Dave recently talked about trying to put another 3 albums out in the next 10 years before he calls it quits. I don't know how realistic that is, but I'm all for it. I love both bands, I just prefer Megadeth and they've made more consistently great music. The people that fell off after the RIP era really missed some gems. I love the era of 86 to 95, but I also love 04 to 10. The System Has Failed, United Abominations and Endgame are definitely some of the best of modern Megadeth, to me. And this is controversial, but I actually love Risk for being a great album. It's not a great Megadeth album, though. Does that make sense? And I like most of 13, and a few songs off Super Collider. If you took all the strongest songs off those two, it would make a great album. Really, Megadeth has put out that many albums, and none are bad albums, they just have some weak material on some.
There is a lot of reasons for this. 1. Megadeth will never make as much money as metallica touring wise. So, he kinda has too if he wants to make money. 2. Dave is genuinely a harder worker when it comes to releasing albums. No matter the drama in his band, he realizes or is forced because of contracts to release music. Which really pays off if you are a huge megadeth fan such as myself. 3. Realize that more doesn't mean better. Lest we forget about super collider, risk, 13, and the world needs a hero.
This album came out when I was in the 7th grade. It was always my favorite 90s Megadeth release. Love CTE and Cryptic but Youthanasia always hit hard to me. I'm from east Texas and we played a team called the Elysian field yellow jackets !
😂😂😂 fair I hate how bad it sounds. Great album. I will recommend the Final Kill(?) mix. The bass was turned up and there was something about it that brought back some raw feeling I had been desensitized to.
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.
As a fan of both bands yes it is, dystopia and the sick the dying and the dead just feel like Souless albums, heard them once and never wanted to listen to them again
@@nemesis8626And death magnetic was full of soul and emotion to you? :))) Dystopia has better music in its first 3 tracks than the whole death magnetic album...
@@nemesis8626Death Magnetic sounds like a series of riff compilations put into song-length chunks with vocals slapped on and meaningless lyrics that sound like they were written by AI. So disjointed.
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.
I once had a strange dream when I was around 14 in which I (a hobby bassist) was recruited to play bass on a megadeth record and had to explain to elderly dave mustaine that I had a day job as an auto mechanic in Detroit.
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
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.
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Yeah, I like Metallica, too. But even if they go back to just being metal again for the 2nd time (I have concerns), I'll support them as long as they don't pull another St. Anger.
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
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...
I'm assuming you meant "Youthanasia" *wink*. Even though it was commercial I really liked it and today I have been playing "A Tout Le Monde" constantly. I also like Cryptic Writings (Trust!), and even some stuff on Risk. Insomnianianianiania is one of them (lol). LOL At least Megadeth didn't have a St. Anger album (IMO) but if any come the closest it would be Risk. But again, Risk is better than St. Anger IMO.
@@NAlvazaz Good one, wink wink" yay those have grown on me and I guess if it's from Mustaine, I'm gonna like it period. Of course I like his heavier stuff the best but this is from the heart and good for special times.
Why? Only one song was Dave's, the other 3 were contributions. You want Dave to have sole credit for the entire album? Half the album has nothing to do with Dave.
@@zane4575 Huh? Mustaine was a co-founder, played every show for the first year(s), helped secure a record deal, and is credited with 4 out of 10 songs (40%) but clearly his influence and DNA is all over KEA. Metallica fired him, stole and profited from his intellectual property. Hammett walked in, had all the guitar rifts, and they recorded KEA. Mustaine is also all over RTL too, credited on 2 out of 8 songs (25%). I'd say he should get about 25% or more credit for the first two albums, being 1 of 4 original members and having contributed so much.
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.
I think this album is underrated and it's so frustrating ! The album is almost perfect ( without these boots ) and I think people just don't want to focus on it
A lot of the songs on KIMB cause damn-near instantaneous tendonitis when I attempt them. I've been playing 23 years and very little on that record is 'easy' for me in any way 🤣
Rust in Peace is already an icon, i think Countdown to Exctinction is also should be an icon. As we can see in this system 25+ albums are cult albums, AJFA and CtE also deserves a spot there.
Metallica has two, maybe three, masterpiece albums. Master and Justice, for sure, maybe Ride the Lightening. Megadeth has one masterpiece in Rust. That being said, Dave wrote a lot of Ride the Lightening.
