Megadeth - Holy Wars…The Punishment Due (pianist reacts to metalhead friend’s suggestion) 

Mart Friedman is way more than a metal shredder. Absolutely a legend all around. Even blues guys know who he is.

Rust in Peace, 8 perfect songs, technical, brutal, a piece of art✨

dude stops the song 20 seconds in and says "i like the older metal". this guy gets it. have a sub

The word "megadeth" is used to describe an event killing one million people. It's a term used to describe the affect of a nuclear bomb. Dave read it on the bus ride from New York back to LA after being fired from Metallica. He wrote a song, originally called Megadeth, but eventually took to the name for the band and renamed the song 'Set the World Afire.' Two songs you will eventually need to react to are, 'In My Darkest Hour' and 'Good Mourning/Friday Friday'. Two classic Megadeth songs off two different albums. The first four albums had three different lead guitarists and three different drummers. Each of their styles are different and is reflected in the early Megadeth sound. 'In My Darkest Hour' is a heavy metal melodic whirlwind. 'Good Mourning...' begins slow and builds to a frenzy.

Dave does the last solo for sure. Tornado of Souls from this album is also great, and one of Marty’s best solos. Yes, Black Sabbath

Holy Wars has widely been considered one of the greatest metal songs ever recorded.

The arpeggios in the intro are Dave The last solo is Dave Everything else is Marty Lucretia is awesome off this album, very jazzy licks and feel Hell the whole album has very unique songs that haven't been topped imo

FIVE MAGICS!!! It has a syncopated part which I’m sure he will be impressed by!! You wont regret it

Dave is jagged, angry, and angular. Lots of chromatic stuff. Marty is fluid and melodic. Pretty.

Marty is not only the best "shredder" of that era (even thought he doesn't like the shredders) but he has the ability to be melodic and expressive at the same time when playing a fucking complex solo... that is the reason why he has THE BEST metal solo ever "Tornado of Souls"😉

Fun fact: this song it's made up of two distinct parts The first one is inspired by a big fight between loyalists and separatists in the crowd during a gig in Ireland, in the latest '80s, started because a dumb political comment. Infatct, when Mustaine sings "fools like me, who cross the sea, and come to foreign lands, ask the sheep, for their beliefs..." he's talking about himself. The second part is inspired by The Punisher, the Marvel's comics book character (Sorry for my bad english, i'm italian )

I was in the NAVY, served in DESERT STORM & this song was OUR ANTHEM, very relevant to what was happening in the world 🌎

The greatest thrash metal song ever composed… so glad you guys did this.

Marty plays the complicated and very tasty exotic modal solos and Dave does the face melting, warp speed solos. You can hear the differences in them.

Mustaine might not have the best voice, but it’s unique and fits the music perfectly

Richard is absolutely correct, Mustaine singing while playing this song is nothing short of incredible. Even the "groovy part" he's singing behind the beat, and syncopated, and singing triplets. It's all amazing.

I think he likes older metal because it’s in standard tuning. That’s why you can hear the notes much more clearly. Modern metal is tuned so low that it’s all basically a distorted bass. Guitar is supposed to be a midrange instrument. The modern low tuning seems to muddy things up.

"A Tout Le Monde" is an amazing Megadeth ballad. "Promises" is another good one that's super underrated.

You're right about older Metal being different in a more technical way. Dave Mustain is a perfectionist and very precise guitar player. Alot of today's stuff is kinda sloppy in my opinion. Lots of noise doesn't necessarily mean it's good.

Dave's rhythm guitar is as complex as any lead guitar part. Him and Marty trade off on lead guitar solo duties. This album is one of the three greatest metal masterpieces ever made. Complex, lots of changeups, crazy lyrics but you have to pay close attention to break them down

Rust in peace truly is one of the greatest thrash records. 80s and 90s, we peaked there for me in music....especially metal

I've been a metal head since childhood and I agree, late 80s early 90s metal is definitely clearer and easier to follow. I think the classical influences are still present and bands weren't trying to fit into a definition/genre and were just playing music.

