It’s crazy that it took until last year for Megadeth to stop releasing albums every 2 or 3 years.

Youthansia is so underrated, Family Tree being the deep cut classic

While I acknowledge the immense contributions of Metallica, my heart will always be with Megadeth as the biggest and best ❤

As a Megadeth fanboy Im already kinda pissed for low balling the epic rawness of their debut album

No way Death Magnetic is better than Dystopia or The Sick, The Dying and The Dead.

Justice and Rust In Peace both deserve 30/30’s

🔥M E G A D E T H🔥 is my favorite band of all time, but Metallica is also in my Top 10 forever because of their 80s albums only 💯

I heard Master of Puppets on a school bus in 86. I bought it, then bought kill’em all and RTL soon after. Been a metal fan ever since. So happy I experienced the big four back in the day.

Youthanasia was a banger. Addicted to choas wore my tape thin i listened to it so much.

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I think Dave deserves a lot more credit here for Kill Em All

I also have a great affection for Youthanasia. In some ways (thought not all), it's my favorite Megadeth album. Youthanasia and Rust In Peace are doing different things, but they both do what they do excellently.

MEGADETH

I'm watching a bit at a time. I love Dave's vocals. It's more an act or spoken word than singing, it's awesome to me.

I love So Far, So Good, So What!!!

Can't we just agree both are amazing?

I really like the raw and angry vibe of the original version Killing is My Business. The remastered versions really brought out Gars drums, particularly the 2018 version. The first vocals we ever hear from Dave on Loved to Death are that very primally screamed "WOAH". As many have noted before me, alot of the riffs on the album qualify for solos. The title track is just ferocious riff after riff. The ascending guitar solo intro to Skull Beneath the Skin is pure adrenaline. Reminds me of the musical equivalent of a hit of crack. Then that other finger tapping guitar intro to Looking Down the Cross is downright creepy and still sends chills down my spine. Never heard anything quite like that album, except for Mustaine's "psychotic" style in general on the early albums. Peace Sells certainly stepped up their game, but I still absolutely love KIMB and never forgot about it all these years later.

R.I.P. to your mom too buddy, sorry for your loss. My mom took me to alot of metal shows too as a kid and it was appreciated so much then and even more so now that she's gone too but I still have those memories. Thanks for the kick xss content man.

I was 21 in 1984. Been listening too Metal since I was 14. Started with Black Sabbath and Alice Cooper then Iron Madden. I'm 60 now and still Love Metal I chosen Megadeth

I just found your channel off the recent Death videos (Chuck song structure and the song analyses) and have been looking forward to more of that. I was wondering if you were on a winter break since you typically upload so often but I see why, this is a long video! Looking forward to it, I like both bands and don’t really have a dog in the fight, gonna be a fun one.

Great video man. Enjoyed it🤘🤘

Damn 13 is really low rated. For me Black Swan is one of my favourite Megadeth Songs and I really enjoy the Album. Also wanted to say Thank you for making this Video. It was really cool to watch.

Great video man! came here after the death song analysis videos! love seeing deep dive videos on the bands that got me into playing music when I was younger! Would love to see a crystal mountain deep dive!! Keep it up brother!

Also, Beyond Magnetic/ Cryptic Writings deserved a mention and that’s a hot point. Both were excellent.

Fun fact on Euthanasia , it was recorded in on perfect take in the studio! This is how good of a band Dave assembled and I still to this day miss it! R.I.Pp. Nick Menza...

You forgot Megadeaths Hidden Treasures is an EP by American thrash metal band Megadeth, released on July 18, 1995, via Capitol Records. The album features songs that originally appeared on film soundtracks and tribute albums. Four of the tracks were released as singles, and three have received Grammy Award nominations for Best Metal Performance. Despite having garnered mediocre or negative reviews, the material on the EP has been credited with helping expand the group's MTV audience in the early 1990s.... @wiki

Youthanasia is one of my favorite records by Megadeth almost always have it in cd player in my car

The commitment that it took to put this together and almost countless hours of listening to these albums. Bravo, man. Great video.

Rust in Peace/Polaris and Call of Ktulu Good video bro. Earned a sub.

Overall, it was a good take. However, I feel Cryptic Writings was better then stated in my opinion, and Dystopia (album) won a GRAMMY for best Meal performance 2017 which should have arguably boosted the intangible score.

