Megadeth - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?

Check out some of the best moments from our Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction segments with Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson, and Marty Friedman about their careers in Megadeth!
Topics include Mustaine's brief time in Metallica, the time Dimebag Darrell almost joined the band, and some of the stories behind the band's many lineup changes.
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[@James-ju4gj]

Loudwire - 'Dave, which Metallica songs did you write? Dave - 'True'

[@HCkev]

Four Horsemen (Mechanix) and Jump in the fire. And 4 riffs in other songs.

[@StuPedassol]

In the band for 5 minutes: I created them!

[@GL.Sorrell]

​@@StuPedassol​​ Metallica have played Dave's co-written songs for 40 years though

[@StuPedassol]

@@GL.Sorrell And?

[@StuPedassol]

@@GL.Sorrell I'm pretty sure Dave has mentioned he was in Metallica just as many times. 😄

[@dusty3913]

Imagine the anxiety any fan interviewer would have before interviewing Dave…knowing any question, or phrasing of a question might trigger him.

[@Leatherface123.]

It's easy, just ask him about something other than metallica, ask him about himself or what he enjoys

[@danielderosa8690]

Megadeth Fact or Fiction....first question is about Metallica

[@littlecsommercorn]

And you can tell he totally enjoyed it.

[@Synister316]

Dave: "Yes! A Metallica question."

[@dustinbrummett3774]

😂

[@adamrubella2290]

It’s been 40 years and it just never ends. I feel for the guy.

[@Hellotherefellowbrowser]

Every interview

[@ngmelville]

Dave Mustaine having a cigarette watching the news while his hand gets lightly zapped sounds pretty chill lmao

[@grogu1986]

Dave the 🐐

[@BongEyedBastard]

Dave the W⚓

[@stuartkelly8689]

Both of em

[@davecassady7468]

Junior could have a job in radio or voice overs.

[@jayluck8047]

So glad I still have my Guitar World magazines with Marty as a monthly instructor; Dimebag too.

[@tristenmoon8311]

Jealous

[@heathens3098]

12:50 Bro I can imagine the heat in that room, look at how much Ellefson is sweating LOL

[@journeyintothebible]

I saw Megadeth in 86 on the Peace Sells tour with Overkill. They were awesome and so were there albums.

[@d_must4309]

Mustaine might be a difficult person to work with, or be around sometimes, but without him what we now call metal music would be a very different thing.

[@johnk.7058]

When Marty is talking about the 1992 Grammy for best metal performance Graham is right it was "Wish", Marty says it was for their debut music but Pretty Hate Machine came out in 1989

[@joeldukes303]

Congratulations

[@vagabond197979]

Interviewing Dave Mustaine looks like one of the most uncomfortable things possible.

[@Reed5016]

Honestly, I agree

[@nickrooney6206]

Dave looks …. Thrilled” 😂

[@MiNiMeMiniatureDrumCovers]

Would have loved to see Dave’s face after Marty said can we try this mellow stuff like Metallica 😂😂

[@prometheustv6558]

Jason is the only ex or current member of Metallica that’s done this

[@Arthur-ke9vz]

Awesome

[@Johnny455]

I broke my wrist when I was 19 and they gave me a tens unit and we used to shock the shit out of each other with that thing! It was awesome!

[@josuemartinez9688]

I love this section

[@twoshirts1842]

16:00 i like this guy

[@vladtepish1790]

The best Megadeth was with Marty, I wish he would have stayed.

[@AllanAdamson]

11:00 in the name of facts, Wish was on the Broken EP & was not Nine Inch Nails' debut album.. Pretty Hate Machine was their debut album..

[@idiotburns]

7:35 we missed out big

[@ivanromero7830]

In Behind the Music, Mustaine himself said that he had met Ellefson that way, he came and offered him beer and he said "Now we're talking." I think the drunk is Dave, HAHAHA

[@Capitan_Chaos]

How's Gruhamed doing? haven't seen him in forever.

[@irondeth]

I fucking love David Ellefson 🥺💕

[@alexsaucedo8032]

GUITAR GOD. DAVE MUSTAINE. CRANK IT UP LOUD. HORNS UP. 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@scorpions1965]

Megadeth Forever

[@jalynn8673]

In early for the Metallica comments

[@hole1623]

Dave mustaine is smart af

[@ChimpFromSpace]

Love the difference in tone between the Daves. One looks like he wants to strangle you, the other wants to buy you a beer. Take a guess which one is which.

[@twoshirts1842]

17:35 respect for that.

[@Sphereal]

Came here for questions related to Metallica.

