The Combat Records "incorrect" version of Vic Rattlehead.

Vic Rattlehead as he appears on the remastered version of Killing is My Busines... And Business is Good! album

Vic Rattlehead is the mascot of the thrash metal and speed metal band Megadeth. Vic is a skeletal figure who embodies the phrase, "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil." His eyes are covered by a bolted-on visor, his mouth is clamped shut, and his ears are closed with metal caps. Image File history File links Combat Records KIMB Album Cover. ... Image File history File links Combat Records KIMB Album Cover. ... Cover of the Megadeth album Killing Is My Business. ... Cover of the Megadeth album Killing Is My Business. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music. ... Speed metal is a genre of heavy metal music that is similar to thrash metal, but tends to be more melodic and show less influence of punk music. ... Megadeth is an American speed/thrash metal band led by Dave Mustaine. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Three Wise Monkeys. ...

His image appears on several Megadeth album covers, such as Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!, Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?, So Far, So Good... So What!, Rust in Peace, The World Needs a Hero, Risk Remastered and The System Has Failed. Killing Is My Business. ... Peace Sells. ... So Far, So Good. ... Rust in Peace is a music album by Megadeth. ... The World Needs A Hero is an album by Megadeth, released in 2001. ... The System Has Failed is the first Megadeth album to be released after the break-up of the band in 2002. ...

Creation

The mythic creation of Vic Rattlehead is addressed in the song Skull Beneath the Skin from the Killing is My Business... and Business is Good! album:

Prepare the patients scalp
To peel away
Metal caps his ears
He'll hear not what we say
Solid steel visor
Riveted cross his eyes
Iron staples close his jaws
So no one hears his cries

In reality, Dave Mustaine sketched the original drawing of Vic for the cover art, but creative differences with Combat Records led to a completely different result.[1] The original artwork was supposed to be recovered and placed on the re-issue of Killing Is My Business...and Business is Good!, but they never did. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Redesign contest

On January 29th, 2006, an official contest was announced on deviantART to redesign the Megadeth icon. The contest states: The front page of deviantART The correct title of this article is deviantART. The initial letter is capitalized due to technical restrictions. ...

After two decades of rocking, the heavy metal band Megadeth’s mascot Vic Rattlehead needs a facelift and the band has commissioned deviantART to redesign him!! Not only do you get the chance to redesign a mascot whose image has appeared on several Megadeth albums as well as a myriad of band merchandise, you can also win the BIGGEST prizes we've ever offered for a deviantART contest!

The prizes are three different electric guitars by ESP. First place is an LTD AXXION, second is an LTD DV8-R, and third is an LTD DV200. The contest will end on February 14th, 2006, and will be judged by Dave Mustaine. The ESP Guitar Company (Electric Sound Products), located in North Hollywood, California, is a prominent manufacturer of electric guitars and basses. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Artists

The artists for the various incarnations of Vic include:

• Dave Mustaine (original band logos)

• Ed Repka (Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? and Rust in Peace)

• David Jude (So Far, So Good... So What!)

• Hugh Syme (Countdown To Extinction and The World Needs a Hero)

• Michael Mueller (Megadeth edition of VH1's Behind The Music, Blackmail The Universe concert tour shirts, and the 2002 remastered edition of Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!)

• Mike Learn (The System Has Failed)

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See also

• Eddie the Head

Eddie, whose full name is Eddie the Head or Edward the Head (see below), is the British heavy metal band Iron Maidens mascot. ...

External links

• Megadeth's official website
• Mascot redesign Contest