15 on the New York Times "Hardcover Nonfiction" best sellers list. Mustaine's first book was an autobiography, "Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir", which came out in August 2010. Two songs from the LP, "Hangar 18" and "Holy Wars… The Punishment Due" have became staples of the group's concerts over the years, and Mustaine included both in his Rolling Stone interview "My Life In 15 Songs", in which he picked the defining songs of his life.
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MEGADETH performed "Rust In Peace" in full on its 2010 tour. In his foreword, Slash wrote in part: " 'Rust In Peace' put the band on the map…It made MEGADETH a household name…I certainly understand why every important 'Rust In Peace' anniversary is celebrated as a pivotal moment for both MEGADETH and for heavy metal." The book is described in a press release as "a story of perseverance, of scraping off the rust off that builds over time on everything: ourselves, our relationships, pop culture, art, and music." Co-written with music journalist Joel Selvin, the 208-page book boasts a foreword from GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash. "Rust In Peace: The Inside Story Of The Megadeth Masterpiece" was released on September 8. We did at CAPTAIN & TENNILLE's studio out in Canoga Park." And I didn't think it was gonna be that great, because we went into SBK studios and we recorded it once there, and then we went into EMI studios and we recorded it once there, and then we finally got in to do it. I was gonna make 'Rust In Peace' no matter what. I know that it really made a lot of people concerned for us. We were doing a lot of squatting and stuff like that.
We would stay at one place for a little while, and then we'd go someplace else. We didn't have a place we were living at. He said: "God, it was so terrible, our lifestyle at the time.
In March 2010, Megadeth hit the road in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their classic 1990 album, Rust In Peace. With Chris Broderick, Shawn Drover, David Ellefson, Megadeth. Dave Mustaine spoke to New Mexico's rock radio station 94 Rock about the making of MEGADETH's iconic record "Rust In Peace", which is detailed in his new book, "Rust In Peace: The Inside Story Of The Megadeth Masterpiece", available now on Hachette Books. Megadeth: Rust in Peace Live: Directed by Kerry Asmussen.