Rapper Reacts to Megadeth FOR THE FIRST TIME!! | Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
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React to Judas Priest - Painkiller! It's a similar style to this!
As I lay dying song "nothing left" off "an ocean between us"
Parkway Drive, song: Wishing Wells.
You should try Linkin park in the end
I love the metal reactions
You should try ado (usseewa) you will amazed by her
You killed it bro! Dave, the lead singer, Is a huge punisher fan!! Your the first I have heard pull that one out. Love your content...new sub!!!!
He's so spot on with his analysis that I'm skeptical about this being his first listen.
Yeah it’s hard to tell if there’s prior research. I try not to be skeptical. I still really enjoy the videos regardless
I couldn't tell if he actually liked the song though.
@@theaiden5285 He really makes it so obvious that he is reading the lyrics analysis on Genius, that I really don't understand how he hasn't been called out. I enjoy a lot of his videos, but I'm not delusional. I mean...he said he hasn't read the Bible...but he recognizes every single Bible reference he hears in a song as a Bible reference...come on, now...
@@theaiden5285 it isnt he called the bass player by name in the first few seconds
FINALLY!! Megadeth is my all time favorite band and you're finally doing them! Every Megadeth song has a deeper meaning than most people see. 17 albums and 38 years later, they never lost it.
I have played bass forever. So I am somewhat of a musician (done a few random projects but mostly a passionate hobby that I will do to death) I have a regular job so am no pro but I can impress randos so I'm not total garbage. That being said I've been a metal head since a young child thanks to my mom and dad. I also listen to literally everything besides techno and most modern country/rap. Imho Megadeath is a better band technically in skill than Metallica, and I fucking love them to death. That being said I do feel that Metallica songs just "sound" better even though they more simple and easier to play.
Lyrically, musically, technically, I have to say this is their best song. The anti-war part is a core part of metal; Sabbath began the tradition, and Megadeth, Iron Maiden, and Metallica very much continued the tradition and amplified it.
That's why metal got the big Satan Music title slapped on it. The government was run by people claiming to be Christian while they bombed the shit outta whoever they wanted. Most metal from the 80s and early 90s actually has a good message. Can't have the sheep questioning reality.
Endgame is a close tie as a song don't @ me
@@Celatra @Celatra
No. It's not even their best song off the album.
@@stevenhenry5267agreed. Musically speaking, Five Magics, Tornado Of Souls and Polaris are more interesting. Much more melody within the second half of Rust In Peace, with Lucretia being another example.
I'm loving these metal Mondays! At least I can count on one good thing happening on a Monday 👍🤘
He's does more metal? Why can't I find it on his Playlist 😔
@@s.l.s.l.1405 Such Playlist now exists
2:15 "Death Metal"
Oh you sweet, sweet child.. that is a journey you're not quite ready for yet 😅
Crazy thing about this line up, Marty Friedman (lead guitars) is now one of the biggest K-Pop artist in Japan. The drummer, Nick Menza, unfortunatey passed away due to a heart attack in the middle of a show.
And the bass player got canceled for jerking off on webcam and joined up with all the other musicians Mustaine stepped on along the way to form the “Kings of Thrash” which is Ellefson, Poland and Young shredding Killing is My Business and Peace Sells songs live.
Except he has nothing to do with K-pop.. and he's certainly not one of the biggest artists in either Japan or Korea.
I wondered if anyone was going to mention Marty! 🤘🏻
@@salmonero6472 Oh, you got me. K Pop, J Pop, Pop, all the same, it is Pop and Marty is not at all famous, or on the charts, on have tv shows in Japan, nope not Marty at all, he is the new bass player in Steel Panther, he goes by Spyder, now fuck off.
Knox you need to do Metal Mondays each day of the week. Theres too much metal out there to do it only 1 day a week. You will be 100 years old and never scratch the surface on some great music!
Just saw a couple of your metal reactions and analysis videos and I am very impressed with your lyrical examination and ability to piece together the meanings presented within the songs themselves. When you delve into metal there are too many bands to choose from.. and I am sure you have many people throwing suggestions your way. I will give you a quick breakdown of my own favorite bands but not the songs themselves.. just so you are familiar with the names.
King Diamond - King Diamond does concept albums/horror stories. Worth a listen if you are into stories that span multiple songs.
