<P> Peace Sells...but Who's Buying? was released on September 19, 1986 . The album's artwork was designed by Ed Repka, who would go on to do several other pieces of artwork for the band . The cover art depicts the band's mascot, Vic Rattlehead, in front of a ruined United Nations building . He is portrayed as a real estate agent, who is selling the devastated remains of the organization's headquarters . The title track was released as a single, for which the band filmed its first video . In 1987, a video was made for the second single, "Wake Up Dead", which exposed the band performing in a steel cage . Soon after the album's release, Megadeth began a tour as a supporting band for Motörhead . The tour took place in California and the southwestern parts of the United States . However, due to disagreements between the managements of the two bands, Megadeth were pulled from the last three shows . Following the short stint with Motörhead, Megadeth were added as the opening act on Alice Cooper's Constrictor tour, which took place at the beginning of 1987 . Later in 1987, after the conclusion of the album's promotional tour, Mustaine fired Poland and Samuelson due to their substance abuse issues . </P> <P> "Wake Up Dead" features lyrics which describe a man who has been cheating on his wife or girlfriend and is sneaking into his house, knowing that if his wife finds out about his other lover, she will kill him . Mustaine said that "Wake up Dead" was written about him cheating on a girl with whom he was living . He stayed with her because he was homeless at the time and needed a place to stay . Unfortunately, he was in love with another girl and thought the one he lived with would be mad because he was cheating on her . He had to leave her because he thought she had intentions to kill him . "The Conjuring", according to author Bob Larson, simulates a Satanic ceremony, and makes references about being the devil's advocate and his salesman . Mustaine explained the song is about black magic and contains instructions for hexes . However, because the subject matter appears incompatible to his conversion to Christianity, the song had not been played live since 2001 . On June 12, 2018, Megadeth performed "The Conjuring" live for the first time in 17 years at the Home Monitoring Aréna in Plzeň, Czech Republic . </P> <P> "Peace Sells" reflects Mustaine's political and social beliefs . The lyrics are a disapproval of the American way and convey Mustaine's wish for a new social structure . Ellefson has stated that during the tour prior to recording the album, the band could tell then that the song was going to be a hit . The video for the title track became an MTV mainstay and the opening bass line was used as introduction to MTV News . However, Mustaine proclaimed that they received no royalties because the song was excluded shortly before MTV would have to pay them for its use . "Devils Island" is a reference to a former French penal colony off the coast of French Guiana . The lyrics detail the thoughts of a condemned prisoner awaiting execution . He is spared by God, but must spend the rest of his life on the island . </P> <P> "Good Mourning / Black Friday" is a two - piece song, which begins with an instrumental section called "Good Mourning". Lyrically, Mustaine has described "Black Friday" as being about "a homicidal madman who goes on a killing spree". With an excessive use of gory language and violent imagery, the song chronicles the acts of a serial killer . It was inspired by Dijon Carruthers, who was briefly the band's drummer prior to the hiring of Gar Samuelson . According to Mustaine, Carruthers was hanging out with people who were practicing occultism, and they inspired him to write songs based on spiritual themes . </P>

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