I tapped out on this video when you went in on Hook In Mouth. I think you are a little too young to appreciate that one. The PMRC was a HUGE deal in the 80s. It kept music out of the hands of kids trying to buy anything THEY deemed inappropriate. It's not dated. It's history, and Megadeth played a part in the fight.

Say what you will about Metallica's covers, but the $5.98 Ep is a fucking BANGER.

Coming out of the music store with my Brother holding Ride The Lightening then popping it into his cassette deck Pioneer stereo, hearing Fight Fire With Fire blew our minds but not as much as realizing they maintained that quality throughout that album. Of course Fade To Black really topped it off. 10/10 I'll never forget that experience because it changed my musical expectations from that point forward. Then hearing Peace Sells at a friends house through his Bose speaker system was a memorable moment as well.

When I listen to Last Rites/Loved to Deth, I imagine the organ part being Mustaine plotting his revenge during the bus ride back to LA while the main riff signifies Megadeth.

that is so awesome that your mom took you to both of those shows ,what a great mom you had may she rest in peace

Absolutely lovely video ! Enjoyed every minute of it, great work, man, I appreciate it.

I remember Lars laughing telling the joke abou being chased by Niki 6 for taunting him about wearing make up , like we are the hard ass band, didn't take him long to change his mind That was a bitch move 😮😅

Every time I see a Metallica vs. Megadeth thumbnail, I feel like I’m 14 years old again, yet also 60.

i have been waiting for years for someone to do a dave mustaine v kirk limited talent hammet....solo v solo

Dystopia definitely deserves a higher intangible score it was the first album Megadeth ever won a Grammy for

I was too young in 1984 for Ride the Lightning but heard it for the first time in 1989, and it completely blew me away. This was a time when Sabbath was considered going back to the early days and that meant just 20 years ago. So even Sabbath sounded fresh. I first heard Metallica as more extreme forms of metal were also entering my awareness. I am sure for people in 1984 it was even more stunning to hear, but I would say even in 1989 that is only five years after it came out. Also a lot of the truisms about these albums that haven become really widespread over the internet, simply weren't a thing when I was in a garage metal band in the early 90s. Maybe elsewhere people were talking about this stuff, but no one ever complained about the tone on Ride the Lightning or Master of Puppets, or the mix (these were considered pretty apex production for this kind of music), and no one cared about the bass on And Justice for All Being low (I never even noticed it till it was pointed out to me). Maybe it was because we were so focused on guitars (thrash is much more guitar than bass driven). Also when I first heard Fade to Black, I had already been an Iron Maiden fan and loved the Song Children of the Damned. I felt the songs sounded a lot a like. My first impression of Fade to Black was thinking it was a cover of Children of the Damned (obviously they are different, but to my ears at the time, even though I was about a year into playing guitar) they sounded so similar An album I distinctly recall hearing when it came out was Rust in Peace. I think that album is harder for people now to appreciate for a number of reasons. One thing I have noticed is most modern ways of listening, don't really do it justice. There is just no comparing listening to that stuff on old school speaker systems. And it was pre-loudness wars so you didn't have to worry about the version you were listening to having all the emotion drained out. But primarily it was just this earth shattering album to hear. To this day I can't think of a more perfect metal album (and I tend to like Metallica more than Megadeth, but Rust in Peace is impeccable from beginning to end).

Rust in Peace was my favorite Megadeth album for a long time. Way before then I loved the song Thought I Knew It All but never listened to whole album. I actually have to thank you because you’re the reason I recently started listening to that album because of the megadeth remasters video you did and the snip it of Blood of Heroes got me thinking “holy shit what song is this this sounds too good” and now it has become my favorite megadeth album

I can't believe how little attention your videos get. You clearly put a lot of effort and energy in your videos and I really hope you reach the stars eventually!

WTF Dystopia is a masterpiece. 6.5 out of 10 is crazy.

I’ll take epic content sporadically vs. daily grind vids as awesome as they have been ❤

I would like to also add that on Megadeth's "The System Has Failed" album, they brought back guitarist Chris Poland from the Peace Sells lineup for some studio solos. That might be worth some bonus points ;)

Metallica got me into Metal, Megadeth solidified my obsession with the genre.

I would love to see more videos like this where you listen and review albums and talk about what songs are noteable

Yo Bro, this is an excellent production and very much appreciated! Megadeth, in my opinion has and always will be a hungrier band with the musicianship out weighing by far.. Megadeth is Megabetter!..

