With the release of their 4th album (a.k.a. one of the finest albums in thrash metal history), MEGADETH conquered new levels of greatness with their progressive thrash masterpiece RUST IN PEACE, featuring Marty Friedman on guitars and Nick Menza behind the drum kit who, along with founding members David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine, would become known as “the classic lineup” of the legendary band.

Jam packed with crushing riffs, majestic guitar solos, and vivid lyrical imagery, RUST IN PEACE might very well be MEGADETH’s “Master of Justice…And Puppets for All” in terms of sheer technicality and progressive thrash craftsmanship. In short, RUST IN PEACE forever altered the thrash metal genre and raised the bar in terms of sheer musicianship, arrangement, and presentation.

Discover the glaring difference between thrash and “heavy metal” and understand why “you gotta fluff first” in order to “build desire” and “keep up with the algorithm”. Find out why “5 hours is TRUE dedication”, why “fast and nasty” is the only way to go, and why “Florida is kind of our Australia” when you JOIN US as we dive into MEGADETH’s thrash metal magnum opus, RUST IN PEACE.

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(00:01): “that’s what I call my downstairs, man…”/ #alligatorwrestler #nope / “Dogs are kids…sorta.”/ “I never knew there were crocodiles in Florida…”/ #crocodiles vs #alligators / #markthetime / “They have the overbite and the longer snout…”/ #whathappenedwas (“Now all of a sudden…”) / “Maybe it’s like an intraspecies orgy…Florida is our Australia…”/ #clinky / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised ***/ #thisepisodesclinkyoftheepisode #MrBlack #CoffeeBrewLiqueur / “That’s our next sponsor…”/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / #thisepisodesbeeroftheepisode / ***IF YOU WANNA SKIP THE NONSENSE, JUMP DOWN TO #THEDOCKET ***/  #TerrapinBrewery #LosBravos (“Named after the #atlantabraves …”) / “I’m not gonna read it…”/ #insertmexicanthememusichere #inserthorrificmexicanaccenthere / #theverdict (“That was beautiful…”) / “It’s got #daydrinking vibes to it…it’s pool beer…”/ #sonywatchman / #RussellsReflectionsASMR / “Here’s what I learned this week…”/ “That’s not something new I learned…apparently porn is everywhere on #IG …”/ #instaporn #instaboobs #breastfeeding and #roastbeef / “Here’s how you can tell…” / #whorehandle (“No offense…”) / “I guess it makes sense…”/ ***YOU CAN CHECK US OUT ON ALL THE SOCIAL MEDIAS AT #METALNERDERYPODCAST  OR LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL AT 980-666-8182!!!*** / (“You can also email us at [email protected] …”) / #MetalNerderyPatreonShoutout / “We don’t have any voicemail…but we do have some emails.” / #BobFromOhio (“Not kind?”) / #Venus #Mars #Uranus #planetariumASMR / “Tell us what show, bro…”/ “an email here from #GeeOff …”/ #awesomeentertainment / #firstmetalshow / “Dude, anybody who listens to this show…”/ #soldout #earplugsASMR #mythreesons (“5 hours!? That’s dedication!”) / #thankyouforthat (“I think he’s from #downunder …”) / #Brisbane (“Maybe one for the #shittah , yeah?”) / #BrisbaneOhio / #BrisbaneAustralia / “That’s TRUE dedication…”/ “Nice reference…you NEVER saw that movie!?” / “It looks like something you’d see on cable…”/ #bolth #assumptions #BrisbaneTennessee

(13:19): #WeTheHollow (“I don’t know why it paused…”) #creepykeyboards (“It’s like #KISS meets #Slipknot …”) / “Like #SlipknotEngage …see what I did there?”/ “Here’s a question…did Slipknot kinda invent that?” / #nowweregonnasing / “They might have been close to the beginning…”/ #Slipknot is more thrash than #Korn / “The beginning of the…”/ “That’s where potatoes come from…”/ “I’ve got a few reflections…”/ #thepasttwoweeks #foodapologist #foodparanoia / “There’s a week…”/ “Every once in a while…”/ “Three billiard ball sized balls…and dark and dirty coffee…”/ #buttcoffee #waterbutt #buttpoop #waterbuttbuttpoopbuttcoffee / “and they’re holding onto their phones…” / #phoneclit

(19:59): #RussellsReflectionsASMR #72Seasons #AndJusticeForAllPart2 / “It’s #TheBlackAlbumPartTwo …”/ “Song for song…” / “They weren’t that bad…” / #fiftypercentbone / “It seems a little faster…” / #Metallica SLEEPWALK MY LIFE AWAY (“already, heavier than anything on #TheBlackAlbum …”) / “That bass is aggro…”/ “Alright, go to the 3 minute mark…”/ “It’s the #YellowAlbum for sure, man…”/ “At some point we’ll do an #albumdive of that…and #KISS #Destroyer …”/ “There’s not a song called Destroyer…”/ “First grade…sure…”/ “You can say it over here…”/ “By the time THIS is aired…”/ #patreon (“We got through it…but it was brutal…”) / “We need to do a #WREKage #radiospecial …”/ “Sounds like dudes that made gameshows back in the 70’s…”/ #uhhhkay / “Y’all do whatever you want…”/ #break / “Protein positive booze…”/ “I like ‘em though…”/ #momtits (“Momtits are the BEST, dude…”) / #decoytits / #bucketlist / “You’re getting’ good, bro…” / #MetalNerderyBootlegEdition / “Stronger than anything made in China…”/ #yougottadothemouth

