Get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Megadeth’s iconic record, Rust in Peace, from the band’s lead vocalist and guitarist.When Rust in Peace was released in 1990, the future of Megadeth was uncertain. Fresh off their performance at the record-breaking Monsters of Rock festival, and with knockout new albums from Slayer, Anthrax, and Metallica dominating the charts, the pressure to produce a standout statement record was higher than ever.

Master New York safecracker, “Taxi” Ivors, came to the town of Horseshoe Flat to avenge a friend’s murder. Immediately he ran afoul of Barry Christian, the outlaw genius who terrorized Horseshoe Flat just as he did the entire West. Taxi is marked for destruction—until he gains the friendship of Arizona Jim Silver.The legendary Silvertip has been on Christian’s trail for years. Always the renegade is just within Silvertip’s grasp, only to escape at the last moment. But now Christian...