Jay Valena Photography

Megadeth performed in Hollywood as part of their 20th anniversary tour for their landmark album, Rust in Peace

As part of the 20th anniversary celebrations, Megadeth played the entire Rust in Peace album as a part of their setlist – this marked the first time the band has played all of the songs off the album on tour. The setlist was as follows:

01. Skin O’ My Teeth
02. In My Darkest Hour
03. She-Wolf
04. Holy Wars… The Punishment Due
05. Hangar 18
06. Take No Prisoners
07. Five Magics
08. Poison Was The Cure
09. Lucretia
10. Tornado Of Souls
11. Dawn Patrol
12. Rust In Peace… Polaris
13. Trust
14. The Right To Go Insane
15. Head Crusher
16. Symphony Of Destruction
17. Peace Sells
18. Holy Wars (Reprise)

This tour also marked the return of longtime bassist and founding member David Ellefson, who was the original bass player on their 1990 landmark album.

Shooting notes: Lighting-wise, this was an enjoyable concert to photograph – plenty of white spotlights balanced by background colored lights made for an enjoyable and somewhat varied shoot. However, mobility in the photopit was severely restricted due to the fact that over 35 photographers were approved to cover the concert – in anticipation of this, I quickly picked a spot between Mustaine and Ellefson that would allow me to concentrate on the two most important members of the band. I shot this entirely with my Nikon D700 and a Nikon 24-70 f2.8 lens.