Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| The Daily Vault | A |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| The Metal Crypt | 5/5 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Sputnikmusic | 5/5 |
Rust in Peace was released on 24 September 1990, and it debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 23, Megadeth's highest charting album up to that point. It was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA in 1994. The album was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 33rd Grammy Awards, and "Hangar 18" was nominated for the same award at the 34th Grammy Awards. These were Megadeth's first two nominations, and was the only time when a Megadeth album would receive two nominations.
Rust in Peace received very positive reviews by both underground and mainstream music critics. Reviewing for Allmusic, Steve Huey awarded the album four and a half stars, describing it as "easily Megadeth's strongest musical effort." Entertainment Weekly critic Jim Farber awarded the album a B+ grade, calling it "brutality inventive" as well as "what can only be called nihilistic whimsy." Mike Stagno from Sputnikmusic wrote that Rust in Peace is "widely considered to be one of thrash metal's finest albums." Mike further remarked the song "Five Magics", "has a blistering two minute instrumental before Dave Mustaine's vocals kick in, leaving the band an excellent opportunity to show their stuff." MusicRadar ranked the album number 6 on their list of the "50 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time." IGN named Rust in Peace the fourth most influential heavy metal album of all time, after Metallica's Master of Puppets, Black Sabbath's Paranoid and Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast. It was also declared as one of the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Christopher Foley of The Metal Crypt observed that: "'Holy Wars' is such a superb album opener, featuring many immense riffs and Dave Mustaine's oh so original vocal delivery – I love the way this guy snarls his lines out and they're so damn fun to imitate." He further noted, "There's honestly not a bad word to be said about Rust in Peace. Just look at any track - they all have something special to offer, be it the ultra cool intro to "Lucretia" and the awesome riffage of "Tornado of Souls" and its ultra melodic feel." Rolling Stone magazine described the album as one of Megadeth's "most beloved albums" and that "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" was a "classic". When asked if Rust in Peace was his favorite Megadeth album, Dave Mustaine replied: "Yes actually, it’s a fun record for us to play. Sometimes you’re playing a record and it can be a little tiring, but we’ve been really excited about getting back down there and playing it some more."
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