Mustaine's sketch was seen on early backdrop banners and promotional flyers with the intention of being featured in the band's first album, Killing Is My Buisness.
Mustaine, a big fan of comics books, in particular, The Punisher, also states, "Vic had been born not so much out of my contempt for organized religion but out of my fascination for comic book lore." When Did Vic Rattlehead First Appear With Megadeth? Ultimately, this led to the creation of our mascot, Vic Rattlehead, a skeletal creature whose eyes, ears and mouth are covered or clamped shut - 'see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil' - and whose mythical evolution was the centerpiece of a song called 'Skull Beneath the Skin,' the third track on Killing Is My Business." I had drawn the logo myself because I had wanted to get a tattoo, one that incorporated my feelings about religion and repression of freedom and expression," he writes, explaining, "The logo featured a skull and crossbones, with an additional pair of the latter placed in such a way that they looked almost like twin crucifixes. "I had already loosely conceptualized a logo for Megadeth and with the help of a friend named Peyton Tuttle had sketched out some original artwork well before the first album was recorded. In Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir, the Megadeth leader recalls the earliest version of the band's mascot and logo. And, no, it isn't short for Victor either, but it is short for something else - victim.ĭave Mustaine relayed years ago that Vic's last name was derived from something his mother said, which was not to headbang so much because he will "rattle something loose up there." The first name isn't just some cool-sounding hotshot name, as much as "Vic" does sound plain cool. The name is based on a combination of a couple things. Vic Rattlehead is the skull-faced mascot for thrash legends Megadeth.Īlthough he hasn't appeared on every single studio album cover in the manner Iron Maiden's iconic mascot Eddie has, Vic is still one of the most distinguished figures in heavy metal imagery. Who Is Vic Rattlehead + Why Is the Mascot Significant?
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