In a new interview with Rolling Stone Music, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine talks to Greg Prato about the band's upcoming 13th studio release, TH1RT3EN (tentatively due this fall via Roadrunner Records), and the 25th Anniversary edition of the band's Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? album. An excerpt follows:

Q: How did you find the time to record TH1RT3EN, since Megadeth has been on the road constantly?

A: "We only had a little bit of time to do this, and realistically, expecting a band of our nature, stature, our songwriting process, [and] the availability of all the band members – to try to squeeze a record in two month's timeframe, who were we kidding? But we did it. Man, we worked our butts off on that. I had some seriously long days. There were some days that I woke up at my computer, with an imprint on my face from sleeping on the keyboard."

Q: Does the album title have a deeper meaning besides being the group's 13th release?

A: "I was born on September 13th; this is my thirteenth record. It just seemed like it was the right thing to do to call it TH1RT3EN."

Q: What are some of the song titles?

A: "There's a title track, a couple of songs, there's 'Sudden Death', which was on the Guitar Hero game – that was extremely successful and garnered us another Grammy nomination. Then there was 'Never Dead', which came out for the Kunami video game Never Dead. The record itself will probably be coming out around November 1st."

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At a one-off gig from the European Big 4 shows (July 4th), Megadeth debuted their new track, 'Public Enemy No.1', live in Hamburg, Germany at the Docks.

"I wanted to do something for you tonight to show you how much we appreciate you instead of saying you're a great audience," leader Dave Mustaine told the crowd. "We're gonna play a new song for you. This song is from our new record, [it's] never been played anywhere, never been heard by anybody but us. This song is called 'Public Enemy No. 1'."

Watch fan-filmed footage of the new track below:

Megadeth's vital, Platinum-certified and now digitally remastered album, Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?, has been expanded for a commemorative 25th Anniversary release in multiple configurations today, July 12th by Capitol/EMI. All of the versions, including a 2CD lift-top box, digital album, and a deluxe 5Disc+3LP box set, include a previously unreleased 1987 concert from the band’s first world tour and new liner notes written by Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine and METALLICA's Lars Ulrich.

The deluxe box set also includes previously unreleased and rare mixes of the album’s tracks and hi res audio for the remastered album and concert, as well as an expanded 20-page book, plus 8”x10” photos and reproductions of vintage Megadeth memorabilia. The cover of the box uses a new, unique process of lenticular 3D which reinterprets the original cover, creating the illusion of Megadeth’s Vic Rattlehead character jumping out of the art.

Released in 1986, Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? was Megadeth’s second album and the band’s first Capitol/EMI release. The acclaimed album thrust Megadeth into the international spotlight, and it remains a powerful thrash metal staple.

In his liner notes for the new edition, Dave Mustaine reflects on writing the album’s title track: “I had written other lyrics by now, but there was something different about ‘Peace Sells’ because it told my story about my faith; my beliefs; my distrust of government; my work ethic; my integrity. This was MY song.”

“If there’s a new way, I’ll be the first in line”
“Amen!,” continues Mustaine. “I was so tired of not shaving, not bathing, not eating, not having a home, a companion, NOTHING. Yeah, I’ll be the first in line, but it had better work this time. Well, it was working, thank God, just fast enough for what I needed, but not nearly as fast as I would hope.”
"Whether you heard this record for the first time in 1986, or you hear this record for the first time today or tomorrow, Peace Sells is a great heavy metal album," writes Lars Ulrich in his liner notes for the new edition. "Nothing more, nothing less. It has stood the test of time. And will continue to do so."

Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? tracklistings:

2CD / Digital (Booklet with liner notes by Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich):

Disc 1 (original album, remastered)

'Wake Up Dead'

'The Conjuring'

'Peace Sells'

'Devil's Island'

'Good Mourning' / 'Black Friday'

'Bad Omen'

'I Ain't Superstitious'

'My Last Words'

Disc 2 (previously unreleased 1987 concert)

'Wake Up Dead'

'The Conjuring'

'Bad Omen'

'Rattlehead'

'Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good'

'Looking Down The Cross'

'My Last Words'

'Peace Sells'

'These Boots Were Made For Walkin''

'Devil's Island'

'Mechanix'

'Last Rites' / 'Loved To Deth'

'Good Mourning' / 'Black Friday'

Deluxe 5Disc+3LP Box Set

Two 8x10 photos / two 8 ½ x 11 reproduced vintage concert flyers / one reproduced vintage ticket stub / 20-page book with liner notes by Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich

Disc 1 (original album, remastered - tracklist above)

Disc 2 (Dave Mustaine mixes & masters for 2004 album reissue - tracklist above)

Disc 3 (Randy Burns mixes, remastered)

'Wake Up Dead' [previously released as bonus track on ’04 reissue]

'The Conjuring' [previously released as bonus track on ’04 reissue]

'Peace Sells' [previously released as bonus track on ’04 reissue]

'Devil's Island' [previously unreleased]

'Good Mourning' / 'Black Friday' [previously released as bonus track on ’04 reissue]

'Bad Omen' [previously unreleased]

'I Ain't Superstitious' [previously unreleased]

'My Last Words' [previously unreleased]

Disc 4 (previously unreleased 1987 concert - tracklist above)

Disc 5 (hi-res audio: original album + previously unreleased 1987 concert - tracklists above)

LP 1 (original album, remastered - tracklist above)

LPs 2 & 3 (previously unreleased 1987 concert - tracklist above)