4 Reasons Megadeth Is Not As Big As Metallica

[@AndriyVasylenko]

If anything 📖 My Life with Deth (by Dave Ellefson) amzn.to/33GScKk

[@setharnold3699]

Andriy Vasylenko thank you so much for the awesome information you’ve told in your videos. I’m 42 and started my love for Metal when I got all the Metallica and Megadeth albums on my 12th birthday. There was so many things I wanted to know about these bands but had no way of finding back in those days. Thanks for your hard work my Metal Brother.

[@Grumpydude78]

Countdown to extinction has sold 3 million, dude.

[@AndriyVasylenko]

@@setharnold3699 I appreciate it!

[@AndriyVasylenko]

@@Grumpydude78 Google says it's still around two. Maybe that's if outside the US, idk. But still the order of magnitude is the same

[@radtech21]

_I never learned to read!_

[@seanschaefer9525]

"The hatchet was buried a long time ago" "Are you going to go onstage with Metallica?" *NO.*

[@HeathenDance]

There's a long distance between having an enemy and becoming friends with someone.

[@andreylucass]

Lars is unbearable

[@Rekko82]

@@HeathenDance Yeah and sometimes it isn't good to open the wounds that have scarred. Mustaine thought Metallica was his family before they kicked him out. His own family had problems. It should be enough that some Metallica fans and media are bringing pain. Hetfield and Ulrich have also problems with old band members, they even made a movie about it.

[@jord9261]

2020 and there's still articles with new interviews of him talking shit..... The hatchet was buried a long time ago..

[@summerrose1545]

That'll be a great meme hahaha

[@winterlucy]

I agree on so many points. The lineup changes really hurt the band. I don't have a problem with Dave's voice. I don't understand why he doesn't let David sing more often. Like on Reckoning Day. And maybe I'll get some butthurt reply, but in my opinion, to be a successful musician, you not only need technical abilities, but also charisma and stage presence. Dave M has charisma for days, and Jr. too, in a lesser degree. But the constant lineup changes make it seem like it's Dave + session musicians. There's a reason the 90's lineup was the most successful. Nick and Marty made it seem like a band. I hope Kiko and Dirk stay until the end.

[@AndriyVasylenko]

Dave himself said that Megadeth is basically he and hired guns. Even Ellefson turned out not to be irreplaceable. But yeah, I really hope the current lineup sticks. Looking forward to the next album

[@Pirustae]

Cuz Mustaine is nighly impossible to work with despite being a gifted musician.

[@putridabomination]

If the current lineup stays there will be even more promising albums to come

[@greeneagle_13]

Totally agree with the Dave + session musicians feeling... Metallica always felt like a band, a family so to speak that sticks together. Megadeth on the other hand always seemed like Dave’s solo project.

[@coreytoomey7579]

If Dave did less interviews and let David do the talking, I think the band's rep would've blossomed.

[@skylacken]

I think Metallica can be liked by both metalheads and average ordinary listeners, that's a huge reason It's popular, in my opinion. thanks for liking, фррренд)

[@jani14jani]

This is a good point. Metallica has a talent of writing songs that both metalheads and non-metalheads can relate to/enjoy. For example if you hate metal you can enjoy one it has clean melodic parts mixed with some heavy parts. Even the lyrics to one are much easier to enjoy for non-metalheads than most Megadeth songs. That being said James is a master at writing lyrics which can serve as a bridge for non-metalheads to enjoy Metallica.

[@laoude7890]

without metallica i will not be enjoying metal

[@ih4177]

Metallica introduced me to metal

[@michaeloblefias4442]

Xactly

[@emedel5772]

I have country music family members and even they have favorite Metallica songs. If you mention Megadeth to them, they'll respond 'who??'

[@carnifexia1725]

FINALLY SOMEONE NOTICED THAT AWKWARD INTERVIEW OF DAVE WHILE METALLICA PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND

[@AceCrickey]

It’s quite a famous interview

[@foelro5331]

Link?

[@martos60]

This is the best Dave interview out there.

[@user-el6lt8fr3x]

Franco Rivero kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5bago2FgZylp5Y

[@foelro5331]

@@user-el6lt8fr3x thanks!

[@wakilurrahman1536]

I think people back in the day couldn't get into Megadeth because of Dave's vocals. Metallica, in that regard, was far more "comforting". But for me and a lot of other fans, Dave's pissed off, whiny voice is perfect for Megadeth.

[@i-ate-bread]

that whiny ass voice is perfect i mean... kurt cobain was an awful singer

[@oktaperdana9414]

mustaine voice is perfect for pissed off, satire, cynical songs like take no prisoner, train of consequences, go to hell. I don't know, but his voice is also match with a tout le monde, especially during the higher octave bridge (so as you read this, know my friends), maybe because it creates the depressing aura for me.

[@hinjurock]

@@i-ate-bread Not true all - Kurt wasn't a very good guitarist, but he was a great singer. He had a keen sense of melody, a good natural tone, and GREAT screams.

[@antoniocenteno1483]

I can´t picture Megadeth without Dave´s vocals... but i get why people hat his voice

[@i-ate-bread]

@@hinjurock he didn't have the most precise vocals but it's his imperfections that made his voice really fit

[@ramsesf.7956]

You forgot something: Lars. Much people hate him but he's a great business man and a great producer. When everybody finish it's work he keep working on the studio arranging songs. He is the CEO of the band. Even James admit it that Lars is the reason why Metallica still exist

[@shalashaska6658]

Lars is the reason Metallica was born, after all

[@burtknighten1873]

Hes a self promoter

[@ImYourOverlord]

*coughJASONNEWSTEDcough*

[@johncale1849]

Lars has a great ear for what sounds good and what will sell.

[@Blueeyeworldwide]

He’s not a producer

[@JockJab]

Album Covers . I think Metallica soon realised after getting the name (Metal up your ass) rejected that it's not a smart idea to put forth your art. So they decided to have very serious Themes and Names for the Artwork. I.e - Catchy Album Titles. Beautiful cover art. Seriously themed . On the contrary , Megadeth always had a Nuclear holocaust themed Art covers in the 80's . With their Mascot Rattlhead on the cover, As much as a skeleton looks scary or cool. It gets old pretty fast and looks just another metal album trying to shock. Not to forget their Tongue-in-cheek Album Titles. Although pretty smart , They were not so good as a commercial idea .

[@AndriyVasylenko]

Curious point

[@Taylor-ou7xp]

Very very interesting point and pretty legit I don't know about you but I always find people saying that back in the day they used to choose the LP they were gonna buy based off the impression of the album cover... It plays a very important role that very often is overlooked by bands when publishing music. Your point is actually very valid

[@radtech21]

This is a really strong point that few people consider. Grandma is a lot more accepting of a title like “Ride the Lightning” than “Killing is my Business... and Business is Good,” and little Johnny needs a present for his birthday.

[@freemanchrisx]

I never liked Rattlehead, should have been limited to at most a couple albums, and in the same vein, the name, Megadeth, really could have come up with some better. Just calling the band Mustaine would have worked, Dave wasn't good at marketing.

[@JockJab]

@@Taylor-ou7xp Thanks buddy. Actually I'm a 22 year old so I have sadly not experienced that rush of buying vinyls . But yes , from experience I can tell you that even on KZbin , The cover we look at while the song is playing gives that subconscious effect of the music. It's a very integral part of your music journey , I don't know why it's overlooked so often. I don't understand what were they thinking while putting up wild cats holding swords , monsters and skills on the Covers (80's Pantera, Overkill , Show no mercy ..To name a few )

[@Dominator5515]

Why Megadeth is not as popular as Metallica ? James has a better mustache than Dave

[@Squall6575]

This answer is EVERYTHING.