There were heavy songs before 1970, but Black Sabbath is universally accepted as the origin of Heavy Metal.

I probably had listened this song above 200 times. It always surprises me some new detail never noticed before. IMHO one of the five best constructed metal pieces in history. Has a lot of harmonic and rhytmic variations all of them well linked and extremely well played. Dave's voice was on point and communicated really deep emotions. The lyrics are fierce and the floor built by Menza and Ellefson is just out of this planet. On top of all that you got a true guitar god like Marty Friedman. It can't be other than a masterpiece. Next level.

Dave's soloing is raw and loud, exploding through everything. On full display during that second solo. How about Testament- Into the pit, the preacher, from first strike still deadly.

Great job again guys! Thanks for reacting to my favorite Megadeth song. I saw them play it live in 2016. Words can’t describe. Y’all stay awesome!

This is fun. The arrangement of this song is just about perfection. The best Megadeth album as well. Thanks! Subbed.

I've always considered Metallica's music as "easier to consume", and Megadeth as being music for musicians. And while there's nothing like seeing Metallica live, I get so much joy from watching Dave and crew rip through songs from this album.

Dave and Marty take turns doing lead. Dave’s solos are thrashy headbangers for sure, but Marty’s solos will melt your face!

Same album, hangar 18. The change up is so ridiculous. Sounds Middle Eastern. Every time I hear it, it amps me up somethin fierce.😈 love to hear what he thinks of that song. Sweating bullets is a good song from them too. Cheers guys. Great channel

I really appreciate what you do by articulating crucial points about thrash metal to a classical musician and getting him the best out of it in terms of evaluating the piece. Great interview man Richard thank you

Holy Wars is one of the best metal songs ever. This is KICK ASS!! The guitar playing, drums, and the lyrics. Rust in peace is a great album. One of the best

In an absolutely non-shocking turn of events, musicians love Megadeth...

Greatest thrash metal song ever made and it's not particularly close in my opinion, has a real contention for being one of the best songs ever made period

It’s uncanny how much I enjoy Judson’s take on music. Love this channel.

Love the look on his face when Dave starts ripping the final solo. Marty's dancing fingers are undeniable genius.... but MegaDave is *metal* ;) (& this album *remains* in the all-time Top5 metal albums) \m/ (-_-) \m/

That part at the begginiing when asking if that one part was Marty or Dave, it was Dave. He did that part when it comes up and he did the cool, chunky rhythm after the slower part and he did the last, fast ascending solo. Marty Friedman did all the other solos. Including that cool mid-eastern break down just before the slower part. They both played rhythm.

I Believe Marty Friedman was unchained for this Album. This is one of my fav top Albums of all time. And yes, we can thank Dave for Unchaining him : )

I've been wondering for like 20+ years why I can't seem to get into newer metal music as much as I love the stuff from the 80's and early 90's. I think you nailed it with the sound being just clearer - the melodies just cut through and grab you.

No lie, i love this composer guy for some reason. You guys have funny chemistry in a good way.

Cuando eres niño MetalLica te atrae al genero pero MEGADETH hace que te enamores totalmente del METAL !!!

I feel bad for the people whose first exposure to Rust In Peace is tarnished by the god-awful 2004 remaster.

I think musicians throughout history would love and be impressed by metal for the instrumentals

I don’t understand why some people can’t accept that both Megadeth and Metallica are phenomenal bands. Each band has their place in the world of music.. As a drummer, it hurts to see so much hate in the comments anytime these two bands are discussed. I see music as a healing and uniting experience.

This album was produced by Max Norman who made some incredible records. Blizzard of Ozz and Diary by Ozzy osbourne , also did Pantera too

You guys are my favorite. I’ve watched this many times but had to watch it again because I LOVE Megadeth and LOVE to see those hear them for the first time that also LOVE it. Please do Ashes in your mouth next! My favorite Megadeth song and a compositional masterpiece.

