What All of Dave Mustaine's Former Bandmates Have Said About Him

[@Heavi]

Do you love or hate Dave Mustaine?

[@yeetism31]

You have to love him he’s awesome and makes great music

[@mattbauckman9907]

Yes.

[@richard_4stringmf178]

I like his music, part of personality, but I hate his other part of personality

[@Herobox-ju4zd]

Love his music (the old stuff anyway). But he seems to be a prime candidate for the saying: "you should never meet your heroes."

[@WyrdBlogger01]

Love.

[@aaronw8781]

Sounds like Dave’s an alright guy if you don’t have to work with him, or be around him, or have him look in your general direction.

[@Eyes-Scream0213]

This is true. Megadeth is my favorite metal band and I love Dave Mustaine. His attitude in making music is what people hated about him.

[@fredrikrobertsson6193]

Or listen to him… Is he a talented musician? Absolutely, he done some really good stuff with MD but I’m not a huge fan of his vocals actually, he sounds a little bit like Billy Corgan…ish with that nasal/whining kind of pitch. My biggest issue with Dave though is his constant complaining, whining and what not about everyone else that apparently wronged him the last 40 years😂 I remember when he played together with Metallica, Anthrax and Slayer on the Big 4 tour. He did a interview about how he changed, how he moved on and that all of his attitude came from him being in a dark place mentally and all of that. That’s all fine of course, admitting your own problems is the most important factor to healing so far so good…until he once again starts thrashing Hetfield, Ulrich, King, The Pope, Ronald McDonald and more or less everyone but himself for his own problems😂 “I never done anything wrong in my life, how could I cause I’m the best person to ever be alive so therefore every thing bad is everyone else fault. I’m so happy and fortunate to be the most infallible, unerring and impeccable man in history and if you don’t believe me….F**K Y*U YOU MISERABLE PIECE OF S**T!!! IM HAPPY, IM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW…ACTUALLY IM BEYOND HAPPY, IM SUPERDUPERHAPPY TEN MORE, NO! MAKE IT A THOUSAND MORE TIMES THAN HAPPINESS ITSELF💥”

[@Makis46]

LOL, sounds just like my ex gf. Great to be around, pain in the ass to be her bf

[@ericthomas917]

His attitude got him kicked out of Metallica

[@stephaneouellet7459]

​@@ericthomas917 yeah his shitty ASS-titude

[@brianelkins8604]

R.I.P. Nick. You are truly missed.

[@sirchromiumdowns2015]

Menza was one heck of a percussionist.

[@silvercloud1641]

🤘

[@johnmcminn9455]

Nick Is proof no 2 drummers are exactly a like, Rust would have never happened with out the chemistry of Marty and Nick, it was a very speedy Era for the band

[@Danko76]

R.I.P. Dave ,Menza will live forever

[@j.p.sixgunner7194]

@@sirchromiumdowns2015 Yep. For those who don't know... Nick's dad, Don Menza, is the sax player on Mancini's Pink Panther theme song.

[@MrRoboto81]

Dave needs to let it go. He has achieved what a minuscule fraction of people have ever done or will ever do. He is a famous rockstar who gets to do what he loves for a living, has seen the world, written classic songs, and made more money on one tour than 99% of people would ever make in several lifetimes.

[@Treviscoe]

I agree.

[@lightfeather9953]

I know, it's crazy to me. He got fired and built one of the most successful metal bands of all time as a result. The negativity he feels by comparing to Metallica is nuts. He's done what 99.999% of metal bands could never dream of.

[@imranali5835]

I'm glad he got fired from Metallica because we never would have got Megadeth! I prefer them at times over Metallica. Rust in peace is one of my top metal albums of all time. Get over it Dave!

[@MetaITurtle]

Its true, Megadeth was always meant to be Daves ideas. But when Marty joined you can sense there was a "band" there and not just Daves ideas.