[@Ghost_mx5]

Idk Dave’s beard was pretty dope

[@ascendantmaster]

HAHAHAHA

[@5zull877]

Yeah, u need a good mustache & beard to be a metal heroes

[@victorthemusicman7243]

Honestly, true.

[@cinisdevilson6633]

I think that the complexity of megadeth songs kind of repel some new listeners, but this complexity also attract more experienced listeners and musicians and it makes megadeth music maybe more interesting

[@garychilders6634]

@Kurapika Giovanna lol

[@cinisdevilson6633]

@Kurapika Giovanna each album has its style, and every human has his opinion in tastes)

[@ImYourOverlord]

Far more interesting for some of us musicians, yes!

[@del5582]

I have heard it said before, and as a musician it is one-hundred percent accurate. Metallica is more of a laymen's band, whereas Megadeth is more of a musician's band. Dave Mustaine is the best guitarist of the three, and he surrounded himself with terrific musicians. Nick Menza was an absolute psycho, especially on Rust in Peace, and is in a different class from Lars. With all that said, Metallica is much more accessible and easy to get into.

[@carlosluismendez7392]

@Kurapika Giovanna what? Marty solos are tasteful and with great melodies on top of that. Hammett can't even bend a string in tune to save his life and that shitty vibrato doesn't help. Megadeth music in my opinion is more interesting in the long run while metallica is boring as hell, even his early albums. Their songs are too long and not good enough to keep momentum. Their best record is still Ride the Lightning because Master Of Puppets is more of the same but more boring.

[@__Diego__Aguilar_]

1- In 1986, the Tallica boys had 3 "untouchable" albums. Even they we're touring with Ozzy (at this point, they were a "big name" on metal". I remeber Lars said in an interview; "At this point, our manager said to us we had enough money for buying a house"). In 1986, Megadeth had 2 studio albums. They were knowing as the "rival" band of Metallica. They we're faster, complex but drug addiction was a huge struggling for them. 2- Hetfield's lyrics are more personal and relatable. 3- Metallica stays as an "apolitical" band. In the other hand, Megadeth has always talk about the "System", religion, political problems etc (don't get me wrong, i love and share Dave's points of view on somethings)

[@AndriyVasylenko]

Yeah, Metallica lyrics being rather personal than political might be another solid point

[@sopainstantanea4887]

Megadeth lyrics hit me hard, although when i was 14-16, his work helped in creating my vision on the world. Nowadays, dealing with some personal stuff, Metallica's stuff being personal and apolitical for most of the time, it's more relatable to me.

[@Taylor-ou7xp]

3rd point is an extremely valid point wich I had not thought about that much I agree, although and justice for all touched socio-political subjects it remained very universal and commonly accepted... Now that I think about it after all these years I have no idea what Metallica memebers political views are, and I love it this way because it doesn't matter, it's the music that counts

[@aayushkhare656]

Hold up, only a house in point 1

[@ShaunHensley]

Ride , master and justice were all hugely social commentary albums to me. It’s one of the reasons I loved those albums

[@DarkSide.666]

It may sound weird but one of the things I love from megadeth besides the lyrics and fast pace riffs, is Dave’s voice. I think it suits so well with the music

[@DetectiveHouse]

I love his voice! It’s so unusual sounding and it fits perfectly with Megadeth’s music.

[@DarkSide.666]

@@DetectiveHouse agree, it’s like kurt cobain’s voice, in the way is not the better of the genre but it’s unique

[@artemiykopych]

How about a video "Why Anthrax is an Underdog in the Big 4?"

[@justinboisvert3231]

AOCplusME pantera isn’t really thrash it’s more groove metal

[@AndriyVasylenko]

I have a better idea about Anthrax

[@seflw9666]

@@justinboisvert3231 theyre thrash and groove fusion

[@JimmyMon666]

Anthrax never had that darker edge and heaviness of the other 3. And of course they are the only East Coast band of the 4 as well, though not sure if that was a factor. I like Anthrax, but for different reasons than the other 3. Their peak for me was Persistence of Time. Among the Living was a good album as well. They also had some lighter fare that maybe caused people not to take them seriously (I'm the Man, Attack of the Killer B's).

[@seflw9666]

@@JimmyMon666 exactly, in the big 4 slayer is the darkest, metallica 2nd darkest and megadeth 3rd darkest (in terms of the theme of songs i mean)

[@Joybuzzard]

Also; 1.Metallica in the 80s spent their recording budget on recording instead of spending most of the budget on drugs and then recording the album on the leftovers. If you're younger, you've probably only heard the newer digitally remastered versions and the quality on both is about the same, but if you have the old pressings you can hear the difference, the original pressings of Megadeth's first 3 albums sound like they were recorded in a basement demo studio while Metallica's sound professional. 2. Metallica made a point of playing in as many different markets as they could, even if they lost money in certain markets, Megadeth cancelled shows on major tours in the 80s in countries they couldn't find drugs in. 3. Metallica was friendly and professional with every band they toured with, whether opening or headlining, and most conflicts have been kept quiet while for many years Dave Mustaine was known as a bully to openers when headlining and openly resentful and disrespectful of headliners when opening, and he makes every dispute public in the most insulting way he can. 4. Metallica has never used up half of their set ranting about hating other bands. 5. Metallica has never been known to use their headlining status to block other bands from playing festivals by threatening to cancel if certain bands played, Dave Mustaine does this on a routine basis and openly brags about it.

[@AnonymousIcarus]

Totally on point!

[@sirrahma1690]

Dude.. I had no respect for mustaine before reading your comment and somehow I have even less after reading it.

[@Endemoniada_1]

Megadeth is still way cooler, always has been. And what you’re saying is 90% bullshit.

[@AnonymousIcarus]

@@Endemoniada_1 No. See how that works?

[@Endemoniada_1]

@@AnonymousIcarus you misspelt ‘hell fucking yeah’.

[@michaszuty5035]

It could be that in the whole 90's Dave was pretty conservative in his music explorations, 3 album with little exceptions could be one album. Metallica took a risk (!) and changed their sound completety on Load/Reload. Megadeth was a "famous band with major label contract" but still for metal fans. Metallica became mainstream, their own mainstream.

[@WastedYears76]

Michał Szuty agreed, Metallica were always the leaders and Megadeth the followers to some extent. Metallica crossed over hugely with their self titled album, it arguably took Megadeth a few years until Youthanasia to slow things down and inject more of a groove, but the album lacked the stand out, accessible singles. Similarly, Metallica have never been afraid to evolve their style with Load and Reload, Megadeth had ... um ... Risk, several years after load. In the 2000s Megadeth quickly returned to “fan service” thrash albums whereas Metallica continued to explore boundaries (arguably up until their last two studio releases). I do like both bands though!

[@rinahunter6679]

Metallica is a sell out because the grunge's takeover

[@ImYourOverlord]

Mainstream can go either way, but playing it safe and selling out and softening up cannot be respected.

[@normie2716]

@@rinahunter6679 Metallica did exactly what they wanted to do, and their careers only benefited from it. Calling people "sell out" for staying faithful to themselves and daring to evolve musically is exactly the opposite of what it means to sell out.

[@giantpinkcat]

Regardless of popularity, both are very good bands, and people need to stop arguing about which is better. You can like one or the other, but they settled this fight years ago, so stop blowing a fit everytime someone mentions either on either side.