@@jedramos6518 no dude he only Co wrote two songs on Ride the Lightning. Give Metallica credit where credit is due. They definitely have 3 master piece albums arguably 4 if you're a black album fan which lots of people are I'm just not one of them
@jedramos6518 lol Metallica have 4 masterpiece albums not 2 . Kill em all which Dave wrote 4 songs and all the solos on the kill em all album . When he was fired from the band in 1983 he told them not to use his songs . They did anyways and they got credit for Daves work. Ride the lighting is definitely a masterpiece some even consider it their best album . Dave only wrote 2 songs for lighting album . Title track and The call of ktulu . Master of puppets their biggest success and Justice by many as their best album . Black album was ok also the album where it started going down hill for their career . Megadeth biggest success rust in peace ,Peace sells and Countdown to distinction .
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
@@lucaseverin666It was considered an EP at the time. I can't remember back then it was 9 or 10 tracks to be considered an LP . I have noticed that has changed.
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.
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.
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.
We could agree if that was a fact but it's not. Metallica is music for the masses, and we all know what masses consume. Brands, crappy food, crappy music, etc
@@JPR17 Metallica isn't crappy, they have written albums like Master of Puppets that are masterpieces, the masses only know Enter Sandman and Nothing Else Matters, and those are a little crap
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 ;)
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).
Stunned is a fitting description to hearing Ride the Lightening for the first time in '85. Coming out of the music store popping the cassette tape into my pioneer stereo and hearing Fight Fire With Fire, Come on man 😲 The craziest part is kept that level of quality throughout song after song. It blew my mind really. I had heard Sabbath, Priest, Maiden, but this blew everything up to that point out of the water.
It should be criminal that I have to listen Enter Sandman at least 5 times a week, but Train of Consequences gets no air/stream play. Youthanasia is tied with RIP as my fave Megadeth album. Killer riffs and hooks, Dave's best vocals and Marty's best solo's.
I think I heard Train of Consequences at a hockey game and popped tf off. Wish Megadeth got more love than being hated on for Dave and his political bs lol.
@@Dracula_sb Hell yea dude, that's like a unicorn sighting. I know people rag on his conspiracy theory stuff, but he doesn't really talk actual politics all that often. Even if it's completely obvious where he leans as a fundamentalist Christian.
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.
@@charlesblerzbo1616 what's the next sentence bro? It's history. The PMRC tried to oppress the entire music industry. Had they succeeded we'd be living in a whole new world right now. They wouldn't have stopped there.
I grew up with these bands. Heard Puppets when I was 12 and it blew me away. Then I discovered Megadeth a year later with Rust. When Load came out, it was the first time I could afford to buy my own CD. Saw the cover release and went “wtf is this?”. Went home, popped the CD in and went “wtf is this…?” After St. Anger I wrote them off. For me 83’-91’ Metallica was their era. Megadeth era is arguably 86’-97’ but damn if Dave doesn’t come out of nowhere with something and surprise you. Sick Dying and Dead was a fantastic follow to Dystopia. All hail Megadeth.
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 Yeah, absolutely. I loved Metallica as a kid but as I got older I just don't enjoy them. Megadeth evolved their sound while keeping what makes them so unique. Metallic seems to simplify their sound with each album and it gets boring fast.
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)*
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.
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.
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.
If you exclude Lulu, then you exclude Risk. Risk was a risk and that's why he named it that. You're right, they put Metallica on the cover to sell a ton of albums. It's part of their discography whether people like it or not. Im also curious where Hidden Treasures would rank in this. It's as much of a full release as Garage Inc and S&M.
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.
Thanks for watching man! I knew it was a theme song for some MTV show but didnt realize it was MTV news and for a whole decade 🤯 Def would have bumped it up a bit. Cheers man !
Youthanasia is my #1 fave Megadeth album. I watched your video just to see if you are aligned and you are! I also don’t know why it’s such an underrated album that no one really talk about. Production is AMAZING. All songs are great in every aspects. So I’m a weirdo just like you 😂 Oh and I know this is not part of your scoring but the album art cover is also my #1 fave, it is very creative and has great production value to match the album itself.
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 😮😅
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.
