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| Killing Is My Business... | ||
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| Album by Megadeth | ||
| Released | June 1985 | |
| Recorded | December 1984 & January 1985 | |
| Genre | Thrash metal | |
| Length | 31 min 12 sec | |
| Record label | Combat Records | |
| Producer | Dave MustaineDave Mustaine (born September 13, 1961, La Mesa, California) has been a prominent heavy metal musician for over twenty years. His parents divorced when he was seven, and he grew up bouncing around various low-income Southern California suburbs. As a teena and Karat Faye | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Q | 3 out of 5 | March 2000 |
| Allmusic.com | 3 out of 5 | Link |
| Winnipeg Sun (Darryl Sterdan) | Favourable | February 15, 2002 |
| Popmatters | Favourable | Link |
| Megadeth Chronology | ||
| Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! (1985) | Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? ( 19861986 is a common year starting on Wednesday. Events January January 1 Spain and Portugal enter the European Community January 1 Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles. January 9 After losing a pa) | |
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"These Boots" is a cover versionIn pop music a cover version is a new rendition of a previously recorded song. Pop musicians may play covers as a tribute to the original performer or group, to win audiences who like to hear a familiar song, to increase their chance of success by using a of a Nancy SinatraMovin' with Nancy Nancy Sinatra ( June 8, 1940 ) is an American singer and actress. She is the daughter of the legendary singer Frank Sinatra. Her career peaked in the late 1960s with a string of pop music hits. Her best-known hit, " These Boots were Made song with alternate lyrics. It was removed from the 1996 re-release because she demanded royalties for the song. The 2002 deluxe edition includes the track with the alternate lyrics bleeped out.
"Mechanix" is based on an early version of "The Four Horsemen," one of several songs Mustaine wrote when he was in MetallicaMetallica is an American heavy metal band active from the 1980s to the 2000s. After building a loyal following through its role in the development of thrash metal in the 1980s, Metallica successfully broadened its audience in the early 1990s. Accordingly,. Whereas Metallica's version of the song is slower, contains new lyrics (written by Hetfield after Mustaine was kicked out), and has a breakdown in the middle, the Megadeth version of the song is much faster and more straightforward. The solo at the end of both songs is essentially the same, although the Metallica version (played by Kirk Hammett) is much slower to match the pace of the song. "The Four Horsemen" can be found on the Metallica album Kill 'Em All.