Megadeth Holy Wars… The Punishment Due

Everybody makes mistakes in life. It’s how we deal with them that really matters. During a gig at the Antrim Forum in Northern Ireland on May 11, 1988, Dave Mustaine committed a Death Star-proportioned clanger that resulted in a semi-riot and caused his band, Megadeth, to leave town with police protection. Happily, Mustaine not only learned from this naiveté, he also drew upon the experience to inspire an all-time great thrash-metal masterpiece.

The controversy occurred as the California four-piece toured their third album, Although Mustaine had a grandmother born in County Cork, he was largely ignorant of the ongoing ‘troubles’. This left the guitarist vulnerable to an outspoken