"Never been heavier" Post American world, bodies, blood of heroes, the chugging riff in Headcrusher. The part about lyrics is literally bias as youre just cherrypicking songs at that point. Also Mustaine HAS been kinda ass live but as you said he is playing more complicated songs
@@petarblazevic1954 I don't know man, in general, Metallica is simply heavier. Like... When you compare album to album... RTL is heavier than Peace Sells. Puppets is way heavier than SFSGSW. AJFA is heavier than RIP. Black is heavier than CTE. Load & Reload are heavier than Youth, Cryptic & Risk for sure. St. Anger is a lot heavier than TSHF. I like TSHF more than St. Anger for sure, but St. Anger is still heavier. As far as the lyrics, I think it's pretty obvious that James bares his soul a lot more openly than Dave. Dave writes about external topics... The things he sees in the world, but James writes more internal shit. Thoughts, feelings, etc. Mustaine couldn't dream of writing something so introspective as say The Unforgiven.
@@petarblazevic1954 In My Darkest Hour ain't that deep, man. The way Hetfield weaves the story 1of the boy turning to an old man and then revealed that "the old man here is me" is genius storytelling. I don't know what to tell ya man, I like Megadeth, I think Mustaine is a genius guitarist and one of my favorite guys in the genre, but his lyrics are just not as personal and connective as Hetfield's.
Who cares if Metallica or Megadeth wins? With those 2 bands battling each other the real winner is us the Listeners!!! We get some of the most badass metal songs ever written because each band was trying to outdo the other
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.
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.
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)
the only people who care about who is better is the angry megadeth fanboys who are angry on dave's behalf and that is strikingly obvious from the comments 😭the maturity of listening to music without making it a dick measuring contest is not something all are born with apparently, just jam guys it seriously is not that deep
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
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!
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
Great video my man. Kudos to you 👍🏻 🏆 Purely album wise for me: Megadeth: 1. Endgame 2. The System Has Failed 3. Rust In Peace 4. Pease Sells…But Whose Buying 5. Killing Is My Business… (Honourable mention - Dystopia) Metallica: 1. Master Of Puppets 2. Kill ‘Em All 3. The Black Album 4. Ride The Lightning 5. Hardwired… (Honourable mention - And Justice For All)
Musicianship, skill, speed, accuracy it has to go to MEGADETH. I’m a guitar player. They’re a musicians band. RTL and Justice are Metallicas best albums. I only listen to Justice with Jason’s bass mixed back in. Great skill and speed. James and Dave should do at least one stand alone album!
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!
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
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
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
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/
Metallica had the far better peak and in a song vs song matchup pretty easily wins. Their influence is larger and they brought metal into the mainstream. They simply have the more iconic songs. Their live albums are also superior. Emotionally they are far above Megadeth. James is the voice of metal. Megadeth has the better career. Their most recent album (2022) feels like it’s straight out of the 90s. Musically they are probably more advanced. They have some of the best deep tracks out of any band. Dave has an incredibly distinctive and unique voice.
"Cryptic Writings" and "Re Load" were definitely ahead of their time if they were released in 1977! Man, even Nugent and Sabbath fans must have freaked out!
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!..
My favorite Megadeth albums are TSHF, TWNAH, RIP, Youthanasia, Endgame, and United Abominations. They have influenced me a lot to learn guitar 10 years ago. I went back to revisit these albums in the last week and i have enjoyed them so much more than i remembered. Thanks for this video!
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!
@@UncleUncleRj if you want something great and something thats not boring, go listen to master of puppets... load is boring.. you cant look at both albums and say master of puppets is great (or maybe you dont find it great) and then look at load and say.. oh yea.. great stuff there.. its not boring at all... you could say it has a few good moments maybe.. but it is overall boring
@@annabulgariu3707 wrong, i can do just that. Put on some headphones and listen to load/reload. Its their least boring albums. They use more instruments, new tunings, multiple new styles, many layers... i can go on.
Fun fact on 13, Dave forced the album because he had to have neck surgery. He actually had a slipped disk if I remember came I think he also briefly battled cancer. So he knew he had to put out something for the fans.
It’s crazy that it took until last year for Megadeth to stop releasing albums every 2 or 3 years.
Their consistent output over the years is very impressive
I agree. It's really impressive
MegaDave had to fight throat cancer first, then came a great follow-up thrash album to 'Dystopia'.