Mercyful Fate - King Diamond does vocals for Mercyful fate.. which is an even darker band lyrically.
Meshuggah - Famous for polyrhythms and for pioneering a style known as djent.
Possessed - A mix of speed/thrash metal with harsh (growling almost) vocals.. the band that inspired the first death metal band.
Death - The first death metal band.
Iron Maiden - Each song tells a story either of history, alternative futures, or is based on a book or a movie.
Black Sabbath - Credited for being the OG of metal. Ozzy Osbourne was their original vocalist.
Ozzy Osbourne - Solo artist and see above.
Dio - Ronnie James Dio is the vocalist for this band.. also replaced Ozzy in Black Sabbath for a time. One of the best vocalists in metal.
Rainbow - Another band which featured Dio on vocals for a time. Less metal more rock.. but it was the 70's.
AC/DC - Classic hard rock with a heavy blues influence.
Metallica - Speaks for itself. One of the 'big 4' of thrash metal.
Megadeth - Speaks for itself. Another of the big 4.
Slayer - Another big 4.. but much darker/harsher than Metallica/Megadeth
Anthrax - The last of the big 4.. considered by most to be the 'fun' band of the big 4.
Yngwie Malmsteen - Classically trained metal guitarist.
Devin Townsend - Musical Madman with many projects under his belt (under many different names)
Strapping Young Lad - One of Devin's more psychotic projects.
Gojira - French metal with an environmental agenda.
Jinjer - Female lead singer.. from Ukraine. Mix of styles of music from Reggae to heavy metal.
There are waaaay more than that (obviously) but these should keep you in stitches for years if you do a deep-dive into their music plus the music that inspired them.. as well as the music that they inspired.
Enjoy the trip ;)
A Tout Le Monde next please! My fave Megadeth song!
First thing I found it so funny you used the reference "statue of David" when describing the bass player who is named David Ellifson. The skull you keep alluding to is the bands mascot "Vic Rattlehead," I feel that this line up of Dave Mustaine lead vocals & guitar, Marty Freedman guitar, David Ellifson bass, and the late Nick Menza RIP on drums is by far the greatest line up in the bands long history. I had the honor of seeing this line up in concert five times. You can believe that at every one of those shows I was in the mosh pit that you mentioned during the video! It was an amazing time in music!
I appreciate these metal breakdowns. Growing up with this style of music, I would always get lost in the guitars and never paid much mind to what's being said.
That's completely understandable getting lost in the energy of the music.
If you want to hear some more Megadeth, absolute suggestions are: Sweating Bullets, The Right to Go Insane and Dystopia
Knox I love your channel and your analysis is perfect. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Much love brother
The second part is about the Punisher..well spotted man.
I love Metal Mondays and look forward to your reactions every week. One band I would love to see you react to is Bad Omens. I’ve been listening to them for about two years now, and their music is really good.
"My fingers would cramp up and AUTO knot themselves" 🤣🤣🤣
I about pissed myself laughing at that comment. 😂
Man, you dropped some good knowledge on this song, so great that this turned out much, much more than I expected - RESPECT
You continue to be one of my favorite reactors. You have a great gift at breaking things down and just a great love and appreciation for music
Edward Scott - Except he didn't seem to appreciate the music. The video and the lyrics, yes...but unless I missed it, he didn't even talk about the music itself.
❤😂😂😂😂 That statue of David is David Eliffson, and funny enough he is now a Pastor as well. Keep them coming please
15:00 believe it or not, its not the left hand's fingers that hurt after this song, its the right forearm.
"Anarchy is no guarantee that some people won't kill, injure, kidnap, defraud, or steal from others. Government is a guarantee that some will." Gustave de Molinari
The skull is "Vic" thier mascot. He on every album cover. In the early days in LA and Orange County would pkay under "Vic and the Rattleheads" that way they could play small places and only true Megadeth fans knew who the were pretty much... Blue Oyster Cult played under the club name "Soft White Underbelly" in the 70's.
Check out Megadeth’s latest:The Sick, The Dying and The Dead, Dave and Vic Rattlehead making war on their terms. A lot of social commentary in Megadeth.
