Megadeth's second studio album has been called one of the few truly definitive thrash albums. The album's title track, "Peace Sells", was chosen to be the band's first music video and the opening bass line was used for years as the theme for MTV News. The album was the first to feature art by Ed Repka, who redesigned the band's mascot Vic Rattlehead and illustrated much of the band's artwork in later years.