FIRST REACTION to MEGADETH - "Holy Wars" 

Easily, one of the best metal songs ever written.

Mustaine - Ellefson - Menza - Friedman Megadeth's best Line-up ever!!!

If it ever does gets blocked it wasn't Dave Mustaine (vocals/guitar), he actually has stopped by to thank reaction channels for the exposure. Dave is a true metal legend!

You just witnessed 4 guys that are MASTERS at their instruments. Back in the day when musicians had TALENT!

The whole band during the years of 1990-1994 was like a precision machine. They just locked in perfectly with one another. And the drummer...Rest in peace, Nick. We miss you!

RIP drummer Nick Menza, died aged 51 in 2016 of heart failure onstage, was so lucky to see him in concert twice.

This song is a masterpiece not just in metal but any form of music ..phenomenal

PURE MASTERPIECE of musicianship and songwriting. It boggles my mind how well this song was put together. Particularly the gradual build up of tempo. Uhhh...i meant intensity. Tempo started off at 220 mph. Lol

My favourite Megadeth song is tornado of souls, that solo is mind blowing. Almost all rust in peace album is mind blowing.

Been listening to this band since the 80's. Only band that's kept my interest for 40+ years!

I'm always astounded at Dave's ability to sing a line while playing stupidly complex riffs that have a totally different rhythm.

Megadeth has been one of the best bands. A very distinctive and consistent sound that has never strayed far from their core that made them what they are.

Dave wrote 5 of the best guitar riffs ever... and put them in this song

Dave is the best guitarist Metallica had.

I saw this tour back in 1990 I was 18 years old and testament opened for them. They were fantastic! And that show is still an inspiration to me in my music writing today

You're correct. This is actually two songs smushed together. Dave had the song Holy Wars, about well, religious war, and a second song about the comic book character The Punisher. …but he didn't think either was a complete song, so they combined them and added the last bit to it. So it ended up being three partial songs combined into one masterpiece.

This album is considered one of the top metal albums from start to finish

You really can’t go wrong with anything off the Rust in Peace album, which is where this song comes from too. It’s considered a thrash metal classic and one of the best that the genre has to offer.

Probably one of the most complicated songs as well!!! It has so many intricacies!! Minor and Major bouncing off each other,crazy!!

I've listened to this song thousands of times and it still blows me away. It's just unbelievable how good this damn song is

Dave Mustaine is a lyrical genius. He first entered the music scene as the lead guitarist for none other than METALICA! After being let go in a not so nice way he formed MEGADETH and became a bigger star as well as influence on the genre than he ever would have been had he stayed in Metalica! When I compare the lyrical content between his old band and what was presented to the world through his band Megadeth. Dave's lyrics are 100 times more impactful and aggressive. In other words more METAL if you will. I mean if you play some of the most aggressive music in the world why would you want to write some of the most "please be nice to me, I'm sorry for offending you" style lyrics! This is what drove a huge divide in the Metal crowd during the early years of METALICA AND MEGADETH!!! They have since buried the hatchet between them but I'm still a Megadeth fan over Metalica, not that Metalica doesn't have a good sound or good songs but after the "Black" album I lost all interest in them. While Megadeth just kept kicking my ass over and over!!!

Hard to go wrong with Megadeth! That album is especially insane!

Absolutely one of my favorite songs of all time. Megadeth has a bunch of bangers.they will be a mainstay on my playlist infinitely.

Love watching reaction videos to this tune because everyone gets blown away by it no matter their musical taste. probably the best metal song ever written

Megadeth are an incredible band.. I would recommend their entire discography.. But if you want to start somewhere there no better place the start than the album Rust in Peace.. Pick any song you want they are all 10/10.. This isn't all the band does.. They are a very varied band they are very fast, groovy, mid-tempo, radio friendly even at points.. A band with a lot to offer a listener. Deeper messages.. Worth having a once over and thought on them.

From the same album (Rust In Peace) : - Tornado Of Souls - Take No Prisoners - Rust In Peace (Polaris) - Poison Was The Cure

"rust in peace" is one of the greatest thrash metal albums of all time, I remember when it hit back in 1991, it blew us all away👍🤘🎸

Dave singing while playing those rhythm parts is incredible

Dave's solo Guitar is just insane!!!!