[@KitWriter]

I love Marty so much. He has a lot of Japanese metal stuff he’s done and it’s always amazing. I didn’t even listen to Megadeth very much until Marty joined the band. After he left, Megadeth had another great album with Dystopia, but that’s Chris’ drumming that makes is shine. Hands down, Marty is one of the most talented guitarists out of Maryland, up there with Frank Zappa, just a different style. 😊

[@kiillabytez]

Really? To have Marty tell it, he never wanted to play Metal in the first place.

[@MortonCammar]

Marty was the best thing Megadeth has ever had. Megadeth was by far at its peak while Marty was in the band.

[@NAlvazaz]

@@kiillabytez I heard that too. And for Dave not doing thrash wasn't acceptable. That's why when people complain about the revolving door of Megadeth musicians, I'm happy because it means the quality of music remains high. I mean just look at Mr. Slow it down Ulrich? Good thing they don't have to worry about anything even going back to just metal. Most Metallics fans will love it.

[@Wanderlust073]

Ever? He was putting out solo metal albums as well as with Cacophony before joining Megadeth. Think he just got tired of it eventually. Ellefson ruined that lineup by pushing to try and write radio friendly metal.

[@ikovacev797]

It is obvious why James, Cliff and Lars thought that Dave´s talent is not worth the drama that comes along with it. And Dave is very talented!

[@j.p.sixgunner7194]

@metalhead6526 better at what?

[@stevenhaas9622]

"Talent"

[@billyarsenault1970]

Most people have no clue who AS is and cannot even name a single song by him. DM’s a legit MetalGod and his level of creativity is exponentially more prolific and on a totally different level.

[@krystlelachance657]

@metalhead6526totally agree! Way better!

[@mugmasher4309]

Testament should’ve been in the Big 4 or 5 lol

[@panamajack5972]

"No warning, no second chance." - Dave Mustaine to every former Megadeth member.

[@firesideshats]

Man that's a gold line taken right from the behind the music Megadeth droogie edition 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ironmaiden1236541]

Ha Ha that's right

[@silvercloud1641]

"No lawyer's fee, no second chance" - Sepultura

[@TopGgamingclan]

i'd be pretty salty too to be honest

[@ValSchnitzel]

Which one of them didn't get a second chance?

[@Threemicsrecords]

I miss times, where you didn't know much about artists. You listen to the music and that was enough.

[@pandsanthi9072]

My e you are older than me, but as far as I remember we had magazines and they usually were packed with musicians interviews and on every single magazine I put hands on that had an article about Megadeth, Mustaine was talking smack about somebody. Thats why everyone knew he was a jerk back then

[@Threemicsrecords]

@@pandsanthi9072 oh I'm sure he was always like that. But back then you had to pay for the magazine to read that crap. Nowadays, you cannot escape it.

[@pandsanthi9072]

@@Threemicsrecords well Yes, but you could just borrow from a friend if you had a group of friends that were into metal or rock music. And at that time, even if you had no friends and could not afford one magazine, there was the MTV

[@tomebasic2843]

@@Threemicsrecords You could, idk. Just not watch the videos if it bothers you that much. but yeah, Dave Mustaine being a dick is kind of unescapable, so even the birds on the tree know it...

[@guitarbaxter6184]

Here here! 🤘

[@Bfair123]

"I've always seen Dave as someone who was just really, really sad, really angry, really frustrated about his situation with METALLICA, and he never could let that go,". "And, you know, I've always shown a lot of empathy for him, understanding that he was just pissed off". Kirk Hammett

[@GilaMonster971]

My brother was in a band with a guy that use to play with Dave before he was in Metallica. He said Dave was a jerk, would tell every band member they sucked and weren’t good enough to be in a band with him, would drink a 5th of whiskey each practice, get violent, throw tantrums and then pass out.

[@f.frederickskitty2910]

😂 Sounds like a few people I used to know

[@GilaMonster971]

@@f.frederickskitty2910 I think anyone that has ever been in a band has met a “Dave”. We always regret it 🤣

[@wallaceshawn-zk8iw]

Sounds about right...

