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dismissed the original recording, but praised the re-release, writing that the album "blazes on at a furious pace". According to him, the record greatly influenced the heavy metal genre in the upcoming two decades. Sputnikmusic staff member Mike Stagno agreed with the praise for the remaster, saying
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and kill a bunch of people to". The man was later arrested under suspicion of commencing a potential shooting spree. "The Skull
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Angeles. Mustaine later recalled: "After getting fired from Metallica, all I remember is that I wanted blood. Theirs. I wanted to be faster and heavier than them." Fueled by the desire for revenge, Mustaine elevated the intensity of Megadeth's music in order to challenge his former band. He
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441:'s original lyrics, the original 1984 demos featured on the 2002 remix, and newly-discovered live tracks sourced from VHS tapes found in Dave Mustaine's attic, as well as a previously undiscovered "performance" by Samuelson. The new remaster was released on June 8, 2018.
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that the "fuzzy" sound of the original release was replaced with a clearer production. Even so, he opined that the album still retained the "thrashy" sound characteristic for the band during this period. Mike Marsh of
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comic book, and tells of a paid assassin. The song caused minor media controversy when a man posted an online request to a radio station to play the tune, saying it was "good music to
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played guitar for a short period because Mustaine had not recruited a full-time guitarist yet. In mid-1985, the group started a tour promoting the
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516:Monty Python and the Holy Grail
288:. A deluxe edition, completely
3932:Anthology: Set the World Afire
3487:Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir
3467:. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
3449:. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
3431:. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
3413:. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
3391:. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
3363:. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
3322:. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
2916:Cronin, Pete (March 5, 2023).
2813:University of California Press
2786:. Pilgrim Press. p. 210.
2467:"Megadeth: Album Sales Update"
2441:. Vol. 2 (1st ed.).
2327:Grow, Kory (August 19, 2011).
2049:Doe, Bernard (December 1985).
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4426:Countdown to Extinction: Live
4188:À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)
3879:Countdown to Extinction: Live
3098:The Rolling Stone Album Guide
2438:Encyclopedia of Popular Music
2051:"Megadeth - Love It To Death"
1883:
881:Encyclopedia of Popular Music
798:The Rolling Stone Album Guide
382:. During the tour, guitarist
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485:Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
75:December 1984 – January 1985
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4153:Dread and the Fugitive Mind
3742:So Far, So Good... So What!
3101:. New York City, New York:
3066:"Killing Is My Business..."
1559:Pre-production by Jay Jones
965:"Last Rites/Loved to Death"
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4523:Ellefson v. Megadeth, Inc.
4324:Good Mourning/Black Friday
3298:December 18, 2018, at the
1753:UK Rock & Metal Albums
1275:"Last Rites/Loved to Deth"
1119:"Last Rites/Loved to Deth"
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2283:. 2002. pp. 2, 7–8.
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1174:"Looking Down the Cross"
1061:"Looking Down the Cross"
478:
273:", a song that frontman
4549:Murder in the Front Row
4063:Symphony of Destruction
3756:Countdown to Extinction
3389:Official Charts Company
3361:Official Charts Company
3244:"ARIA Chart Watch #477"
3200:(Reissue liner notes).
2523:The Rough Guide to Rock
2520:Buckley, Peter (2003).
2443:Oxford University Press
2279:(Reissue liner notes).
1569:2002 remix and remaster
1556:Co-produced by Megadeth
433:remastering it. Titled
429:remixing the album and
60:June 12, 1985
4202:The Right to Go Insane
4160:Blackmail the Universe
3964:Live at the Cow Palace
3784:The World Needs a Hero
3139:"Best Megadeth Albums"
2761:The Hollywood Reporter
2011:Bazillion Points Books
1510:– bass, backing vocals
35:Original cover art by
4619:Combat Records albums
4463:European Carnage Tour
4458:American Carnage Tour
4331:I Ain't Superstitious
4098:Train of Consequences
3946:Warheads on Foreheads
3791:The System Has Failed
3204:. 2018. pp. 3–4.
2918:"It's a Dirty Job..."
2895:Green and Black Music
2807:Luhr, Eileen (2009).
2782:Schwarz, Ted (1996).
2249:Ultimate Classic Rock
2003:Wagner, Jeff (2010).