Another thing I noticed is Super Collider is their first D standard album, they just didn't know what to do down there until Dystopia era 😅

Great review sir love this content

I heard this album *(Ride the Lighting)* back in 1984... my older brother put it on the record player... And I became an instant fan immediately as soon as I heard it.... it really threw me for a loop... because of the time nobody was doing anything like that... it was one of the first clean and dirty type of sound I ever heard....great Album. *(Long live ride the lightning)*

I'm glad you didn't just end it with "it's hard to tell for sure. Be sure to let me know in the comments what you think."

In my musical world, my opinion is the only one that matters!

In time where I didn't had a sound blaster on my 486DX2, I remember playing Syndicate and Doom 2 with Youthanasia playing on my Stereo... and everytime I ear those musics or play some levels of those games one thing connect to the other. Great album!

dude it's unbelievable to think how much work you've put into this video. I've been a fan of both these bands since around 2009/2010 so it took me 15 years to get to know their stuff. I imagine it must have been a ton of work. Very fun video to listen to. I guess the scores might have been different for anyone because of personal score, but that's kind of the point of this video. Another person can have metallica take the crown, because they might be more to their liking. On my list megadeth probably would've had more % because I'd give at least 9/10 to a couple more of their albums. I'd give dystopia at least 9/10. And that would be my score. Ultimately Your scoring is genuinely as objective as it gets, since it's music so it's you can only be so objective. Keep up the good work. It's my first time seeing this channel and I'll definitely check out more of your stuff. Cheers m8 \m/

When I heard fight fire with fire metal now changed for me tthey became my favourite band and seen them on that tour

Megadeth .

Can you do a video on Control Denied? Love your videos

I think “So far, So good, so what…” is a much better album than you give it credit for. Songs like “Hook in mouth” - “In my darkest hour” and “Set the world afire” are underrated bangers that can stand next to the best tracks that either of these bands have in their portfolio. Also, I think the bass line from “Peace Sells…” being the theme song for MTV news for a decade, should of bumped that album’s intangible rating up a bit. Literally everyone on earth bobbed their heads to that lick, wether they new it was Megadeth or not. Other than that… I largely agree with the work you’ve done here which was a surprise to me. I wasn’t sure that a young dude who “wasn’t there” could truly appreciate that moment of the 80’s & early 90’s, when thrash metal was a cultural force. Overall great work and I’m happy I invested the time to consume this content.

1) wants to lower Metallicas disatvantage in the number of music released 2) "strengstens" them with Lulu 3) ... chad moves 👍

Megadeth wins!

Hangar 18💀 Blackened 🤟 Also great vid, might have to listen to some of the songs from the later albums that you've recommended, since I've mostly skipped them.

what a great mom, God rest her soul. Lost mine as well very young, no love can compare to it. Love Megadeth so thanks for doing this

Generally speaking i’m down 100% with Megadeth but i like Metallica too, once in a while i kept myself listening to Ride the lighting, MOP, AJFA, Death magnetic has a dark story to me, let me tell you: i listened to the album for the first time last year, 1 week after i listened to the album one brother of my friend that we used to play videogame when we’re kids committed suicide, and okay, it was sad but, when i listened again to Death Magnetic ( and i usually listen to a full album when i’m doing my exercises) 1 week later i recieved the news that my older aunt died, after those facts (everything hapened in less that a month) i stoped to listen to this album, quite bizarre that everything happened in the same period of time that i discovered the album (and quite a name the album have 😂) but hey, great album apart my story, back to Metallica and Megadeth i simply listen to Megadeth more because it fits with my energetic personality, everytime i listen to Rust in Peace i kinda gain more energy (that’s nice because music has effects on us) and i like the more complex songwriting that Megadeth have and the lyrics too, but certainly i like Metallica too

Re-listen to what you said about Dystopia (quite positive review) and Hardwired to Self Distruct (quite negative). And compare your marks... 😅 (also see The sick, the Dying and the Dead... lol)

Dude, Youthanasia is a banger. Marty’s The Killing Road solo is perfect and is only topped by Tornado of Souls (strictly speaking of just his Megadeth material of course). One of my favorites from any guitarist, era, genre, whatever… Hearing Marty on Countdown to Extinction when I was 12 years old is the reason I picked up a guitar

I am much more of a Megadeth fan their music reminds me of Bach and I love Bach in violins.

Load/Reload is very underrated imo.