IRA conflict for HOLY WARS; PUNISHMENT DUE is The Punisher(comics)
Apparently Dave wrote this song after touring in Ireland 🇮🇪 and learning about the war that was going on with Northern Ireland
The skull is their mascot and is called Vic Rattlehead. Vic stands for victim. Rattlehead is what Dave's mother used to call him when he was headbanging. I think Vic is created in a song on an early album. It also embodies "see no evil, hear no evil, tell no evil" and censorship. Metal was censored a lot these days, parental advisory was established and there were a few court cases of parents that were trying to get bands banned because they were "evil" and could mislead their kids into satan's influence. We all had a laugh back then.
Kudo's for getting the Punisher reference. A lot of metalheads don't get that.
The guitar techniques are not that difficult. Dave is just a master at it however.
“A Tout Le Monde” and “ In my darkest hour” next my friend… Rust in Peace was undoubtedly their pinnacle… but if you want lyrical gems from Dave Mustaine….these two hit the hardest personally…and amazing tracks to boost…give ‘em a go…
@KnoxHill Since you are from PG county, you might like to know guitarist Marty Friedman grew up in Laurel MD. I went to Laurel HS with his sister.
Small typo, but the video thumbnail shows the Megadeth line up from "Peace Sells" era. When "Holy Wars" was written/released, Marty Friedman and Nick Menza had joined the band.
1:07 That man is the Statue of David Ellefsob
This is basically two songs back-to-back, Punishment Due part being based on the Marvel character The Punisher, a soldier whose family gets killed by criminals and starts his own war against criminals. And... Seems you got it already. Started writing before I finished your video. So, that's confirmed. Dave Mustaine said it himself tgat he based the song on The Punisher. The first part was inspired by Megadeth doing a gig in Ireland and hearing about the situation there.
The first picture of a Palestinian is Yassar Arafat. (Don't know if spelling is right). Leader of the PLO - Palestinian Liberation Organisation. Passed away a while ago.
❤Incredible Mr Knox.
You just get it 💯 % every time.
Love your channel man
Thank you so much for the reactions and content.
This songs is eargasm as it finest
One of the Most GENIUS Songs ever made 🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🔥❤️………
#Flawless🤘🏾
dave wasthe main writer for metallica in 1982
Try checking out SepticFlesh. Their drummer is AMAZING! The song Anubis or Communion.
The foresight of these lyrics are happening right now literally here in America. It’s not 100% a “Holy War” per say, but as the Bible states “we do not fight against flesh & blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world and against the spiritual wickedness in high places.” Wow, it’s so good to see you are quite well versed on other things than just music. But yeah, if there were ever a song to represent what’s going on at this very moment in our lives, it’s be this one right here. If not it’s at least the #1 thrash song of all time. You’ve got a new sub here if this is the type of content you make. 🙏🏼✌🏼🤘🏼
The Holy Wars part of the song was referring specifically to the religious conflict in Northern Ireland that they got a taste of when they played a show there and Dave decided to write a song about it. You nailed the second part of the song cuz it is about Marvel's The Punisher. I'm loving this metal journey you're on cuz there's a lot of misconceptions about metal out there and the best way to find out the truth is by ignoring those, listening and analyzing🤘.
Damn Knox, seems we are really polar opposites, I am a metal guy taking a deep dive into Hip-Hop/ Rap,.. you hit the nail on the head with the punisher reference... here's some more Megadeth for ya, Same album , b track called "Polaris"... This song needs to be heard... Another is "rust in peace" these among many others are greats.. from Megadeth.. love the metal side your exploring..
The greatest thing to ever happen to Dave Mustaine was being fired by Metallica. They’re part of the Big Four which is Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax.
The greatest opening riff ever.
Your the best reaction to this song.you should tutor other reactionists to videos.appreciate music,lyrics ,message.keep up the good work BROTHER.
i would highly recommend gottasadae by bewhy for a reaction!! it’s a super cool rap sound with an awesome orchestral backing track
Megadeth NY! Most fav band.. Nice
PLS DO WASHINGTON IS NEXT! Dave is an architect in the world
of lyricist!
Glad you did mehadeth its my favorite band so so many great song and albums.
I remember when I had my first beer.
