So Far, So Good... So What!

So Far, So Good... So What!
Studio album by Megadeth
Released	January 19, 1988 (1988-01-19)
Recorded	1987
Studio	Music Grinder, Los Angeles
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	34:26
Label	Capitol
Producer	Paul Lani Dave Mustaine
Megadeth chronology
Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? (1986) So Far, So Good... So What! (1988) Rust in Peace (1990)
Singles from So Far, So Good... So What!
"In My Darkest Hour" Released: June 17, 1988 "Hook in Mouth" Released: January 11, 1988 "Anarchy in the U.K." Released: February 17, 1988 "Mary Jane" Released: May 12, 1988

So Far, So Good... So What! is the third studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth, released on January 19, 1988, by Capitol Records.^[1] It was the band's only album recorded with drummer Chuck Behler and guitarist Jeff Young, both of whom were fired from the band in early 1989, several months after the completion of the album's world tour. So Far, So Good... So What! features music performed at fast tempos with technical ability; lyrically, frontman and guitarist Dave Mustaine addresses a variety of topics, including nuclear holocaust and freedom of speech.

So Far, So Good... So What! was well received by critics upon its release, although retrospective analysis has been less favorable. It managed to enter the top-thirty of the Billboard 200 (although it received no commercial radio play), and charted in several other countries as well. The album was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA, and indicated Megadeth's forthcoming emergence from the underground music scene.^[2]