What Are The Five Magics? A Brief Analysis of FIVE MAGICS by MEGADETH

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4 ай бұрын

Join Dave Mustaine and Megadeth on a magical journey as they explore the meaning behind "Five Magics" in their iconic album Rust in Peace. Discover the hidden themes of wizardry and fantasy that set this song apart in the metal world. Don't miss this deep dive into the mystical world of Megadeth's music - subscribe for more rock legends and enchanting stories!
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@NV-hv9ic 4 ай бұрын

It’s actually named off of the 5 ticks it takes to cast an ice barrage in old school runescape

@VARVIS_ 4 ай бұрын

LMAO W comment

@andrewstrenkowski5313 4 ай бұрын

the more you know

@hughjoelcock7145 4 ай бұрын

WOAH WOAH slow down there you’re talking crazy

@Splitsplatofficial 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant comment dude! 🤣

@wadelong3036 3 ай бұрын

@@VARVIS_😊😊😊😅

@hoothoot2112 4 ай бұрын

despite not being as popular as Holy Wars or Tornado, this song is a very strong contender for the best in the album imo. It's just sublime

@zegani 4 ай бұрын

no its not its megadeth

@TherionPalace 4 ай бұрын

Take No Prisoners and Rust In Peace both beat 5 Magics... however this album is solid all the way through. Prob the greatest metal album of all time.

@hoothoot2112 4 ай бұрын

@@TherionPalace personally I like Five Magics better than Take No Prisoners and Rust in Peace, but you're right, each and every song in this album is at bare minimum great and solid asf

@adamsunderland0823 4 ай бұрын

Every single song is a contender.

@astralandreid 3 ай бұрын

Perhaps my favourite of the album

@sireffortlessgarbage7922 4 ай бұрын

Wizardry lyrical themes go so hard, makes any doom metal song 10x better

@jonathondoetsch9652 4 ай бұрын

I can't even get all the way through a Varvis deep dive without pausing the video to go listen to the song lmao

@VARVIS_ 4 ай бұрын

Good 😂😂 that is my intention

@joshcoughx 4 ай бұрын

This song is incredibly bad ass.

@williamcozart8158 4 ай бұрын

1 alchemy 2 wizardry 3 sorcery 4 thermatology 5 electricity

@TommyTurkDrums 4 ай бұрын

Electricity! Biology!

@williamcozart8158 4 ай бұрын

@@TommyTurkDrums biology?

@Jeremyhawaii808 4 ай бұрын

It’s fun you’ll see!

@TommyTurkDrums 4 ай бұрын

@@williamcozart8158seems to me, it's chemistry

@soopahsoopah 4 ай бұрын

@@TommyTurkDrums Seems to me it's..... chemistry lol

@heatherwade2373 4 ай бұрын

I have always loved this song. Imagine being 14 years old and buying this at the music store. Bring it home and hearing it for the first time while reading the lyrics. Mind blown.

@bigguy7353 4 ай бұрын

I can imagine it at 12 in 1992, but not 14, sorry. (just kidding)

@jamesgeorge4874 3 ай бұрын

I was 17.

@scottbussler4041 3 ай бұрын

I do! Mostly I remember the sweet smell of the cassette lining

@heatherwade2373 3 ай бұрын

It did have a sweet chemical smell when they were brand new. And the print was so tiny you had to hold it up to your nose to read it and really breathe it in, LOL!

@ragzy02 3 ай бұрын

Same! I was around 13 and this song just hit me like a ton of bricks. That monstrous sounding voice answering back at the call vocals was just terrifying and genius, very original, and this is easily one of the greatest metal songs in history.

@bermanramirez8306 4 ай бұрын

This song is full of energy and power.

@SniffHeinkel 4 ай бұрын

I've always thought it sounded like he was saying "Thigh Master."

@soopahsoopah 4 ай бұрын

Thanks, can't not hear that now :(

@Johnny.1965 4 ай бұрын

Or "a mile high (fill in the words ) wrestles your nostrils...

@stephenfrancis303 4 ай бұрын

Dude mee too i think early 90s thigh master was popular when my mom bought me this record when i was 9. First cd i ever bought in kmart.

@wordzfailmebro 4 ай бұрын

Hilarious 🐨👍

@mjtrace8391 4 ай бұрын

Susan sommers?

@daviru02 4 ай бұрын

Master of the Five Magics is a fantasy novel by Lyndon Hardy, first published in 1980.