[@kaikiske7436]

What’s your bro’s name and did he ever make it and prove Dave wrong? I hope he made it.

[@ryanrossell8479]

That's definitely Dave and he's a genius like Beethoven was

[@jonvia]

Nick Menza randomly popped into a class when I was attending Musician's Institute in Hollywood in 2012. I felt honored to have shared the same drum set that day! RIP, then again legends never die.

[@choberd4686]

Dave is great guitarist, one of the greatest of all time, but the way he is always so passive agressive drives me nuts. I think he still cant get over being kicked out of Metallica, every single time someone interviews him he has to say something about him being better than metallica, and guys from metallica just dont talk about him. I think he should get over being kicked out and just admire that his band is so big and has so many fans all over the world.

[@Will-lh4lh]

Exactly. Even before that day he got fired he had a bad superiority complex

[@Leatherface123.]

I mean, I can kinda see why he’s still upset about it

[@gazirani2204]

I don't think that he is now upset about it I think more that Dave talk more about Metalica when he needs attention for his albums because it always brings a lot of attention

[@fleshpitdm]

Metallica sucks though.. 🤡

[@leostratonly]

What do you guys know??? Did you meet Dave in person??? Are you friends with Dave? How are you gonna know the truth? From KZbinrs who always overreact and over complicate every situation ever for views???? Stop it. You cannot know what is Dave in person. You just said he’s always passive aggressive, but that’s a thing people can recognize by talking in real life. Maybe he was like that 3 or 4 times in last decades and it happened to be some famous magazine or interviewer who blamed Dave for whatever.

[@arborinfelix]

A list of things people said about Chuck Schuldiner would be great. He was one of the nicest guy in Heavy Metal.

[@ryanrossell8479]

Close comparison for sure..both evil genuines🤘🤘

[@mrsamsung8184]

Yeah well we don't want to ruin anything... so we'll leave it at that we don't care about his personal life let's not tarnish the Legacy

[@CarcPazu]

Chuck wasn't known to be the nicest guy.

[@themossfield5430]

@@CarcPazuhuh what haven’t I heard about?

[@josemiguelcastiblancogomez7723]

I doubt it buddy as dave chuck fired everyone however i guess it would be better if we knew why exactly

[@ScreaminMime]

Movies have 7 degrees of Kevin Bacon, Metal has Seven Degrees of Dave Mustaine.

[@waterhead1027]

I like that.

[@PtotheMtotheK]

Its actually Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

Dave possesses genius, but is the _Karen_ of heavy metal.

[@KitWriter]

LMAO. You summed up the entire video in one sentence. That was legit.

[@jelosaurus4643]

I love Megadeth, but you are 101% correct man.

[@saymynameice-zen-berg511]

Well said dude, well said 👏 👏 haha. You nailed it.

[@KONYLOVESKIDS]

He also looks like an old woman

[@thebugbouncer]

Tales one to know one

[@naveedhashmimusic]

First mistake, last mistake First mistake, no more mistakes -Dave mustaine to his bandmates

[@martinkuliza]

Dave : Angry Again

[@gib59er56]

Some people risk to employ me, Some people live to destroy me Either way they die.

[@eetuhiltunen9911]

All the personnel fired from Megadeth should start a band called Mega Fired

[@Take-the-Ticket]

@@eetuhiltunen9911 MegaJustDoneWithIt

[@ElDuderino502]

Notoriously difficult to work with, but I don't have to work with him. 😄. I love Megadeth.

[@fruitjoosh9555]

The most fair comment. 😊

[@lexdunmon7345]

I think Dave has mellowed out a lot since his health issues, seems like he's making an attempt to mend fences as evidenced by Marty's recent appearance. some of the most creative people are bonafide lunatics, that's what I like about Mustaine, moreover the intensity of his music.