[@elizabethA_182]

Same my guy

[@raikhan4016]

NO WAYYYYY LITERALLY YESTERDAY WTFFF!?!

[@idiotburns]

The time that Dave E put into Megadeth, its sad they leave him out lately.

[@frostmafia1380]

he got kicked out for something stupid too, it wasn't even illegal or anything

[@xkovacsx09]

imagine Dime and Vinnie on Rust In Peace 🤯🤯

[@vladtepish1790]

I'm sorry but I can't, I won't. Ever heard the original Pantera? It ain't what you're thinking. Sounded kinda like AC DC, who I like , but still. I like Pantera but it's not like Megadeth . More heavy crunchy than fast and my hand hurts. Marty and Dave really complemented one another I miss that combo. I also miss Darrel and Vinnie RIP, nice KISS coffins, finally got Eddie's guitar.

[@whamsie4022]

Graham either lost or gained a lot of weight from one interview to another.

[@TheLoops73]

Isn't this old? I feel like I've seen this before.

[@nobody5228]

It is

[@anglesupremacy123]

Its a compilation of like 5+ year old videos lol

[@shadowaccount]

Classic Loudwire and KZbinrs in general. Just relabel and make a new thumbnail of old videos for views. Or make a cheap compilation for watch time. It happens more than you would think.

[@DarkAuraDeathAngel]

7:53 that's a cool name if they were ever to join lol

[@Scott-wq5lk]

What’s with all the compilations? I thought Graham beat his cancer, where’s the new episodes?

[@TealScarab]

him beating cancer is fact, but per a twitter post he left Loudwire close to a year ago.

[@trendmassacre8423]

​@@TealScarabI did not know that 😮

[@icankillbugs]

​@@TealScarabBased. Loudwire is fucking garbage.

[@Scott-wq5lk]

@@TealScarab bummer, thanks for letting me know

[@Jarl_Balgruuf]

true or fiction: ellefson is freaky asf

[@vistalite]

Fact or Fiction: Dave is still crying about being kicked out of Metallica. FACT. Fact or Fiction: Junior is beefing-off right now while reading these comments. FACT.

[@darthshitto2524]

Dave was asked a Metallica question it’s not like he brought them up out of nowhere

[@Michael-zs7yy]

Megadeth and Metallica both rule!!!

[@hamcheesecola]

Marty Friedman sounds like Anthony Jeselnic

[@Wargasm54]

Marty got a Nazi edelweiss patch on his jacket 😂

[@user-mn4ke6fw7d]

Behold your faith is not stronger than mine

[@csnide6702]

at 10 min mark - Dave E is very forgiving .... a Dan Armstrong clear bass is worth around 2 grand.

[@Wyatt-Foxtecha]

Still have my megadeath cd

[@icankillbugs]

Was everything else lost in Hurricane Katrina or something? That CD is the only thing that survived a horrific house fire? Did you owe a bunch of money and everything got repossessed except lone Megadeth CD you had stashed somewhere? Like, what's the significance of this one CD?

[@DaveOJ]

And they can't even spell the name of the band right. ​@@icankillbugs

[@skeletonmakesgood]

Just one? WTF?

[@sakarkolachhapati9793]

Is it called break up or divorce considering the time they spent together in megadeth,even name is same

[@CarharttKid878]

Sad seeing Ellefson interviewed...Mustaine did him so dirty.

[@Septicshites]

nah not fr lomenzo is better anyway

[@senatorarmstrong1474]

More like Ellefson did his hands dirty

[@charlielack8359]

Megadeath any day over Metallica. Any freaking day. 365/year and every 4 years, 366 days a year. Pound sand Metallica. I will not correct my spelling of MegaDEATH since I know how much 1 of you likes it.

[@dusrjam88]

🙄

[@chris_2714]

Hard to take this comment seriously when you can't spell Megadeth 😂 Obviously a big fan

[@shadowaccount]

I like both for different reasons but I prefer Dave's songwriting, and MD's overall sound a bit more than Metallica. Plus Hammett is no one's favorite guitarist and Lars is a hack drummer. I cant say that about any version of Megadeth.

[@charlielack8359]

Spelling cop. Millennial alert.@@chris_2714

[@adriantrusca1245]

At least spell their fucking name correctly. MegaDETH

[@jurgencuypers8350]

Was Criss Oliva ever asked?

