Dave Mustaine criticises “mask tyranny” at Megadeth gig as audience chants praise for the United States

The US metal band Megadeth played a gig in New Jersey a while ago.

Moving into the final song “Holy Wars… The Punishment Due”, Dave Mustaine took a moment to address the audience directly.

Mustaine began by talking about how much fun it was to play, and how the band will be back in New Jersey again soon. Mustaine then went on to criticise the American “mask tyranny”:

“Look around you, guys. Look to your right, look to your left and look how wonderful this is. We’re all here together. We’re not in fucking bags. We’re not freaking out, and we’re not yelling at people, ‘Where’s your fucking mask?'”, Mustaine said.

As the ground chants “USA!”, Mustaine continues:

“Listen, it starts with this kind of a sensation that we feel right now. We feel together, we feel like [there’s] strength in numbers. We feel like we are invincible. People will not be able to stop us.”


“This is called tyranny. Look it up when you get home. And tyranny isn’t only in government. Tyranny right now is in the schools, and tyranny is in the medical business. We have the power, especially us … heavy metal fans, we have the power to change things.”