2 very different bands. Sometimes I go on a Metallica binge, and sometimes Megadeth will scratch that itch when I want something total thrash. Metallica released 3 INCREDIBLE albums and have slowly faded and gotten incredibly repetitive in their songs and albums. They found a sound that worked and was amazing, but I don’t nearly listen to albums past the Black album as much as I do more recent Megadeth albums. 72 Seasons was very forgettable and sounded like the sounds they passed on for Death Magnetic. I think I listened to it once and that was it. The Sick the Dying and the dead however have some absolute bangers on it(saying that it ends with imo Megadeth worst song in Mission to Mars, which is god awful and so god damn cheeseballs,) They sound like they’ve gotten really complacent and just depend on those great 3 albums they made and a handful of their classics. Megadeth however have continued to evolve, not without some major failures of course, but as much as everyone makes fun of Dave for his revolving door of musicians, I think that keeps things fresh and gets new blood and players into the fold, changing the sound and theme of albums everytime. Yes Dave is ultimately the brainchild and main writer etc but for instance hiring Kiko made them sound the best they have in years, bringing his Brazilian classics style to the fold (see Conquer or die….holy shitballs). Metallica couldn’t do that if they tried as Kirk just isn’t a great player, especially nowadays. That guy has gotten SO complacent you can pretty much guess every solo he will play on each new song…..queue wah pedal, dive bombs and his usual licks he’s been doing since Kill em all. I personally feel that has really held Metallica back a bit as he adds nothing new to their songs or sound. Megadeth music is just so interesting to listen to as there are so many chord changes, Melodie’s and tempo changes etc, adding that Dave is a phenomenal writer and player and writes music that I doubt the Metallica guys could even play let alone conjure. Dave’s vocals do hold the band back a little but it suits the music. James has a great voice but also he does the same “HOI” “OOOHHH” and the added “yaaAAHH” at the end of every line. 2 very different bands, 2 very good bands, fantastic in their own way, but for me I always find myself going back to Megadeth musically as I appreciate the playing and writing (especially with Kiko in the mix as he’s a MONSTER) a little more than Hetfield and Ulrich. How things would’ve been if Cliff would’ve lived, as I believe they would have continued to write better stuff if he did due to his musicality and classical training. I did LOVE Metallica’s playing with a symphony tho. One of my favourites albums of theirs, but was incredibly disappointed the did a sequel to it and missed out some incredibly obvious songs to play with them (ORION, FACE TO BLACK, TO LIVE IS TO DIE ETC….) and just basically did a repeat of the first one. I love Metal and symphony music together although I’m not sure how Megadeth would sound with one behind them…..it’s be fun to try tho…..regardless, enjoy the both for what they are.

Legendary video

okay this video was really good, would you ever do a video on slayer?

varvis is cool

Fav Metallica: God That Failed Fav Megadeth: 99 Ways To Die Did you consider including Hidden Treasures? There's a lot of bangers that aren't anywhere else, eg Angry Again

I got into both bands in the early 90s and for many years they were my joint favourite bands, I couldn't split them. 30 years later I find that Megadeth's music has stayed fresher for me and I still listen to them regularly, Metallica not as much. Not totally sure why but it might be the greater complexity of their music has kept it more interesting.

New Sub. Sorry to hear about your mom. But what a cool person she had to have been to take you to aome awesome concerts. Looking forward to future vids bro.

Favorite Metallica track - Blackened Favorite Megadeth - Five Magics ❤

Megadeth 100%

Really interesting to hear the perspective of someone who wasn’t around during the jarring transition from thrash greatness to more reigned in mainstream radio friendly mass appeal stuff. You can review these albums without the bias and animosity that some of us old farts still carry with us. I agree with a lot of your points and my final score would probably be similar. The OG uncensored These Boots cover slams though. I think they did the covers to give Chris Poland some of the spotlight. Would’ve been better if they just carved out a bit of space for him in original tracks though.

Love your critique on Rust in Peace!

Who fucking cares?

For me St Anger is more interesting album than both Loads which make me fall in sleep. And Yes, the snare drum on St Anger is awful, but it also delivers something good for those songs. I found a version of that album with a more ordinary snare and the songs lost their punch. Metallica as a band is more interesting than Megadeth because they make weird choices like St. Anger. Then again Megadeth is more interesting because of Mustaine, his attitude and creativity. Dave is able to go back to his roots and make it sound fresh. Metallica again sound more like their own cover band.

