Passage: With Mustaine sober, Megadeth continued searching for a new lead guitarist. Among those auditioned were Lee Altus of Heathen and Eric Meyer of Dark Angel. Meyer alialikwa kujiunga na bendi baada ya kuondoka kwa Poland, lakini alichagua kubaki na Dark Angel. Guns N 'Roses gitaa Slash alikuwa amekuwa akipitia na Mustaine na Ellefson, na ingawa ilionekana kuwa anaweza kujiunga na Megadeth, alibaki na Guns N' Roses. Dimebag Darrell wa Pantera alipewa kazi hiyo, lakini mpango huo ulianguka baada ya Mustaine kukataa ombi lake la kuajiri kaka yake, drummer wa Pantera Vinnie Paul, kama alivyokuwa ameajiri Menza. Ofa hiyo pia iliongezwa kwa Criss Oliva ambaye pia alikataa kwani hakutaka kuondoka Lo Savatage. Jeff Loomis, ambaye baadaye angeendelea na titans za chuma za maendeleo, pia aliamua kubaki na Dark Angel.
Mustaine alikataa ombi lake la kumfanya ndugu yake kuwa askari