[@Player-jx9pd]

Spot on.

[@mdnblues]

Dave when Creeping Death starts: 👁️👄👁️

[@amirrezarahimy389]

What about their lars reaction to holy wars intro and rust in peace and ...

[@frederikschulp]

James when mechanix starts: 👁️👄👁️

[@lemon_curry_]

@@amirrezarahimy389 yo where can I see that

[@amirrezarahimy389]

@@lemon_curry_ I am still waiting for that too.

[@jord9261]

Dave is the main reason. He's his own worst enemy. - Far too many lineup changes. New and old fans find this tough for many reasons. - Too many 'okay' albums. Quality over quantity is what's profitable. Theres bands with 5 albums bigger than megadeth - I'm afraid to say... his mouth. He's too opinionated in a bad way. He talks so much shit whether its deserved or not, on and off stage. We're not all into that lifestyle. - stage presense. He's always had the stage presence of an elderly man with a neck problem. He's not particularly good with a crowd either. He doesn't have the 'look' he doesn't look like the frontman.

[@martos60]

You basically summed it up perfectly.

[@chickenbeek]

I agree on some of those points, mostly back early on. But his albums. Most of his albums are better than any album Metallica has done since And Justice. Black album had a few good songs on it, Nothing Else Matters, Sad But True. But when that album came out i bought it and literally gave it away 2 hours later at a keg party. I thought it was lame overall. Haven't given a shit about them since. I respect them. But their albums since have blown ass. They sound like garage riffs strung together with chord pads. It makes me cringe to hear. Megadeth on the other hand has been putting out shit equal to Rust in Piece all day or better, and they're about to put out probably one of the heaviest albums in their career.

[@warrengauthier4699]

@@chickenbeek : You're caught in a time warp. They only put out two klunkers: St. Anger & Lulu.

[@orion356]

I agree with everything, apart from quality over quantity, Megadeth has a lot more quality albums than Metallica and in grand scheme of things they are a lot better band when it comes to the albums

[@chickenbeek]

@@warrengauthier4699 they last album sucked imo. had a few ok riifs. atlas rise is ok and the load albums sucked shit. black album sucked shit except for nothing else matters and sad but true. wimr is ok. compared to any megadeth album in the same time frame :|

[@arsonfly252]

Me: *Sees the title* *Gets some popcorn* This is gonna be entertaining

[@concernedliberal4453]

"The 90s was the Megadeth decade" Pantera: walk on home boy!

[@gmod8033]

Absolutely what i was thinking,

[@anthonygalbo9348]

Panera is trash compared to Megadeth, you can compare their best selling albums Vulgar display of power vs Countdown to Extinction, they both have 2 million sales.. But Megadeth has Rust in Peace, which is considered to be the best thrash metal album of all time.

[@liamsagucio61]

Pantera: I'm becoming more than a band More than you ever were Driven and burning To rise beyond Megadeth

[@J1O2C3K4E5S]

Grunge: Hold my beer.

[@0i0l0o]

@@anthonygalbo9348 what? nobody says that, except Megadeth fanboys. Master of Puppets is widely claimed as best trash album ever.

[@magdachlebicka3895]

Dave said that his success is partially based on him being ex-Metallica member... Fucking sad how true it is, I myself found him thanks to Metallica

[@CHAD-ek4dl]

because being an ex-metallica member is his most known title, idk if he wasn't in metallica he would be successful as now. it would be interesting if he joined another big band instead of creating a self centered band and how it could affect his career

[@antoniocenteno1483]

Dave is Metallica´s crazy ex girlfriend; How many dudes found success after been fired or leaving a band and never got labeled as "dude´s ex band guitarist", Dave capitalized on it but also got dragged and will always been that dude that never quite got over it

[@magdachlebicka3895]

@@antoniocenteno1483 I'd rather say it's because the band that fired him happened to be the most popular metal band on the world

[@Penisdoll]

I also found Megadeth because of Metallica.

[@itsalwayssomething7490]

Ironically, I found Megadeth before Metallica. I got into Peace Sells in 86, then didn't discover Metallica until after So far, so good, so what came out. So, maybe 88 for Metallica. At the time, I had no idea Dave was in Metallica until I got into Metallica and watched a bootleg on VHS with Dave playing. By that time Megadeth already became my favorite band, with Metallica running a close second. It stayed that way for a long time. Metallica will always be in my heart, but Megadeth is in my soul. Metallica is too big for their own good. Yes, they are more popular, but Megadeth makes more music that appeals to my soul.

[@TheArtofGuitar]

James is the Alpha Male of metal. There I said it. :)

[@ImYourOverlord]

Not ever. Plenty of other musicians top him.

[@davemustaine6891]

Technically, that title would go to Rob Halford.

[@carlosluismendez7392]

bullshit. Dio was

[@hiiambarney4489]

@@carlosluismendez7392 And before him Ozzy? Look this discussion is pointless by nature.

[@funkythehunter7295]

Not James. Dimebag was real alpha

[@chriskw4362]

For me the reason Metallica are ahead of everyone is because they manage to capture a certain vibe in each album and they are good at it. It’s not about the best guitar,base line or drums in the world. It’s about telling a story with what you got. Eg I can recognize each song from each album and that means a lot

[@pahaorly]

Oh yeah! Agree!! Same for Iron Maiden. Each song - is unique as unique the album where it is.

[@tomt.5799]

Mustaine spends his life mourning after being kicked out of Meta, aways comparing himself to it and, first and foremost, wanting to outdo and outperform Metallica at everything to show them, to make them regret and ultimately to crush them down. I remember Marty Friedman saying after the release of Rust in Peace that Mustaine is "a titan of hard work", and I can see in my mind's eye Dave when he writes all those crazy ultra difficult riffs, saying: "here, take that James! That'll teach ya, take that, and that and that!", while considering all Megadeth's successes as failures (Dave in Some kind of Monster documentary said that whatever Metallica touches turns to gold and whatever he touches is a backfire, with a comment from Lars or that shrink doctor that 40 million albums sold is a measure of great success to everyone but Dave calls it a backfire). Long story short : this is the reason why Metallica is more successful : they made music because they wanted to make music, Dave made music because he was chasing Metallica, forever angry at everything that stands in his way. He is a great musician but with a wrong motivation and that's my theory.

[@charleskopievsky1245]

And I think your theory is very close to the Truth. Very well stated

[@greeneagle_13]

I believe Dave admitted once that pretty much the only reason he created Megadeth was to get “revenge” on Metallica and outdo them... While I think that this rivalry led to some fantastic music, I am curious what would have become of Dave and Megadeth if he wasn’t so bitter and angry. Would he have let someone else do the vocals? Would he have created other music and explored more? Would he have changed his style? Metallica were both a blessing and a curse for Dave imo

[@charleskopievsky1245]

Florian Falkner well relating to the vocals Dave much like James up until ride the lightning was looking for a vocalist. But Dave couldn’t find any (I’m sure there are more stories on that) and said fuck it I’ll just do it

[@tomt.5799]

@@greeneagle_13 Interesting questions. I wonder as well what would have happened if Dave had stayed in Metallica, what kind of band they would have been. With such a cut-throat rivalry Dave has always shown I really doubt they would have survived that. On one hand I admire his determination and hard work, learning the quitar, working in the studio till everyone drops from exhaustion, black belt in martial arts etc. But he's a control freak: what? You don't want me? You're kidding? 'Goodbye a thousand times' 'first mistake no more mistakes' 'Dave, the president' s calling - tell him I'm not in' kind of thing in many lyrics. Dave is not addicted to chaos, he's addicted to winning and its always his way or highway. James is a very competitive guy, saying "what do you mean it's impossible to play it faster, I can play faster, the one who can't is a pussy" but Dave takes it so seriously as if life depended on it. I admire him, I love Megadeth but I would never like to work with him on anything

[@greeneagle_13]

@@GL.Sorrell I am sure he would have created another band after Metallica, even if they would not have split the way they did. What I meant is that Megadeth specifically was a chance for Mustaine to prove himself. It was a chance to outdo Metallica and become more successful than the bandmates that kicked him out. I only ask myself if that hypothetical band of Dave would have been similar to Megadeth. At first I would say yes, but maybe he would have liked to change it up and sort of leave Thrash behind. I felt like Dave sometimes tried too hard to be better. I wonder how his band and music would not have turned out if he would not have joined Metallica at all/if Metallica didn't kick him out, you know? Like how much "credit" goes to Metallica and the feud between them if it comes to Daves music.