[@claudevieaul1465]

Asking Dave Mustaine about his ex-band Metallica (and he obviously disliked that). Asking Dave Ellefson about his ex-band Megadeth (more graceful response for sure). ...and in other videos Jason Newsted is always talking about his time and sad departure from Metallica, while he's been writing excellent music before and since. Same with Steve Vai and Whitesnake, Sammy Hagar and Van Halen, Mick Mars and Motley Crue.... I mean, jesus f-ing christ... Why can't people simply move on?

[@eggsman63]

Because interviewers can use anything said about a former popular band for clickbait in articles.

[@nobody5228]

Why are you reuploading this?

[@TheJellyFish-Ind]

What happend to the interviewer over the years?? He looks like he is drunk when interviewing ellefson.

[@eversosleight]

As a fan of both, I'm so tired of hearing Dave answering Metallica questions. You rarely hear Metallica guys being asked Mustaine or Megadeth questions.

[@meth_user]

Because the member of Metallica weren’t kicked out of megadeth 😂

[@GL.Sorrell]

If you're tired, stop watching. Dave was in both bands, the Metallica guys weren't

[@ObsidianLife]

Its so hilarious...if he answers the question then everyone says he just talks about Metallica...If he doesn't answer the question (he has chosen NOT to answer in the past) then everyone says he's just bitter... Mustaine is no angel, but he's in a lose/lose situation here...

[@eggsman63]

Tell interviews to stop asking Dave questions about Metallica.

[@cementao]

Fact: Mustaine treats Ellefson like shit.

[@AntiSocialMachine]

“Nah bro, I just started playing and Metallica lost their shit and begged me to join.” Lmao

[@darrylmcneill6729]

I prefer megadeth over Metallica

[@gssuper1438]

4:22 and yet you decided he didn't belong anymore

[@andypritchard9644]

It's sad what greed can do to people.

[@d_must4309]

I don't think he had a choice after what happened

[@likkidixx]

Just bought a Jackson Ellefson bass, just love the sound. Dave is an asshole.

[@rustyshackleford3884]

Dave looks miserable

[@NW-rp6hn]

That’s called resting Dave face

[@mambatoddy]

Dave sounds worse 10 years ago than he does now

[@Hangar-zu8xg]

Post throat surgery I imagine.

[@PxNxWxGxW]

When you need new content so you recycle two old interviews into one. Smh.

[@AdamasOldblade]

Mustaine is a multimillionaire, has fans around the planet, has had a life of total success and fame that literally most humans cannot possibly fathom, has truly lived a life of actual freedom to live a dream (no matter how hard it is). Yet Mustaine every few years still goes back into the, "yeah so my former band Metallica"... Dude stop... fucking stop. I am speaking for me. I literally can barely afford a studio apartment and I work 60 hours a week. Stop.

[@shadowaccount]

Damn that's sad. You should re- evaluate the way you are spending money if you're working that much, and can barely afford a studio apt. Maybe stop buying things you don't need ?

[@GL.Sorrell]

Dave was asked a question lol and it's his life. So many people like you take it too seriously

[@DemonDethchase]

Dave Mustaine's history with Metallica Was in the band for two years, but goes on for forty years saying that he was in the band and wrote a few songs. With Dave saying that they'd be nowhere without his music makes it seem like he's not happy with his own success with Megadeth - which is quite vast by itself, going forty years - but is also trying to steal James and Lars' success for himself as well. Also... "Any man who must say, "I am the Alpha", is no true alpha." In relation to Dave claiming to be the alpha male in Metallica, when he was in it.

[@user-rj4th2wm1l]

Work faster

[@watermelon3306]

Tell the interviewers to stop asking him about Metallica.

[@Dime_time333]

A compilation of 2 older videos. Featuring a person who is no longer a member of the band. Scraping the floor under the barrel at this point.

[@user-mn4ke6fw7d]

I saw your band at the Palace of Auburn hills I was center stage way back up in the other bleachers you know I wasn't so impressed you're one of those people who is a bleeding heart liberal sympathizer aren't you that's why I crash Megadeth in the back of my mind

[@Beanmaster73]

Dave is a text book narcissist

[@-cobainism-]

he has no shame, bro lies all the time

[@paulparker8298]

Dave is such a tortured soul! He will always think he’s still in Metallica 😂🤦🏻‍♂️even on his deathbed

[@isabelrodriguezsjolund9701]

🙄

[@GL.Sorrell]

His songs are still in Metallica

[@paulparker8298]

@@GL.Sorrell yeah but he ain’t in Metallica ! He dreams he’s still in Metallica

[@GL.Sorrell]

@@paulparker8298 His songs are in 2 of the biggest bands ever, his reality is better than your dreams 😂

[@paulparker8298]

@@GL.Sorrell he’s still dreaming of being In Metallica