Nightwish - Poet and the Pendulum next?? everyone run this up lmao
3:46 you nailed it. funny story if ya dig
Something very different from this, and something heavier from this would be Gojira - The Art of Dying. This band is very talented with everything they do in their music
Gotta give rooster by Alice In Chains a listen. One of my favorite grunge songs of all time
That skull you keep mentioning happens to be Vic Rattlehead🤘🤘
MY REQUEST WAS HEARD
This song is so freaking epic
symphony of destruction is their best song IMO
One of the greatest metal songs ever
You hydrated more in this video than I do in a week. Jesus. Give your kidneys a break.
Yeah, the song was was inspired by religious and political conflict in Northern Ireland. Because Mustaine said some shit through the mic during a show thete without knowing the whole story and started a riot, they had to be escorted in a bulletproof car.
Who knows how many songs we wouldnt have if Dave kept his mouth shut 🤣🤣
Great reaction, amazing how these lyrics are still so relevant today 🎸🎸🎸🎸
The second half is actually about the comic The Punisher, first half was about the war, but when they played in Ireland, he was blacked out drunk on stage and dedicated this song to the rebels, cause they used the bands skull for a short, which in Belfast, where the show was caused a riot, the band had to be snuck out in the middle of the night
They didn't play it, Dave Mustaine said "give Ireland back to the Irish" or something like that, this made the audience split into two sides and they started fighting each other, Megadeth had to be escorted out of the building , this is the experience that inspired Dave to write Holy Wars
The band was playing Ireland, probably for the first time, during the height of the "The Troubles". The band was really naive, not really knowing what "The Troubles" were or what it was about. Backstage there was talk about some incidents happening around the arena during the event that were Troubles related. Later on backstage, Dave caught someone selling bootleg Megadeth shirt and he went to take away the bootlegged shirt from the man. The bootlegger protested by saying that the shirts are being sold in support for "the cause". Dave, being naive, asked him what is "the cause?", which the bootlegger answered by saying, “It’s about prejudice and religion. The Catholics think they are better than the Protestants; the Protestants think they are better than the Catholics.”
So during the bands set, before they started playing their famous cover of the Sex Pistols song, Anarchy In The UK, Dave (being drunk and stupid) introed in the song by saying "This one is for The Cause". This caused the audience to divide and start fighting one another. After the set, the band was immediately escorted to a bullet proof bus and then driven out of the country that very night. Dave was so drunk that he didn't remember the night and was shocked to find out that he was not in Ireland anymore. This I believe also got Megadeth in hot water with Ireland for a time as well.
I'm almost 60 and was an underground fan of Metallica before Kill 'em All was released and was a huge fan of Dave's as a young guitarist myself so I was happy he continued,.Listen to the first 3 albums and you'll get him and his styles. He's a decent lyricist also. I was a young man and needed Megadeth to relieve stress through my ears over the years!......... rock on.
I'm 24 and I absolutely love thrash 🤘, stay healthy and stay safe sir!
As someone who was an underground fan and claims to love Megadeth, what was it like trying to be a fan of both when so many of their fans wanted to “see the others dead” just because of the whole Metallica v Mustaine situation? It’s something that my friends and I, who are either die hard fans of one or the other or are fans of both, tend to debate to this day.
he was' a decent lyricist before he became a conspiracy nut. also megadeth has more albums than just 3, and personally i think The System Has Failed and Endgame are better than their first 3
Megadeths first 4 albums are amazing
@@deletedhero5579 do you mean first 5 because rust in piece was their 5th
Loving your Metal Mondays! This is one of the greatest metal songs of all time. Nice catch on the Punisher storyline, it's absolutely what the lyrics are about in the second part of the song.
The face is Vic Rattelhead, he was the mascot for them on most of their albums and shirts. Dave Mustaine i(singer/guitars) is the og guitar player for Metaliica, wrote their best early material, and was fired when they were recording the debut album.
And is the three monkeys in one figure: See no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil.
Knox, even if you don't react to it, check out Symphony of Destruction. 🤘
Suggestions for future Mondays:
*• Alice In Chains:* Would?, Rooster
*• Avenged Sevenfold:* Nightmare, Afterlife
*• Tool:* Lateralus, Sober, Stinkfist
*• Slipknot:* Wait and Bleed, Snuff
I would also add Invincible to your Tool list as well as several Avenged Sevenfold songs from their self-titled album
@@Jayhawk92 avenged sevenfold are fn trash
@@Jayhawk92 Dude, if it was left up to me, I would recommend the entire self-titled Avenged Sevenfold white album, but I decided to keep it to a minimum for now....
