Dave Mustaine

And there was a singer we tried hiring named Lawrence, but he went by Lore. And he was the one that was talking to us. And he goes, you made us a great band name. Because I was thinking something like a foreign word, like fire, something bomb or something in a foreign language. But then you can't really say it when you go into the foreign language speaking territories. On stage, bomb!

And there was a singer we tried hiring named Lawrence, but he went by Lore. And he was the one that was talking to us. And he goes, you made us a great band name. Because I was thinking something like a foreign word, like fire, something bomb or something in a foreign language. But then you can't really say it when you go into the foreign language speaking territories. On stage, bomb!

And there was a singer we tried hiring named Lawrence, but he went by Lore. And he was the one that was talking to us. And he goes, you made us a great band name. Because I was thinking something like a foreign word, like fire, something bomb or something in a foreign language. But then you can't really say it when you go into the foreign language speaking territories. On stage, bomb!

Everybody runs for the doors, right? So yeah, we gave a lot of thought to Megadeth. And the funny thing is, as soon as I chose that name, this little douche from the Circle Jerks that was a drummer, his name was Keith somebody, went out and registered the name Megadeth. So I had to pay him off to get it. He knew because he was friends with Jay Jones, our manager at the time.

Everybody runs for the doors, right? So yeah, we gave a lot of thought to Megadeth. And the funny thing is, as soon as I chose that name, this little douche from the Circle Jerks that was a drummer, his name was Keith somebody, went out and registered the name Megadeth. So I had to pay him off to get it. He knew because he was friends with Jay Jones, our manager at the time.

Everybody runs for the doors, right? So yeah, we gave a lot of thought to Megadeth. And the funny thing is, as soon as I chose that name, this little douche from the Circle Jerks that was a drummer, his name was Keith somebody, went out and registered the name Megadeth. So I had to pay him off to get it. He knew because he was friends with Jay Jones, our manager at the time.

Jay told him, we're called Megadeth, and he ran right out. It cost me $10,000. Damn. Yeah. Damn. So this is the stuff I see that I don't like.

Jay told him, we're called Megadeth, and he ran right out. It cost me $10,000. Damn. Yeah. Damn. So this is the stuff I see that I don't like.

Jay told him, we're called Megadeth, and he ran right out. It cost me $10,000. Damn. Yeah. Damn. So this is the stuff I see that I don't like.

Well, I had been writing songs, and I had several songs that I had in Metallica, several songs that I had before Metallica. And I was just writing, writing, writing, writing, writing, writing. And I think the first time we went into the studio was in 83, and we started doing a demo. It was a three-song demo. I might be wrong on the date, but it was somewhere around there.

Well, I had been writing songs, and I had several songs that I had in Metallica, several songs that I had before Metallica. And I was just writing, writing, writing, writing, writing, writing. And I think the first time we went into the studio was in 83, and we started doing a demo. It was a three-song demo. I might be wrong on the date, but it was somewhere around there.

Well, I had been writing songs, and I had several songs that I had in Metallica, several songs that I had before Metallica. And I was just writing, writing, writing, writing, writing, writing. And I think the first time we went into the studio was in 83, and we started doing a demo. It was a three-song demo. I might be wrong on the date, but it was somewhere around there.

And that started to circulate. And people, I remember Scott Ian from Anthrax had been doing a show at the Reseda Country Club in Reseda, California. And I went to go see them because we were friends. And I said, I want you to hear this song. And I played him Love to Death. And he lost his mind. He'd never heard anything like that before. And that was the beginning of our friendship.

And that started to circulate. And people, I remember Scott Ian from Anthrax had been doing a show at the Reseda Country Club in Reseda, California. And I went to go see them because we were friends. And I said, I want you to hear this song. And I played him Love to Death. And he lost his mind. He'd never heard anything like that before. And that was the beginning of our friendship.

And that started to circulate. And people, I remember Scott Ian from Anthrax had been doing a show at the Reseda Country Club in Reseda, California. And I went to go see them because we were friends. And I said, I want you to hear this song. And I played him Love to Death. And he lost his mind. He'd never heard anything like that before. And that was the beginning of our friendship.

And it's lasted a long time. And when it came time for the album, we had gone down to a record company. It was called, what was it called? Prodigy or something like that. It was like a... like a, like a new wave, uh, alternative kind of, uh, uh, Enigma was the name. As much as I say Enigma, that's the name of the, uh, the record company.

And it's lasted a long time. And when it came time for the album, we had gone down to a record company. It was called, what was it called? Prodigy or something like that. It was like a... like a, like a new wave, uh, alternative kind of, uh, uh, Enigma was the name. As much as I say Enigma, that's the name of the, uh, the record company.

And it's lasted a long time. And when it came time for the album, we had gone down to a record company. It was called, what was it called? Prodigy or something like that. It was like a... like a, like a new wave, uh, alternative kind of, uh, uh, Enigma was the name. As much as I say Enigma, that's the name of the, uh, the record company.

So we went to Enigma and we talked to them and, uh, they were not interested because we weren't the kind of music that they know what to do with. So, um, I thought that was, uh, respectable because they, uh, didn't say, oh yeah, we want to sign you, but we don't know what to do with you. Yeah. You know? So then we went to Combat. Combat was owned by Important Records and, and, uh,

So we went to Enigma and we talked to them and, uh, they were not interested because we weren't the kind of music that they know what to do with. So, um, I thought that was, uh, respectable because they, uh, didn't say, oh yeah, we want to sign you, but we don't know what to do with you. Yeah. You know? So then we went to Combat. Combat was owned by Important Records and, and, uh,