Scorpion Q+A 301

Question

In the Holy Wars... The Punishment Due (Casey McMackin demo), who exactly is Casey McMackin?

Answer

Hello there, Casey McMackin is a music engineer/producer who has worked since the early 80?s on many albums including Megadeth, Motorhead, Exodus and more. He is credited as the audio engineer on Megadeth?s 1986 release, ?Peace Sells? But Who?s Buying? on which he is also credited for additional vocals on ?Good Mourning/Black Friday? and ?My Last Words?.

David Ellefson talks about Casey in David?s recent autobiography ?My Life With Deth?.

"After that tour we started putting plans together to record Peace Sells? at the Music Grinder studio on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. The recording was contractually still with Combat Records, our label at the time. We had a $25,000 budget from them this time, so we could put ourselves on small salaries. It also allowed us to bring in an outside producer, Randy Burns. He and his engineer Casey McMackin worked fast and furious on the album. Casey was an excited young lad who spent a long time running through guitar bass tones with us and offering suggestions on parts and revisions?in many ways, responding like a producer.?

"Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" (Casey McMackin Demo) was previously unreleased before being released on Megadeth's 2007 "Warchest" Box Set. You can check out the track at this YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ1Y95ZxRG4

-ScorpioN