@mosthighguitarguy 3 ай бұрын

Tell them! 99% have no idea !

@tdubya75 3 ай бұрын

@@mosthighguitarguyCrazy. I thought it would be well known. I was wrong.

@mosthighguitarguy 3 ай бұрын

I need to reread them it was an excellent series!

@escothaprophet3430 3 ай бұрын

Read the book because of this song. Both are a 10/10

@mosthighguitarguy 3 ай бұрын

@@tdubya75 That series is so inspirational. It seems to show that all ones failures could in actuality be culminating in preparation for a major win. i definitely need to revisit them soon .

@JCDUBS 4 ай бұрын

now imagine if there were 6 magics

@iseeyou3352 4 ай бұрын

That would go hard

@VARVIS_ 4 ай бұрын

Why stop there? How about 7?

@iseeyou3352 4 ай бұрын

@@VARVIS_ perhaps 7 would be too much. How many Magics can this world really handle?

@JCDUBS 4 ай бұрын

@@VARVIS_ 8

@brandonjackson5865 4 ай бұрын

Me : picturing Nigel “this one goes to eleven” why not make 10 magics one more magical? “This one goes to eleven”

@douglasdbs7139 4 ай бұрын

Well, this is my favorite metal album of all times, and I always hated when people dismissed metal for being only "power chords". I have always seen these different entonations and colors in 90s Megadeth and you can find some comments from me here in youtube praising the fact that Megadeth is one of the very few monster metal bands (with more than 20 millions albums sold) where you can actually see diminished, sus chords progressions, gipsy-jazz solos etc. We are so lucky that these 4 dudes created such master piece as Rust in Peace... here we are 34 years later still talking about this album.

@888visuals 4 ай бұрын

I actually can't imagine my life without this album. Cheers!🤘

@bigguy7353 4 ай бұрын

If anyone dismisses metal as only "power chords", they never listened to classical music OR metal.

@cptkillum 3 ай бұрын

This was one of my first and favorite metal albums!!! My metal head buddies at the time didn't like it, but they now jam it all the time, and understand how great it has always been.

@skyraider87 Ай бұрын

Then they've never listened to pop music, which is literally just repetitive boring progressions

@pellelindbergh7483 4 ай бұрын

Outstanding breakdown. This whole album blew me away when it came out in 1990. Souls of Black from Testament came out around the same time. They both had such a dark, overpowering, mysterious feel to them. I'm surprised I didn't melt the cd's from playing them so much.

@evertking1 3 ай бұрын

I bought both albums as well and discovered sadus about that time and death metal just blew up. I was in high school and metal manics was how I found music. Wild time to be alive!! Miss it

@evertking1 3 ай бұрын

And I felt betrayed by Metallica black album...

@vladimirmaksovic898 4 ай бұрын

Mave Dustaine

@BrazilianSelfMadeOfficial 4 ай бұрын

Jesus man that analysis was awesome, this is also my favorite Rust in peace song. I've always thought "dethrone the evil prince's iron fists, velvet gloves of sin" meant the prince ruled the kingdom with a facade of a decent person, probably dressing well and maintaining a pompous persona for the public eye all the while being the betitular Abyss Lord. Also also I'm definitely no Dave Mustaine but if you like lyrics that there are more than meets the eye you'll definitely like some songs of mine, please check it out and if you ever feel like something is worth analyzing, I'd be honored. Keep up the good work my man!!

@South-of-Heaven 4 ай бұрын

Who else immediately played Five Magics after this lesson into the Five Magics. BTW the 6th magic is Daveatology. Great job. Love this content. SUGGESTION= Judas Priest. The Sentinel

@VARVIS_ 4 ай бұрын

That is an interesting from Priest hmmm....

@South-of-Heaven 4 ай бұрын

@@VARVIS_ an amazing song too. I would have suggested Forbidden- through eyes of glass. But most people never hear of Forbidden, unless you lived in the golden age of metal.

@mikecassell8953 4 ай бұрын

I absolutely love your creative and thought-provoking analysis that you always give! Subscribed.

@VARVIS_ 4 ай бұрын

Thank you sir! 👍👍

@capricew7328 27 күн бұрын

This is my favorite song on this album, too! Im so happy seeing a deep dive on this song and the album in general! Well done.

@robertobiasin5590 4 ай бұрын

Everything about Rust in Peace is pure perfection Great channel btw!

@VARVIS_ 4 ай бұрын

Hey thanks man!

@DGinNC 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for putting this together. I'm a huge Megadeth fan and the Rust in Peace album is one of my favorites.