[@springbloom5940]

Dude, he cant go 24hrs without talking shit about someone and taking credit for their success.

[@unshakensalsa6220]

​@@springbloom5940idk, he's been pretty chill recently

[@scottenosh4548]

Say what you want about Dave, he made a comeback against Metallica where most would have just let the situation ruin them.

[@freesoulmadness3383]

Glad that he did it!

[@martinkuliza]

Ok.... And ??? The idea was not to go "Against" Metallica The idea was to start "the best heavy metal band in the world" the fact that your comment reflects that the fact also that dave keeps bringing it up shows issues i mean.. Good on him, of course, he's achieved a lot, No argument there but "he made a comeback against metallica" ?? Metallica were never against him in the first place so as i said And ??? Also, this situation HAS ruined him Holding a grudge for 40 years, is that not a ruin ?

[@scottenosh4548]

@@martinkuliza You completely missed the point...which was that most musicians would give up after being kicked out of a band that went on to sell millions of records. Dave didn't give up. 'Metallica were never against him in the first place'??? You know Lars has openly admitted to listening and liking Peace Sells in secret, for fear of backlash from James. Metallica and Megadeth WERE very much against each other. Anyone that grew up in the 80s or 90s knew this, because it always kept resurfacing in the media in one form or another. And in the big picture, this competition was good for heavy metal.

[@martinkuliza]

@@scottenosh4548 See..... Your comment shows that you're an idiot Simple people are always quick to get angry and aggressive Speak to me when you learn to be civil and calm Ironically.... this was also Dave's problem. Have you learnt nothing ?

[@Helena_sappycuts]

"he made a comeback against Metallica" my guy, Metallica made Megadeth famous and he still whinning about a 40 years "incident"

[@sole__doubt]

I love how they are all shocked at his personality, but its not like its a secret Dave is a prickly guy.

[@metal_kitsune]

I'll always respect Mustaine for the amazing music he has created. Opinions aside on his personality and how he's treated others, he's one of the greatest song writers and guitarists of all time imo.

[@thelonghairfreakypeople6374]

his voice is awful, great songs though.

[@mickeysm64]

I like a lot of their music but he is sure an asshole. You don't have to be a jerk to get people to do what you want.

[@Wizler71]

I don't care for the guy and I wasn't going to read his autobiography. But you are right, his contribution to metal history is undeniable so I did eventually read his book and it was pretty good. But Dave is still Dave, love him or hate him.

[@John-l1f4m]

Agreed, TREMENDOUS Writing Abilities,....Hand down 👍

[@Jasun1974]

Yeah I believe that where most kf the early magic of metallicas songs came from was Dave and Cliff and then James being a great riff maker himself you had the recipe for greatness had history had not intervened cliff burton had not been killed and Dave never had been fired I can't imagine the metallica would have become wow!!! They badass as it is but hey there is never to much metal!!!

[@gazirani2204]

Honestly when I think of Megadeth for me it is Dave, Ellefson, Menza and Friedman they were the best mix of artist don't get me wrong I also like other Megadeth artis and each of them add something now to the band but original band mambers were the best. Also I am sad that Ellefson was kicked out because he was the only one forming member that remain in band besides Dave. Also I hope that we will see more Friedman and Kiko together on stage the were incredible

[@user-ei8ri6hx1q]

Agreed! I love every album from beginning to end from that the lineup. Other albums are great too but not start to finish, imo.

[@briansteele1992]

Marty and Nick didn't even join the band until the 4th album, 1990s Rust in Peace. Killing is my Business, So far so good so what, and peace sells had Gar Samuelson, Chris Poland, Jeff Young.... they were all there prior to

[@shorerocks]

I respect that, that was a good lineup. When I think of Megadeth it is Dave, Ellefson, Gar Samuelson and Chris Poland. Peace Sells, to this day, is one of the best album I own. And I bought it when it came out. Yeah, you can get that old and still have the greatest time listening to something from 1986 full volume. Cheers!