@@Britton_Thompson City of Evil is also a great album.
Snuff should be the live acoustic version Corey has somewhere around here.
If this was your real 1st time hearing this and didn't research the song, then your analysis is impressive and spot on between Ireland, Middle East and the Punisher. This was my 1st time seeing you react. I just subscribed.
There's zero chance he's not researching these things ahead of time, and then pretending like he's just discovered something through his own thinking. This was actually pretty annoying to see. Dude could have a legit channel, doesn't need to pretend ya know?
@@masediggity - Yea, not to mention he didn't even talk about the MUSIC. He might as well have just made a video of him reading the lyrics and interpreting them. Lol, how is that even possible with the amazing music this song has?
@@masediggity Well he didn't do so hot with 'Freak on a Leash' by Korn, so if he is researching he's not doing it for every song.
@@cortecz he doesn't come off as phony to you at all? He just nailed too many "inside" things in this song that huge fans don't even get after the first couple of listens to this song. Most people don't make the punisher connections without watching interviews, or reading up on the song. Pretty fishy to me is all. Can't support it.
@@masediggity I wasn't being disagreeable, was just saying there is an example of him clearly not researching a song. I'm personally not going to sub or support the dude, just happened upon him and watched a few vids.
Knox I have been watching you for quite a while and I also watch lots of other reactions you are quite literally the only person I have come across who has recognize the correlation between the second half of this song and the Punisher congratulations and thanks
Nick Menza was absolutely the best, he could match Dave's riffs flawlessly. R.I. P.
my mom raised me on megadeth so this is my childhood, thank you for breaking this song down. If you explore further into megadeth there are tons of hits they just released a new album too recently. But a song that pulls the heart strings A tout Le monde there are 2 versons to listen to the orignal and one with another rock icon Cristina Scabbia from lacuna coil. Definatly recommamend. Keep up the great work Knox
God bless your mother
I remember in '90 being a young lad buying this album and it still sets the bar ver high to this day. Great analysis on the song, u nailed the themes and switches in storyline. Megadeth still pack a punch in '22. Dave is the Mozart of my generation 😂🤘
there were a ton of great metal albums in '90!
Megadeth is one(out of many others) of the top metal bands in the music industry. The one in the blonde-like hair is Dave mustaine, he the guitarist and vocalist for the band. I actually got to see him in my very 1st concert experience back in 2012 during their U.S collider tour in NJ and they are no joke. This music video gives you a small taste of what they did in their earlier prime and now( if my math is correct) nearly 40 years later they are still in their prime to this day. They even released their new recent album: The sick, The dying, And the dead a little over a couple months ago. To summarize it, they are a band that is a huge must-listen when it comes to their songs and performances of those songs. If you want to listen to more Megadeth, I highly suggest listening to hangar 18.
Dave’s a ginger
You ought to check out Ne Obliviscaris - And Plague Flowers The Kaleidoscope (Live in Colorado 2016). Six of the most incredible musicians you'll ever lay eyes on. Clean singing, harsh vocals, a violin, insane drummer, bassist, two amazing guitar players. Magic made into sound.
Bro your insight into this was just awesome. Liked and def subbed !
I am 56 and still listen 🎧 to great music from various genres! Metal however has a special place in my ❤
Yessss, more Megadeth please!!
You nailed the two parts of the song! Most ppl don't catch on during the first listen, because Dave's lyrics are ambiguous enough for the listener to make the connection.
You pretty much nailed it. Dave Mustaine has a lifelong habit of writing songs based on his current interests. This song was written right after their time in Northern Ireland. He was also digging The Punisher at the time. You are one of the few people I've ever seen sus this out.
Before I moved away to college earlier this fall I got myself an original vinyl of Rust in Peace. It’s one of the best sounding vinyls that I have, and it’s in great condition. I recently just completed my collection of Megadeth’s first 4 albums and I couldn’t be happier😂🤘
I remember that when this song came out we used to joke that Dave Mustaine forgot in the middle of the song that he was criticizing the Israel-Palestine conflict and starting singing about the Marvel Comics character The Punisher until in the next verse he remembered what the song was supposed to be about and came back to the correct subject matter.
