In the fourth song " Five Magics" the narrator character lives under the rule of the Dark Lord from which he is interested in freeing himself. In contrast, the lyrics of the song "The Punishment Due" are based on the comic book of "Marvel The Punisher". Dave Mustaine said he wrote the song after discovering fake band t-shirts in Northern Ireland, which were used to raise funds for the Army of the Republic of Northern Ireland. The lyrics of the song "Holy Wars" refer to the global conflict and in contrast to what many believe, to the situation in Northern Ireland and not the situation in Israel. The song continues to be built gradually with 2 melodic solos by Marty Friedman and then the turbo button is pushed, the rhythm rises and climbs towards Dave's third and final solo which simply burns the guitar before leading us to the last verse and end of the song. The quick and edgy opening of "Holy Wars" with one of the most beautiful riffs ever written in Metal, and the transition section with Friedman's classical guitar, starting at 2:15 minutes, which is a bridge to the heavy and creepy section "The Punishment Due". The Punishment Due", we receive two gifts in one box. He immediately invites Friedman to an audition and Friedman simply slaughters the guitar in front of Mustaine's eyes and immediately gets accepted as the fourth and final member of what will become the band's classic and most stable lineup.Īlready in the opening song " Holy Wars. He thought the album cover was a bit silly but got knocked down about Friedman's playing. At one point Mustaine comes to the band director Ron Lafitte's office and sees a copy of Marty Friedman's "Dragon's Kiss" album. Mustaine described the search for a replacement guitarist as exhausting and tedious. Another candidate whose name came up in connection with the position of guitarist in the band was Jeff Waters from "Annihilator", but this did not happen either. Mustaine later stated that he had to comply with Dimbag's request and then he had the best band in the world. Mustaine did not agree, since he only recently hired Nick Menza's services, so in the end, this collaboration did not happen.
Dimebag agreed, but only on condition, that his brother, drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott, also join Megadeth. Among the various candidates was also a young guitarist named Diamond Darrell from the band "Pantera", who would later go by the name Dimebag Darrell. Mustaine turned every stone to find a guitarist who would fit the band's strict requirements.
In the guitarist slot, things were not so simple. Nick Menza was well aware of the drum parts on the band's songs and there were times when he had already replaced Chuck Behler, when he was unable to play, so it was only natural that Mustaine would offer him the job. He offers Chuck Behler's drum technician the role of a drummer in the band. It turned out that instead of taking advantage of the momentum and opportunity given to the band with Chuck Behler's tour, Dave Mustaine sees how his band crumbles before his eyes.
Bassist David Ellefson drops out after just one show due to drug issues, guitarist Jeff Young doesn't get along with the rest of the band members and drummer Chuck Behler was too stoned to play an entire set, in a way that forced Dave Mustaine to fire them.
But, the offer comes at a bad time for the band. Following the successful performance, the festival organizers wanted to add "Megadeth" to the list of bands that will continue their "Monsters of Rock" tour in Europe. In 1988, "Megadeth"'s performed at the Monsters of Rock Festival in Donnington in front of an audience of over 100,000 fans.
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