Editing Rust in Peace (section)

==Background and production==
In 1988, Megadeth appeared at the [[Monsters of Rock]] festival at [[Donington Park]] in the UK, alongside [[Iron Maiden]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[Helloween]], [[Guns N' Roses]], and [[David Lee Roth]]. The band performed to an audience of more than 100,000 people<ref>{{cite book|title=The International Who's Who in Popular Music|year=2002|publisher=[[Psychology Press]]|isbn=1-85743-161-8|page=368}}</ref> and was soon added to the "Monsters of Rock" European tour, but dropped out after the first show due to bassist [[David Ellefson]]'s drug problems.<ref>{{cite web|first=Robert|last=Gray|title=David Ellefson On Recording New Megadeth Album: 'That's The Plan'|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/hit_the_lights/david_ellefson_on_recording_new_megadeth_album_thats_the_plan.html|work=[[Ultimate-Guitar.com]]|date=February 20, 2010|access-date=January 1, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223210701/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/hit_the_lights/david_ellefson_on_recording_new_megadeth_album_thats_the_plan.html|archive-date=February 23, 2010}}</ref> Further issues within the band caused frontman and guitarist [[Dave Mustaine]] to fire drummer [[Chuck Behler]] and guitarist [[Jeff Young]], and cancel their scheduled 1988 Australian tour.{{sfn|Larkin|1995|p=1654}} Nick Menza, previously Behler's drum tech, was hired as the band's new drummer.<ref name=RIP2004/> The search for a new guitarist was a drawn out process; Mustaine examined a number of guitarists for the job, including [[Dimebag Darrell]] of [[Pantera]], who was initially offered the job before declining, as he requested that his Pantera brother, drummer [[Vinnie Paul]], also be hired.<ref name="King">{{cite web|title=Dave Mustaine: Kerry King Hates My Guts|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/dave_mustaine_kerry_king_hates_my_guts.html|work=[[Ultimate-Guitar.com]]|publisher=[[Guitar World]] magazine|date=August 16, 2013|access-date=January 11, 2024}}</ref> [[Jeff Waters]] of [[Annihilator (band)|Annihilator]] was also considered.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bravewords.com/news/annihilators-jeff-waters-how-i-nearly-got-the-gigs-in-metallica-and-megadeth|title=ANNIHILATOR's Jeff Waters - How I Nearly Got The Gigs In METALLICA And MEGADETH!|work=[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]]|date=September 8, 2013|accessdate=January 11, 2024}}</ref> Mustaine had asked original Megadeth guitarist [[Chris Poland]] to rejoin the band,<ref name="Poland">{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/former-megadeth-guitarist-chris-poland-is-working-on-liar-memoir/|title=Former Megadeth Guitarist Chris Poland Is Working On 'Liar' Memoir|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=December 21, 2019|accessdate=January 11, 2024}}</ref> with Poland tracking lead guitar parts on demo versions of all the songs that ended up on the studio album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?start=1109&v=j7TN_3S2RcU&feature=youtu.be|title=Chris Poland on almost rejoining Megadeth in 89, the end of his friendship w. Mustaine & Fatal Opera|work=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=January 11, 2024|date=February 5, 2022}}</ref> According to Poland, he was "99 percent going to join" the band but was talked out of it by his manager.<ref name="Poland"/> According to Mustaine, one of the last guitarists he had heard about, Marty Friedman, had sent him a copy of ''[[Dragon's Kiss]]'', on which Friedman played. Upon listening to the record, Mustaine had Friedman come in to audition and hired him.<ref name=RIP2004/> This would become the band's first stable line-up and, as recognized by fans, the 'classic' Megadeth lineup.{{sfn|Kajzer|2010|p=320}}

The album title ''Rust in Peace'' was inspired by a bumper sticker that Mustaine saw on the back of a vehicle while driving home from [[Lake Elsinore, California]]. The sticker read: "May all your nuclear weapons rust in peace". Mustaine liked the concept and decided to use it as a title for Megadeth's upcoming album.{{sfn|Mustaine|2011|p=230}} ''Rust in Peace'' was recorded at [[Rumbo Recorders]] with producer [[Mike Clink]], while the mixing was handled by [[Max Norman]].<ref name=RIP1990/> Clink was brought in for his work on both [[Guns N' Roses]]' ''[[Appetite for Destruction]]'' and [[UFO (band)|UFO]]'s ''[[Strangers in the Night (UFO album)|Strangers in the Night]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://peavey.com/monitor/sub2.cfm?id=14|title=Megadeth's David Ellefson: Return To The Hangar|work=Monitor|publisher=Peavey Electronics|access-date=May 25, 2014}}</ref> The producer's work dealt mostly with the bass, drums and Friedman's guitar.<ref>{{cite book|title=My Life with Deth: Discovering Meaning in a Life of Rock & Roll|page=89|author1=Ellefson, Dave |author2=McIver, Joel |publisher=Simon & Schuster|year=2013|isbn=978-1451699890}}</ref> In a 2002 interview, Mustaine declared that they "really didn't make the record with [Clink]" as at the time he was focused on Guns N' Roses' ''[[Use Your Illusion I]]'' and ''[[Use Your Illusion II|II]]'' – which were also being recorded at Rumbo – and stated most of the work in the album was done by himself, Norman, and engineer Micajah Ryan.<ref name="Rust"/>