The Demonic Price Dave Mustaine Paid for Using Witchcraft

Overview

The video features Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) discussing his belief that he was spiritually oppressed/possessed while involved with witchcraft, and how he found Christ afterward.

Mustaine’s Spiritual Beliefs and Experiences

• Mustaine describes traumatic spiritual experiences that he attributes to the devil/demons entering once “the doors to the dark” are opened.
• He links this to his belief system: he suggests that if you accept God, you must also accept the devil.
• He frames some of his experiences as not just psychological or physical, but as spiritual vulnerability.

Injury, Substance Influence, and “Unnatural” Behavior

• Mustaine connects:

  • an arm injury, and
  • a period he describes as being “drugged out” or influenced by substances (e.g., alcohol, opioids, marijuana, sedatives, stimulants/meth-like drugs)

• He describes certain behavior as “unnatural,” suggesting it did not feel like his true self and may have been spiritually influenced.

Spiritual Practitioners and Reported Manifestations

Mustaine recounts seeking help from multiple spiritual practitioners and hearing accounts that were, in his view, consistent:

• A priest in San Francisco

  • Mustaine says the priest performed laying on of hands.
  • He reports the priest allegedly said “the head of a bull” came out of Mustaine’s chest/stomach during the session.

• Other people consulted (including a woman and a priest-like figure)

  • Mustaine describes a “clearing” process with similar elements (laying on of hands, cupping, acupuncture).
  • He reports similar manifestations across accounts, including:
    • a striking episode during acupuncture, where a practitioner claims a spirit released him.

• Impact on Mustaine’s confidence

  • Mustaine says these independent accounts increased his confidence that “something real” was happening.
  • He also states that he personally didn’t clearly see or feel the manifestations.

Conversion to Christianity (After Jehovah’s Witnesses)

• Mustaine describes his conversion process after being part of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
• He emphasizes a moment of deciding to try Christianity, summarized as: “What have I got to lose?”
• He says he began “the sinner’s prayer.”
• He mentions he initially refused to get on his knees for the prayer, suggesting he wasn’t ready for certain practices even though he was praying regularly.
• After baptism (in Northridge, California), he says he heard reports of dramatic events in the room (e.g., moving chairs, tongues being spoken), though he did not witness them himself.

Ongoing Spiritual Sensitivity After Conversion

• Mustaine describes continuing sensitivity after conversion, including events that feel supernatural:
  • in dreams, and
  • through hearing/feeling phenomena (e.g., sudden coldness in a room).
• He also claims he sensed the spiritual realm through specific events, including:
  • an air conditioner suddenly turning on during discussions with an exorcist, Father Dan Rehill.

Effects on His Music and Song Choices

• Mustaine says belief in Christ changed what he performed.
• He claims he stopped performing certain songs because they contained “hex”/spiritual elements linked to his former witchcraft involvement.
• He adds that he feared what might happen if people understood the remaining parts.

Alleged Curses and Effects on His Animals

• Mustaine claims curses were placed on him and his dogs.
• He recounts a dog dying, then reviving briefly after he prayed—long enough to get veterinary help—after which the dog died again.

Alleged Targeting in the Metal/Music World

• Mustaine ties his alleged targeting to specific adversaries in the metal/music scene.
• He mentions a past band/satanist associated with a festival in Israel (Dia Seed), who allegedly told him Mustaine was a “mortal enemy.”
• He also reports the claim that the person had already killed two people.

Presenters / Contributors

• Dave Mustaine
• Father Dan Rehill (exorcist, mentioned by name)
• Shawn Ryan (host/creator of the “Shawn Ryan Show,” referenced in the closing promo)
• Ricky (named as present in the discussion)