@__supreme7 4 ай бұрын

Hell yeah, my favorite Megadeth track out of them all. Ashamed how it was never played by the RIP lineup outside of a soundcheck. There are a few things I wanted to add however: The lyrics have inspo from the book, with the five magics being similar in both the song and the book although he did say they were different, with sorcery, wizardry, alchemy being the same in both. This song is actually really hard on drums because of the tempo and groove changes, in fact id say it is the hardest megadeth song on drums

@chichikov617 4 ай бұрын

a major theme in the novel is thwarted ambition. I dont want to give too much away (because its a great book) but anyone familiar with Dave Mustaines backstory will immediately recognise why he might identify with the main character.

@888visuals 4 ай бұрын

@@chichikov617 He very much was into Satanism when he was fresh out of Metallica. But thankfully that's all in the past now.

@anthonyw5261 4 ай бұрын

Wow!!! This video went quick 😮. Theory was excellent description even with my lacking knowledge. Lyric analysis is a fantastic description and the depth just mind blowing. Thank you for the video!!!

@VARVIS_ 4 ай бұрын

No thank you for watching man!

@bigguy7353 4 ай бұрын

If you lack knowledge how do you know it was an excellent description? He might have been completely lying, you wouldn't know. Don't kill me, I'm just kidding. 😊

@hoothoot2112 4 ай бұрын

absolutely killer, blistering, heavy riffage, intense, groovy bass lines, exotic and epic solos, all flowing through a thought out structured and story... I may be soundin pretentious but damn what a good song

@cristianlopez_8486 4 ай бұрын

Don't forget that it has some prog elements going for it. The rhythm and solo section halfway is a really tricky one to play with that 3/4 time signature change

@napesdrk1174 4 ай бұрын

Wish I could like this more that once. I have been in love with this album since its release,. Enjoy your analysis, insights and descriptions of modes, bpm, keys, lyrics, isolated tracks, themes. More my Brother!!

@amayacomics 3 ай бұрын

Great analysis! I love getting this deep dives on history, structure and composition. You make it shine brighter!

@megatonesilva6546 4 ай бұрын

I love 5 Magics. Took me almost 5 months to master playing this song (guitar).

@bigguy7353 4 ай бұрын

I'd say try learning the bass part when you play with fingers, but yeah, the guitar part isn't easy.

@stephenwhittemore8153 3 ай бұрын

@@bigguy7353Ellefson plays bass with a pick, not his fingers

@EkhoProductions 3 ай бұрын

Love this channel!! Glad I found it!! Megadeth is my all time fav!! I would love to see the breakdown of the entire album! Such a classic. Thank you for your studies on this!

@michal8372 4 ай бұрын

id say personally to me five magics is the heaviest of rip just because of how distinct, unique and magical it sounds. the give me alchemy bit is amazing, great video.

@henmat3000 4 ай бұрын

Great video! I love the song even more. I swear, every song on RIP is top-tier.

@m5mtbchannel708 4 ай бұрын

Wow, i totally enjoyed this and gave me a whole new view of the song. This is one of the strongest tracks in the album if not the one, and one of the heaviest songs Dave has written in his career. This is my all time fave Megadeth album.

@condoracustico3835 3 ай бұрын

Excellent video! You did a great job! Congrats!

@pooya6586 3 ай бұрын

I'm so happy this video exists

@Balistic22 2 ай бұрын

@VARVIS this video was such a work of art. I rarely leave comments on videos but I can't tell you how much I enjoyed listening to your breakdown of one of my all time favorite songs. Can't wait to hear more!! Be well sir

@BlazeRose 4 ай бұрын

Man this song is my favorite track off of RIP and it’s such a great example of when Megadeth goes technical.The tempo changes throughout this track literally are the foundations of technical death metal. So many techdeath bands look up to rust in peace and Megadeth as one of their many influences.Let’s not forgot Marty’s 4th solo is just absolutely wicked. Me and my friends like to say that Dave played that Elden Ring Beta so that he could write this song 😂😂

@keithdeladurantaye7209 3 ай бұрын

Best breakdown of a song I've ever seen. I would just add that the descending note at the end of the solo indicates (to me) that our hero does indeed die. Which makes sense since he himself is living by the sword. Great job, love the video.

@thebankich5662 2 ай бұрын

I was waiting for a video about this for years

@WakeUpDead2012 3 ай бұрын

Five Magics was my personal favorite from “rust in peace” as well! “Bestow upon me knowledge Wizard all knowing all wise!”