[@prometheustv6558]

I don’t think Megadeth’s music was “mainstream” enough to get more popular than Metallica.

[@HeathenDance]

I know right? Songs like "Almost Honest", "Trust" and "A Tout Le Monde" are just too metal for the average listener.

[@antoniocenteno1483]

In my darkest hour the cover songs they sneaked into their albums A toute le monde Half cryptic writings All of Risk

[@prometheustv6558]

HeathenDance Wow three whole songs

[@prometheustv6558]

Antonio Centeno That stuff wasn’t stuff that mainstream radio would play

[@HeathenDance]

@@prometheustv6558 Man, listen to Mustaine himself. Check out VH1's documentary, "Behind the Music: Megadeth." Dave Mustaine HIMSELF says that he made radio-friendly, mainstream music, in the 90's, in order to try to amplify the band's popularity. I repeat: the man HIMSELF said that. For fuck sake, dude. Megadeth fanboys are just creepy. Go listen to him. It's available on youtube. "Thank you." You are welcome.

[@AndrewBorsh]

Dude you got the hair perfect with your Dave impression

[@AndriyVasylenko]

The closest thing I found in the house that'd resemble his hair

[@AndrewBorsh]

@@AndriyVasylenko it's perfect man did a great job could hardly tell it wasn't really him 😂😂😂

[@kaicanyonellis]

Yeah that was the best part of the whole video 😂

[@Wyatt42069]

1. Metallica was there first 2. Dave's voice 3. Metallica went melodic I like Megadeth too, but thats kinda it

[@FearGivesWings]

"metallica went mellodic" that is completely subjective. For me, Megadeth melodies are much more interesting than Metallica's.

[@Wyatt42069]

@@FearGivesWings Lol well that's cause you're a hipster. To the vast majority of people, Metallica's melodies are more listenable because they're simpler. The easier the song, the more mass appeal it has

[@FearGivesWings]

@@Wyatt42069 Now you're saying in the right terms, 'simpler, easier, etc'. And note that I didn't say 'better melodies', I said 'interesting', cause I know it's all relative. I hope I'm not a hipster.

[@Wyatt42069]

@@FearGivesWings This is a video about why Metallica is more successful than Megadeth. I listed the main reasons, one of which is that Metallica's melodies are more accessible to most listeners. So it doesn't matter if Megadeth is more complicated or "interesting" cause that's not what this video was on

[@FearGivesWings]

@John James as a music student and teacher for 8 years, I strongly desagree.

[@brjgtm2011]

Metallica is a complete band..... all the other bands tried to be faster, complex, brutal butttttt Metallica became Metallica always.... the music is so pure of Metallica.... i dont think there’s a genre of Metallica..... Metallica is Metallica....... and m sure bunch of hotheaded people will reply me but look bro its not me saying that.... every band accepts Metallica is Metallica.......

[@antoniocenteno1483]

TBH there´s no falws with that logic

[@comicsans1689]

Metallica has a level of versatility that few bands possess. They are talented musicians first and foremost, and you're right that they transcend genre.

[@greeneagle_13]

The thing I respect the most about Metallica is that, in my opinion, they always made the music they wanted to make. They didn’t give a shit if people liked it or not. The creation of Fade To Black is proof of that in my opinion. People expected these “new thrashers” to release brutal, fast and aggressive songs and Metallica came up with a ballad. Same goes for the Black Album and the entire 90s era. A lot of people say they “sold out” and “betrayed their roots” but I believe they were just tired of writing thrash songs all the time. You can still hear the metal in songs like King Nothing, Fuel etc. but they clearly wanted to try and mix it with different genres and experiment. They switched up their style because they wanted to do so, not because they were greedy. But that’s just my opinion 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@rinahunter6679]

Comic Sans because Metallica is a sell out

[@comicsans1689]

@@rinahunter6679 Playing the music that you want to play is not selling out.

[@loiteringrambler2928]

For me the singers voice is the most important „instrument“ in a band thats why i cant listen to black and death metal and all that screaming and growling only. And i see why many people dislike Daves voice but it works fine for me

[@AndriyVasylenko]

The brutalest I can currently accept is the vocals of Death and Gojira

[@adilicious7]

@@AndriyVasylenko Death for me was something more than just Death Metal same with Obituary.

[@jason25vorhees33]

Venom is pretty good,even late exodus sounds decent

[@jeppyjep]

@@AndriyVasylenko try Obituary. The vocal is kinda similar to Death

[@kalty]

Your assessment reminds me an assessment by a friend from high school. He was praising Death's instrumental part but couldn't stand Chuck's voice In the case of Dave, I'd say his voice is a fucking mess when you first hear it, and you usually don't get to appreciate it, but rather to tolerate it (except for some live shows where it's just ridiculous)

[@harrycallahan9143]

Dave's voice was amazing on Rust in Peace, he really went for it on that album with a snarl, his voice sort of complemented the fast brutal riffs and tone, ever since that album his vocals went down the pan, don't know if it's because their music went softer or what but his voice changed and not for the better.

[@harrycallahan9143]

@Josh Tyler Erm no, no they wasn't, curious what album would you say was his best then?

[@emiliosebastiansandovalmar74]

I think that the first three albums have the best voice of Dave, the Rust In Peace vocals sounds good in the studio album but I didn't like how Dave sounded live back in the day

[@harrycallahan9143]

@@emiliosebastiansandovalmar74 I agree, anything before Rust in Peace Dave sounded good, anything after he really went Mickey mouse mode, god knows why.

[@emiliosebastiansandovalmar74]

@@harrycallahan9143 yeah the problem is not the studio albums, because songs like A Tout Le Monde, Victory, Reckoning Day etc sounds so freaking good but live he sounded like he was about to explode his throat lol

[@namikstudios]

Dave's voice suits some songs but not others. James on the other hand has a much larger vocal range, so he is better able to suit his tone to different songs.

[@lanni.]

IMO Metallica is more popular because: 1) James Hetfield voice is by far the better one. He has a lot of range. 2) Megadeth music is a lot more complex, the riffs are not all an easy listen. Every instrument, even the drums look for a complex approach. On the other hand, thanks to Lars people can concentrate more on the riffs and his drumming works more as a companion. So Metallica's music is an easier listen thats why it can reach to more people.