1819:Top Tastemaker Albums
1711:Japanese Albums Chart
413:A limited edition of
351:Release and promotion
94:Hollywood, California
4468:Mayhem Festival 2011
4042:No More Mr. Nice Guy
3518:Simon & Schuster
3175:CMJ New Music Report
3103:Simon & Schuster
2958:on December 19, 2013
2631:T. Nelson Publishers
2403:"Megadeth Biography"
2162:on December 20, 2014
1904:CMJ New Music Report
1783:Top Hard Rock Albums
916:CMJ New Music Report
554:Professional ratings
378:album with the band
92:Crystal Sound Labs,
4448:Clash of the Titans
4412:Rust in Peace: Live
4398:Arsenal of Megadeth
4345:Set the World Afire
4251:Post American World
4021:Anarchy in the U.K.
3886:Unplugged in Boston
3865:Rust in Peace: Live
3798:United Abominations
3149:on October 14, 2013
2475:. December 16, 2005
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1598:The Final Kill 2018
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4230:The Threat Is Real
4216:Public Enemy No. 1
4035:In My Darkest Hour
3896:Compilation albums
3550:(list of releases)
2897:. January 11, 2019
2341:on October 7, 2011
2114:. October 24, 2019
1700:Offizielle Top 100
1689:Greek Albums Chart
1600:remix and remaster
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3202:Legacy Recordings
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2365:This Day in Metal
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1254:(2018 reissue)
1252:The Final Kill
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504:Vic Rattlehead
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361:Vic Rattlehead
352:
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340:Combat Records
327:David Ellefson
319:James Hetfield
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256:Combat Records
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4339:
4338:My Last Words
4335:
4332:
4328:
4325:
4321:
4318:
4317:The Conjuring
4314:
4312:
4308:
4305:
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4298:
4294:
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4287:
4280:
4276:
4273:
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4266:
4262:
4259:
4258:We'll Be Back
4255:
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4143:
4141:
4140:Kill the King
4137:
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4018:
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4008:
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3997:
3991:
3990:
3986:
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3751:
3750:
3749:Rust in Peace
3746:
3744:
3743:
3739:
3737:
3736:
3732:
3730:
3729:
3725:
3724:
3722:
3720:Studio albums
3718:
3712:
3709:
3707:
3704:
3702:
3701:Kiko Loureiro
3699:
3697:
3694:
3692:
3691:James LoMenzo
3689:
3687:
3684:
3682:
3679:
3677:
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3659:
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3637:
3634:
3632:
3631:Gar Samuelson
3629:
3627:
3624:
3623:
3620:
3619:
3615:
3613:
3612:
3611:James LoMenzo
3608:
3606:
3605:
3601:
3599:
3598:
3597:Dave Mustaine
3594:
3593:
3590:
3586:
3579:
3574:
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3492:HarperCollins
3489:
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3328:
3321:
3318:(in German).
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3305:
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3211:
3203:
3199:
3193:
3177:
3176:
3171:
3164:
3148:
3144:
3140:
3137:Bowar, Chad.
3133:
3118:
3116:0-7432-0169-8
3112:
3108:
3104:
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3008:
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2924:
2923:
2919:
2912:
2896:
2892:
2886:
2870:
2869:
2864:
2858:
2843:
2842:Rolling Stone
2839:
2832:
2824:
2818:
2814:
2810:
2803:
2795:
2793:0-8298-1148-6
2789:
2785:
2778:
2763:
2762:
2757:
2750:
2739:September 15,
2735:
2734:
2729:
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2689:
2687:
2678:
2676:90-5201-272-5
2672:
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2654:
2646:
2644:0-8407-3034-9
2640:
2636:
2632:
2628:
2627:
2622:
2616:
2610:, p. 55.
2609:
2608:Ellefson 2013
2604:
2589:
2585:
2578:
2576:
2574:
2565:
2564:
2559:
2556:Huey, Steve.
2552:
2550:
2548:
2539:
2537:1-84353-105-4
2533:
2529:
2525:
2524:
2516:
2501:
2500:Rolling Stone
2497:
2490:
2474:
2473:
2468:
2462:
2454:
2452:1-882267-02-8
2448:
2444:
2440:
2439:
2434:
2433:Larkin, Colin
2428:
2426:
2414:September 18,
2410:
2409:
2404:
2400:
2394:
2388:, p. 58.
2387:
2386:Ellefson 2013
2382:
2366:
2362:
2356:
2340:
2336:
2335:
2330:
2323:
2308:
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2295:
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2291:
2282:
2278:
2272:
2270:
2268:
2266:
2250:
2246:
2239:
2232:
2231:Mustaine 2010
2227:
2221:, p. 54.
2220:
2219:Ellefson 2013
2215:
2200:
2196:
2189:
2183:, p. 53.
2182:
2181:Ellefson 2013
2177:
2161:
2157:
2153:
2146:
2140:, p. 46.