Dave recently talked about trying to put another 3 albums out in the next 10 years before he calls it quits. I don't know how realistic that is, but I'm all for it. I love both bands, I just prefer Megadeth and they've made more consistently great music. The people that fell off after the RIP era really missed some gems. I love the era of 86 to 95, but I also love 04 to 10. The System Has Failed, United Abominations and Endgame are definitely some of the best of modern Megadeth, to me. And this is controversial, but I actually love Risk for being a great album. It's not a great Megadeth album, though. Does that make sense? And I like most of 13, and a few songs off Super Collider. If you took all the strongest songs off those two, it would make a great album. Really, Megadeth has put out that many albums, and none are bad albums, they just have some weak material on some.
There is a lot of reasons for this.
1. Megadeth will never make as much money as metallica touring wise. So, he kinda has too if he wants to make money.
2. Dave is genuinely a harder worker when it comes to releasing albums. No matter the drama in his band, he realizes or is forced because of contracts to release music. Which really pays off if you are a huge megadeth fan such as myself.
3. Realize that more doesn't mean better. Lest we forget about super collider, risk, 13, and the world needs a hero.
Youthansia is so underrated, Family Tree being the deep cut classic
This album came out when I was in the 7th grade. It was always my favorite 90s Megadeth release. Love CTE and Cryptic but Youthanasia always hit hard to me. I'm from east Texas and we played a team called the Elysian field yellow jackets !
I love Youthansia one of my favorirtes.
Youthanasia and load are both 10/10 albums for me. Load gets too much hate and youh is underrated.
Elysian Fields is down the street from Lucretia in California.@@aaronmiller7311
So glad to see someone else say this!!!! 🌳
popularity - metallica
quality - megadeth
As a Megadeth fanboy Im already kinda pissed for low balling the epic rawness of their debut album
Should've been rated way lower. Sucks ass.
I stopped watching at that point 😮
😂😂😂 fair
I hate how bad it sounds. Great album. I will recommend the Final Kill(?) mix. The bass was turned up and there was something about it that brought back some raw feeling I had been desensitized to.
Every time I see a Metallica vs. Megadeth thumbnail, I feel like I’m 14 years old again, yet also 60.
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.
No way Death Magnetic is better than Dystopia or The Sick, The Dying and The Dead.
As a fan of both bands yes it is, dystopia and the sick the dying and the dead just feel like Souless albums, heard them once and never wanted to listen to them again
@@nemesis8626And death magnetic was full of soul and emotion to you? :))) Dystopia has better music in its first 3 tracks than the whole death magnetic album...
Exodus
@@nemesis8626Death Magnetic sounds like a series of riff compilations put into song-length chunks with vocals slapped on and meaningless lyrics that sound like they were written by AI. So disjointed.
@@nemesis8626 Not to me. Oh well.
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.
I once had a strange dream when I was around 14 in which I (a hobby bassist) was recruited to play bass on a megadeth record and had to explain to elderly dave mustaine that I had a day job as an auto mechanic in Detroit.
That’s wild 😅
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
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.
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I didn't know that both of these bands went back in time to 1977 to release albums.😅
try barzakh mennar
Lulu was a Lou Reed album. It was not Metallica. Get real.
48:30 1977 😂
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🔥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 💯
Yeah, I like Metallica, too. But even if they go back to just being metal again for the 2nd time (I have concerns), I'll support them as long as they don't pull another St. Anger.
I'm admitting I like everything except for St. Anger. LOL! But I see what you mean.
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
Youthanasia was a banger. Addicted to choas wore my tape thin i listened to it so much.
I play Addicted to Chaos way too much. That's my freaking life, Chaos. LOL
Love that track
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...
I'm assuming you meant "Youthanasia" *wink*. Even though it was commercial I really liked it and today I have been playing "A Tout Le Monde" constantly. I also like Cryptic Writings (Trust!), and even some stuff on Risk. Insomnianianianiania is one of them (lol). LOL At least Megadeth didn't have a St. Anger album (IMO) but if any come the closest it would be Risk. But again, Risk is better than St. Anger IMO.
@@NAlvazaz Good one, wink wink" yay those have grown on me and I guess if it's from Mustaine, I'm gonna like it period. Of course I like his heavier stuff the best but this is from the heart and good for special times.
I think Dave deserves a lot more credit here for Kill Em All
Why? Only one song was Dave's, the other 3 were contributions.
You want Dave to have sole credit for the entire album?
Half the album has nothing to do with Dave.