[@antoniocenteno1483]

I don´t get where people get that Megadeth is more complex? In technique, yes, in commposition, no. And of all things if any band is more complex than the other is the same as 5.1 is a bigger number than 5, you know what i´m saying? Is not like any of these bands is progressive or has hard time signatures (other than AJFA)

[@ktvx.94]

It really depends on the album. Sure Lars's drums are usually simpler than Megadeth's, it's not to a point where you can forget about them. Also Metallica's songs are usually more complex in terms of structure. I played both band's songs for years on the drums

[@AndriyVasylenko]

Interesting thought about Lars drumming not distracting from riffa

[@Player-jx9pd]

never stop fighting “Nobody would place Metallica’s latest efforts in a top 10 of their own albums”... How would you know? People have different tastes & preferences you know? Hardwired & Death Magnetic where great. You just sound like another crybaby elitist tbh.

[@HeathenDance]

This is the wrong question. The right question, which Mustaine answered himself is: Why Megadeth became the second most popular thrash metal band of all time? Because people read his name credited in Metallica's first couple of albums. What is absurd is how Flotsam and Jetsam is so freaking underrated. The guys were always an underground band, up to this day. Being awesome musicians is never enough. You have to have great marketing. And feuds like Mega/Tallica are always helpful if you want to sell. People love that shit, rivalries and what not, and we know it ;-D

[@Squall6575]

youre absolutely right. Just look at blabbermouth, ultimate guitar etc even now. They use the metallica/megadeth names to get more clicks and like clockwork, it works everytime

[@HeathenDance]

@@Squall6575 Yep. And it's even more stupid, because Metallica and Megadeth always had very different styles and sound directions. Except for Kill'Em All, of course. They are from different "thrash families."

[@im7055]

Flotsam is criminally underrated...Quatro is still one of my favorite albums of all time

[@Squall6575]

@John James in terms of direction, for sure, but they always did it with their own sound.

[@HeathenDance]

@@im7055 You said it. They never got good press, for some reason. I think mostly due to 2 reasons: They were always discrete, down to earth individuals. And the band's name is probably the least catchy idea for metal that they could have come up with. Specially back then, these things mattered. Charismatic, bad ass personalities, awesome band names, etc. Take a name like METALLICA, with that in-your-face logo, and a giant who looks like a Viking, like James Hetfield, who was a proud hyper active alcoholic, and a beast on stage. I mean, who wouldn't pay attention to a band like this? Doing great music was never enough.

[@oliverdahlberg838]

The only reason: Megadeth is too complicated for the average human ear

[@zansen5159]

exactly

[@alienduce-unocero]

Big brain time

[@oliverdahlberg838]

@Tushar Sharma What do you mean?

[@AndriyVasylenko]

You're not wrong

[@bobcaca6744]

Things metal snobs say

[@ilyasantonov212]

I don't know if it's in the video later, but the first one that comes to mind for me is the style of songs they each do. Megadeth great but imo they never could pull off slower heavy songs like Sad But True, For Whom the Bell Tolls etc. Sure they have a few but Metallica excelled at that. Also, ballads. Metallica's ballads are their trademark. Megadeth's are good but they can't touch One or The Unforgiven.

[@Scrubermensch]

What? Symphony? Architecture? Youthanasia? Looking Down the Cross? Black Curtains? They did but kinda flopped, which is bad (I take architecture over sad but true any day)

[@magdachlebicka3895]

A Tout Le Monde is like their version of The Unforgiven/Fade To Black. Way less catchy but way more emotional

[@Evil-Never-Dies]

Addicted to Chaos.

[@metalhammer5]

and I bet Metallica could never pull off something like "Sweating Bullets".

[@metalhammer5]

@AlexLoeher i meant that with regard to your comment about Megadeth not being able to pull off slow, heavy songs..

[@AS-Stardust]

I was always wondering why Megadeth didn’t get as popular as tallica

[@SviatoslavKaverin]

* gadeth

[@awilliams4018]

Dave Mustaine's vocals and cheesy lyrics are two big reasons why Megadeth was never as big as Metallica

[@herbertrafael8001]

The songs are not as good and theres a quantity Vs quality problem in their Albums

[@AS-Stardust]

@@herbertrafael8001 I have to disagree there, I love Metallica but they have had a lot of filler in black album, Load, ReLoad, St Anger and Hardwired.

[@AndriyVasylenko]

Thanks to your comment, I improved the video's title. So that the fanboys would calm down a bit.

[@JohannDaart]

Metallica did Dave a favor. Now he has his own, great legacy. Legacy to his name. In Metallica he would always stay in the shadow of Lars and Hetfield. Metallica also made him hungry for his own success.

[@beatmet2355]

Dave is too much his own man to have stayed in Metallica. I doubt it would have lasted long, at any rate. Metallica motivated Dave to be what he is today.

[@xxdantheman1681]

Megadeth is just far less accessible, while Metallica always remains something a lot more easily digestible. I’d say Megadeth is viewed as better if you’re a thrash fan but not if you’re just a casual listener of metal/thrash.

[@maxzubic]

Exactly. My style is lighter rock and metal, and Metallica is the most aggresive I would go. Megadeth? No.

[@xxdantheman1681]

Maxim Zubic Yeah, Metallica just isn’t as heavy as a lot of metal bands but they’re heavier than a lot of rock I listen to so it’s a good balance and I think most people feel the same

[@radtech21]

This is perfect. “Accessible” is the exact word that I use to describe if someone truly feels or “gets” a song. Interestingly, I often appreciate music that is less accessible to the general public or casual listener, which may help explain why I like Megadeth better. I often think about what makes a song accessible to the general public, but then I start thinking about ghost writers and boy bands and Nickelback, then I get sad.

[@ShaunHensley]

Some would say Metallica redefined accessibility in rock.

[@Morphoidism]

@John James well I think megadeth is better

[@somethingsomething9008]

Dave's voice went from a badass with attitude to progressively a cartoon character

[@louiscypher6772]

I always saw it as Metallica was Jack daniels and Megadeth was southern comfort.

[@conradsz]

@@louiscypher6772 I don't get that reference

[@louiscypher6772]

@@conradsz Jack Daniels is smooth, crisp and loved. Southern Comfort leaves a bad taste in your mouth.

[@kevinjohnbos1302]

When he shows the timeline of Big 4 album releases at 1:16, I couldn't figure out why Slayer was shortened to 'FSL'. Then I realized.... FUCKIN' SLAYERRRRRRR!!!!!!!!

[@kohlgilbert]

I think it was the singles. Back in the 90s in the US and Canada, if you liked a song, you would go to a record store and buy the whole album. The Black Album had two gigantic songs that entered the zeitgeist, Enter Sandman and Nothing Else Matters (Unforgiven to a lesser extent). Megadeth never had that kind of single. Symphony came close, but that song isn't going to sell 10 million albums. Dave's voice, the seemingly off kilter guitar licks the really heavy low end, all the things that make Megadeth great also held them back from mass appeal. If you offered a random person who lived through the 90s 10 grand to name a Metallica song, they could probably do it. If you asked them for a Megadeth song, unless they were a metal fan, I don't think they would get the money.

[@ShaunHensley]

kohlgilbert By the time Black came out, in the context of this discussion, the feud was winding down. It was far more of a thing during the Master/AJFA years. At least thats how I remember it.

[@kohlgilbert]

@@ShaunHensley I wasn't talking about the feud. I was just giving my two cents about why Metallica sold more than Megadeth. Metallica's biggest songs were bigger and made an impact on the world outside of metal fans and pushed them towards diamond level album sales. Megadeth's didn't really do that.