(30:00): “Dude that’s just #badkarma …” / #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS:  MEGADETH – RUST IN PEACE ALBUM DIVE!!! / “I’ve got one bone to pick…” / #originalmix vs #remasteredmix / #drummix / “There’s no attack to it…”/ “I wouldn’t call it a thrash album…”/ #progressivethrash / “This is definitely the highlight…this is their #MasterOfJusticeAndPuppetsForAll …”/ “Wait a minute…”/ “Those were the days…” / #highlightreels / “I’m good…till she does.”/ “That was some hair…”/ “Just weedly-wooin all over the place…” / “He’s had beautiful hair for years, dude…”/ #killeropener HOLY WARS…THE PUNISHMENT DUE #thebestdrumsever / “The longest song on the album, btw…”/ “That riff…is awesome.”/ “It matches what they’re doing…”

(39:59): “It’s got a lot of moments…” / HANGAR 18 (“It’s kinda more punky…”) / “Maiden vibes…”/ “There ya go…”/ #thecrazypart #guitarsolo / “It’s classic…it’s like #WalkThisWay and #WakeUpDead together…”)/ “That’s a #guitarbone album all day long…”/ #Roadhouse (“It’s already out?”) / “It’s awesome, dude!” / #beniceuntilitstimetonotbenice / “Is it even close to the first one?” / “Great, it’s #MiamiViceRoadhouse …”/ “That’s the #HollywoodWay though…”/ “They could have called it anything else…”/ #RussellsReflectionsMovieEdition / “I know it’s not #Shakespeare bro…” 

(48:11): “I’ve got nothing else to offer…”/ TAKE NO PRISONERS (“Take no shit!”) / #basssolo / “This song doesn’t match the first two…”/ “The best chorus ever…”/ FIVE MAGICS (“Start off really intense and then slow down…I’m trying to build desire.”) / “I build boredom…”/ “I like the way this one builds because it’s kinda creepy…”/ #fuzzycrispy / Can you name all 5 magics that he references? / #ThighMaster #ThighMagics (“You’ve gotta use #desire to talk her into it…”) / “I have no idea what that’s gonna be like…”/ #Alchemy #Wizardry #Sorcery #Thermatology #Electricity / “Dude…”/ “Whatever, okay…so.” / #killercloser #sideone

(57:36): POISON WAS THE CURE #SideTwo / “It said to shake it up…”/ “Taste me…” / “Did you tap the lid?” / #prefluff / LUCRETIA (“You totally glossed over that…”) / “Now I gotta know what her name means…” / #shesellspussy / “Let’s be real: all they really gotta do…”/ “It had to stink in there…” / #superBO #allthetimeBO #constanttang #buttpoopcrust and #BOTang / “Even two hundred years ago…” / #acrosstheworld / #uhhhkay / TORNADO OF SOULS (“It’s a rock and roll riff…”) / “This whole part’s killer…”/ #harmonies / “This song has a Rocky feel…”/ #yousureaboutthat / “What’s up with this #speeddating ?”/ “This is a good beard…”/ “All we need is the location…” / DAWN PATROL (“That was perfect, dude!”) / “I love Dave’s faux British accent…”/ “Is there an album without him on it?”

(1:12:03): “They don’t even have to see the hog…”/ “If it’s…then there should be no issue.”/ RUST IN PEACE…POLARIS / “Discharge my payload…”/ “You know what’s weird…it would have made sense.”/ “He’s kinda busy…doing a lot.”/ #RussellsReflectionsASMR / “That’s where #TheBlackAlbum came from…”/ #tobefair (“We really wanted to strip it back…streamline it…”) / #AYearAndAHalfInTheLifeOfMetallica #publicdomain / #moviedive / “No boobs though…the first one had boobs.”/ ***THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!!*** / “We’re coming up on the mighty 250…we’ve got to plan something…”/ #deathmatch / “Here we go…”/ #sidetracked / “Sensing a but…”/ “It’s a thrash album…”/ #shittalkingASMR / “#MetalChurch and #Dio…and #BlackAlbum…”/ “Is it blues? Is it hip hop?” / “What is thrash then?” / #fastandnasty / #cleanupthemess #LMAO / #untilthenext / ***COME GRAB SOME METAL NERDERY GEAR DOWN AT THE BUNKERPOON GIFT SHOPPE AT metalnerdery.com/merch ***/ #outroreel