@@zane4575 Huh? Mustaine was a co-founder, played every show for the first year(s), helped secure a record deal, and is credited with 4 out of 10 songs (40%) but clearly his influence and DNA is all over KEA. Metallica fired him, stole and profited from his intellectual property. Hammett walked in, had all the guitar rifts, and they recorded KEA. Mustaine is also all over RTL too, credited on 2 out of 8 songs (25%). I'd say he should get about 25% or more credit for the first two albums, being 1 of 4 original members and having contributed so much.
this isn't a Dave vs Metallica, it's Megadeth vs Metallica.
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.
I think this album is underrated and it's so frustrating ! The album is almost perfect ( without these boots ) and I think people just don't want to focus on it
@@ALCIN0_ I know what you mean man!
no argument my megadeth is the best metal band am9ng the big 4 . and aming the big 4 metall8ca is never included
A lot of the songs on KIMB cause damn-near instantaneous tendonitis when I attempt them. I've been playing 23 years and very little on that record is 'easy' for me in any way 🤣
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.
Thats a good way to put it!
It's heavily influenced by Alice Cooper, I'd think.
Watch the concerts from Argentina in 2005. Oh my! It's so awesome!
Justice and Rust In Peace both deserve 30/30’s
Rust in Peace is already an icon, i think Countdown to Exctinction is also should be an icon. As we can see in this system 25+ albums are cult albums, AJFA and CtE also deserves a spot there.
Nah but MOP definitely is flawless
Metallica has two, maybe three, masterpiece albums. Master and Justice, for sure, maybe Ride the Lightening. Megadeth has one masterpiece in Rust. That being said, Dave wrote a lot of Ride the Lightening.
@@jedramos6518 no dude he only Co wrote two songs on Ride the Lightning. Give Metallica credit where credit is due. They definitely have 3 master piece albums arguably 4 if you're a black album fan which lots of people are I'm just not one of them
@jedramos6518 lol Metallica have 4 masterpiece albums not 2 . Kill em all which Dave wrote 4 songs and all the solos on the kill em all album . When he was fired from the band in 1983 he told them not to use his songs . They did anyways and they got credit for Daves work. Ride the lighting is definitely a masterpiece some even consider it their best album . Dave only wrote 2 songs for lighting album . Title track and The call of ktulu . Master of puppets their biggest success and Justice by many as their best album . Black album was ok also the album where it started going down hill for their career . Megadeth biggest success rust in peace ,Peace sells and Countdown to distinction .
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
I didnt include EPs. Although I really enjoy hidden treasures
Its not a EP tho its a full Album 8 tracks is not a EP
@@lucaseverin666It was considered an EP at the time. I can't remember back then it was 9 or 10 tracks to be considered an LP . I have noticed that has changed.
@@DalaganteMaster of Puppets is 8 tracks and thats an LP
@lucaseverin666 may be it is length of album. I just remember being it being 9 track was an ep back in the early 90s
The commitment that it took to put this together and almost countless hours of listening to these albums. Bravo, man. Great video.
Hahahah thanks man, It did take a lot of time. Cheers
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.
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.
MEGADETH
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."
hahaha gotta give the people a real answer
Glad I didn’t watch the video for a crap ending like that. I just skimmed comments hoping someone like yourself would write what was the end result.
@@calypsoshoard9132 no it's worth him going through the albums and giving them a solid rating.
It's like comparing Chess (Megadeth) to Checkers (Metallica). Not even close.
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.
Can't we just agree both are amazing?
They both are for sure!
Nah Metallica is a crappy cover band
@@pastaboy9371 you say it just because of Mechanix/The Four Horsemen
We could agree if that was a fact but it's not. Metallica is music for the masses, and we all know what masses consume. Brands, crappy food, crappy music, etc
@@JPR17 Metallica isn't crappy, they have written albums like Master of Puppets that are masterpieces, the masses only know Enter Sandman and Nothing Else Matters, and those are a little crap
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 ;)
Youthanasia is one of my favorite records by Megadeth almost always have it in cd player in my car
Me too, me too! :)
In my musical world, my opinion is the only one that matters!
well....what is your opinion then?
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).
Stunned is a fitting description to hearing Ride the Lightening for the first time in '85. Coming out of the music store popping the cassette tape into my pioneer stereo and hearing Fight Fire With Fire, Come on man 😲 The craziest part is kept that level of quality throughout song after song. It blew my mind really. I had heard Sabbath, Priest, Maiden, but this blew everything up to that point out of the water.