@johnr7729 4 ай бұрын

I love the way you play the different instuments on piano. To see how they interact.. Great stuff..

@hookinmouthtackle8508 4 ай бұрын

Amazing, really enjoyed this video and your others, keep bringing us more like this especially Megadeth Videos :)

@TheDraxton 4 ай бұрын

what an amazing video... you really need to do a deep dive on Hangar 18 and how many solos and riffs it has this has been so fun to listen to and dissect!

@iseeyou3352 4 ай бұрын

Great vid as always

@VARVIS_ 4 ай бұрын

Thanks fam

@kg4st 3 ай бұрын

Great breakdown of this song. I'll definitely be listening to 5 magics with new ears today.

@redruM_SSBM 3 ай бұрын

Well done breakdown. great stuff ;)

@vitodigiovanni4020 4 ай бұрын

NEW VID HYPE

@ShredHeads 4 ай бұрын

awesome vid, crazy amount of work put into the vid. 👍

@TheAdventuresofTNT 2 ай бұрын

This breakdown was perfect!!!!

@oliboulala 3 ай бұрын

This was an awesome analysis, thanks for making it!

@VARVIS_ 3 ай бұрын

More to come!

@Dustpuma1 4 ай бұрын

Great work!!! loved this vid

@dntesinfrno2828 3 ай бұрын

as a guitar player of over 25 years and a huge megadeth fan....i absolutely love the way you use the daw and layering to break down this song in a way i have never heard before, amazing work, subbed for sure

@VARVIS_ 3 ай бұрын

Thanks man! Appreciate it! Will be doing a lot more like this exploring the harmonies and such that can be sometimes difficult to hear otherwise. Check out my video on Nutshell by AiC for more like this!

@BajaChalupas1379 3 ай бұрын

Great video. Watched it over breakfast. This has set the tone for my day. 🤘

@VARVIS_ 3 ай бұрын

Hell yeah brother 👍

@evertking1 3 ай бұрын

The drums made this album hit hard... Overlooked

@TheHockeyDude27 4 ай бұрын

23:25 awwww yeahhhhh. Playing that riff and singing! Magic!

@suema69 4 ай бұрын

My favourite megadeth song.

@wallsofjerich0 4 ай бұрын

This is the content I want!

@Mitochondria120 4 ай бұрын

Absolute banger of a video

@damageincorporated8558 3 ай бұрын

I loved the song when it came out, favorite song on the album when I was 14, and now I even know the lyrics, thanks bro 🤘

@michaeldamulis9942 3 ай бұрын

Nothing more to say dude, I’m a huge megadeth fan & you fucking nailed it ! You do every time!

@satanlucifer6099 3 ай бұрын

Too bad he's entirely wrong. The entire song was inspired by Master of the Five Magics, a fantasy novel by Lyndon Hardy, first published in 1980.

@Breamin 3 ай бұрын

This is one of my favorite rhythms to play on guitar. It feels powerful when you play it. I also love playing rust in peace and Polaris.

@matttryner2380 4 ай бұрын

I’ve got the original vinyl and I’ve had it on two nights straight..now this video pops up .! I’m a serious devotee of Rust in piece, not least because I saw them live in Manchester 91’. Awesome band, records, and song thanks 🙏

@sgjammer 2 ай бұрын

Excellent breakdown...and I have always said 5 magic's was a master piece that was looked over and never given the spot light that it should have. 👍

@coolcool8651 4 ай бұрын

this video is just as good as the lucretia one pls do bad omen next !

@user-vi2uf7vc3j Ай бұрын

The 6th magic is Dave mustaine's ability to make bandmates dissappear

@gregbear123 27 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

@ericfritts5994 4 ай бұрын

This is really cool, doing it on piano and going over the intervals

@akatsukisaiyan5706 3 ай бұрын

Been waiting a hot ass minute for this exact video 🔥 my top 1 track off that album

@mac8009 3 ай бұрын

Awesome video, subscribed!

@cc_1983 3 ай бұрын

Hearing the bass on the piano really makes it even more dark! Thanks for doing that

@topfloorstudio2684 4 ай бұрын

Poison Was The Cure is such a thrasher!! I love every song on R.I.P, Countdown & Youthanasia

@user-dw7eb3kz5h 4 ай бұрын

I really really like that you explain theory here! Please do it more, especially on Death songs

@LectricVonThunder 3 ай бұрын

This ones always competing for my fave song on the album. This song and "Take no prisoners" suffered the worst fates with the remastered vocals. Theh barely feel like the same songs. I got to see what might have been the first time this song was ever played live on their first stop for their 20th anni tour. Literally one of my best music memories of all time. Fantastic breakdown of this track!

