Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!

Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! is the first studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth. The album was released on June 12, 1985. It was released by Combat Records.

Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!
Studio album by Megadeth
Released	June 12, 1985 (1985-06-12)
Recorded	December 1984–January 1985
Studio	Indigo Ranch Studios, Malibu, California Crystal Sound Labs, Hollywood, California
Genre	Thrash metal speed metal
Length	31:10
Label	Combat
Producer	Dave Mustaine Karat Faye
Megadeth chronology
Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! (1985) Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? (1986)

In early 1985, the band was given $8,000 by Combat Records. The band was given this money to record and produce their first album. Later, the band was given another $4,000. Most of the money was spent on drugs, alcohol, and food. Megadeth fired their producer, and produced the record by themselves. A new version of the album was made in 2018. It was named Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! - The Final Kill.

Track Listing

All songs written and composed by Dave Mustaine, except for "These Boots" which was by Lee Hazlewood. 

Original track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Last Rites/Loved to Deth"	4:38
2.	"Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!"	3:05
3.	"The Skull Beneath the Skin"	3:46
4.	"These Boots" (some of the versions do not add this track)	3:44
5.	"Rattlehead"	3:42
6.	"Chosen Ones"	2:54
7.	"Looking Down the Cross"	5:01
8.	"Mechanix"	4:20
Total length:		31:10

2002 reissue
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Last Rites/Loved to Deth"	4:38
2.	"Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!"	3:05
3.	"The Skull Beneath the Skin"	3:46
4.	"Rattlehead"	3:42
5.	"Chosen Ones"	2:54
6.	"Looking Down the Cross"	5:01
7.	"Mechanix"	4:20
8.	"These Boots" (all lyric variations by Mustaine are bleeped)	3:44
9.	"Last Rites/Loved to Deth" (demo)	4:16
10.	"Mechanix" (demo)	3:59
11.	"The Skull Beneath the Skin" (demo)	3:11
Total length:		42:36