It should be criminal that I have to listen Enter Sandman at least 5 times a week, but Train of Consequences gets no air/stream play. Youthanasia is tied with RIP as my fave Megadeth album. Killer riffs and hooks, Dave's best vocals and Marty's best solo's.
no kidding. Tons of Youthanasia tracks should have/could have been hits
I think I heard Train of Consequences at a hockey game and popped tf off. Wish Megadeth got more love than being hated on for Dave and his political bs lol.
@@Dracula_sb Hell yea dude, that's like a unicorn sighting. I know people rag on his conspiracy theory stuff, but he doesn't really talk actual politics all that often. Even if it's completely obvious where he leans as a fundamentalist Christian.
Also, Beyond Magnetic/ Cryptic Writings deserved a mention and that’s a hot point. Both were excellent.
Dystopia definitely deserves a higher intangible score it was the first album Megadeth ever won a Grammy for
Yeah, I can't believe it would get less than a 8.5. For me it's a 10.
Distopia was a great album. It was them returning to good metal songs and Keiko was a great addition to the band.
@@sighermike I agree, it's in their top 3 albums for me.
@@sighermikeNot to mention Chris Adler from Lamb of God. He might not have stuck around with Megadeth for long but his drumming was solid on Dystopia.
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.
Fair enough man. I get that. Thanks for watching to that point anyways 👍🫡
"It was a HUGE DEAL in the 80s!"
"It's not dated!"
Which one is it, bro?
@@charlesblerzbo1616 what's the next sentence bro? It's history. The PMRC tried to oppress the entire music industry. Had they succeeded we'd be living in a whole new world right now. They wouldn't have stopped there.
@@charlesblerzbo1616
Both.
Don't think free speech isn't an issue today?
Say what you will about Metallica's covers, but the $5.98 Ep is a fucking BANGER.
Absolutely
My favorite by them as far as the mix.
I love So Far, So Good, So What!!!
I grew up with these bands. Heard Puppets when I was 12 and it blew me away. Then I discovered Megadeth a year later with Rust.
When Load came out, it was the first time I could afford to buy my own CD. Saw the cover release and went “wtf is this?”. Went home, popped the CD in and went “wtf is this…?”
After St. Anger I wrote them off. For me 83’-91’ Metallica was their era.
Megadeth era is arguably 86’-97’ but damn if Dave doesn’t come out of nowhere with something and surprise you. Sick Dying and Dead was a fantastic follow to Dystopia.
All hail Megadeth.
WTF Dystopia is a masterpiece. 6.5 out of 10 is crazy.
Agreed.
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 I've been a Megadeth fan since 1990 and I think Dystopia is my favorite album.
@ebenezerspludge8369 It's damn good that's for sure.
Better than anything Metallica have done anyway
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 Yeah, absolutely. I loved Metallica as a kid but as I got older I just don't enjoy them. Megadeth evolved their sound while keeping what makes them so unique. Metallic seems to simplify their sound with each album and it gets boring fast.
Rust is their only true masterpiece. Dystopia is amazing. A masterpiece? No way. It's a solid album. Definitely top 5
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)*
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.
1) wants to lower Metallicas disatvantage in the number of music released
2) "strengstens" them with Lulu
3) ...
chad moves 👍
Its got their name on it 🤷🏼
He left off hidden treasure as well so that probably did Metallica a favor
Yea.. angry again is on that if I'm not wrong and that's a great great song.. so.. shut your mouth... he tried his best to make things even..
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.
Flesh and the Power it holds is next my man 👍👍 thanks for your support
Sorry I mean Scavenger of Human Sorrow 😂
All this thrash metal turned my brain to mush
ohh Bite the pain would be super cool too!!@@VARVIS_
@@VARVIS_ Oh yes that will be tight. SOHS is one of my favorites! Hope your mom is rocking in peace🤘
Megadeth is certainly millions of times better than metallica but somehow not as popular.
I thought your profile picture was Soundgarden's down on the upside.
@CaptainBlackBread not even close. Maybe you can mistake it if the screen is small. 😆
See Slayer
@christophermilliken3910 were you born yesterday? Don't you think everyone already knows about slayer? You are suggesting it like it's something new.
That's because, in general, humanity is not a meritocracy.
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.
If you exclude Lulu, then you exclude Risk. Risk was a risk and that's why he named it that. You're right, they put Metallica on the cover to sell a ton of albums. It's part of their discography whether people like it or not.
Im also curious where Hidden Treasures would rank in this. It's as much of a full release as Garage Inc and S&M.