2139:
2138:Ellefson 2013
2134:
2132:
2130:
2113:
2112:
2107:
2101:
2085:
2084:
2079:
2073:
2058:
2057:
2052:
2045:
2043:
2035:
2034:Mustaine 2010
2030:
2022:
2016:
2012:
2008:
2007:
1999:
1997:
1989:
1988:Mustaine 2010
1984:
1977:
1976:Mustaine 2010
1972:
1957:
1956:
1951:
1948:Prato, Greg.
1944:
1930:
1929:
1922:
1906:
1905:
1900:
1893:
1889:
1873:
1864:
1855:
1846:
1842:
1826:
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1820:
1815:
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1797:
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1662:
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1655:
1650:
1642:Chart (2018)
1640:
1637:
1636:
1635:
1620:
1615:
1611:
1608:
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1601:
1599:
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1555:
1552:
1549:
1548:
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1540:
1531:
1528:
1525:
1521:
1520:Gar Samuelson
1518:
1515:
1512:
1509:
1506:
1503:
1502:Dave Mustaine
1500:
1499:
1498:
1497:
1493:
1492:
1488:
1474:
1471:Total length:
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1464:
1461:
1457:
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1446:
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1428:
1424:
1420:
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1413:
1409:
1406:
1402:
1398:
1395:
1391:
1387:
1384:
1380:
1376:
1373:
1369:
1365:
1362:
1358:
1354:
1352:"These Boots"
1351:
1347:
1343:
1340:
1336:
1332:
1329:
1325:
1321:
1319:"Chosen Ones"
1318:
1314:
1310:
1307:
1303:
1299:
1296:
1292:
1288:
1285:
1281:
1277:
1274:
1270:
1257:
1253:
1241:
1238:Total length:
1235:
1231:
1228:
1224:
1220:
1217:
1213:
1209:
1206:
1202:
1198:
1196:"These Boots"
1195:
1191:
1187:
1184:
1180:
1176:
1173:
1169:
1165:
1163:"Chosen Ones"
1162:
1158:
1154:
1151:
1147:
1143:
1140:
1136:
1132:
1129:
1125:
1121:
1118:
1114:
1101:
1088:
1085:Total length:
1082:
1078:
1075:
1071:
1067:
1063:
1060:
1056:
1052:
1050:"Chosen Ones"
1049:
1045:
1041:
1038:
1034:
1021:
1008:
1005:
1001:
997:
993:
990:
986:
982:
979:
975:
971:
967:
964:
960:
947:
941:
939:
938:Lee Hazlewood
935:
934:Dave Mustaine
927:Track listing
924:
922:
918:
917:
912:
908:
907:
901:
900:
894:
892:
887:
883:
882:
877:
873:
838:
836:
833:
832:
802:
800:
799:
795:
794:
790:
788:
787:
783:
782:
752:
750:
749:
745:
744:
714:
712:
711:
707:
706:
702:
700:
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664:
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652:
650:
649:
645:
644:
614:
612:
611:
607:
606:
576:
574:
571:
570:
562:
559:Review scores
557:
546:
545:
539:
537:
536:Lee Hazlewood
533:
529:
528:Nancy Sinatra
524:
522:
518:
517:
512:
507:
505:
500:
496:
495:
490:
486:
476:
474:
470:
465:
463:
462:
456:
452:
442:
440:
439:Lee Hazlewood
436:
432:
428:
423:
421:
416:
411:
409:
408:
403:
399:
397:
391:
389:
385:
381:
377:
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369:
364:
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348:
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341:
335:
332:
328:
324:
320:
316:
306:
304:
299:
295:
291:
284:
280:
276:
275:Dave Mustaine
272:
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196:
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162:
155:
153:
152:Dave Mustaine
150:
149:
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141:
138:
135:
133:
129:
117:
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110:
107:
105:
101:
95:
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74:
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59:
55:
51:
46:
42:
38:
32:
27:
22:
16:
4547:
4515:
4507:
4424:
4417:
4410:
4403:
4396:
4389:
4383:Video albums
4279:Killing Time
4209:Sudden Death
4195:Head Crusher
4174:Gears of War
4007:Wake Up Dead
3989:Live Trax II
3988:
3984:
3976:
3969:
3962:
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3909:
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3796:
3789:
3782:
3775:
3768:
3761:
3754:
3747:
3740:
3733:
3727:
3726:
3686:Shawn Drover