What’s your opinion on hidden treasures. I know it wasn’t an official album but just curious how it would compare to the others

As a certified 80's metal head, I can honestly say there's a long list before both, but im gonna say MEGADETH. Those other sissies became a pop band when they ditched Dave. They did him a favor.

Im glad there is finally a video like this that travels deep into the iceberg. It really depends on what metric it’s put in and really it’s impossible to give a definitive answer, but I love the way you did it. Megadeth has always been my favorite band and quite frankly I prefer them over Metallica but both bands have amazing releases. Personally I’d say in terms of technique and tempo Megadeth is better but Metallica has the better songwriting.

Metallica first 3 albums were good it went downhill from there , Megadeath has more total better songs, in my opinion

It seems like KIMB is underrated by most people. It's worth mentioning Apple used Last Rites/Loved to Deth in a commercial in 2019, so the KIMB influence is growing. But I agree its all personal preference! I think These Boots is tongue and cheek, witty and actually funny, not really "gringe." Doing an old timey pop song as a thrash cover takes a certain kind of bravado, swagger, and arrogance. There's just more attitude with KIMB and Megadeth in general compared to Metallica

I love how, much like the two bands being discussed here, you are ALSO getting tired and over it by the time the video is ending lmao

please tell me you listened to the original these boots and not just the remastered they have different lyrics

You missed Hidden Treasures and MD45!

Most can agree that Megadeth is a greater band for musicianship and technique, and much more complex.... Better music, but not as commercial and sellable to the masses.

Curious Varvis, what gear do you use for playback?

Here's my take: I've been a fan of both bands for 20+ years and have had all the ups & downs and ins & outs you can expect being a fan of both groups, but at the end of the day... it's Metallica. The quantity of Megadeth albums over Metallica counts for something, sure, but what REALLY matters is how the music makes people feel and how it inspires them. Objectively, Metallica is simply more inspirational. Yes, OBJECTIVELY, Metallica is far more inspirational than Megadeth. Megadeth's influence basically stops once you leave the Halls of Heavy Metal, but Metallica's music has been re-imagined, re-interpreted, covered and performed in every damn way you can imagine. Want to hear a marching band version of Metallica? Metallica on harp? Flute? Spoons? Someone's done it. Megadeth really only connects with guitar players. Lyrically, James is way better at emotionally connecting to the listener. Dave sings about "cool" shit, like wars, guns, extinction and like... wizards and magic, blah blah blah. James sings about the shit going on inside you, which is why songs like Fade To Black, The God That Failed, Nothing Else Matters, The Unforgiven and even One are so compelling. Yes, One has a war-induced theme to it, but the actual message is about being trapped, helpless and wanting to die. That's what makes it truly heavy. The music is aggressive, but the lyrics is what makes it heavy... which is something Megadeth lacks. Megadeth is fast and sometimes have some pretty fancy fretwork, but they just don't feel that heavy. Even Metallica's softer moments still have a certain weight to them. To me, when it comes to Metal, HEAVY>SPEED. Megadeth has NEVER been heavier than Metallica. And we all know that Mustaine's vocals are straight up fucking trash a lot of the time. His voice is fucked, and it takes a fair amount of studio magic to make it work on record, because you hear him live and it's just like..... yikes, dude. Finally... the primary function of Rock/Metal bands is to play live... and once again, Metallica takes it. Metallica gives more to their fans. You go to a Metallica show and the setlist will never be the same, while Mustaine hasn't updated his setlist in like 15 years. I saw both bands this year and no question, Metallica stomps Megadeth.

After the black album Metallica fell off a cliff for me. I only like a handful of songs after the black album. I became a Megadeth fan as their albums got better and consistent. Dave has no problem writing songs and The sick the dying and the dead give you a bit of everything Megadeth is known for.

I skipped the commentary a bit for personal reasons, but great analysis dude. Food for thought.

Garage Days Re-revisited was my favorite as far as the sound/production. The mix with Jason's bass coming through is nasty.

Megadeth is better imo. I would say you were pretty kind to Metallicas last 6 albums. Where as United abominations and the system has failed are good albums. Especially comparing to something like 72 seasons

Dave didn't just write the Kill Em All solos, he wrote 4 of the songs. 4 Horseman, Jump, Militia, Phantom

personally, megadeth sounds consistently heavier throughout the years... but metallica, especially RtL, MoP, and AJFA got that right balance between heavy and musically pleasing

Man, you are spot on!