After leaving Metallica's lineup, Dave Mustaine formed Megadeth in 1983 with
bass player David Ellefson, creating a new heavy metal sub-genre known as thrash
metal. Megadeth released its first album, Killing Is My Business... and Business
Is Good, in 1985, then went platinum with the follow-up release Peace Sells...
But Who's Buying? in 1986. 1988's So Far, So Good... So What? and 1990's Rust in
Peace also enjoyed platinum sales, even as the band struggled with addiction and
personnel problems. Mustaine broadened the group's style and attracted new
audiences throughout the early ...