I'm so glad to have discovered the original as it has greatly enhanced my appreciation for the history of this legendary album and am looking forward to listening to the original more as well as all of the other remastered albums. I'll admit that I'm probably a little biased because the remaster is what I'm used to and I'm sure the original will grow on me over time. In conclusion, I prefer the remaster of Rust in Peace over the original mix. I appreciate both versions equally and will probably listen to both depending on what mood I'm in that day. Sadly, the remaster tones down the drums a lot in favor of helping the guitars hit more. The drums on the original mix of Polaris are legendary. I think the guitar at the end really helps transition into Polaris as well. After being used to having that, I missed it quite a bit on the original as it left me feeling underwhelmed. I love the added guitar at the very end in the remastered version. The echoey, haunting vocals give it an eerie atmosphere that you don't get with the remaster. I know I've criticized the way the original vocals sound on some of the other songs, but I absolutely love the more echoey and almost ghostly vocals here. The original mix sounds muddy to the point that the guitar playing no longer impresses me and sadly becomes one of my least favorites on the album when listening to the original RIP. The tight guitar god sound really impresses me because I know how hard this song is to play as I once tried and failed miserably. This is one of my favorite songs on the remaster because it sounds so perfectly executed instrumentally and just sounds tight to the point you couldn't fatham any of the band members ever misplaying a note. The added thrash of this already very thrashy song is so awesome that it makes me sad the song is over so quickly, which is saying something because this song is probably my least favorite on the remastered version. Like Take No Prisoners, the more raw and chaotic sounding drums and rhythm guitar on the original mix make this into an absolute banger of a song. The remaster wins purley based on this one beef I have regarding the vocals. This is probably personal preference but I also prefer the way the 'demon' vocals sound on the remaster.

All of the vocals sound like Dave went into the other room while recording, cut a glory hole into the wall, stuck his lips through it, and performed the song with the mic several feet away still in the recording room. The vocals on the original mix kill this one for me. Make no mistake, that is a compliment!Ĥ) Five Magics (this is where you break out your pitch forks and torches), The thrash is so hard on the original mix that it reminds me a lot of something off of KIMB. The raw, less technical sound of the original mix is what a pissed off song like this needs to give it that thrashy, get in the mosh pit feel. It's probably just personal preference, but I just love the extra punch the remaster gives you on certain tracks and this is one of them.

The remaster just hits my ears so much harder in a good way while the original sounds like it's trying to go around my ear and fill the room more. My thoughts are very similar here to my thoughts on Holy Wars. The original is awesome and the remaster just makes it more awesome. Holy Wars is legendary for being a technical masterpiece, so I really appreciate the remaster's heightening of that technical aspect. While the original mix sounds more raw and less produced, the remaster hits harder and sounds much more technically perfect. My reasoning for which sound style I perfer varries by track so let's talk about them all from 1-9. The remaster sounds more produced and often sacrifices drums in order to let the guitars and vocals pack more of a punch. In general, the original mix has a much fuller, less produced, and more raw sound and the drums get to shine a lot more. With the exception of My Creation, I've compared every remastered track to it's original. So, I went out of my way over the last week to listen to the original mix SEVERAL times. After discovering Megadeth and Rust in Peace over five years ago and joining this sub over a year ago, I found out last week that the RIP I fell in love with was.

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