Angry again is fire
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 😅
Don't know why the writing process would differ. All the same on guitars...
Lo único que odio de ese álbum es el tema homónimo, se me hace inescuchable
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.
Thanks for watching man! I knew it was a theme song for some MTV show but didnt realize it was MTV news and for a whole decade 🤯
Def would have bumped it up a bit. Cheers man !
i have been waiting for years for someone to do a dave mustaine v kirk limited talent hammet....solo v solo
Youthanasia is my #1 fave Megadeth album. I watched your video just to see if you are aligned and you are! I also don’t know why it’s such an underrated album that no one really talk about. Production is AMAZING. All songs are great in every aspects. So I’m a weirdo just like you 😂 Oh and I know this is not part of your scoring but the album art cover is also my #1 fave, it is very creative and has great production value to match the album itself.
Bro its so good, glad you agree, stay tuned hope to have a FULL deep dive on the entire album done soon 👍
Megadeth wins!
Without a doubt, Metallica hasn't done one good thing in 34 years. It is like they hit thier peak and it's been alllllll downhill since.
Not bias at all!
LMAO
😂😂😂
We, the fans, all win because of both Metallica and Megadeth.
Great video man. Enjoyed it🤘🤘
Megadeth has always had better technically better musicians, but Metallica was just more digestible to the mainstream. They just had that "it" factor.
I’ll take epic content sporadically vs. daily grind vids as awesome as they have been ❤
Ayyyy big thanks brother ❤️
Nice job man , congratulations from Portugal 🔥
Rust in Peace/Polaris and Call of Ktulu
Good video bro. Earned a sub.
Thanks homie welcome
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
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 😮😅
Dave didn't just write the Kill Em All solos, he wrote 4 of the songs. 4 Horseman, Jump, Militia, Phantom
But technically, he was in metallica then. So as far as bands go, these are points for metallica.
Dave only wrote Mechanic, the other 3 songs he co wrote aka contributed.
Making it seem like Mustaine wrote half the album...lol.
@@zane4575
And James rewrote to lyrics to make it much less corney
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.
"Never been heavier"
Post American world, bodies, blood of heroes, the chugging riff in Headcrusher. The part about lyrics is literally bias as youre just cherrypicking songs at that point. Also Mustaine HAS been kinda ass live but as you said he is playing more complicated songs
@@petarblazevic1954 I don't know man, in general, Metallica is simply heavier. Like... When you compare album to album... RTL is heavier than Peace Sells. Puppets is way heavier than SFSGSW. AJFA is heavier than RIP. Black is heavier than CTE. Load & Reload are heavier than Youth, Cryptic & Risk for sure. St. Anger is a lot heavier than TSHF. I like TSHF more than St. Anger for sure, but St. Anger is still heavier.
As far as the lyrics, I think it's pretty obvious that James bares his soul a lot more openly than Dave. Dave writes about external topics... The things he sees in the world, but James writes more internal shit. Thoughts, feelings, etc. Mustaine couldn't dream of writing something so introspective as say The Unforgiven.
@@Kapricorn.Musick Point is theyre different styles of playing. Also, in my darkest hour exists
looks like you had plenty to say...:}
@@petarblazevic1954 In My Darkest Hour ain't that deep, man. The way Hetfield weaves the story 1of the boy turning to an old man and then revealed that "the old man here is me" is genius storytelling.
I don't know what to tell ya man, I like Megadeth, I think Mustaine is a genius guitarist and one of my favorite guys in the genre, but his lyrics are just not as personal and connective as Hetfield's.
Who cares if Metallica or Megadeth wins? With those 2 bands battling each other the real winner is us the Listeners!!! We get some of the most badass metal songs ever written because each band was trying to outdo the other
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.
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.
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)
the only people who care about who is better is the angry megadeth fanboys who are angry on dave's behalf and that is strikingly obvious from the comments 😭the maturity of listening to music without making it a dick measuring contest is not something all are born with apparently, just jam guys it seriously is not that deep
When I heard fight fire with fire metal now changed for me tthey became my favourite band and seen them on that tour
Not bias in Megadeth's favor at all, Boss!
LMAO
Metal Up Your Ass!!!!!!
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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
The last song I liked from Metallica was the day that never comes
Thanks man. I really tried to like all the albums as best I could. Thanks for watching G
@@VARVIS_ oh certainly it's a near impossible task especially trying to be objective. I very much enjoyed your video
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!
ayyyy appreciate it man. I only really started making all these videos a little over 6 months ago, but I still really appreciate the kind words!