There’s a live performance of tornado of souks, with Marty Friedman on guitar. It’s awesome…

I reacted like that, back in the 80's, when I first heard Metallica. Then I found Megadeth. They are my two favorites. Megadeth is my #1 today.

This is almost a hymn of Heavy Metal music. Amazing piece of art.

"The next thing you know they'll take my thoughts away" ~ Dave Mustaine from "Holy Wars". Hmm, kinda sounds like what we are living through today (1984). Mega-Dave was pretty prophetic, eh?

My favorite Megadeth songs: Obviously Holy Wars, Hangar 18, Take No Prisoners, Rust In Peace, In My Darkest Hour, Sweating Bullets, Foreclosure of A Dream, Skin on My Teeth, Head Crusher, 1320, Public Enemy Number 1, The Threat Is Real, Conquer or Die

Good mourning/Black Friday, that is immense, a ton of sections and tempo changes, my favourite song of theirs

I ran into Marty at Hammerjacks just before his audition for Megadeth. We wished him luck and never saw him again!

In my opinion, the best Megadeth lineup ever that Dave Mustaine assembled. 🤘🤘🤘🤘

This song comes from the best Thrash album of all time. Yes I’m saying Rust in Peace is better than my #2 album Master of Puppets. Megadeth is one of those 80s bands that still hits now. A lot of 80s bands and songs we’re formulaic for the time but Megadeth was on some other level shit with Good Morning Black Friday, Peace Sells, and my favorite off the Peace Sells album The Conjuring. Dave’s. Vocals have been criticized and bashed mostly by Mettwlixa fans but also by metal fans in general, but I disagree because his vocals are the reason they are different and have their own sound and in my opinion for their songs and style his voice fits like a glove. Can you imagine hearing Peace Sells or 5 Magics with James Hetfield singing and shredding? I don’t think he can but Dave most definitely can. Great reaction 👍

so glad the younger generation is discovering Megadeth. I grew up on them.

Yesss. Tornado Of Souls & Peace Sells. Thanks for being So Cool & listening the BEST Thrash Metal Band of All Time!!!

They are one of the big 4 in heavy metal, and a common thread with all 4 is that they allow the song to establish before vocals come in. Wonderful reaction.

Awesome song by Megadeth They many, many killers like Peace Sells,Symphony of destruction and many others 🤘🤘

You need to hear Victim of Changes live at Seminole Hard Rock Arena; brutal performance!

Dave's melody over that first riff it so bizarre and so good🤘

Lucky to have seen them in the mid 90’s in their prime, front row in a small convention center in Anchorage Alaska! Priceless!😉👍

what you pointed out...that's probably the world's biggest breakdown in music ever 🤘

I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH, no matter how long i've known it and listened to it, it never gets old🤘

I love these. I grew up with that shit, playing guitar, playing this kind of music. It's beautiful seeing others discover it for the first time. Those thrash metal bands were FUCKING TALENTED!

One of my fav metal albums hands down!!

Even non metal fans can appreciate the technical prowess displayed on this track. RUST IN PEACE is a timeless masterpiece.

I met Dave Mustaine & Gar Samuelson(the old drummer) in Pittsburgh, they played in a fairly small bar, before their Peace sells album. While local bands opened for them,Megadeth Sat at the bar,talking with fans. They are Awesome dudes.

As a boy from far unknown backward northeast of India after Black Sabbath my second fev was MegaDEth in early 2000 I guess was 14/15 years..' what to say DM is one awesome

Love seeing newer generations getting hip to some Thrash!!!

That was fun!! Hadn’t heard that one in years.. amazing how good metal was🏴\,,/

Bought vinyl in 90's, listened to, soloed and played live multiple times, never grateful enough to Megadeth.