80s thrash is the shizzle. When I'm an oldtimer a tear will come to my eye if I hear any.

God, this whole album is just epic. Perfect 😎

One of the best, visceral reaction vids I've seen. Nice!

Best metal album in metal history... only master of puppets can touch this... this is just the pinnacle of metal music..

I find the verse riff of this song is absolute insanity from a compositional standpoint, I love it. He covers more ground on the fret board while singing than he does during the rest of the song 😅

I was 21 when this album dropped. It totally changed the way I listened to music. It's sonic perfection for the entire album.

Megadave's best song. Here's a suggestion Annihilator - Crystal Ann/Alison Hell. Losta classical/Thrash in that one. Think he'll like that one.

Dave was playing the riff you reference 6:00, I think he called it the spider crawl riff. Friedman does the very melodic solo's, the flamenco style one, also Friedman at 10:21, Dave is mostly blunt force, does the last solo. You should watch the vid, it shows who plays what.

The last section of this song just melts your face off. That minute or two is the pinnacle of thrash metal.

Motorhead is pretty funky

Masterpiece.

I will admit I'm a larger Metallica fan. But my god this album....every single song gives me goosebumps at some point.

Marty Friedman and Jason Becker were in a band together called Cacophony. Might be worth checking out. They were both very young at the time.

One of fav albums ❤ and love the album cover too.

This album is one of the greatest thrash metal albums ever. My top3 definitely

This album is quite the workout for any guitarist

It kills me that Marty Friedman plays the greatest metal solo of all time on the greatest metal album of all time, then he's like "meh, I don't even really like metal."

Instant sub with that speech in the intro

Great band, Awesome album. I love everything from this band.

A great example of Dave singing while playing a different cadence is Trust

Yes, that was Dave playing that part. You can see it in the official video for the song.

I'd love it if you guys did a reaction to "OPETH - Ghost of Perdition (LIVE AT RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE)" I'm curious to see what Judson (?) thinks of the song and the band. Plus then we'll get his little rendition of it next video or something. haha Also side note about Megadeth. The band isn't nicknamed "MegaDave" for no reason. lol

That main solo is all Mustaine. The thing about this era is the articulation, the precision.

Must listen -- Tornado Of Souls from Rust In Peace! One of the best guitar solos ever. Go, Marty!

That is Dave Mustaine playing that killer riff at the end of the intro. He is the best "lead guitarist - lead singer" in metal. No other frontman even steps near the field where Dave plays.

The word 'megadeath' means one million human deaths, usually caused by a nuclear holocaust.

That album 💿 duuuude, that’s just one of my most beloved albums

Wasn't what I expected I'm wondering some real inevitable headbanging in my friend with the explosive riffage. I said to you five magics would be better 😅.

do home by dream theater i’m sure he’ll love it

Marty Friedman and Dave Mustaine are both great players! If you want more of Dave’s work some of his best work are the solos Wake Up Dead, Devils Island (second solo), My Last Words, and Five Magics (last solo). Marty Friedman has been in a bunch of bands and has many amazing solos, but his best Megadeth solos are probably Tornado of Souls, Lucretia, Hangar 18 (this song has 11 solos, a mix of Dave Mustaine and Marty Friedman), and The Killing Road. If you do check out his solo career stuff, in my opinion his best song is Dragon Mistress! :)

I too always saw Dave as a guy who wouldn't step out of the spotlight until Dystopia (Megadeth's 2016 album) came out with a song called Conquer or Die, an instrumental song where he plays only the rhythms while Kiko Loureiro, current Megadeth's lead guitarists plays a masterpiece. I highly recommend it, and not just because I'm Brazilian such as Kiko and a fan of him hahah

As soon as you said "Megadeth, I need to be Mega ready!" I said Yes sir! This is gonna hit like a truck! XD

Haha it looked like his head was going to explode towards the end of the solo 😂

Was looking up the lyrics to this song a few days ago and now RU-vid is giving me all these reaction-videos. Looked at a lot of them just out of curiosity and I don't think I have found a single one where the person listening to them had a negative reaction. I guess Megadeth is just one of those bands that we can all agree is great, no matter what genre you normally subscribe to. Next time you should react to the video as well while you listen to the song. Their songs are great on their own, but I feel like it's taken up a notch when you can actually see Dave and the guys playing as well, particularly in a live-video.