Haven't been listening to Megadeth since I was a teenager ages ago. This was great. Thank you!
Greetings from Germany
New Sub, love the video and love watching peeps experience Megadeth for the first time. As cool and famous as this song is, there are some amazing songs i think you would love breaking down the lyrics to. My Last Words and Ashes in your Mouth spring to mind.
Rap and metal have so many hard-hitting similarities.
keep it up fella
The lyricism of metal often seems to be over looked, particularly by people who don't have an ear for it. It's interesting watching people with a hip-hop background, like Knox, who really start to dig into the meaning of these songs.
You make Mondays happier with your Metal Monday reactions! 🤘🏻✌🏻🔥🔥🔥
I recommend reacting to the song from Frozen 2, Into The Unknown and Show Yourself, or from Moana, How Far I’ll Go
Wow, you were so focused on analyzing the hell out of the song, you didn't even seem to listen to the music. I'm not sure you really cared for the music did you? I guess people who listen to rap mainly are more into lyrics...oh well, there's nothing wrong with that I suppose. It's just that everyone is saying they love this reaction. Why? I'm not trying to be a dick at all, and sorry for coming off like one. I guess I'm a little confused seeing as this song has some of the best riffs and music structure in all metal music, yet you didn't mention the music at all.
Hey knox hill can you react to G-Idle again? if you do, please react to Nxde Soyeons rap part is Awesome!
Omg loving ur metal reactions. Megadeth “Liar” would rip your face off. 😀
Oh hell no! HELL YES! Man I subbed for the rap breakdowns but metal is my love.
LOL How many guitar riffs do you want?...all of them. That made me laugh. Glad you liked it.
The first half of the song "Holy Wars" was made from Dave's experience in Ireland at a concert they were playing. Not knowing of the differences between Ireland and North Ireland, a guy selling bootleg shirts in the crowd for "The Cause", which Dave thought was to support Ireland itself (turned out to be for the IRA), then he said one of the worst things you could say on stage at that time, "This song is for The Cause - Anarchy In Antrim!" where they covered a sex pistols song and all shit broke loose and Dave had to be taken to a bullet proof bus. The 2nd half of the song "The Punishment Due" is literally just about Marvel's The Punisher. Dave is a huge comic book fan. \m/\m/
Love megadeth! I wanna recommend
Death- crystal mountain, flesh and the power it holds, symbolic
Great reaction! Too many ppl focus on Mustaines voice in the negative, and you really understood what he was actually doing. Serious props for that.
One band I'd seriously recommend is Gojira. You talk about heavy guitars and even heavier lyrics...Gojira, brother. Gojira. They are straight up modern day philosophers. Can't wait for more!!
Mustaine's voice is another instrument in Megadeth and used that way. The mistake people have is thinking of him as a "singer." I can't imagine anyone doing the vocals in Megadeth. Yes, it's an acquired taste for some, but for me, no one else would have worked as well for this band.
I've heard many people praise Gojira but I've never really heard their music. Can you recommend an album of theirs for someone new?
@@commandermeow6790 I'd start with "From Mars to Sirius", and then go to "The Way of All Flesh" from there. 🤘🤘
@@DowntunedDevil Thanks for the recommendations. I'm a delivery driver and will listen to these whilst driving.
Damn! Never got that Punisher conclusion before. Dope as always Knox 🔥
I would love to see you reacting to Bulls on Parade by RATM, their style and lyrics are gonna get you for sure!!!
You’re dead on. The Holy Wars part was written around an incident the band had in Northern Ireland and The Punishment Due was written about The Punisher
Symphony of destruction is a must for megadeth!
Dave was Metallica’s first lead guitar player in the early 80’s so he can shred like no other.
Megadeth rules. Tightest thrash metal ever played. They are this accurate live. Dave’s voice is the only “x” factor from show to show.
Tightest that's cap but most musical intricate, yes
Cancer sucks
@@Leatherface123. and neck surgery about a decade ago, he is kinds lucky he doesnt speak through a machine.
Please react to Dance with the devil by immortal technique it goes HARD
One of the best guitar solo work in history 🤘🏻
You have to get into Judas Priest, and the best song to do so is Painkiller