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707:2017-08-20
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587:Q Magazine
571:2017-08-20
547:References
501:Production
302:described
135:chronology
56:1988-08-08
936:Cacophony
696:Rock Hard
521:mastering
469:Musicians
464:Personnel
279:Rock Hard
265:Rock Hard
974:Megadeth
735:Archived
701:Archived
623:Archived
614:AllMusic
565:Archived
410:"Anvils"
389:Side two
319:Side one
288:AllMusic
216:AllMusic
123:Producer
116:Shrapnel
49:Released
39: by
952:Go Off!
879:Inferno
866:Bad DNA
593:: 84–5.
493:– drums
298:in his
161:(1992)
152:(1988)
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515:mixing
402:Length
332:Length
270:8.0/10
210:Rating
207:Source
157:Scenes
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64:Studio
979:Shout
485:solos
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399:Title
329:Title
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