Megadeth - Holy Wars...The Punishment Due (Live at the Hollywood Palladium 2010)

Megadeth performs the song "Holy Wars" off of their platinum album "Rust In Peace" live at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, CA during their Rust In Peace tour in 2010. This clip is taken from the live concert DVD "Rust In Peace Live" released by Shout! Factory. Get the DVD here: www.shoutfactory.com/?q=node/...
Rust in Peace was very well received by both critics and fans and was responsible for bringing Megadeth to the attention of a mainstream metal audience, and it is considered one of the most influential heavy metal albums of all time. The album was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 33rd Grammy Awards, and "Hangar 18" was nominated for the same award at the 34th Grammy Awards. Allmusic described the record as "easily Megadeth's strongest musical effort", and it was noted as one of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
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Lyrics:
Brother will kill brother
Spilling blood across the land
Killing for religion
Something I don't understand
Fools like me, who cross the sea
And come to foreign lands
Ask the sheep, for their beliefs
Do you kill on God's command?
A country that's divided
Surely will not stand
My past erased, no more disgrace
No foolish naive stand
The end is near, it's crystal clear
Part of the master plan
Don't look now to Israel
It might be in your homelands
Holy wars
Upon my podium, as the
Know it all scholar
Down in my seat of judgement
Gavel's bang, uphold the law
Up on my soapbox, a leader
Out to change the world
Down in my pulpit as the holier
Than-thou-could-be-messenger of God
Wage the war on organized crime
Sneak attacks, repel down the rocks
Behind the lines
Some people risk to employ me
Some people live to destroy me
Either way they die.
They killed my wife, and my baby
With hopes to enslave me
First mistake...last mistake!
Paid by the alliance, to slay all the giants
Next mistake...no more mistakes!
Fill the cracks in, with judicial granite
Because I don't say it, don't mean I ain't
thinking it
Next thing you know, they'll take my thoughts away
I know what I said, now I must scream of the overdose
And the lack of mercy killings.

[@TheManWithTheFryingPan]

No matter how old Dave gets, he will always pull of that solo!

[@dcpatters0]

Totally agree, Dave can shred...

[@11DNA11]

The man with the frying pan I'm still amazed that he can sing and play these insanely intricate songs.

[@timothyryan2847]

Dave is the shit!

[@ananditotugarisman9122]

He was phenomenal and still, but I prefer him as lead guitarist than rythm guitarist cz he has the vibe. Dave kinda missing something as a rythm guitarist + vocalist. He got my respect tho.

[@malcolmkyeremeh5444]

@@ananditotugarisman9122 bruh what? That's such retarded logic, Mustaine is one of the best rhythm guitarists of all time

[@TheNiceroad]

This is simply one of the best songs in all of metal's history.The riffs, the tempo changes, the solos and the lyrics. Wow! This is no easy song to play live and they are incredibly tight, almost flawless.

[@jeffk3929]

TheNiceroad Well said! The opening ridf is so catchy and such a great song. A technical masterpiece.

[@danielschyttelvik6104]

Ye, this is metal

[@alexmoser1819]

It’s the Bohemian Rhapsody or metal. Simple as that

[@claudiostrauss9288]

I agree, no doubt!

[@artanmcmanusarchives]

@@alexmoser1819 *Good Mourning/Black Friday has entered the chat*

[@brianwalker9585]

I simply cannot understand how people think Dave is a bad singer? I loved his gnarly, piercing, angry chaotic voice, awh it's great.

[@OverproofMMA]

I think this performance was dubbed over afterwards. Try listening to some other recent live performances

[@BELENUSS]

+TurtleTortuga why??

[@JoseJavierFlores]

+Brian Walker He sounds good in this performance, but in some others he just sound bad. Of course, this is all opinion based. I've never liked his singing style but it fits Megadeth's style. I'll always prefer Hetfield's voice, but damn, Mustaine is one badass guitar player.

[@TheWaffles123456]

+TurtleTortuga too late they changed tuning to d standard

[@callmevandal]

I think his vocal is nice ;)

[@RileyPPP]

The song that got me hooked on Megadeth! Haven't looked back since!

[@ashspades5307]

This was my first Megadeth song 13 years ago and it hooked me instantly too.

[@Wrathofkala]

Megadeth is so much tighter than most bands it's insane.

[@wickedblackmetal6278]

What about Slayer

[@Wrathofkala]

+Lucifer Fallen Megadeth sounds better to me as does Testament.

[@wickedblackmetal6278]

+Rican GuitarGod Slayer in my opinion will be always be a Thrash Master band, and influencer to most Death Metal, but I love Megadeth as well

[@Yourmothercheebye19]

+William Love 1. Megadeth 2. Slayer 3. Anthrax 4. Metallica

[@austinbramer558]

Skum Dawgg 1. Metallica 2. Megadeth 4. Slayer and anthrax tie for worst

[@sangeetanayak9589]

How is Dave able to sing and play those badassly complicated riffs at the same time DAVE=LEGEND

[@aaronsmith9534]

Hetfield does it way better, in a way more successful band :)

[@sangeetanayak9589]

@@aaronsmith9534 *Metallica riffs are comparatively easier than Megadeth riffs*. No hate for James though

[@syx8626]

Aaron Smith no hate to Metallica since I love both these bands but I think Megadeth has aged better while sticking to their thrash roots

[@gkdunch]

@@syx8626 I think that megadeth has always had more technical music and metallica more emotional, and I feel metallica has lost some of that emotion and megadeth is megadeth, and if anyone needs proof then listen to dystopia.

[@mariovomhof2775]

@@sangeetanayak9589 agreed. Dave composed hard riffs and the hardest Metallica riff to sing while playing is battery.

[@thejayrush]

This song still gives me the chills after so many years, you know what I mean, when your eyes water up cause your so into it. My opinion it’s the all time greatest metal song that was ever written. Hands down

[@BenRamaMusic]

After 30+ years it's still the GOAT.

[@RustyShare]

These are the best Holy Wars vocals, that i've ever heard from Musty. EVER.

[@morgan1271]

It's edited

[@melek1108]

Big thanks to Dave Mustain for never cutting his hair.

[@jaxcyl1-t4b]

Sorry to break it to you. It's gone as of 2 weeks ago

[@ariantaghdiri7937]

@@jaxcyl1-t4b For real??

[@jaxcyl1-t4b]

@@ariantaghdiri7937 it's atleast leaving. he posted a photo of sicssors and orange hair on his insta

[@ariantaghdiri7937]

@@jaxcyl1-t4b damn...not sure what to take from that. I hope he's not sick or somethin

[@trencleman]

3:58 "Crushed my steak, last mistake!"

[@simplehuman2700]

LMAO

[@emperorvitiate1844]

😂😂😂

[@jorgeifyaknowyaknow5930]

Loads lmg with religious intent

[@ryanbeckett4689]

Hahahaha i hate you, can't unhear it now

[@megaloblabber2948]

Crushed my steak Last o' me steak Nicks my steak (nick means to steal) No more o' me steaks

[@rd410pb]

After all these years this song make me go insane. They sound so great. Dave Mustaine has always been underrated.

[@randomeststranger]

Wouldn't call him underrated

[@KlumSyTurtl3]

I know a lot of other people don't, but I quite like Dave's voice. It's comparable to Cobain's voice, it was raspy, and made the song.

[@TFOCyborg]

Yesss!

[@ianfurqueron5850]

Agreed. There is no mistaking it. The vocals were my biggest disappointment with Act of Defiance. Chris didn't find a vocalist with a unique character. Instead while he's not bad, they come across as generic growling.

[@doose911]

!!!

[@Messihaz]

fuck Cobain

[@felixcoderre6916]

Treefingers Normy spotted.

[@TownshendSmash]

Dave is like...if you took Robert Plant, made him lead guitarist along with vocals, and metalfied him.

[@Leroux14]

Accurate😂

[@martijnkemperman7689]

- the good singing. Sorry but dave cant sing very well

[@Leroux14]

Martijn Kemperman haha. Well dave was about 50 years old in dis vid. They are not young anymore but he can still fucking sing

[@Leroux14]

***** hez still sound awesome i agree

[@azrael666ethereal]

+Martijn Kemperman Try and imagine Megadaeth with a different voice.......... definitely wouldn't work in my eyes. he has the perfect voice that fits Megadeth...

[@mrhoffame]

You can hear a CLEAR element of almost every genre of music in this. More than a "metal classic"...it is truly just a "Beautiful piece of music".

[@jetydosa1]

The first time I heard this song, when that muted string lick before the last solo kicked in.... I thought my head would explode. My head automatically started banging. God this album ruled

[@dan_edr_]

0:04 im back bitches -David "crazy groove" Ellefson

[@86gotham]

Man. The bass tone is amazing. I love how Ellefson keeps the treble up in his bass playing.

[@bohdilama]

I saw these guys on the original rust in peace tour with armored saint, I was like 10 feet from Marty Friedman! Awesome show and holy shit am I old!

[@tylerbrah4676]

4:05 the beauty of voice cracks

[@seanpet8008]

Ikr

[@realsquirtlecat]

Its auto tuned

[@Jozadakerv]

Mikey

[@ramenshaman5734]

Dave went full robot 🤖

[@CraigHarrisMusic]

'Up on my podium, as the Know-it-all scholar Down in my seat of judgement Gavel's bang, uphold the law Up on my soapbox, a leader Out to change the world Down in my pulpit as the holier-than-thou Could-be-messenger of God' Such a good part of the song

[@kamalsutra]

They have more hair than metallica

[@TommyViny]

kamalsutra Dave has more hair than metallica*

[@austinbramer558]

Tomi Vuola no he doesn't lol

[@baskill0982]

Austin Bramer you're wrong!

[@ajgonzalez4289]

kamalsutra fucking true😂

[@robertoramos7566]

ajajksaajajajska

[@Slayerrrrrr]

Such a shame his voice isn't like this anymore :(

[@wickedblackmetal6278]

People grow old but let him try

[@legendaryelitellordshadowe7663]

Shitty Megadeath

[@taylorhunteroglow9290]

+ィheㄅサadowedMan Megadeth is just as good as metallica, both are good bands. both have their ups and downs. get that through your thick friggen skull

[@Yourmothercheebye19]

People get old. Their voices change wit age. Even the powerful Phil Anselmo suck ass now

[@einarnilsson6408]

When i make coffe i use a good amount of much milk beacuse i dont like my coffee blackened

[@demetriussamuel8985]

Voice ages like fine wine

[@kHeller181]

I love how he melts your brain with the very first song of the show.

[@KingMusicalMel]

People commenting on his singing, this was the early stages of his throat cancer that he's thankfully beat!

[@nicolascruz7560]

This is easily my favorite vocal performance by Dave it has that rawness and sharpens other performances dont

[@josejoffreytito9825]

The most difficult song to deliver but this grandpas still has the power to do the tempo and everything on it."ASTIG".

[@eva-vs1zu]

How does he sing and play that at the same time? I don’t understand, it’s near to impossible, all I know is that Dave is incredibly talented and I look up to him. Why do y’all think he’s a bad singer? No he’s not. His voice is great. I wanna see you try perform Holy Wars. Go ahead if you’re so smart.

[@joshuadudley5393]

bandfreak03 his voice isn’t the greatest but this is definitely an impossible song to sing and play at the same time

[@shubhamdhirani7438]

Dave mustaine is a legend

[@CloudsBeyond]

This song really made my buttocks quiver like jelly the first time I heard it, very few songs have that effect on me. Aggressive, powerful guitars, vocals that suit the music!

[@keithiusmaximus776]

I'll miss Nick Menza as a drummer :(

[@TimpalimpaZS]

The best \m/

[@granusko1]

We all miss Nick Menza... Unfortunately, reunion is no more possible :( Rip, Nick

[@TheGamer8041]

RIP Menza :(

[@jetydosa1]

I agree. Drover just seems like a robot to me

[@augustorodriguez4363]

Nick Menza..... In my heart!

[@FarhanRahman1]

Chris broderick played so good in this!

[@WillFrancis22]

All I can say is damn!! Every song I listened to from the Palladium was awesome! Great sound, audio and vocals. Megadeth have always been known to be "on point" musicians. Many bands in this genre are under rated that way but I think many would agree that they are masters of the craft even if they are "paid by the alliance to slay all the giants" lol

[@evilisyes]

Gotta say, I love Dave's Rust in peace guitar

[@alteregos8949]

One of the best things about Dave and Megadeth is he never sold out and has always stayed true to metal, his attitude and image

[@FartSniffer1]

He tried to in the late 90's and miserably failed

[@alteregos8949]

@@FartSniffer1 yeah, he made a very good recovery of it too though. Back in December 1999 i saw them at a local club in Tampa with about 200 in attendance and that was that point you speak of. Train of Consequences.

[@FartSniffer1]

@@alteregos8949 yeah definetely but he had to admit he wasn't good at writing catchy simple songs lol

[@r.d.7274]

In 1990 when I landed a 6 month stay in a California state mental hospital, I heard this song on my radio cassette walkman that my father had sent me, and it was this killer song that hooked me into MEGADETH. I got my father to send me the cassette tape of "Rust In Peace". Great therapy. (ha)

[@riotsel9403]

HOLY SHIT I came to check out the drumming as it's one of my favorite drum songs, I was honestly extremely shocked by how incredible he nailed that guitar solo at the end, fucking insane, absolutely incredible performance all around

[@danielmcdonald7989]

Fucking love this song, thrash at its finest and definetly one of my all time fav tunes. Saw megadeth in Manchester last year with my sister, fucking awesome needless to say, apart from a rather long pause halfway through the set (technical difficulties);which Dave totally made up for by completely owning this Eminem wannabe poser who was flipping him off, got the crowd to literally throw him over the barrier, then they busted right into sweating bullets. Fucking priceless!

[@guitarmaster6182]

They sound so good live!!!

[@movward]

I highly recommend tuning into Dave's frequency. He's prophetic.....

[@JB-TOUGHNESS-AND-STRENGTH]

By far one of the best Megadeth performances of this song, awesome!!

[@husinida9844]

Megadeth ...my fovorite band

[@maestro0428]

Dave is one of history's greatest guitarists.

[@danailgrozdanov]

now that's what i call metal!

[@karenpilar3107]

YEAH

[@alonzotanner1226]

Damn dude David us almost 100% on point with his vocals here. Wonderful.

[@bodybuilderschickensnortht6121]

This is the most bad ass stuff i have seen in quite some time. This is whole nother level.

[@jacksskepticeye5006]

Imagine how good Metallica's songs would have been if Mustaine was still with them. Hetfield vocals and great riffs from Mustaine.

[@dannyle3784]

Don't even go there.

[@thisdude773]

I doubt holy wars would exist or rust in peace if he stayed in metallica 😂

[@redrocket9861]

James n lars would struggle to keep up so dave would have had to play his riffs slower n less complicated

[@justmobilegaming6381]

I feel it happened for the best. We would never have had two separate amazing bands if they stayed together, let alone what if they split for good later in their career. It was best that Mustaine was fired to create megadeth.

[@gorgen23]

Hetfield and ulrich couldn’t keep up. Dave is insane

[@santofaria6486]

One of the tightest, best live playing rock bands ever

[@gabekortez4062]

The message in this song. Hope you all can hear it.

[@jeffmacey6482]

Thank you for so many years of good music

[@brrreak2]

Play this song and sing it at the same time...

[@psyko_]

Fucking amazing. I love it when the live version is the same as the studio version except with passion.

[@chloenadinewinter5323]

Words can not describe how perfect this song is

[@rogeriobrito3816]

Perfeição, todo conjunto da banda é boa, fora esse vocal do dave que é foda pra caralho lml

[@knifeprty8359]

That chick's face when she screams, the overdose! I can't stop laughing!

[@KlaustheViking]

Metallica is almost near persistent with staying together, unlike Megadeth with numerous members. But Megadeth is almost persitent with staying within the thrash metal genre, unlike Metallica. But I love both bands no matter their faults.

[@krimescenez]

Nick Ashley same here

[@randomeststranger]

The Pagan Philosopher Metallica is more complex than Megadeth? bro that's a bad joke.

[@Ae0liann]

The Pagan Philosopher Metallica is definitely not more complex than Megadeth in terms of songwriting. Metallica doesn’t even really make thrash anymore

[@bballmoe1996]

the guitar work in nearly all of megadeth songs just shits on metallicas gutiar work. way more complex and sophisticated solo's. I don't know how u think metallica are more complex really.

[@tylerbrah4676]

I they lineup they have now is pretty good. Probably better than the one is this video.

[@loui30]

love how you hear the crowd sing the last lyrics at the end

[@loui30]

Damn 3 years and zero likes. Wtf. 😕

[@econdude3811]

Mustaine outdid himself when he created this album. It's fantastic and this song is one of the many songs that prove it. Whether it's about Northern Ireland, conflict in the Middle East, or both, I'm not sure...but the lyrics illustrate the ages old problem of fanatacism, war, and hatred among various peoples. The song is really two songs in one. The Middle Eastern type solo that divides the song into two bridges the hard-hitting introduction with the second song/next part of the song. This track slows down after the dividing solo. After a second solo, the slow part of the song persists. A third solo precedes the scratchy harmonics and a new, faster part of the song and a final extended solo - and the song still isn't over! It repeats an earlier guitar riff from the first minute leading into a somewhat abrupt ending. What a start to a tremendous, influential heavy metal album that has withstood the test of time. It will always rock

[@NookTommy]

That guitar is beast!

[@nkjagshenry]

i know! i want one, but they are $1000 i believe

[@russelljr4026]

“Killing for religion something I don’t understand.” Love the guitar Mustaine is using 🤘 And whoever says Dave is a bad singer is ignorant and stupid

[@Hammmorage666]

ohh God the mixing and mastering of this concert..awesome

[@pacandpal3]

I had shivers quaking my body from listening to this.those solos are just orgasmic on a cosmic level

[@aliskilletman]

The guy sing it better than his late 20s early 30s, what a living legend

[@umyes5246]

Seen them many times, but would have loved to have been at this gig 🤟

[@ontarget7582]

Dave is the most intelligent, awake, aware man in music. His lyrics and interviews always impress me

[@wellbutrinwellbutrin7387]

This sounds so perfect, it's crazy

[@siconova]

Dave is awesome, I love this song and the album

[@Ridiculizer]

What a great song, and tremendous performance.

[@declannash3435]

That was awesome!

[@renatonunes2027]

um dos melhores shows que já fui. Simplesmente Magnifico

[@almostliterally593]

Wow the bass sounds amazing

[@Kaia4]

drums and his voice is best... i love that

[@the.original.K]

David's Bass is so bone crushingly loud in this version. LOVE IT!!

[@roygarza2770]

Watching them play is the reason I don't ever want to cut my hair short I love headbanging to MEGADETH 🤟

[@flapkillerblabla2095]

Here we go!

[@georgemor07]

In my top 10 of Megadeth songs for many years!

[@bachpregil5902]

that was deadly!!! Man I love it!

[@1000tumppi]

Dave gets even better!

[@cass4114]

love this band

[@henrychiarkas4415]

The Guy is a Giant amongst mortal men.

[@ozzykilian7140]

daves voice is actually killer on this show

[@sarojasreenivasan809]

His voice very close to the album and that's amazing😮😮

[@EVEROSFP1]

What a masterpiece. ...

[@raffvivas2037]

This is the best ever right here

[@tomugetsu5947]

Why does Dave's vocals sounds so GOOD in this live performance? damn.

[@monirhosen1581]

Oh My GOD! That Chaotic Voice!! 😍😍😍😍😍

[@gkdunch]

I've found it... a good performance of holy wars that was recorded well, and my god is it beautiful.

[@jrkfacedkiller]

Haven't heard this song in a few years. I feel cleansed.

[@joeljaime1]

que música maravilhosa, meu Deus!!!!

[@naelsonsimoes5938]

Todas as performances dessa música são fantásticas, o que mata nessa formação é a bateria " lenta " do Drover :/

[@igormatias4349]

Não mano, ficou dahora a batera nessa musica

[@boarman55]

Ellefson is a beast on that bass

[@chrisfrey2667]

Hard to believe this was 10 years ago

[@lordPix3lUK]

love this song man. It's relatable in today's world with all the wars etc.

[@canubeleiveit]

Im so happy the daves hade each other, that bass player was an anchor, GOD BLESS MEGADETH

[@davidhelmedrummer2004]

I don't even play guitar but I still want a Rust in Peace guitar

[@thejuninhoxd1]

Here We Go

[@eiron.]

this song haves 3 solos and 1 acoustic guitar solo i cant believe how

[@Lymanization]

On point!

[@chad5240275]

This lineup was pretty damn good. The current one is great but this one just melts away others. :)

[@ryanblue5627]

This lineup was brutal. I didn't think they would split.

[@giannisleontsinis9446]

metal greatness

[@nouras2765]

Best song ever!!