[@UserUli]

Original band was with Samuelson and Poland. Best musicians he ever had and best songs too. Even the best solos. Unique and one of a kind. Everything after that was just ordinary heavy metal.

[@mase_mase]

Thats the rust in peace lineup. Great aIbum, I think my favorite is "so far so good... so what!"

[@anti7928]

Been a Mustaine fan since 85 he is awesome... Nothing was gonna stop him from making it..

[@mikeg6666]

Yup same here but I can't stand Lars , he's an annoying idiot!

[@firesideshats]

Yeah I like Megadeth as well man but Dave's a fck head

[@mikeg6666]

@@firesideshats He's still not as much of a douche as Lars though!

[@jeremynelson5311]

​@Mick Dokan oh nothing just millions of fans, millions of album sales, a Grammy award. Nothing much lol

[@Terk131]

Yeah, just like Ozzy, he made it by screwing everyone else over. Both are known as scum👜 in the industry.

[@lasamoostang]

Mustaine has and always will be one of my favorite musicians. I remember being a Metallica superfan til I heard what Megadeth had to offer. Megadeth was my first concert ever and I'll never forget it. It was during their Th1rt3en tour and I was front row. The big ass curtain dropped and all I saw right before me was another curtain of red hair hahaha!! I also got one of Ellefson's picks that night. Fucking amazing.

[@ladyhonor822]

God bless you Drew ☦️ AMEN Philadelphia USA 🇺🇲❤️

[@truckerron]

WHO CARES?? He's a JACKA$$ and I give him NO credit.

[@cameronsaunders8356]

I totally agree I’m the exact same minus the Thirteen experience ! Although I remember being in uni and I had pre ordered thirteen to get it on the day it was released and I literally watched the post man put it into my mail only to open straight away haha good times !

[@williamschlueter6446]

Yah! saw him live, he was fantastic, glad I never wasted money watching Metallic, seeing as they thought st. Anger was even considered rock.

[@kuplung22]

I'm still metallica super fan. I can't get into megadave.

[@myworstenemy680]

Make no mistake, Megadeth might as well be called "Megamustaine". He created a solo project where he Controls Everything, and can Never be fired again. Consequently, he's never grown as a person, and is an insecure compulsive liar, who treats his alleged bandmates like hired guns. Having said that, he writes great songs and is a very savvy music businessman. Always Remember: Love the Art, not the Artist.

[@springbloom5940]

I call it Megadave

[@kiillabytez]

You don't become successful by being friends with everyone.

[@TheLordsbattleaxe]

Very true.

[@Elayaass]

true words. I honestly dislike Mustaine, I disagree with everything from his politic views to his new found spirituality, but the guy did some incredible music

[@Godloveszaza]

The "art" been sounding the same just worse and worse each album.

[@skincookiez7576]

Dave Mustaine is exactly who he has to be to create the music he made.

[@hankgoldenshaft]

A bipolar asshole?

[@firesideshats]

Doesn't excuse his shitty behaviour man. He a sour old man and it's pretty pathetic he still being a sour crunt

[@XakTerrible]

I know people who aren't assholes and have made better music.

[@The.extra_chromosome]

Exactly

[@gst013]

Absolute nonsense. Lots of great musicians making "angry" music aren't total dicks.

[@imagereflection4826]

Dave is very serious, difficult to work with and has struggled with alt animosity and can be very petty but that said man he's an amazing riff writer and his legacy with Megadeth is...Mega!

[@Alamyst2011]

Hes an unprofessional jack ass

[@Stable_Genius]

Yes!

[@zane01235]

He's a shit tier frontman and his lyrics are garbage. There's a reason Megadeth were never as big as Metallica, they were never as good. Now fans will argue this, but one band still does world tours, one band doesn't.

[@admez2680]

KK said it best. Dave is a miserable person. He just can't seem to let the past go. Even with all of his success and his talent, he negates it all as he has to run his mouth and burn others in the process. No one denies that he is a force musically. But his personal attitudes toward others overshadows his accomplishments.

