Megadeth is one of the more underrated metal bands of all time (hello, Iron Maiden), but the thing about bands like these is they persist like nobody’s business. Iron Maiden is still alive and kicking, and Megadeth is embarking on its 20th Anniversary “Rust in Peace” tour, coming to the Hollywood Palladium on March 31st, with Testament and Exodus. By now we all know the story, Dave Mustaine was the angry drunk in Metallica when Metallica was good, got kicked out, and has been pissed off ever since. At some point, he vowed to create a monster more successful than Metallica, which, according to anyone who considers himself a true metal fan, they achieved back in 1989 and sporadically throughout the 1990s.
However, metal standards of success aren’t really based on Billboard charts and platinum records – success is found in the talent of the band and the loyalty of the fans. The rotating line-up is baseline extremely talented; you have to be to play with Dave Mustaine, nominated best guitarist in the Revolver Golden Gods Awards. As for loyalty, being a fan of Megadeth is pretty much a signal to the world that you know what’s what among metal bands. You can’t be a casual fan of Megadeth like you can with Metallica. This concert will cause metal fans to come crawling out of the cracks and re-embracing their metalness wholeheartedly. Get ready to see your IT guy and your upstanding father-of-four uncle to rock out like it’s 1989.