[@austingrunig5183]

You missed one key point. Cliff burton's influence and style is what helped them in the first 3 albums , master of puppets is considered the top heavy metal song of all time. RIP 😞

[@machineman541]

James Hetfield's ability to convert his pain/anger/aggression into music ( along with Lars, Kirk and others) and creating some phenomenal music that means a lot to many people as opposed to creating music just for the sake of competition, is in my opinion why Metallica is absolutely the best HEAVY METAL BAND IN ALL OF HUMAN HISTORY.

[@PaolaDanielaGaticaAcosta-si1hu]

THIS IS THE BEST COMMENT ON THIS VIDEO

[@stylekbender2650]

To be honest I think the main reason is Metallica was 3 years ahead of everyone else. Megadeth released KIMB in 85, Metallica was already working on MOP. Metallica was already one year from touring with Ozzy in Europe while other bands were still touring for their first and maybe second albums. They had a head start, they got to Europe before everyone else and exposed Europe to thrash. Because they were the first, they were the most successful.

[@normie2716]

And because they wrote better songs and have a better lead singer. Don't forget that part. Not to mention they successfully evolved their sound as they matured as human beings, not confining themselves to a (mostly) thrash metal audience.

[@KBXband]

If Megadeth ran around on stage and was able to play as good as they can, theyd have better live shows. They just stand there and play. Not complaining but look at Metallica with their snake pit and Iron Maiden. Those guys make it visually interesting by not staying in one spot.

[@Penisdoll]

Yes. I saw Megadeth once on a stadium. They are definately not a stadium band.

[@dimitrisvill]

@@Penisdoll I mean, It would be really hard for Dave to run around while singing and playing all those hard riffs.

[@Penisdoll]

@@dimitrisvill Running around is not the only problem. It is the whole package. He doesn't connect with the audience like a stadium act does, not even close to. Dave is mostly just standing still, looking down or at his guitar. The sound of their shows it 100%, almost like listening to an studio album but that is everything they have at their live shows.

[@kilki1234]

@@Penisdoll I agree. I've seen them live and I've seen local high school bands have better stage precense than Megadeth.

[@Penisdoll]

@@kilki1234 That is true but I have to say again that they sound great live (except Daves voice). Very tight playing by great musicians.

[@JH-dp9zk]

trying to watch this inbetween zoom classes lol

[@mgrocki]

Love these MegaTallica comparisons vids! great work my man....

[@AndriyVasylenko]

Thank you man. I think it's the last in the mini-series, we've compared them enough over the past three years ))

[@grahamkelly8299]

James's voice has lasted al these years and even evolved into something even more impressive recently

[@xposehu]

I used to play (drums) Metallica with my band but listened to Megadeth all the time. There's no better or worse, even if you pick the stats. They are different. I'm so glad, that you mentioned the classic line-up of Megadeth at 7:26. Man, everybody has to admit that Marty is from another planet. From Rust in Peace to Cryptic Writings almost everything is pure magic. The only thing missing in Mustaine's life is luck. He could've said at the Grammys in '92 easily: thank you Metallica for not putting out an album this year. And finally he would've got his peace (no, not revenge). Peace, bro! Listen to whatever makes you feel good. Greetings from Hungary.

[@namikstudios]

Both Metallica and Megadeth got screwed at the Grammys early on. Remember how Justice lost best metal to some Jethro Tull album?? That was insane.

[@Something-Silver]

Metallica introduced me to metal, Megadeth made me want to play metal. I would play sweating bullets on guitar hero when I was little for hours and all i could think was, "Damn, I need to learn how to play the guitar"

[@garyv2498]

You kind of breezed through point # 4, but that really is kinda huge I think. Fans, especially younger fans, when they get into a band they're learning about all the members and emotionally investing in each of those members, and they'll have a favorite. They'll learn all about the histories of each member because they're big fans of the band. THAT sort of thing was difficult with Megadeth, because it's really just the Dave Mustine band.

[@jasoncharles9992]

I think this is very true and hence why the rust in peace symphony era was when deth reached the highest they had a solid line up for 10 years I think the new line up may get close tho everything before and in between especially when ellefson left did not reflect that amount of chemistry

[@Mysterio-Solar]

Look folks , there's a lot more than 4 Reasons why Metallica has outshine and out sold Megadeth . Here are 10 Distinct Reasons. 1. Metallica has a Top 10 Metal Vocalist / Guitar Player / Lyric Writer / Composer / Front Man Of All Time 2. Metallica has sold Millions Of Albums and Concert Tickets around the World in Concert Halls , Arenas , and Stadiums with No Radio or Music Video Play from 1981 - 1988 . Metallica is Top 7 All Time In Concert Ticket Sales . Unheard Of . 3. Metallica has never had any sexual Inuendo or Political Views in their Music . Their Music is either About War Issues , Social Issues , Medical Conditions . Metallica appeals to all People for that Reason . 4. Metallica collaborates with Iconic Artists outside of Hard Rock / Metal . 5. Metallica are an Intelligent , Fun , Emotional , Romantic , Intense , Poetic , Cerebral , Moving Experience to see in Concert . Their Songs are hard to forget . 6. Metallica have stayed true to their Band Members as much as Possible except in a Death of a Member or a Band member leaving . They haven't had a Revolving Door of Band members like most Bands do . 7. Metallica appeal to ages from 5 - 95 yrs old . 8. Metallica doesn't need Band Gimmicks / Mascots to sell their Product . 9. Metallica's Band name is a very neutral Band name . It doesn't offend other World Cultures 10. Metallica are composed of Band Members from different ethnic backgrounds . They've Played Concerts on Every Continent in the World because of It .

[@eamonahern7495]

Rob Halford was asked "Metallica or Megadeth?" one time and he said Megadeth. When a legend such as Rob chooses your band over Metallica I would call that a success.

[@eamonahern7495]

@John James well he got a lot of success from a much better work ethic than I could ever have, writing lyrics and using his voice as an instrument. Not bad for some hack singer that isn't even a real musician.

[@djsega4289]

Unpopular opinion: Mustaine’s vocals are better than Hetfield

[@eddieburton6667]

Even though he have problems, he worked More in that

[@GreatOne0815]

They have both highs and lows. Especially live.

[@jery3385]

James is more versatile than Dave, for sure.

[@realabba5190]

Imo their voices are too different to compare them.

[@eduardoibarra4641]

@@jery3385 dude, its actually the opposite, James either screams at the mic or whispers to it, and that's as versatile as he gets, Dave tried some soft stuff too, and he's just decent, he has far more range and vocal techniques than James( cause he could never manage to get a good vibrato, range, different intentions on the voice) cause in every Metallica album he tries to scream as badass as he can, but he doesn't advance from there

[@careful...Icarus]

You are so right about Mustaine's voice. I can only take about 4 or 5 Deth songs before I have to bail. Just small doses of his vocals for me. Now if Megadeth had gotten a killer lead vocalist like Anthrax did with John Bush the story would be sooo different. Just think of the Mustaine/ Ellefson/Friedman/Menza lineup ( the pinnacle lineup imo) with Bush singing. That would've decimated everyone else.Minus Slayer of course who are untouchable. Or even John Cyriis from Agent Steel or Ray Alder from Fates Warning in Deth wouldve ruled.

[@kingatom904]

When I was younger it was all Metallica for me, but as I got older I began realizing how amazing the music of Megadeth is, I honestly feel they are better despite being less popular.

