Megadeth To Perform "Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?" In Its' Entirety At Download Festival

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It's been whispered about, discussed and desired amongst the international thrash metal community, and finally it can be screamed loudly from rooftops, street-corners and car windows.The mighty Megadeth will be performing “Peace Sells...but Who’s Buying?” in its’ entirety at this years Download Festival on June 10th. This incredibly special show will delight Megadeth fans as the band will be playing their landmark, genre-defining album, 1986’s “Peace Sells...” in addition to other Megadeth set list favorites."We're doing this for the fans," stated frontman Dave Mustaine. “It has been a little over 25 years since 'Peace Sells' put us on the map in 1986. I have a lot of emotions, good and bad, when it comes to this album. With my strong Christian faith, I haven't felt right performing two of the songs off the album but fans will be excited to hear that Ellefson and I have already re-written the lyrics (see below) to "Good Mourning/Black Friday" and it turned out great. We are also tossing around ideas for new lyrics for "The Conjuring." But why wait until Download, we will be posting rehearsal footage with the new lyrics (see below) so that the fans can share in this momentous occasion. These are exciting times and I can't wait to play them live for you at Download Fest! God bless."If hearing “Peace Sells... but Who’s Buying?” wasn’t special enough for Megadeth fans, Mustaine will be upping the ante shortly with another special announcement.Ellefson said he's enjoying the walk down metal-memory lane, which finds Megadeth performing a few "Peace Sells... but Who’s Buying?" tracks live for the first time."The song I was really looking forward to playing was ‘Good Mourning/Black Friday,' " Ellefson said. "It's a really intricate track, just as a composition. I think Beethoven would be proud of Megadeth. In our five- and six-minute tunes, we basically have opuses. And that's what ‘Peace Sells’ is full of, especially ‘Good Mourning/Black Friday.' So is the song ‘The Conjuring'"Megadeth will be taking the main stage just before Black Sabbath's reunion performance at Download on June 10th.Download Festival will take place in the UK on June 8 - 10 and features such acts as Black Sabbath, Soundgarden, Metallica, Slash, The Prodigy, Machine head, Megadeth, and more. For more information on Download, click here "Good Morning/Black Friday" Lyrics:Live rehearsal footage: