@@mollyesanborn Molly , try avoid their first ( bad production) , give it a chance to Peace Sells but who's buying , So far so good so what! ( if you want) , but please don't skip if you're interested Countdown to extinction and Youthanasia . After that Dave Mustaine ...personal life , but I'm more than sure that Megadeth did at least 4-5 albums way better than Dave's previous Pop metal band Metallica. Their million sales of the boring Black album , doesn't mean that it's great. Check yourself0 , again if you have time and nerves. P.S. Kiss and play load ...
It's funny that you say that, because I have a fully instrumental version of this album and I will play it occasionally. It's amazing to pick up on different things you didn't hear before when there isn't singing on the tracks. It's a completely different listen in some places.
I think the first song I heard was Sweating Bullets, which is one his most hammy vocal performances and I'll admit I didn't like it first, but eventually it sunk it and I could handle anything he could possibly throw at me after that
In terms of All time Favorite Albums, Megadeth's Rust in Peace is considered to be the gold standard. It's an album that I can enjoy from beginning to end without skipping. Not very many Albums can say that.
I don't listen to much Megadeth but they're practically unmatched in the genre when it comes to technicality. This album is a stone cold classic and cannot be argued. Some people will argue day and night over which band (Megadeth or Metallica) is better because Megadeth's creative force/singer/guitarist Dave Mustaine was Metallica's lead guitarist once many many beers- I mean, years ago lol. It's all whatever to me, they're two great bands with their own fair share of missteps. Megadeth sure had a better 90s output, though.
Yeah their technical prowess on those instrumentals is very apparent on Rust In Peace. I wasn't aware of the crossover with Dave being involved with Metallica, I'll have to see what I think of their music when I get to a Metallica reaction.
I love both bands, never bought into the war between them even back in high school when it was happening. But, Megadeth's output (in general) has been much more consistent, not just through the 90's. Metallica has been on cruise control for a long time. For Mustaine, I think the cancer put a drive in him that most musicians don't have at that age. And the current line-up is the best it's been since the 90's. But Megadeth and Metallica made the holy grail of metal albums and for that, there should never be a "who is better" conversation. They both made their mark and cemented a legacy.
@@Dmy602 damn I was the opposite I knew this album was going to be special so I listened to everything else first. So far, peace sells, killing and countdown before this one
Such an amazing album. It's hard to believe it's 33 years old. I actually wrote an essay about it when it came out in my freshman year of high school. Where the hell does the time go? Great reaction as always Molly. I appreciate you diving into full albums. Not many (or any) others have the attention span and willingness to do so. It took me a bit to get used to your pacing as far as your edits, in order to produce content that is of a reasonable length to consume. But now that I've been watching for a while, I really dig your format!
This album really does stand the test of time, sounds fantastic despite being recorded over 30 years ago. And glad to hear you're enjoying the channel! I've always loved listening to full albums as opposed to a single track, a lot of great songs can get overlooked just because they're not released as a single. I find that I can gain a much stronger appreciation for a band/singer when I hear the full album.
Dave's absolute masterpiece and the greatest ever Megadeth linuep IMO with Ellefson, Marty and Nick (RIP). Everything about the album is ridiclous while it still sounds fresh and never gets boring. It was really fun remembering how I reacted to the first listen.
Finally the pinnacle of thrash metal genre. This is rhythmical and technical a gem, and withstand the time as just a few metal records can do. One of those albums you can listen from start to finish easily. Love it. Megadeth has other really good records, but I'd recommend Cowboys From Hell by Pantera, from the same year, with a different approach but at the same time similar qualities as rhythm amazing guitar.
Met Dave many times..Seen Megadeth many times.. my good friend created their Mascot aka Vic Rattlehead. Even though they are from LA, we claim them as ours here in the Bay Area.
This came out when I was a junior in high school. KNAC, the local metal station in L.A. at the time, played Rust in Piece in its entirety upon release, along with Dave Mustaine giving commentary live on air between songs. It was one of the last landmark albums of the thrash era, before fans would direct their attention toward either the emerging grunge or death metal movements.
Absolutely phenomenal record from start to finish. You gotta do a reaction to Countdown To Extinction at some point. Another classic by Megadeth. Glad you're feeling better by the way!!!
Lucretia and Dawn Patrol are so underrated in my opinion. Two of my favorites all time and that’s saying a lot, Megadeth has some bangers. Even their new album is great!
This album blew my mind the first time that I heard it. As a young kid, beginning guitar player, it really influenced the way I heard the guitar, and the different possibilities that I could do with it. Fast forward all these years, it still blows my mind.
Marty Friedman uses a lot of Japanese classical music scales in his solos, you can find them on his solo albums (Dragon Kiss, Scene or Introduction) and on the album Cacophony (with Jason Becker: the greatest shredders duo ever).
This album is such a masterpiece, I'd suggest you to check their second album called "Peace sells.......But Who's Buying?", the band had a different formation by the time but they sounded as good as the Rust in Peace formation era
@@mollyesanborn Peace sells but who's buying is a tip! Their 2nd studio album with is quite jazz inspired because he took in Chris Poland on rythm guitar and gar Samuelson on drums, both dudes played jazz before playing metal
The singers all singing together is called gang vocals and is pretty common in thrash. The style was borrowed from hardcore punk because hardcore punk was a huge influence on the development of thrash
This is my favourite album of all times. All songs can stand on themselves in my opinion. All are great. By the way, about the guitarists, the lead guitarist at that era was Marty Friedman and the rhythm (and sometimes lead) guitarist as well as the vocalist is Dave Mustaine. On the final track, it was Dave singing all the parts but since he can put different tones to his voice he can easily trick you into thinking there are multiple singers. Most people say Dave's voice is not good and if Megadeth had a different vocalist they would be even bigger than Metallica. However, I love his voice and it might be hard to get used to it but once you do you will love it. Great reaction, as always, and I would love you to check Countdown to Extinction or Peace Sells... but who's buying from Megadeth as well.
I’ve been on a binge watching your vids, so many are from my much loved bands and albums. Really awesome to see a new generation genuinely appreciating these classic heavy tracks. I’m sure you get thousands of requests, but here’s a few I think would you and audience may enjoy: Chaos A.D by Sepultura, and any and all PANTERA albums. I also like that you don’t often go for a bands first time out but just hit mid catalogue and then go either way down the stack, keeps us on our toes.
So glad you're enjoying the channel! I appreciate the suggestions, Pantera is definitely a band I'd like to get to soon. And I'll keep Chaos A.D. in mind too. And yeah it's fun to change up the order I do the albums in. Sometimes I like to hear the progression of a band from start to finish, other times it's really cool to go out of order and see how drastically their sound changes.
Ooo… masterpiece again! This is so good that I have no words to describe how awesome this album is. Hmm.. I will put it this way, this is a holy book translated into music😉
@@mollyesanborn First time I reached out for this album it was 18 years ago. It floored me. Sometime ago I did tell you to go for an album entitled “Infernal Connection” from a polish band Acid Drinkers. I think you need to listen to it coz it’s a treat.
Really quite enjoyed this album! Not a huge Megadeth fan but glad you reviewed it. Liked your favorite choices but feel "Poison Was The Cure" would be my favorite after one listen.
More Megadeth, if you please! Like James Hetfield, Mustaine was a riff-meister and a reluctant lead vocalist. Dave plays more solos than Het, but they’re both the rhythm guitarists of their bands. Rust In Peace was a landmark album, in the realm of Thrash. Mustaine has had several drummers and lead guitarists, this album was the first of five albums with the same lineup, with Marty Friedman shredding on lead guitar and the dynamo on drums, the late Nick Menza!💜🤘 Definitely check out the three albums before and the three albums after!👍😎🔥
Thank you so much wow.. your analysis is really interesting, I bought this album when it was released in 1990 at the time I didn't know the group, I discovered it with this album. Which I had and still have in different copies CD, Cassette, LP, and Japanese version, unfortunately I did not have the chance to see them in 90 during the tour for the disc that I would have loved it but I was able to see them in 1992, and several times thereafter. this album is a pure masterpiece and one of my favorite albums of all time thank you very much kiss from Quebec City Eric xxx
2019 into 2020, my whole thing was that Rust in Peace was the greatest album ever made. I'm not quite there any more but it's totally genius for sure, be hard to deny it's place in metal's top five. Helped me take my guitar playing to another level too.
Nice reaction! As someone who just started getting into metal, in recent years. This album is pretty solid, & very progressive for trash metal. Really interested in seeing you react to metallica eventually.
We need the full review/reaction to this album Molly. And please continue with more Megadeth, Countdown to extinction should be perfect next. Love your channel, great bands keep it up girl!
Thanks, glad you enjoy the format! Yeah Tornado Of Souls got me a little speechless with its awesomeness haha. Sometimes I get caught up in the music and forget to comment on what I'm hearing.
This is such an amazing album. I can’t say there’s a dull moment at all throughout it’s runtime. I highly recommend checking out “So far, so good, so what?” It’s thrash metal with a bit more a punk edge to it and personally one of my favorites! 🤘
Rust in Peace is one of the BEST metal records ever made for me. I can't get enough of the tone, sound, changes, solos, and how genuinely thrashy it sounds. 5 magics is just incredible.
The great Dave Mustaine - he is the mastermind behind Megadeth. Originally the guitarist and frontman for Metallica when they were getting started (and writing a majority of their first album, Kill 'em All) but was thrown out for being too drunk and rowdy essentially. He set out to form a faster, heavier band than Metallica, and formed Megadeth. He writes the majority of the songs, does vocals, and shares lead guitar duties. Along the way there's been some great musicians around him to bring it all together.
Very interesting, I wasn't aware of the Metallica/Megadeth crossover with Dave being involved with both. I'll have to get to a Metallica reaction soon and see what I think of their music.
Dave is the man, I know he's a bit of an ass but he's been through a lot of shit through his life and the output is undeniable and does more good than any harm he could ever cause
I found your interpretation and discussion of the various aspects of the song to be quite insightful and very interesting. I started my metal journey at the beginning at the pandemic, and I've loved every minute of it. This album is fantastic, I recommend listening to metallica as they are similar to megadeath. Other bands that are great are led zeppelin (my favorite band), Dream theater, and van halen.
Oh cool, we both fell down the metal rabbit hole around the same time haha! There is SO much amazing music to discover, it still is crazy to me how many bands I've been sleeping on. I'll certainly do a Metallica reaction now, I'll try and get that up real soon.
Yeahhh finaly! The album is a great masterpiece on the band and i think this álbum is definily important to the history of the metal, the songs that album are very quickly and insane lead guitars! Awesome! Great job Molly.
Whoa your attention span and appreciation! So cool. I've watched lots of reaction channels but not seen another listen to a full lp by an unfamiliar artist. I'll check out your others. I turned 18 the year of this lp and it really grabbed me🔥🎸
I appreciate that, glad you enjoy the format. I've always enjoyed listening to full albums as opposed to a single track, it's a much more immersive experience into a band's music in my opinion.
Poison Was The Cure and Polaris have always been my favorite tracks from this record and from Megadeth. I put this album #2 on the greatest thrash albums of all time. Master Of Puppets is #1. But the mix on Rust In Piece is absolutely perfect. Master Of Puppets is excessively reverberated and muddy. The production value and this record is as good as it gets.
You can basically interchange these two albums. I don't see one above the other, while I very much prefer Megadeth as a band. These albums are basically perfection from start to finish. It's completely different vibes, but very much familiar to each other. They are the holy grail of metal albums. It's also held to such a high standard that people expected them to keep making these albums over and over, but I'm glad they are one-offs. They are special because it was rare. 1988-1992 seems like thrash was peak and many bands came out with their masterpieces.
MoP is great and I love it, but I'm not even sure it's the best Metallica record let alone the best thrash one. That being said, I probably wouldn't even be into thrash if it weren't for Puppets, so I'm not gunna say that's an unreasonable claim, just not one I'd make personally
Great reaction Molly! Grew up on this with zero expectations. Turned in to a diamond in the ruff. Glad you got to experience this as a newbie into Megadeth. Woooo!
Yeah it's so impressive to me that they've been releasing music for as long as they have, I'd be really curious to hear some of their recent music and see how it compares to Rust In Peace.
@@mollyesanborn dystopia is time/ style appropriate for 2016. The Sick, the Dying, and the Dead has a big time return to the roots feel to it- although it's def 2023 at the same time
@@mikestelzer2027 TSTDATD is amazing! I thought Dystopia was a little underdeveloped overall, but the new album is absolutely classic Megadeth, best since Endgame And Dave's vocals are the best they've been in over a decade too, what a great time to be a Megadeth fan!
I first saw your channel when you reviewed a few of Korn's albums, and I'm excited that you're checking out one of my other favorite bands now. I'm going to join in on recommending Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? next. That was an earlier lineup of the band then and it sounded so unique. Nick Menza and Marty Friedman are the drummer and lead guitarist on Rust In Peace, and Marty is the guy playing a lot of the crazy solos on songs like Hangar 18 and Lucretia. On Peace Sells they had Gar Samuelson, a jazz drummer, and Chris Poland, a jazz/fusion guitar player, plus the core of Mustaine and Ellefson. It's intense, technical thrash but it has a different character than what you just listened to. Rust In Peace was produced with Mike Clink who was an A-list hard rock/metal producer (he did most of Guns N' Roses' hit albums) so the sound is very clear and pristine as you observed. Peace Sells was their major label debut though and is rougher sounding, but is still well produced. One last note, if you review any other Megadeth albums, make sure you listen to the ones that are NOT the 2004 remasters if you can find them. Mustaine went back and remastered their back catalog in the mid 2000s and most of them sound awful and it just ruined the original sound of the albums. The version of RIP you listened to is the un-remastered one it sounds like, so that's the better version.
One of the best album in the 90s! Tornado of Souls' guitar solo is my all time favorite. Btw, their Dystopia album is really great! You should try that one. You're gonna like it for sure.
@@mollyesanborn Friedman has such a melodic sound to his solos. I love how his playing invokes so many different emotions. Dave is more speed and techniques
Great reaction! I think it's really cool that u listen to full albums. I don't see alot of reacters doing that. I just subscribed after seeing u reacting to megadeth which is my favorite band and metallica another favorite of mine. I suggest u do a reaction to the new metallica album called 72 seasons. It's pretty cool. I don't know if u react to songs by themselves but it would be cool to see u react to a full song outside of album reactions where u have to edit it especially with longer albums. But yeah. Love ur content.
Your presence is amazing, in this day and age when you hardly listen to albums like you did, anymore. I will now listen to Rust in Peace, in full. Thx!
Thanks! Glad you enjoy the style of videos. I've always enjoyed listening to full albums in one go as opposed to individual tracks/singles. I find I can really immerse myself in a band's sound more with the full album. Hope you enjoyed your listen to Rust In Peace :)
Megadeth is one of my all time favorites. I have the word Vegan tattooed on the back of my neck and I asked the guy to use the Megadeth font. I’ve been listening to them since I discovered them in 1989. Please listen to the Peace Sells album and the Cryptic Writings album. Two completely different albums but it shows how amazing Dave Mustaine is. Also, when you review albums you only let us hear bits of the songs. Even just hearing bits of Holy Wars I get chills lol.
I personally think his best vocals are on Youthanasia - it really leans into this kinda grunge Alice in Chains vibe that Molly mentioned in her vid, but it's also unmistakably Dave Mustaine Like how anyone can give that album a listen and think he can't sing is beyond me, they must really hate this tone But honestly everything from Rust through Endgame has incredible vocals, before his neck injury. So happy he's sounding so good on the new record post throat cancer, it's amazing!
So impressive to me that they're still releasing new music, I love that. I'd be really curious to hear their newest album and see what I think of it compared to Rust In Peace.
So many good albums last year, Rammstein with Zeit, Blind Guardian with The God Machine and Megadeth with the absolute banger that is The Sick... The Dying & The Damned!
I also listened to this album for the first time recently, as I’m going through Megadeth’s discography as I do with many other bands. All of the songs are fantastic, and GOD DAMN if the guitar solo for Tornado of Souls isn’t the best thing I’ve ever heard.
Check out the countdown to extinction or cryptic writings albums. They’re the more commercially successful more mainstream sounding ones. They take it down a notch with the quickness.
Possibly my favorite metal album by one of my favorite and possibly the first band I’ve ever heard of when I was growing up. I first heard about them because of this cartoon Duck Dodgers in the episode “In Space No One Can Hear You Rock”
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So, the actual "writing" of RIP is unknown to me, but knowing Mustaine and knowing that it came out not long after "Puppets" -arguably Metallica's "masterpiece" (certainly at that point in time), I imagine Mustaine heard "Puppets" and decided "I can do that faster and more intricately". It's certainly a (mr. Bones) wild ride, I was 13, maybe 14 when this came out - such a great record for a hormonal lad with a lot of energy... Saw them at Hammersmith Odeon with The Almighty and Alice in Chains, still got the tinnitus... no regrets (now). I know this'll piss some people off, but I'll put this up against ANY other thrash band for how it satisfies that "Grrr" feeling. Aside from "Reign" and let's face it, nothing beats "Reign". "All these twists and turns" yeah, but it flows so well and stays memorable 11/10 record.
I'm glad to see you getting into some thrash metal! This album is definitely a staple of the genre, and the best Megadeth album in my opinion. Please put Slayer:South Of Heaven on your to-do list, I think you would love that one.
Hi Molly, I'm having a blast watching this! I see that you have an appreciation for well mixed records nd sound quality, so I have to suggest investing in some "audiophile grade" headphones to really appreciate he full potential. I know you probably already realize that, and I know you're a new channel. but just wanted to stress how much that would add to the experience. cheers!
Great review! 🙌🏼🤘🏼 You honestly had some pretty insightful thoughts on the songs for somebody hearing them for the first time. And if you really want to appreciate this album, go grab a guitar and try out some of those riffs! 🤣 Seriously puts it into perspective how hard those songs really are.
This quickness your referring too is what makes megadeth and metallicas first album kill ‘em all so special is Called Thrash. I recommend you review kill ‘em all its a special album
This one is a masterpiece not only within Metal, but Rock history as a whole.
Absolutely, I can understand why so many people wanted me to give this one a listen.
Play them , only to notice where Metallica goes wrong and boring. Not any album , but Megadeth have few really fantastic albums . Peace Sells...
@@mollyesanborn Molly , try avoid their first ( bad production) , give it a chance to Peace Sells but who's buying , So far so good so what! ( if you want) , but please don't skip if you're interested Countdown to extinction and Youthanasia . After that Dave Mustaine ...personal life , but I'm more than sure that Megadeth did at least 4-5 albums way better than Dave's previous Pop metal band Metallica. Their million sales of the boring Black album , doesn't mean that it's great. Check yourself0 , again if you have time and nerves. P.S. Kiss and play load ...
@@Dmy602sus Christ why can Megadeth fans never shut the fuck up about Metallica lmao
Like you’re not allowed to like both bands 💀
@@Dmy602 you seem really upset that metallica is more popular than megadeth
Dave's voice took me a long time to get used to, but the instrumentals on this album are undeniable.
It's funny that you say that, because I have a fully instrumental version of this album and I will play it occasionally. It's amazing to pick up on different things you didn't hear before when there isn't singing on the tracks. It's a completely different listen in some places.
I think the first song I heard was Sweating Bullets, which is one his most hammy vocal performances and I'll admit I didn't like it first, but eventually it sunk it and I could handle anything he could possibly throw at me after that
Killing is my buisness Dave was hard at first especially when the first song from them you heard was the mechanix.
what attracted me the most to megadeth was dave's extravagant voice, it's what makes megadeth special
When Dave Mustaine haters used to say he sounded constipated, that's all I kept thinking of every time I heard him, lol
Tornado of Souls' solo has been playing rent free in my head for the last 18 years lol
In terms of All time Favorite Albums, Megadeth's Rust in Peace is considered to be the gold standard. It's an album that I can enjoy from beginning to end without skipping. Not very many Albums can say that.
Marty Friedman’s guitar playing made this one special.
Dave also shreds i.e. Five Magics
Rust in Peace is my favorite Megadeth album! It’s awesome!!
Yeah this album was such an entertaining listen. The instrumentals were insane!
I don't listen to much Megadeth but they're practically unmatched in the genre when it comes to technicality. This album is a stone cold classic and cannot be argued.
Some people will argue day and night over which band (Megadeth or Metallica) is better because Megadeth's creative force/singer/guitarist Dave Mustaine was Metallica's lead guitarist once many many beers- I mean, years ago lol. It's all whatever to me, they're two great bands with their own fair share of missteps. Megadeth sure had a better 90s output, though.
Yeah their technical prowess on those instrumentals is very apparent on Rust In Peace. I wasn't aware of the crossover with Dave being involved with Metallica, I'll have to see what I think of their music when I get to a Metallica reaction.
at that time yes but nowadays there is definetely more technical stuff in thrash metal. Of course technicallity doesn't mean it's better
I love both bands, never bought into the war between them even back in high school when it was happening. But, Megadeth's output (in general) has been much more consistent, not just through the 90's. Metallica has been on cruise control for a long time. For Mustaine, I think the cancer put a drive in him that most musicians don't have at that age. And the current line-up is the best it's been since the 90's. But Megadeth and Metallica made the holy grail of metal albums and for that, there should never be a "who is better" conversation. They both made their mark and cemented a legacy.
I would say that Peace Sells , Countdown are their masterpieces . Somehow I overslept this album. Listening today again , hm. But that's my opinion.
@@Dmy602 damn I was the opposite I knew this album was going to be special so I listened to everything else first. So far, peace sells, killing and countdown before this one
Such an amazing album. It's hard to believe it's 33 years old. I actually wrote an essay about it when it came out in my freshman year of high school. Where the hell does the time go? Great reaction as always Molly. I appreciate you diving into full albums. Not many (or any) others have the attention span and willingness to do so. It took me a bit to get used to your pacing as far as your edits, in order to produce content that is of a reasonable length to consume. But now that I've been watching for a while, I really dig your format!
This album really does stand the test of time, sounds fantastic despite being recorded over 30 years ago. And glad to hear you're enjoying the channel! I've always loved listening to full albums as opposed to a single track, a lot of great songs can get overlooked just because they're not released as a single. I find that I can gain a much stronger appreciation for a band/singer when I hear the full album.
Dave's absolute masterpiece and the greatest ever Megadeth linuep IMO with Ellefson, Marty and Nick (RIP). Everything about the album is ridiclous while it still sounds fresh and never gets boring. It was really fun remembering how I reacted to the first listen.
I knew this album would blow your mind 😂, glad you enjoyed it
I recommend Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? Next
Yep this one was awesome! I'll keep your suggestion in mind for another Megadeth video in the future :)
The only thing better than hearing this album for the first time is watching someone else hear it for the first
Tornado of souls might be the best metal solo of all time
It's certainly in the top three.
Painkiller one up there as well
Poison was the cure is definitely the best by far
That one and December Flower solo by In Flames are my two favorite solos in metal, both are pure magic
My top 3 thrash solos is Tornado of souls, Through eyes of Glass- Forbidden, The new Order- Testament
Finally the pinnacle of thrash metal genre. This is rhythmical and technical a gem, and withstand the time as just a few metal records can do. One of those albums you can listen from start to finish easily. Love it.
Megadeth has other really good records, but I'd recommend Cowboys From Hell by Pantera, from the same year, with a different approach but at the same time similar qualities as rhythm amazing guitar.
I'd love to check Pantera out, I'll definitely have to do a video for Cowboys From Hell.
Met Dave many times..Seen Megadeth many times.. my good friend created their Mascot aka Vic Rattlehead. Even though they are from LA, we claim them as ours here in the Bay Area.
Holy frick, I haven't heard this album in years, so excited for this!!
Nice! Hope you enjoy the trip down memory lane, haha :)
This came out when I was a junior in high school. KNAC, the local metal station in L.A. at the time, played Rust in Piece in its entirety upon release, along with Dave Mustaine giving commentary live on air between songs. It was one of the last landmark albums of the thrash era, before fans would direct their attention toward either the emerging grunge or death metal movements.
Absolutely phenomenal record from start to finish. You gotta do a reaction to Countdown To Extinction at some point. Another classic by Megadeth. Glad you're feeling better by the way!!!
Thanks, I'll certainly keep that album in mind! I definitely want to check out more from Megadeth now that I've heard Rust In Peace.
Lucretia and Dawn Patrol are so underrated in my opinion. Two of my favorites all time and that’s saying a lot, Megadeth has some bangers. Even their new album is great!
Absolutely!!!!!! Lucretia is 🤌🏻
This album blew my mind the first time that I heard it. As a young kid, beginning guitar player, it really influenced the way I heard the guitar, and the different possibilities that I could do with it. Fast forward all these years, it still blows my mind.
Marty Friedman uses a lot of Japanese classical music scales in his solos, you can find them on his solo albums (Dragon Kiss, Scene or Introduction) and on the album Cacophony (with Jason Becker: the greatest shredders duo ever).
This album is such a masterpiece, I'd suggest you to check their second album called "Peace sells.......But Who's Buying?", the band had a different formation by the time but they sounded as good as the Rust in Peace formation era
Peace is so good, that's your original Megadeth formula perfected right there
@@Lucrei. Yeah, Poland has an unique sounding
I'll definitely have to give it a listen!
*MORE* Megadeth please. Rust in peace is just a taste of their awesomeness. Trust me 😎
Noted! I'll have to check out some of their other albums now.
@@mollyesanborn Peace sells but who's buying is a tip! Their 2nd studio album with is quite jazz inspired because he took in Chris Poland on rythm guitar and gar Samuelson on drums, both dudes played jazz before playing metal
@@222MovieMan I understood that Poland was lead guitarist.
A metal masterpiece!!!
The beginning of the best Megadeth line-up
The end of...
Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying (album) gotta be the next one ☝️ 😌
A lot of people keep mentioning this one, I'll have to give it a listen as well.
Can’t wait for you to react to Ministry!
I know, I'm really excited to finally hear some of their music!
Para mi es el mejor álbum de Megadeth. Tiene los mejores solos y riffs
Sí, el trabajo de guitarra es fantástico en Rust In Peace.
@@mollyesanborn YOU SPEAK SPANISH???! 😮😮
Just a bit, I'm better at writing it than speaking it. I still need LOTS of practice!
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@@mollyesanborn you're amazing! Keep going! Saludos desde México ❤️🇲🇽
This is a legitimate top 3 album of all time. Absolute masterpiece
The singers all singing together is called gang vocals and is pretty common in thrash. The style was borrowed from hardcore punk because hardcore punk was a huge influence on the development of thrash
This is my favourite album of all times. All songs can stand on themselves in my opinion. All are great. By the way, about the guitarists, the lead guitarist at that era was Marty Friedman and the rhythm (and sometimes lead) guitarist as well as the vocalist is Dave Mustaine. On the final track, it was Dave singing all the parts but since he can put different tones to his voice he can easily trick you into thinking there are multiple singers. Most people say Dave's voice is not good and if Megadeth had a different vocalist they would be even bigger than Metallica. However, I love his voice and it might be hard to get used to it but once you do you will love it.
Great reaction, as always, and I would love you to check Countdown to Extinction or Peace Sells... but who's buying from Megadeth as well.
To hear Megadeth for the first time again…lucky duck!!! Cheers Molly
I'll consider myself privileged, haha!
Gosh right?! Not everyday you discover one of the greatest bands of all time haha
first metal album i ever listened to from start to finish!
What a great introduction to metal music!
Amazing reaction like always
I'm so happy you found the original version instead of the remaster
I’ve been on a binge watching your vids, so many are from my much loved bands and albums. Really awesome to see a new generation genuinely appreciating these classic heavy tracks. I’m sure you get thousands of requests, but here’s a few I think would you and audience may enjoy: Chaos A.D by Sepultura, and any and all PANTERA albums. I also like that you don’t often go for a bands first time out but just hit mid catalogue and then go either way down the stack, keeps us on our toes.
So glad you're enjoying the channel! I appreciate the suggestions, Pantera is definitely a band I'd like to get to soon. And I'll keep Chaos A.D. in mind too. And yeah it's fun to change up the order I do the albums in. Sometimes I like to hear the progression of a band from start to finish, other times it's really cool to go out of order and see how drastically their sound changes.
Ooo… masterpiece again! This is so good that I have no words to describe how awesome this album is. Hmm.. I will put it this way, this is a holy book translated into music😉
Yep, this album is pretty fantastic! So glad I've finally given it a listen.
@@mollyesanborn First time I reached out for this album it was 18 years ago. It floored me. Sometime ago I did tell you to go for an album entitled “Infernal Connection” from a polish band Acid Drinkers. I think you need to listen to it coz it’s a treat.
Thanks, I'll be sure Infernal Connection is on my list! :)
The technical quality of the guitar play is mind-blowing.
Also...I giggled when you talked about the bass on poison was the cure knowing that dawn patrol was yet to come
This is one of the greatest metal albums of all time.
Great reaction. I love most megadeth albums but if you were to do only one, it has to be Peace Sells
I'll have to give that album a listen too!
Really quite enjoyed this album!
Not a huge Megadeth fan but glad you reviewed it.
Liked your favorite choices but feel "Poison Was The Cure" would be my favorite after one listen.
More Megadeth, if you please!
Like James Hetfield, Mustaine was a riff-meister and a reluctant lead vocalist.
Dave plays more solos than Het, but they’re both the rhythm guitarists of their bands.
Rust In Peace was a landmark album, in the realm of Thrash.
Mustaine has had several drummers and lead guitarists, this album was the first of five albums with the same lineup, with Marty Friedman shredding on lead guitar and the dynamo on drums, the late Nick Menza!💜🤘
Definitely check out the three albums before and the three albums after!👍😎🔥
It’s awesome seeing you liking Megadeth lol
So glad I've finally heard some of their music!
You're right about the two vocalist on the last song. Henry Rollins from Black Flag does guest vocals/spoken word.
Polaris?! You’re kiddin, right??..
Rust In Peace!!!!! One of my favorite metal albums of all time, I'm glad you decided to listen to this one
I'm glad I finally checked it out too! Such an entertaining album from start to finish.
this album is the best guitar lesson ever!!
The guitars were just fantastic on this record, so awesome to listen to!
So happy you reacted to this one! One of my favourite albums. Id love to see you react to my arms your hearse by opeth. My favourite album from them.
I'll certainly keep Opeth in mind for future videos. Glad you enjoyed the Megadeth reaction!
Hands-down favorite album of all time. Glad you enjoyed it! Thrash metal is wicked fun
Thank you so much wow.. your analysis is really interesting, I bought this album when it was released in 1990 at the time I didn't know the group, I discovered it with this album. Which I had and still have in different copies CD, Cassette, LP, and Japanese version, unfortunately I did not have the chance to see them in 90 during the tour for the disc that I would have loved it but I was able to see them in 1992, and several times thereafter. this album is a pure masterpiece and one of my favorite albums of all time thank you very much kiss from Quebec City
Eric xxx
2019 into 2020, my whole thing was that Rust in Peace was the greatest album ever made. I'm not quite there any more but it's totally genius for sure, be hard to deny it's place in metal's top five. Helped me take my guitar playing to another level too.
This is such a great album to practice guitar with! The instrumentals on Rust In Peace are just fantastic.
IT IS THE G.O.A.T.!!!
Nice reaction! As someone who just started getting into metal, in recent years. This album is pretty solid, & very progressive for trash metal. Really interested in seeing you react to metallica eventually.
The Dave mustaine sneer vocals are unique and appropriate for their songs. He was an angry dude
Best thrash metal album of all time I personally think it's the best metal album.
Glad to see you’re feeling better, Molly.
This is a great album to kick off the new year with.
Thanks, I appreciate that! Yeah this album was a great start to 2023, that's for sure. Glad so many people suggested it!
We need the full review/reaction to this album Molly. And please continue with more Megadeth, Countdown to extinction should be perfect next. Love your channel, great bands keep it up girl!
What a great video, I definitely like the way you break down and explain each song but u did seem a little speechless on the song tornado of souls.
Thanks, glad you enjoy the format! Yeah Tornado Of Souls got me a little speechless with its awesomeness haha. Sometimes I get caught up in the music and forget to comment on what I'm hearing.
This is such an amazing album. I can’t say there’s a dull moment at all throughout it’s runtime. I highly recommend checking out “So far, so good, so what?” It’s thrash metal with a bit more a punk edge to it and personally one of my favorites! 🤘
I like the fact you didn't listen to the remastered version of the album 👌
Someone else mentioned that too, that the remastered versions are not as good as the original. I'll keep that in mind for future videos!
@@mollyesanborn Just lookup the 'loudness war'.
Thanks! Just learned something new. Never heard of the term loudness war before.
@@mollyesanborn I learnt about it with Metallica's 'Death Magnetic' LP.
My friend scored a vinyl without the loudness effect and it's 1000x better.
This album motivated, and discouraged me to play guitar at the same time
Marty Friedman was the lead guitarist on this album but Dave also plays solos.
Rust in Peace is one of the BEST metal records ever made for me.
I can't get enough of the tone, sound, changes, solos, and how genuinely thrashy it sounds.
5 magics is just incredible.
Yes! Please do more Megadeth!! Countdown to Extinction & Youthanasia 🙏🙏🙏
Glad your felling better Molly!
Thanks!! :)
Yes! Here we go!
Yeah!! Glad to be back :)
I loved how much the changeups kept throwing you off lol. Masterpiece of an album. Unlimited replay value.
This was my favorite album years ago, I wish I could listen to it for the First time again
Rust in Peace is awesome! Glad you hear it! Saludos desde Costa Rica 🇨🇷
I love that you listened to the full album! Great video.
I love all of positive comments you brought here, no contradiction unlike other reviewers. All love!
Aw thanks, I appreciate that! Rust In Peace is such a fantastic album, there wasn't really anything to dislike about it tbh.
The great Dave Mustaine - he is the mastermind behind Megadeth. Originally the guitarist and frontman for Metallica when they were getting started (and writing a majority of their first album, Kill 'em All) but was thrown out for being too drunk and rowdy essentially. He set out to form a faster, heavier band than Metallica, and formed Megadeth. He writes the majority of the songs, does vocals, and shares lead guitar duties. Along the way there's been some great musicians around him to bring it all together.
Very interesting, I wasn't aware of the Metallica/Megadeth crossover with Dave being involved with both. I'll have to get to a Metallica reaction soon and see what I think of their music.
Dave is the man, I know he's a bit of an ass but he's been through a lot of shit through his life and the output is undeniable and does more good than any harm he could ever cause
That was the most outrageous description of his contribution to Metallica you could have possibly wrote.
The majority of kill em all was written by James NOT Dave
I found your interpretation and discussion of the various aspects of the song to be quite insightful and very interesting. I started my metal journey at the beginning at the pandemic, and I've loved every minute of it. This album is fantastic, I recommend listening to metallica as they are similar to megadeath. Other bands that are great are led zeppelin (my favorite band), Dream theater, and van halen.
Oh cool, we both fell down the metal rabbit hole around the same time haha! There is SO much amazing music to discover, it still is crazy to me how many bands I've been sleeping on. I'll certainly do a Metallica reaction now, I'll try and get that up real soon.
One of the best metal albums of all time, no doubt 🤘
Peace sells next!
It's pretty fantastic! I'll have to give Peace Sells a listen now.
@@ViVaLaRan ...but who's buying?
Very good reaction, hopefully we will see more megadeth reactions, greetings
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video!
Yeahhh finaly! The album is a great masterpiece on the band and i think this álbum is definily important to the history of the metal, the songs that album are very quickly and insane lead guitars! Awesome! Great job Molly.
Whoa your attention span and appreciation! So cool. I've watched lots of reaction channels but not seen another listen to a full lp by an unfamiliar artist. I'll check out your others. I turned 18 the year of this lp and it really grabbed me🔥🎸
I appreciate that, glad you enjoy the format. I've always enjoyed listening to full albums as opposed to a single track, it's a much more immersive experience into a band's music in my opinion.
Poison Was The Cure and Polaris have always been my favorite tracks from this record and from Megadeth. I put this album #2 on the greatest thrash albums of all time. Master Of Puppets is #1. But the mix on Rust In Piece is absolutely perfect. Master Of Puppets is excessively reverberated and muddy. The production value and this record is as good as it gets.
You can basically interchange these two albums. I don't see one above the other, while I very much prefer Megadeth as a band. These albums are basically perfection from start to finish. It's completely different vibes, but very much familiar to each other. They are the holy grail of metal albums. It's also held to such a high standard that people expected them to keep making these albums over and over, but I'm glad they are one-offs. They are special because it was rare. 1988-1992 seems like thrash was peak and many bands came out with their masterpieces.
MoP is great and I love it, but I'm not even sure it's the best Metallica record let alone the best thrash one.
That being said, I probably wouldn't even be into thrash if it weren't for Puppets, so I'm not gunna say that's an unreasonable claim, just not one I'd make personally
Great reaction Molly! Grew up on this with zero expectations. Turned in to a diamond in the ruff. Glad you got to experience this as a newbie into Megadeth. Woooo!
I never listened to megadeth until dystopia came out- since then I've become familiar with their whole body of work this album is great
Yeah it's so impressive to me that they've been releasing music for as long as they have, I'd be really curious to hear some of their recent music and see how it compares to Rust In Peace.
@@mollyesanborn dystopia is time/ style appropriate for 2016. The Sick, the Dying, and the Dead has a big time return to the roots feel to it- although it's def 2023 at the same time
@@mikestelzer2027 TSTDATD is amazing! I thought Dystopia was a little underdeveloped overall, but the new album is absolutely classic Megadeth, best since Endgame
And Dave's vocals are the best they've been in over a decade too, what a great time to be a Megadeth fan!
I’m praying they tour in the US this year, I’ve been dying to see Mustaine live
Oh man, i've been waiting for this since you posted it on your community wall..
Nice! Hope ya enjoy the reaction :)
I first saw your channel when you reviewed a few of Korn's albums, and I'm excited that you're checking out one of my other favorite bands now. I'm going to join in on recommending Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? next. That was an earlier lineup of the band then and it sounded so unique. Nick Menza and Marty Friedman are the drummer and lead guitarist on Rust In Peace, and Marty is the guy playing a lot of the crazy solos on songs like Hangar 18 and Lucretia. On Peace Sells they had Gar Samuelson, a jazz drummer, and Chris Poland, a jazz/fusion guitar player, plus the core of Mustaine and Ellefson. It's intense, technical thrash but it has a different character than what you just listened to. Rust In Peace was produced with Mike Clink who was an A-list hard rock/metal producer (he did most of Guns N' Roses' hit albums) so the sound is very clear and pristine as you observed. Peace Sells was their major label debut though and is rougher sounding, but is still well produced.
One last note, if you review any other Megadeth albums, make sure you listen to the ones that are NOT the 2004 remasters if you can find them. Mustaine went back and remastered their back catalog in the mid 2000s and most of them sound awful and it just ruined the original sound of the albums. The version of RIP you listened to is the un-remastered one it sounds like, so that's the better version.
Lol your smile makes me happy. I wish I could listen to this album for the first time again
One of the best album in the 90s! Tornado of Souls' guitar solo is my all time favorite. Btw, their Dystopia album is really great! You should try that one. You're gonna like it for sure.
Yeah Tornado Of Souls is fantastic! I'm looking forward to hearing more from Megadeth, I'll have to give Dystopia a listen now too.
Tornado of souls includes my favorite solo of then guitarist Marty Friedman. Just the perfect metal solo
Such a fantastic song, yeah that guitar solo is insane.
@@mollyesanborn Friedman has such a melodic sound to his solos. I love how his playing invokes so many different emotions. Dave is more speed and techniques
Megadeth is my all time favorite Thrash Metal band and Dave Mustaine is a badass vocalist and rythum guitarist and Rust In Peace is a great album
Great reaction! I think it's really cool that u listen to full albums. I don't see alot of reacters doing that. I just subscribed after seeing u reacting to megadeth which is my favorite band and metallica another favorite of mine. I suggest u do a reaction to the new metallica album called 72 seasons. It's pretty cool. I don't know if u react to songs by themselves but it would be cool to see u react to a full song outside of album reactions where u have to edit it especially with longer albums. But yeah. Love ur content.
Thanks, glad you're enjoying the channel! I noticed that Metallica had a new album out, I'll definitely have to check it out at some point :)
Yeah, I really like it. I haven't stopped listening to it since it released.
This album has been voted by many as greatest thrash album created.
I can see why, it's pretty great!
Your presence is amazing, in this day and age when you hardly listen to albums like you did, anymore. I will now listen to Rust in Peace, in full. Thx!
Thanks! Glad you enjoy the style of videos. I've always enjoyed listening to full albums in one go as opposed to individual tracks/singles. I find I can really immerse myself in a band's sound more with the full album. Hope you enjoyed your listen to Rust In Peace :)
Megadeth is one of my all time favorites. I have the word Vegan tattooed on the back of my neck and I asked the guy to use the Megadeth font. I’ve been listening to them since I discovered them in 1989. Please listen to the Peace Sells album and the Cryptic Writings album. Two completely different albums but it shows how amazing Dave Mustaine is. Also, when you review albums you only let us hear bits of the songs. Even just hearing bits of Holy Wars I get chills lol.
I personally think his best vocals are on Youthanasia - it really leans into this kinda grunge Alice in Chains vibe that Molly mentioned in her vid, but it's also unmistakably Dave Mustaine
Like how anyone can give that album a listen and think he can't sing is beyond me, they must really hate this tone
But honestly everything from Rust through Endgame has incredible vocals, before his neck injury. So happy he's sounding so good on the new record post throat cancer, it's amazing!
Classic album, their latest one from 2022 was the album of the year for me.
So impressive to me that they're still releasing new music, I love that. I'd be really curious to hear their newest album and see what I think of it compared to Rust In Peace.
So many good albums last year, Rammstein with Zeit, Blind Guardian with The God Machine and Megadeth with the absolute banger that is The Sick... The Dying & The Damned!
I also listened to this album for the first time recently, as I’m going through Megadeth’s discography as I do with many other bands. All of the songs are fantastic, and GOD DAMN if the guitar solo for Tornado of Souls isn’t the best thing I’ve ever heard.
That's a really good reaction video!) Looking forward for what's next)
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! I look forward to hearing more from Megadeth :)
Check out the countdown to extinction or cryptic writings albums. They’re the more commercially successful more mainstream sounding ones. They take it down a notch with the quickness.
Possibly my favorite metal album by one of my favorite and possibly the first band I’ve ever heard of when I was growing up. I first heard about them because of this cartoon Duck Dodgers in the episode “In Space No One Can Hear You Rock”
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Thanks for the suggestion, I've never heard of Iosonouncane. I'll have to check out his music!
So, the actual "writing" of RIP is unknown to me, but knowing Mustaine and knowing that it came out not long after "Puppets" -arguably Metallica's "masterpiece" (certainly at that point in time), I imagine Mustaine heard "Puppets" and decided "I can do that faster and more intricately".
It's certainly a (mr. Bones) wild ride, I was 13, maybe 14 when this came out - such a great record for a hormonal lad with a lot of energy... Saw them at Hammersmith Odeon with The Almighty and Alice in Chains, still got the tinnitus... no regrets (now). I know this'll piss some people off, but I'll put this up against ANY other thrash band for how it satisfies that "Grrr" feeling. Aside from "Reign" and let's face it, nothing beats "Reign".
"All these twists and turns" yeah, but it flows so well and stays memorable 11/10 record.
You put it perfectly, such a great flow but soooo much variety and crazy changeups on the instrumentals.
Puppets '86
RIP '90
"This album is just crazy, I love it" Lol well put
I'm glad to see you getting into some thrash metal! This album is definitely a staple of the genre, and the best Megadeth album in my opinion. Please put Slayer:South Of Heaven on your to-do list, I think you would love that one.
Acho que show no mercy seria melhor pra reagir do que o South of Heaven
Mas south of heaven é um bom album pra escutar pra quem nunca ouviu slayer
I will make sure that South Of Heaven is on my list, definitely want to get to some Slayer in the future :)
Hi Molly,
I'm having a blast watching this! I see that you have an appreciation for well mixed records nd sound quality, so I have to suggest investing in some "audiophile grade" headphones to really appreciate he full potential. I know you probably already realize that, and I know you're a new channel. but just wanted to stress how much that would add to the experience.
cheers!
New sub, glad I found ya, enjoy your vibe! Megadeth, so damn great, enjoy the journey!
Aw thanks! Glad you liked the reaction :)
Great review! 🙌🏼🤘🏼
You honestly had some pretty insightful thoughts on the songs for somebody hearing them for the first time. And if you really want to appreciate this album, go grab a guitar and try out some of those riffs! 🤣 Seriously puts it into perspective how hard those songs really are.
I appreciate that, thanks! Rust In Peace was such a great listen, those guitars are just killer from start to finish. Very impressive musicianship.
This quickness your referring too is what makes megadeth and metallicas first album kill ‘em all so special is Called Thrash. I recommend you review kill ‘em all its a special album
I guess I'm a fan of thrash metal then, haha! If you haven't seen it yet I did a reaction to Kill Em All too and loved that album also :)