Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good

In 1985 Megadeth answered Metallica’s first album Kill ‘Em All with Killing Is My Business… And Business Is Good. The main purpose of this album was to get back at Metallica by creating something with more energy, power, and speed than anything they had produced. Dave also had personal scores to settle with Metallica for kicking him out three years earlier. The recording company Combat Records gave Megadeth eight thousand dollars to cover the production cost. The majority of this money was squandered away on alcohol and drugs. These deficit forced Megadeth to fire their producer and over see the album creation themselves. But despite these obstacles Megadeth created a great album defining the new genre of Thrash.