned me to the wall. Each song in this album hit directly on target with the energy of a hornets’ swarm. It was aggressive, different and interesting, especially for one coming from the Metalli-camp. It didn’t take long for me to get the full album on tape cassette and play it back and forth on my old cassette player. what is that, a diminished scale? Intriguing arpeggios? Unconventional string bends? Who the hell is this guy? Up until then I was certain that guitar solos of the genre start and end with Kirk Hammet’s minor pentatonic scale, but suddenly. This was musicality wrapped in a bursting force. If to be accurate those were the Marty Friedman solo parts in between the verses. Between the interview parts there were snippets from the new “Hangar 18” video clip. The first bits of music from the album “Rust In Peace” (RIP) caught my ears while watching an MTV interview with Dave Mustaine and David Elleson around the time they’ve made their European tour with the album.ĭave mainly talked on how they “fished” Marty friedman from a pool of “typical American style” guitar players and on how Nick Menza fitted with their aggressive and “obnoxious” playing.
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