"Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" | ||||
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Single by Megadeth | ||||
from the album Rust in Peace | ||||
B-side | "Lucretia" | |||
Released | 23 September 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1990 | |||
Genre | Thrash metal[1][2][3] | |||
Length | 6:32 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dave Mustaine | |||
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Music video | ||||
"Holy Wars...The Punishment Due" on YouTube |
"Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" (also known as "Holy Wars") is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth. Released in 1990, it is the opening track off the band's fourth studio album Rust in Peace (1990).