Megadeth : Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! (Remastered /and 1985 Version)
Killing Is My Business...
and Business Is Good!
is the
debut
studio album
by American
thrash metal
band
released on
June 12, 1985
by Combat Records.
At the beginning
of 1985,
the band was given
$8,000
by Combat
to record
and produce
its debut album.
The band was forced
to fire their
original producer
and produce
the album
by themselves,
after spending half
of the album's budget
on drugs,
alcohol,
and food.
Despite the
poor production,
the album was a
well-received effort
that obtained
strong reviews
in various
music publications.
Killing Is My Business...
and Business Is Good!
played an
essential role
in establishing
thrash metal
as an authentic
subgenre of
heavy metal music.
It explores
themes of death,
occultism,
and violence.
The album features
the track
"Mechanix",
a song that
frontman
Dave Mustaine
would perform
with Metallica
during his tenure
in the band,
and a
controversial cover
of the 1965 song
"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'".
TRACK LIST

CD 1
(2002 Remastered/remixed CD edition )
Last Rites/Loved to Deth
(Remastered)
Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!
(Remastered)
The Skull Beneath the Skin
(Remastered)
These Boots (Are Made For Walking)
(Unedited Version) [*]
Rattlehead
(Remastered)
Chosen Ones
(Remastered)
Looking Down the Cross
(Remastered)
Mechanix
(Remastered)
Last Rites/Loved to Death
(demo)
(Remastered)
Mechanix
(demo)
(Remastered)
The Skull Beneath the Skin
(demo)
(Remastered)
Go To Hell [*]

(1985 Version)
Last Rites/Loved to Death
Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!
The Skull Beneath the Skin
These Boots (Are Made For Walking)
Rattlehead
Chosen Ones
Looking Down the Cross
Mechanix
CD 2
Last Rites-Loved to Deth
(Just Vocals)
Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!
(Just Vocals)
The Skull Beneath the Skin
(Just Vocals)
Rattlehead
(Just Vocals)
Chosen Ones
(Just Vocals)
Looking Down the Cross
(Just Vocals)
Mechanix
(Just Vocals)
These Boots (Are Made For Walking)
(Just Vocals)
Last Rites / Loved To Deth
(Live 1987 London, UK)
Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good!
(Live 1986 Denver, Co)
The Skull Beneath The Skin
(Live 1990 London, UK)
Rattlehead
(Live 1987 Bochum, Germany)
Chosen Ones
(Live 1986 Denver, Co)
Looking Down The Cross
(Live 1986 Denver, Co)
Mechanix
(Live 1986 Denver, Co)
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