Load/Reload is very underrated imo.
I would say this days it's overrated
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
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
Great video my man. Kudos to you 👍🏻 🏆
Purely album wise for me:
Megadeth:
1. Endgame
2. The System Has Failed
3. Rust In Peace
4. Pease Sells…But Whose Buying
5. Killing Is My Business…
(Honourable mention - Dystopia)
Metallica:
1. Master Of Puppets
2. Kill ‘Em All
3. The Black Album
4. Ride The Lightning
5. Hardwired…
(Honourable mention - And Justice For All)
MEGADETH is the better band
Musicianship, skill, speed, accuracy it has to go to MEGADETH. I’m a guitar player. They’re a musicians band.
RTL and Justice are Metallicas best albums. I only listen to Justice with Jason’s bass mixed back in. Great skill and speed. James and Dave should do at least one stand alone album!
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!
Yessir! Flesh and the Power it holds is next up but Crystal Mountain is on the list! Cheers brother
Sorry I meant Scavenger of Human Sorrow is next!
Oh hell yeah Bite the pain would also be super dope!@@VARVIS_
Going forward on this bands albums is not a trash metal decline but for me I see musician becoming more musically and age come to maturity.
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
In an interview from a few years ago James said he’d like to make some shorter songs but Lars always wants to drag them out a couple extra minutes
Megadeth 100%
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
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
Glad to hear it bro, Youthansia is criminally underrated, welcome to the ascended Megadeth fan tier
IMO:
Better Guitarist: Mustaine
Better Singer: Hetfield
Better Live: Metallica
Better on Record: Megadeth
Better "best" album: Metallica (MOP)
Better "worst" album: Megadeth (Risk)
Better songwriter: evenly matched
You left off Metallica's 1987 "The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited"
That's a good one too!
I didnt include EPs. plus it was on Garage Days revisited anyways
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/
Metallica had the far better peak and in a song vs song matchup pretty easily wins. Their influence is larger and they brought metal into the mainstream. They simply have the more iconic songs. Their live albums are also superior. Emotionally they are far above Megadeth. James is the voice of metal.
Megadeth has the better career. Their most recent album (2022) feels like it’s straight out of the 90s. Musically they are probably more advanced. They have some of the best deep tracks out of any band. Dave has an incredibly distinctive and unique voice.
Thats a great summation. Wish I had the big brain to have thought of that and put it in the video 😂👍
Cheers
"Cryptic Writings" and "Re Load" were definitely ahead of their time if they were released in 1977! Man, even Nugent and Sabbath fans must have freaked out!
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!..
My favorite Megadeth albums are TSHF, TWNAH, RIP, Youthanasia, Endgame, and United Abominations. They have influenced me a lot to learn guitar 10 years ago. I went back to revisit these albums in the last week and i have enjoyed them so much more than i remembered. Thanks for this video!
Metallica first 3 albums were good it went downhill from there , Megadeath has more total better songs, in my opinion
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!
Can you do a video on Control Denied? Love your videos
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
You missed Hidden Treasures and MD45!
MD45 isnt a Megadeth album (unlike lulu) and Hidden Treasures is an EP. Its a banger EP but I didnt use EPs for this 👍👍
MD.45 is great.
Apparently I'm the only one who prefers the edition with Dave on vocals.
Love that album.
I am much more of a Megadeth fan their music reminds me of Bach and I love Bach in violins.
You lost me when you said Load was boring.
Load sucked ass
It is boring... if you don't find MoP boring than you can't possibly find load full of greatness and epic moments..
@@annabulgariu3707 ...what
@@UncleUncleRj if you want something great and something thats not boring, go listen to master of puppets... load is boring.. you cant look at both albums and say master of puppets is great (or maybe you dont find it great) and then look at load and say.. oh yea.. great stuff there.. its not boring at all... you could say it has a few good moments maybe.. but it is overall boring
@@annabulgariu3707 wrong, i can do just that. Put on some headphones and listen to load/reload. Its their least boring albums. They use more instruments, new tunings, multiple new styles, many layers... i can go on.
Fun fact on 13, Dave forced the album because he had to have neck surgery. He actually had a slipped disk if I remember came I think he also briefly battled cancer. So he knew he had to put out something for the fans.
interesting, didnt know that but it makes sense!