As a member of the "Big 4" of thrash, Megadeth go way back with Slayer. When we interviewed the former band's main man Dave Mustaine for our massive oral history of the four pioneering groups, their intertwined histories and their momentous shows together in 2010 and 2011, we had to ask him to pick his favorite song by the latter. The singer-guitarist admitted that he hasn't listened to a whole lot of Slayer in recent years — mostly for personal reasons — but he did have a decisive pick. See his selection and comments below.
"Angel of Death"
I just started recently getting into Slayer's music because I was pretty much at odds with those guys for so long. Unfortunately, we didn't get a chance to hang out over the years, much to my loss. I'd have to say probably my favorite Slayer song is the one that they close with, "Angel of Death" [off 1986's Reign in Blood]. Yeah, I love the killer double-kick part at the end of that one.