[@Vakaria-plays]

a 5th reason is the fact that while Metallica has made many songs about politics, they themselves has never talked about their personal opinions when it comes ongoing politics where Dave Mustaine has openly and very often used his own media platform to spread his political views who often actually contradicts with a lot of metal communities and actually works against his own industry, examples of this is the fact that Dave Mustaine in the election between Obama and Romney joined the republicans who accused Obama of not being a US citizen and even accussed him of being a secret muslim believer who was sent to infiltrate the US and the white house, further more, Dave has many times said that the reason he doesn't support equal rights for people with different sexualities is because he isn't ''one of them'' and has also stated that he is against all forms of abortions even those where the woman was raped, or was a minor, or a case of incest, saying that its the will of god. And as a republican Dave has also over the years given his vocal support for republican senators and USA candidates who believes that metal music is the work of the devil and should be outlawed in the US and punishable by prison if caught listening to it.

[@lesliebarker5657]

I love both bands and it was great to see that Megadeth still made it big it’s so hard to make it in music. Fade to black is my favourite Metallica song while Darkest Hour is my fav Megadeth song.

[@alexpate8626]

Re: the many comments claiming Master of Puppets is the greatest thrash album ever. Please listen to the debut/self-titled album from the Haunted. In a different league. If you like the melodic stuff, start with “In Vein”, “Now You Know”, or “3 Times”. If you want the jugular punches listen to the whole thing.

[@S_Tadz]

The "Train stopping every station" really hit home, here...ouch...

[@dreammfyre]

That’s like saying: Why was Nickelback bigger than rock band X? Commercial appeal doesn’t equal quality.

[@jameshetfield3105]

I honestly love dave's voice, it's incredibly unique and so strange

[@Indivisible1984]

tru i agree mr hetfield

[@jameshetfield3105]

die@@Indivisible1984

[@vikthorbrock]

And about ballads, Hetfield plays the clean riff of Nothing Else Matters while singing, and playing a great solo. But Mustaine, he only sings at A Tout Le Monde and the clean is played by Friedman, even the solo

[@blackpeppericecream]

Most people finished highschool, less people finished grad school, less people do master, less people do PhD. And I like to think Dave is PhD in metal

[@namikstudios]

...And Justice For All is the pinnacle of metal.

[@corvidwyrm4113]

How did you manage to convince Dave Mustaine to be in your video at 0:24 ?

[@anandverma757]

Uhh......."unstable lineups do not facilitate the creative process" Chuck Schuldiner's "Death"? (JK, love your videos and Chuck was a hell of a songwriter)

[@jeppyjep]

Right? Chuck Schuldiner gets more creative in Symbolic and TSOP compared to SBG and Leprosy. But still, my fav album is SBG

[@andresvivesdecespedes1661]

Absolutely agree. I think the true situation here was with Dave's drug problem. That kept him (and the band's drive) focus on other stuff. Although the best Megadeth albums we're on that drugs age.

[@noahfrelich5733]

Yeah but how big did death get? Not nearly as big as Metallica or pantera I don’t think chuck would have wanted to be that big either

[@jeppyjep]

@@noahfrelich5733 if you meant big as in popularity, Death was kinda popular in the 90s as a death metal band, had interviews with MTV and had a MV showed up in MTV . If you meant big as in pioneering, Death is one of the pioneers of death metal. If you wanna compare the popularity between Death and Metallica, then Metallica is more popular because their sound got softer (black album, load, reload) meanwhile Death went technical in the 90s (Human, Symbolic, TSOP) So it make sense why Metallica is more popular than Death.

[@ПавелБулай-ф2г]

1:15 Having Slayer as an "FSL" instead of "SL" is a nice touch... Ты крут, продолжай в том же духе)

[@oleksiimusiienko7326]

Roses are red Violets are blue Metallica’s great Megadeth too.

[@thoughtheglass]

one of my favourite bands is Annihilator- the inability to get a stable lineup is why i think they never reached big four levels of fame despite writing genuinely great songs

[@andreylucass]

Sometimes I imagine James + Dave + Cliff + literally any other drummer in the world

[@CHAD-ek4dl]

is kirk better guitarist or dave?

[@antoniocenteno1483]

Dave wrecks the band, Cliff leaves and the other drummer never gives anything to the band... there you go with that line up. Exodus gets more sucessful, no Megadeth at all, lars makes anaother big band, Jason remains in Flotsam, and so on and on

[@aagamanpant936]

@@CHAD-ek4dl Dave is technically skilled and talented! But i love kirk😂

[@namikstudios]

Lars is one of the greatest drummers in rock. Period. Metallica wouldn't be the huge band they are today without him.

[@namikstudios]

@@CHAD-ek4dl Kirk is a better lead guitarist for sure. Dave is really good at lead and rhythm though. James on the other hand is the undisputed master of rhythm guitar.

[@hosersupreme]

This is a good explanation, honestly. Great content. I also really do think that Mustaine's voice is a part of it, similarly to the way Geddy Lee's voice can bother people. Doesn't stop either of them from being insanely talented musicians, but I do think it bothers some.

[@sygyl]

dave’s voice is why i couldn’t get into megadeth. never understood how dave could hire some of the greatest guitarists of metal but not a better singer.

[@GeekFurious]

Megadeth fans will tell you it's because of song complexity or something and there may be something to that. But as someone who loved both bands but found myself gravitating toward Metallica more over time (despite Reload and St. Anger), I think it just comes down to James & Lars are more consistent as writers and even when they write a heavy rock album, or a grunge-like album, or even nu-metal... somehow they still sound like the same band.

[@D-Man_Jam]

It's probably mostly because Metallica has a lot more catchier songs fit for the mainstream, and a lot of cool song, and album names.

[@suvarnachauhan951]

Andriy You also need to talk about Testament more often in this channel .

[@lucaslazaro5911]

Aguante Megadeth!

[@damndoor3570]

Andriy has gotta be the coolest guy to talk metal and music with at parties

[@mr.immortal1614]

I like Dave’s voice

[@jordantognetti8989]

Great video. That painting backround is amazing!

[@goranilincic2644]

All the Serbian viewers when "kuj zelezo" part comes: We know this !! 🤘❤️🇷🇺🇷🇸

[@aynakotalaga]

Great comparison! I think that there's a small mistake though - Metallica have released 3 albums, not 2 since 2003. St Anger, Death Magnetic and Hardwired to Self Destruct. Hardwired is their best since The Black Album in my opinion.

[@simplyscholar21]

Why has Justin Bieber sold more albums then Metallica? Metallica was easier for the mainstream to get behind. If your music is more easily digested by more people, then obviously you're going to be more popular. Metallica's music is more straight forward, it's fast, but it's not complicated. The most complicated music they made was on Justice, and even then it pales to anything on RIP. A beginning guitarist can learn Enter Sandman or For Whom The Bells Toll within a few weeks. Even the easiest Megadeth song, like Symphony, has twists like the chorus, that make it that much more difficult to learn.

[@jeppyjep]

You're right. Im a beginner guitarist and i can play Whiplash, Creeping Death, The Four Horsemen and other Metallica songs. But Megadeth? I can only play She-Wolf and Kill The King.

[@antoniocenteno1483]

Countdown to extinction, Megadeth´s more succesful album has 2 Million unit solds, AJFA has 8 Millions... wich album is more straight forward again? Ah yes

[@oskub5348]

@@antoniocenteno1483 still countdown is more experimental, creative and more technical and metallica was very famous even before AJFA, plus Dave voice is really not for everyone.

