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Megadeth

Chris Poland breaks down his contributions to an indisputable thrash metal classic BY ANDREW DALY

CALLING MEGADETH’S DEBUT, 1985’s Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good!, a “landmark” album isn’t hyperbole — it’s a fact. It’s a lynchpin of trash metal — and it served as a proper picking of oneself up off the deck for Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine, who had been fired from Metallica in 1983.

The story of the Metallica-related chip on Mustaine’s shoulder has been beaten like a dead horse. But former Megadeth guitarist Chris Poland sees it a bit differently.

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