Songs Similar to Holy Wars... The Punishment Due by Megadeth
Album: Greatest Hits: Back To The Start · Metal · Energetic
“Holy Wars... The Punishment Due” is a metal track with rock roots by Megadeth from the album Greatest Hits: Back To The Start. On SongSimilar it sits in our Metal collection and is tagged energetic, so the matches below lean toward that same feel (the original runs at about 125 BPM).
The closest match right now is “Hangar 18” by Megadeth (100% match). The list also pulls in Slayer, Anthrax, Pantera and Exodus — artists whose audiences overlap heavily with Megadeth's. By genre, the list is mostly rock (14 of 20 tracks), with metal mixed in. Each entry shows its genre and a match score, so you can start with the strongest matches and work outward. Every song links out to YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music for a quick listen, and the ones marked as links have their own similar-song pages here.
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Data: Last.fm, updated 2026-10-11.
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FAQ about “Holy Wars... The Punishment Due”
What songs are similar to Holy Wars... The Punishment Due?
On our list, the closest matches are “Hangar 18” by Megadeth, “Take No Prisoners” by Megadeth and “Ride The Lightning (Remastered)” by Metallica. All 20 songs on this page are ranked by how strongly their listeners overlap with fans of “Holy Wars... The Punishment Due” by Megadeth, so the higher a song sits, the closer it is to the original's sound and audience.
Who does Holy Wars... The Punishment Due sound like?
Based on listening data, “Holy Wars... The Punishment Due” sits closest to Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Pantera. Fans of Megadeth play these artists more than almost anyone else, which usually means a shared sound, era or scene. Start with their tracks in the list above if you want something in the same vein.
Is Holy Wars... The Punishment Due Metal?
We file “Holy Wars... The Punishment Due” by Megadeth under Metal, while music stores list its album under Rock. Genre labels are fuzzy, so the similar songs above aren't limited to one genre — they follow what listeners actually pair with the song.
How do you find similar songs to Holy Wars... The Punishment Due?
Use the list on this page: it ranks 20 tracks by how often fans of “Holy Wars... The Punishment Due” also listen to them. Open any song that has its own page to keep exploring, or enter another track in the similar song finder to start a new list.