[@oskub5348]

@AlexLoeher lol you're not musician no way. Ask someone who can play instrument. Weirdo 😂😂

[@oskub5348]

@AlexLoeher what can i reply to someone who is closeminded and butthurt Metallica fan.

[@Keratosedeath]

0:24 that was cheap... Really... Really cheap

[@andrevinjerygg6300]

Curious about your opinion on ghost. I really think they are the "new" type of metal. Especially songs like majesty, absolution and faith.

[@ArttuKoskinen]

They have a couple of "metal" songs, the rest is pop rock

[@suvarnachauhan951]

I agree with all your 4 reasons. Megadeth is a very very special band though . I agree that every music listener prefer to like a band with vocals first rather than the music and James has a very attractive vocals that any metal fans may like at a first listen where Dave on the other hand has a bit of a different style that you may not find quite attractive in the beginning but may find it to be awesome as well later by listening to Megadeth songs more often. I started with Megadeths old album too and didn’t find his vocals to be as awesome as James’s but later listening to deth albums like 13 , endgame , United abominations and hidden treasure , I started getting more into his vocal style and found it to be very unique and fitting with Megadeth music actually. Well for people trying to understand Dave’s vocals or Megadeth music I recommend them listening to new albums where Dave has more heavy and distorted muddy vocals.

[@bam6684]

Say what you want but it's Megadeth all the way for me...

[@hamachibeans4471]

I’m not a huge fan of megadeth the way I am for Metallica, but I gotta defend Dave mustaines vocals by saying they aren’t bad, they just don’t have mass appeal. Even I don’t always like his voice, I just feel it fits some songs really well and others I just feel neutral on it. But when it really works, it really works and I don’t think anyone could do it better when it really works. My 3 favorite songs out of the songs I have heard from megadeth are tornado of souls, a tout Le monde, and skin o’ my teeth, and I don’t think those songs would be as good with anyone else, they sound great with his voice and are so fun to sing along to

[@HerotsLament]

Dave's voice is definitely one of the reasons for sure, before the big 4 show in 2010 I used to sh*t all over megadeth because I thought Dave's voice was just awful and I couldn't stand megadeth either, after that show I saw megadeth in a completely different way, I also feel like this is the same reason dream theater never made it big...love their music but labrie voice is just not very pleasant to the ear in many songs

[@koberkecelik]

oh man labrie is awful. I really can't stand him. I think Dave's vocals on countdown extinction, youthanisa and dystopia are very cool. When he doesnt do that whiny voice he sounds good imo

[@halatcibarmen]

Labrie is just Dave if he learned how to sing

[@Peter_1986]

It's pointless to worry about which band is "more popular" - just listen to the stuff that you enjoy instead. You are listening to music for _your own_ pleasure, not for other people.

[@martinrautenbach7268]

Also, we all know that Metallica is riding on the succes of their early albums 😉, yes?, and why almost 40 years to record only 10 studio albums?

[@tobyhowe6259]

The first albums were when they had nothing holding them back from writing and touring. At around load and reload they took there time making an album then st anger took them almost 3 years to make an album due to James going to rehab and then having issues functioning band. And ever since st anger they had no time because they have wife and kids. Personally I don’t think they are riding off their old songs I think they just don’t have the time anymore and they are getting old.

[@tobyhowe6259]

Death magnetic and hardwired are actually pretty different with every album they get closer to their classic sound and with their upcoming album it’ll probably evolve and sound different to hardwired and will be 1 step closer to their classic sound.

[@amitypearson6879]

I agree with a lot here, I also think Megadeth in the 80s were a touch thrashier/grittier which kept away a few possible fans (and yet not as thrashy as bands like kreator and missing out on some of those fans), timing was huge, The epic ...And Justice finished off the 80s creating a huge fan base, and while Megadeth started off the 90s with their glorious epic "Rust", Metallica quickly turned into a Pop music band by releasing "the black album" one year later. So, basically Metalheads were still enjoying Rust, while Metallica had yuppies, little kids and mainstream radio fans lapping them up. Megadeth responded with a more radio friendly album in 92, but it still had more of a metal edge than the black album. Clearly that is another reason why.

[@bilrogar]

Metallica had Mustaines music/riffs in the beginning. They used his music/riffs as a springboard.

[@toms3158]

Remember all those amazing thrash bands that no one has heard of today? Overkill, Exodus, sacred reich, Testament, nuclear assault??? Dave and co did alright. And it was never about super commercial success. It was about the music, the attitude, the release... In fact for Dave it was about being a musical challenge to prove that he could play faster and more technical than his previous band. He proved that IMO. James and co did remarkably well. Metallica got super lucky. 🤘 I’m thankful for and love all of it

[@artofmemory620]

Does not matter who was popular, only music is important!

[@brianroberts9943]

Hello Andriy my friend!!! Great new video!!! I feel that part of the reason Megadeth just couldn’t achieve that (10 million+) level of success is because they sometimes focus on quantity over quality. For example: the time in between the Black Album and Load Megadeth released 2 amazing records. If they trimmed some of the filler and made it one single album, I bet it could have sold close to the black album. Especially if it was released in ‘91 instead of ‘92/‘94 when the shift away from Metal was happening.

[@1977moonchild1]

For me Dave Mustaine is a gifted song writer. He has come out with some cracking albums in all fairness! He can write great riffs. Evil riffs and great soloing. Drumming is also on par too. Megadeth wins it hands down for me 🤘🤘

[@ros9764]

It's incredible how Dave was kicked from Metallica for being incredibly toxic and less than 10 years later he becomes known as one of the most humble people in metal

[@steemonkey2000]

Megadeth are heavier and more complex. Go I to a guitar shop, everyone is playing Metallica riffs, because they are easier. You're correct about the voice. I also think Lars sub par drumming helps. Proper metal drumming is just too intense for the mainstream. Lars is a rock drummer who can't keep time. It works for the mainstream. Dave is a much better musician and song writer, but it doesn't matter to the mainstream.

[@oskub5348]

Agree

[@yessir6427]

???? metallica is way heavier

[@johnthomas5314]

Dave is a better musician than James (and it's closer than Megadeth fans wanna think), but definitely not the better songwriter or vocalist.

[@martos60]

Dave is certainly not a better songwriter. It's one of the reasons he never got that popular. Megadeth has a few songs that reach the songwriting level of Metallica. Complex riffs don't equal good songwriting . And Lars has plenty of great drum stuff on Justice and Master. Drumming just doesn't matter that much to people listening casually or for the first time. To me Dave was never a frontman. He would've been great playing guitar and letting somebody else sing like in Metallica. And he also needs somebody else to come and control his writing like James, Lars and Kirk do in Metallica. Because to me most of the time he starts great and then goes into some complete cringe territory with his songwriting.

[@oskub5348]

@@martos60 maybe he is better metal songwritter?

[@misericorde_war_metal]

Gonna agree with you there: 2000s was Slayer decade, though 80s could have been theirs had they not been so freakishly scary to new metalheads at the time (given that RiB is literally *THE* best thrash metal album of that decade)

[@ohgoditsjames94]

Really? Pleasure to Kill by Kreator and Darkness Descends by Dark Angel are better than RiB

[@bryansteele832]

Metallica releases album now about twice a decade,a nd they are for teh most part pretty solid. Mustaine releases an album every 2 to 3 years with a revolving door of musicians and the albums themselves are pretty forgettable.

[@blackmagyclives]

I’ve preferred Megadeth from the beginning. Always will. Dave is The Godfather of thrash metal.

[@vannacee26]

Kirk Hammett?