3641:Chuck Behler
3636:Chris Poland
3616:
3609:
3602:
3595:
3541:
3513:
3486:
3475:Bibliography
3463:
3454:
3445:
3436:
3427:
3418:
3409:
3402:
3396:
3380:
3368:
3352:
3340:. Retrieved
3327:
3311:
3303:
3288:
3276:
3264:
3252:. Retrieved
3248:the original
3238:
3226:. Retrieved
3221:Blabbermouth
3219:
3210:
3197:
3192:
3182:December 20,
3180:. Retrieved
3173:
3163:
3153:December 21,
3151:. Retrieved
3147:the original
3132:
3120:. Retrieved
3097:
3075:. Retrieved
3068:
3059:
3047:. Retrieved
3037:
3028:
3016:. Retrieved
3012:Metal Hammer
3010:
3000:
2988:. Retrieved
2982:
2972:
2960:. Retrieved
2956:the original
2926:. Retrieved
2922:Classic Rock
2920:
2911:
2899:. Retrieved
2894:
2885:
2873:. Retrieved
2866:
2857:
2845:. Retrieved
2841:
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2767:December 23,
2765:. Retrieved
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2731:
2704:. Retrieved
2662:
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2591:. Retrieved
2588:Sputnikmusic
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2369:. Retrieved
2364:
2355:
2343:. Retrieved
2339:the original
2332:
2322:
2310:. Retrieved
2304:
2281:Loud Records
2276:
2252:. Retrieved
2248:
2238:
2226:
2214:
2202:. Retrieved
2198:
2188:
2176:
2164:. Retrieved
2160:the original
2145:
2116:. Retrieved
2109:
2100:
2088:. Retrieved
2081:
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1585:Chris Vrenna
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45:Studio album
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4565:Mike Albert
4509:The Craving
4484:Discography
4304:These Boots
4289:Other songs
4272:Soldier On!
4146:Moto Psycho
4119:Use the Man
4084:Angry Again
4014:Peace Sells
3843:Live albums
3763:Youthanasia
3706:Chris Adler
3681:Glen Drover
3666:Al Pitrelli
3228:January 17,
3170:"Loud Rock"
3122:February 1,
3077:February 1,
3073:(in German)
3044:CD Universe
2875:January 17,
2621:Larson, Bob
2505:January 17,
2371:January 27,
2345:January 17,
2312:January 17,
2254:January 17,
1934:October 21,
1899:"Loud Rock"
1004:These Boots
921:speed metal
489:title track
388:Mike Albert
323:Lars Ulrich
4603:Categories
4560:Kerry King
3651:Nick Menza
3646:Jeff Young
3342:October 4,
3105:. p.
3049:August 28,
2962:August 28,
2847:August 31,
2733:PopMatters
2706:August 28,
2667:Peter Lang
2633:. p.
2479:October 1,
2156:MusicRadar
1884:References
1742:PROMUSICAE
1680:Wallonia)
1668:Flanders)
1614:Ted Jensen
1607:Mark Lewis
1545:Production
1341:"Mechanix"
1185:"Mechanix"
899:PopMatters
469:Bob Larson
431:Ted Jensen
427:Mark Lewis
368:Kerry King
309:Background
294:remastered
177:Last Rites
167:chronology
156:Karat Faye
64:1985-06-12
4555:Lee Rauch
4533:Metallica
4453:Gigantour
4133:Breadline
4126:Crush 'Em
4056:Hangar 18
4028:Mary Jane
3985:Live Trax
3464:Billboard
3446:Billboard
3428:Billboard
3410:Billboard
3403:Billboard
3304:Billboard
3143:About.com
3070:Rock Hard
2901:August 4,
2204:August 4,
2118:August 1,
2090:August 1,
1824:Billboard
1806:Billboard
1788:Billboard
1770:Billboard
1647:position
1605:Mixed by
1581:Pro Tools
1530:Lee Rauch
1522:– drums,
1483:Personnel
891:About.com
786:Rock Hard
499:go postal
396:Billboard
315:Metallica
279:Metallica
4588:Category
4311:Mechanix
4244:Dystopia
3925:Warchest
3826:Dystopia
3812:Thirteen
3585:Megadeth
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3484:(2010).
3296:Archived
3254:June 16,
3018:March 5,
2990:March 5,
2928:March 5,
2661:(2005).
2623:(1989).
2593:March 3,
2563:AllMusic
2435:(1992).
2408:AllMusic
2334:Revolver
2306:Loudwire
2166:July 11,
2083:Revolver
1955:AllMusic
1678:Ultratop
1666:Ultratop
1590:Mastered
1551:Produced
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1074:Mechanix
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944:Side one
886:AllMusic
573:AllMusic
521:Mechanix
473:Satanism
451:AllMusic
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4489:Members
3999:Singles
3805:Endgame
3548:Discogs
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