Megadeths greatest song, and 1 of metals all time greatest songs..think i was 12 when it came out and I still love it

Fun fact: Dave wrote 'Polaris' and 'Hangar 18' from this album before he joined Metallica, while in his first band Panic, as well as 'Mechanix' (the four horsemen) and 'Jump in the fire' from Metallicas Kill em all album.

There are so many good ones but personally would love to see peace sells, symphony of destruction, sweating bullets awesome reaction love the content and late congrats on the new place!

Love your enthusiasm for what I believe is the best commercial heavy metal song of all time. My initial reaction to this song was much like yours: so much, so heavy, so good!

Hahaha! So good to see you experiencing Holy wars for the first time. I still remember the day for me. It was about 15-16 years ago. I melted my brain to the core with Rust in Peace! I loved your energy! Shine on!

The whole "Rust In Peace" album is excellent. It's one of my favorite things to listen to on road trips. If you want a specific recommendation for a future reaction, I'd say "Tornado of Souls."

Pantera, Metallica, and Megadeth were THE Heavy Metal bands in the 80's when I was a teenager. Pantera is still my favorite though.

I love your reactions to Megadeth, they are one of the best, greetings from a follower from Ecuador

You picked one of the best metal songs w the best Megadeth line up, period. Fan since '89🤘🤘

30+ years after this song‘s creation every single bit of its subject matter has come true!! This song is a Masterpiece…

Fun reaction to watch and it is very refreshing to know that young adults including yourself have taken a great liking in heavier music and music that required an insurmountable block of time to create. Despite being a major music lover, player and critic, I actually heard elements of "Holy Wars...The Punishment Due" that I hadn't picked up on before (I've listened to this song and the rest of the Rust In Peace record dozens of times and yet still discover the little music nuances that are intentional). As for other Megadeth records, try out Peace Sells, But Who's Buying?, So Far, So Good...So What?, Countdown To Extinction, Youthanasia, The System Has Failed, United Abominations, Endgame and Dystopia. Imo, Megadeth has been pretty consistent regarding solid quality material, but have made a couple of fluke records and some decent records in b/t the aforementioned ones. I absolutely love Megadeth AND Metallica (do not read deeply into the Metallica vs Megadeth feud that is fueled by internet trolls and insecure jerks out there!) They are both awesome bands in there own rights, plus they are very different musically! While I'm on the subject of Metallica, check out there first 5 albums at least. I also think Load & Reload have a good amount of solid tracks though those records are a bit bloated and stray away from their thrash metal style imo. Then there are Death Magnetic (a return to form) and Hardwired to Self Destruct (a little better production and more balanced but bloated), which I really enjoy as well despite some production quality flaws.

A friend of mine took me to a Megedeth show in the early 90s. I'd never heard of the band walking into the building, and I left a fan.

Yes… this is a classic metal song for a good reason. It has everything… instrumental intro, two solos, a bridge, shredding, and that drumming!!! He was so talented. And Dave Mustaine multitasks with the guitar and vocals. All of these guys were very talented musicians. It’s rare that musicians that are so good cross paths & collaborate. Many bands only one or two people stand out. All of these guys were good.

Just saw Megadeth play live two weekends ago. They play this spot on perfect live as well. It's amazing what Dave can play and sing over. Some of their rhythm tracks are harder than some band's solos.

This is the opening track of one of the greatest albums ever written in metal. This, Master of Puppets by Metallica and Reign in Blood by Slayer are eseentially masterpieces and genre defiining works. Dave's voice has never really about the melody, it's about his delivery, his snarl, the venom, the contempt, the rage that he pours into every syllable.

That record is gold man. Metal with intelligence and beauty in it

you want angry, young Megadeth?: Last Rites/Loved to Deth. Was used in an Apple commercial 2-3 years ago, you KNOW that producer went out of their way to sneak some Megadeth into Apple, and something heavy af

You really need to listen to Megadeth-A Tout La Monde, you will love it. It's not a real heavy, but it is emotional and it was band from MTV for many years.

Shea gives me hope for the younger generation. I see lots of reaction videos where young people are digging the musicianship behind the older songs. I was in high school when this album came out and it blew me away.

