Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!

Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good is Megadeth's wittily titled debut album. It show's Megadeth's rawest sound, with fast-paced, drug-influenced music. It was release in 1985 on Combat Records, and the original version is 33:13, with 8 tracks, including a controversial cover of Lee Hazelwood's 'These Boots'.

Track Listing:


 * 1) Last Rites/Loved To Deth 4:40
 * 2) Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good 3:06
 * 3) Skull Beneath The Skin 3:47
 * 4) These Boots 3:41
 * 5) Rattlehead 3:43
 * 6) Chosen Ones 2:55
 * 7) Looking Down The Cross 5:05
 * 8) Mechanix 4:22

Notes:

Last Rites is a piano track which serves as the intro to the album

Skull Beneath The Skin was written about the band's mascot, Vic Rattlehead (who appears on the cover of most Megadeth releases)

These Boots was a cover of Nancy Sinatra's song 'These Boots Are Made For Walking'. The lyrics parody the original, and the original writer, Lee Hazelwood, requested that all pressings after 1995 should not include the track, even though Dave Mustaine had been paying him royalties for ten years.

Mechanix is a sped-up version of Metallica's 'The Four Horsemen'. This is because Dave wrote Mechanix for Metallica, and when he left, Metallica slowed it down and changed the lyrics. Then, on Killing Is My Business, Dave re-recorded the song the original way, with his lyrics he wrote in 1983. At concerts, he asks fans whether they want the song 'their way' or 'our way'.

Members:
 * Dave Mustaine Guitar, Vocals, Piano
 * Chris Poland Guitar
 * David Ellefson Bass
 * Gar Samuelson Drums