The Best Sci-Fi Album Covers, Part 9

Megadeth, Rust in Peace—1990

Rust in Peace came out after my relationship with MTV and Headbangers Ball had ended. Sure, we would hook up like exes sometimes do for a nostalgic rendezvous every now and then, but I’d always feel guilty and not a little dirty afterward. The video for the signature song on Rust in Peace is a little ditty about our favorite town in New Mexico. The song is called “Hangar 18” and boy, does it tell a story. Basically, it looks as though the government (led by Mr. Grinning Skull Guy) are harvesting alien organs. From like, 50 different species of aliens! The members of Megadeth are mad as hell about it. Why? Well why not watch it and see? Look for the mini Sleestak at around 5:13.