It is Mustaine following the chord changes at the beginning after the intro riff

Marty played for Cacophony with Jason Becker. Both phenomenal musicians! Check out The Ninja by Cacaphony for some amazing technique...

Went and listen to “Ms. Ohio” and Judson’s not lying. That is a great song! Can’t believe I’ve never heard of Her!!!

I get the Sabbath thing, but I'd say Blue Cheer were officially recognised as the first and pioneering band of the Metal genre

how about Corrosion of Conformity Albatross, he says he likes it raw

God created thrash metal. And then there was Megadeth ✊🏼

Megadeth song FORECLOSURE OF A DREAM next

The only megadeth more "melodic" song that came into my mind right now is a tout le monde

Marty Friedman and Jason Becker use to be in a band together.

The opening of this song is like a barrage of consistent military fire absolutely intense and scary yet a beautiful symphony

Here are my suggestions for the next videos; Anthrax-Bring the Noise Anthrax-Keep in the Family Anthrax-Belly of the Beast Accept-Metal Heart Accept-Balls to the Wall AC-DC - Razors Edge AC-DC - Hells Bells AC-DC - Touch Too Much Amon Amarth-Bleed for Ancient Gods Black Sabbath-A National Acrobat Black Sabbath-The Shining Black Sabbath-Anno Mundi Black Sabbath-Feels Good to Me Black Sabbath-Computer God Black Sabbath-Megalomania Celtic Frost-The Restless Seas Death - Low Life, Death Angel - Discontinued. Death Angel- Ex-tc Death Angel-Disturbing the Peace Def Leppard-Let's Get Rocked Dio-Last in Line Faith No More-Smaller and Smaller Faith No More-Everything's Ruined Faith No More-A Small Victory Gwar-Rag Na Rok King Diamond-Eye of the Witch King Diamond-Behind These Walls Manowar-Dark Avenger Manowar-Hail and Kill Megadeth-Peace Sells Mercyful Fate-Egypt Mercyful Fate-The Bell Witch Mercyful Fate-Thirteen Invitations Mercyful Fate-Legend of the Headless Rider Metal Church-Badlands Overkill-E.vil N.ever D.ies Overkill-Coma Overkill-Horrorscope Queensrÿche-Empire Savatage-Edge of Thorns Sepultra-Dead Embryonic Cells Scorpions-The Sails of Charon Skid Row-Slave to the Grind Slayer- War Ensemble Testament- The Ritual Twisted Sisters -Burn in Hell Uriah Heep- Firefly Van Halen - Judgement Day Van Halen - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love WASP- The Headless Children,

Dave does the intro lead live and plays the fast, main solo. The solos between the verses before that fast solo are all Marty. For radio style hits, Megadeth had Countdown To Extinction and Cryptic Writings

The god is alive band.

Someone : How high are you? The Pianist : I'm fine thank you😊

That entire album is phenomenal

Metallica is the most famous band not only in Thrash but also in all Heavy Metal. They have the 4 incredible classic albums. But Megadeth had "Rust in Peace" and for me it is the peak point in Thrash Metal, the diversity, melodies, solos, drums it is an incredible combination. A work that could not be achieved by anybody not even by Megadeth themselves. I think Rust in Peace is the real victory of Mustaine on Metallica.

To be able to experience this album for the first time again... man

The way they interact sounds like a conversation between a sober and a drunk guy.

Holy shit! You guys are amazing.

Megadeth is an actual word... or rather megadeath is. It's how casualties would be counted in a nuclear war.