@logmoment 3 ай бұрын

This was an awesome video

@karlsracing8422 4 ай бұрын

Sounds amazing on piano!

@hagengilbert8102 3 ай бұрын

Dude that was amazing

@robertblackmore703 4 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed this, btw. I like the music theory mixed in with the description and story breakdown. I was 15 when this album dropped. I saw them perform at Clash of the Titans a few months later at what would be my first concert. Flawless performance.

@dawsonwoolford9660 4 ай бұрын

Hell yes. Do tornado of souls or holy wars next please 🙏

@iseeyou3352 4 ай бұрын

Holy wars is deep asf

@blastradius7193 3 ай бұрын

And he's rocking it in FL too. I love this

@thescentman3678 3 ай бұрын

The intro is the definition of anxiety - genius

@bobjames1992 4 ай бұрын

My Fav on the album too, glad to find someone else who feels the same. It's my favourite Megadeth Album as well so I guess it might just be my favourite Megadeth song all time.

@HenryP80srules 4 ай бұрын

Rly like this stuff I hope you make more

@Pekingesejedi 3 ай бұрын

I bought this cd when I was kid, and this song has always fascinated me since I was 17

@PH-ud4od 3 ай бұрын

Awesome video

@pro42opureblood 3 ай бұрын

Excellent deep dive. more of these videos please

@VARVIS_ 3 ай бұрын

More coming good sir🫡 I also have a few more on my channel too

@cjgonzilla7676 4 ай бұрын

I’ve always felt that this song is absolutely incredible!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@squigglesmcjr199 3 ай бұрын

Great video

@Rastard12345 4 ай бұрын

🤘

@cc_1983 3 ай бұрын

The Five Magics jam from the clash of the titans you can find online is insane. Gutted to know that they had this in the locker but never played it live?!!! Great channel dude - love your deep dives and opinions

@LectricVonThunder 3 ай бұрын

They eventually did start playing it live in 2010! I got to be at the first show they ever played RIP front to back. The arena went nuts, the crowd crush against the front railing almost took my life😂

@cc_1983 3 ай бұрын

@@LectricVonThunder nice one for being there! Yeh I know it’s a shame it was not until then. I wished the Friedman Menza line up had played it live

@PhantomDeth 3 ай бұрын

One of Daves most savage vocal performances ever.. This is the one true case where the original will always overwhem the remaster.. The rest of the album you wont really notice.. But here.. You notice. Take No Prisoners as well..

@PhantomDeth 3 ай бұрын

Processed with hellish torment, I master magic FIVE! Hunting the Abyss lord, only one will STAY ALIVE!

@enboomer 4 ай бұрын

loved this!

@coreeeey420 3 ай бұрын

You know, thirty some years ago when this music was at it's peak, none of us fans could even imagine that people would be doing actual studies of it. You make me proud, son!

@justin_smith556 3 ай бұрын

11yr old me was blown away by this album and the music video for Hanger18

@noself7889 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful work 🪄

@VARVIS_ 3 ай бұрын

Ayyy cheers 👍

@noself7889 3 ай бұрын

@@VARVIS_ Cheers 👍

@motoboydohabbibs3153 4 ай бұрын

The great defect of five magics it is to be the 4th song of the album (not the 5th).

@motoboydohabbibs3153 4 ай бұрын

18:32 The 5th solo of the song called five magics is in the part that is in 5/4

@bevilbegley5696 3 ай бұрын

my favorite song on the album...this break down was awsum thank's for this...MegadetH rule's

@kennethjarvis4216 3 ай бұрын

Made a mod of David for Skyrim. Gave him an enchanted battleaxe of-course. He is at Night Callers Temple where the bad dreams are coming from in Dawnstar lol

@aaronmiller7311 3 ай бұрын

My favorite Dave solo!

@aliseteriahas7222 4 ай бұрын

This song is magically worth it.

@erichodson3718 3 ай бұрын

Five magics is a masterpiece and my personal favorite, that and dawn patrol it's short but the way Dave growls the lyrics it really shows the range in his voice. But back to Five magics the slow progression Into a final eruption of completion. This is my goosebump go to soundtrack. To be honest every song on the album!