GIRL YOU ROCK! You did an amazing job covering that song and appreciating all the changes during the song. Exciting reactions. By now you have actually listened to the lyrics which just blew your mind one more time.

One word to describe this song would be perfection. It's almost like a rhapsody because of all the tempo changes a rhythm changes. I've seen Megadeth several times in concert and they're even better live.

Me and my buds in Junior High (mid 80's) were into Megadeth and Iron Maiden. More so than Metallica but liked them also. From what's been mentioned, can't go wrong with "Hangar 18" or "Tornado of Souls". Of those 2 I'd prolly go with Tornado 🎸

You *HAVE* to listen to tornado of souls, the solo is pretty much considered as the best metal solo *ever* Songs like Symphony of destruction, Lucretia and hanagr 18 are also classics, from the “new” 2016 album - dystopia they have grammy winning title track (dystopia) and they also have great instrumental featuring their new guitarist Kiko Louirero

I absolutely loved watching your reaction. That was something huh !! Megadeth have a huge catalog of amazing songs like that one. In fact , that whole album Rust in Peace , is amazing.

First time here and I am now a new subscriber. I have been a Megadeth fan for years with 24 live shows under my belt. I loved watching your reaction to this video/song. BTW, I love your shirt as I am a US Army Veteran :). Thanks so much for sharing :). Welcome to "MEGADETH WORLD" :).

If you want something really crazy I would recommend "Angel Of Death by Slayer". As far as other Megadeath songs Hanger 18 is a great one.

There have been SO MANY different Megadeth line ups through the years but for me this is the absolute best of all, playing the best song from their best album. I was lucky enough to to see them on this tour and am so thankful for that experience. Metallica did the metal world a favor when they fired Dave Mustaine and he went on to form Megadeth.

Tornado of souls Wake up dead She wolf Peace sells Rust in peace Vortex The conjuring

Saw them back in 2017. One of the best concert in my life!

If u react to Slayer - SEASONS IN THE ABYSS, make sure u have the lyrics nearby. If ur head was exploding for HOLY WARS ur body may spontaneously combust attempting to figure out the meaning of the lyrics while listening to its soothing melody’s.

Me: How do I sing like Dave Mustaine? Vocal Coach: Well, to get an authentic first impression, throw your cat in the washing machine.

From beginning to end this is one of the greatests technical and melodic masterpiece of Megadeth songs written !

Im glad for you to hear one of the classic bests.

That song is so powerful such incredibly musicianship and they're saying something. The song has substance.

🤘Megadeth Rules, Real Thrash metal🤘

The Best forever

One of the best metal songs by one of the best metal bands. Always thought they should have been bigger, and way bigger than metallica. My humble opinion.

Holy wars is classic. Paranoid and manic….amazing song.

song that officially introduced metal to me was by megadeth - back in the day...it has special place in my heart...i remember watching duck dodgers and saw episode "in space no one can hear you rock " where they introduced dave mustaine (guest star) and megadeth xD \m/

I've been watching every reaction video I can find to this song because I love to see other peoples first reactions to a Band I love and a great track. Gotta say your video is the best one I've seen, I love that you seemed to really enjoy it and your facial expressions to the "cool" parts were epic lol

That brought a tear to my eye remembering how free I felt when I first heard them. Megadeth has been with me through thick and thin, it was fun watching your face, I could tell you were filling up up with ideas! The videos for Go To Hell Hangar 18 and Peace Sells will probably be fun for you. Have a good time

The song She Wolf from DVD Rude Awaking from Megadeth with All Pitrelli and Dave Mustaine is also insane. I love it

The thing about Megadeth especially with albums like Rust in Piece or Peace Sells, is the music itself tells a story. Then the lyrics are woven in. As for a song, Tornado of Souls, 5 Magics, Peace Sells, Wake up dead.

oh you have to see "Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction HD (Live in Argentina)" the crowd and the band is off the chain!

When I was young we listened to swearing bullets and symphony of destruction a lot ... It wasn't until I was 17 or 18 I heard holy wars, instantly my favorite Megadeth song, possibly my favorite metal song .... I mean I regularly get chills when the "chorus" hits