[@axxion231]

Kk is a poser

[@johnmcminn9455]

hmm, sounds like a scripted reality show

[@miker.8282]

If you met him you'd think otherwise. He's a really cool dude and nothing what you've described.

[@carlgibbons5777]

@@miker.8282 His support of people like Donald Trump tells me otherwise.

[@jordaotoledano122]

@@carlgibbons5777 Music is universal,only dumb people will talk about opinions,race,religion etc to describe a musician I don't especially like or hate Mustaine but what he thinks about politic or what he does at home isn't the subject,it's stupid

[@titanx5legion527]

Dave is like Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite. Forever stuck in the past. His last words will be something Metallica related.

[@Norego.Newzealand]

Yup his last breath will be f u metalicaaaaa ughhh 💀

[@ramon2008]

Dude so weird I was thinking exactly “I wonder what Mustaines last words will be? Probably something Metallica related”. Then I read your comment. Weird

[@Purchaser.]

" I wrote mechanix"

[@RuiLuz]

"They kicked me out of Metallica.." then dies.

[@TheNecessaryEvil]

You might say Megadeth has always just been the Dave Mustaine solo band, but Ellefson was the yang to Mustaine’s yin. Now Megadeth is like Danzig: not a band, just one guy with a revolving door of guys who can only handle the singer for a few records.

[@miguelfernandes4644]

Man got kicked out of metallica, created an amazing band , beat throat cancer , performing in pain and with scratchy voice because of his passion … a legend 💪🏻

[@KitWriter]

Didn’t he also have some neurological / nerve issue in his hand for a time?

[@alancaudwell9065]

@@KitWriter Yep. Fell asleep in a chair and pinched his radial nerve. He's lucky he managed to recover from it as doctors said he would never play again.

[@extinctwarriorrace1755]

That's metal af.

[@TheLordsbattleaxe]

True.

[@jbcoker]

@@alancaudwell9065don't forget, beat cancer as well.

[@theargentino4245]

13:32 I feel so bad about that. Chris and Dave remained on good terms, but he left megadeth over his loyalty to Lamb of God, only to later be fucked by them. Adler was seriously done dirty by LOG

[@nate-ds9tg]

Could you explain what happened? I'm not a LOG fan so I don't know.

[@theargentino4245]

@@nate-ds9tg Maybe a year or so after he returned to lamb of god, Chris had an accident while riding his bike and left him out of commission for a long time, almost a year I think. Eventually, instead of waiting for him to recover and rejoin, Chris was eventually let go from the band and replaced.

[@nate-ds9tg]

@@theargentino4245 That's terrible.

[@Digger1107]

Bro has gone through throat cancer but still dropped an album

[@claytonjones8358]

He could have "Faked it" like Nick "did"

[@joshpelton8068]

It goes without saying , Dave mustine is a very talented man and to Say anything else would Be a gross exaggeration. However, it is all the rest of the bullshit that he pulls on a Personal and professional level and much Of it Is documented. I believe most of us ( fans like myself as we as others) already know Dave is his biggest fan and his own worst enemy.

[@ami2evil]

His Anal Throat...

[@springbloom5940]

He got creeping death, from lying so many times about writing it

[@shaheedharun445]

wooptee doo

[@augormasterson9312]

The fact that there’s 14 separate band members who were once in a band with Dave speaks volumes. If 14 people are willing to go on the record and say you weren’t a good band mate, you’re probably not a good band mate and are indeed the problem Dave.

[@audiooddities9982]

Ive met Dave Mustaine. Maybe i caught him on a good day, but he was nice, sincere and absolutely hilarious. I cant speak for anyone else who has an axe to grind with him. But for me, he was a super cool dude. Probably tied for being the nicest celebrity ive met, the other being Ihsahn of Emperor.

[@PeteJones-ch3te]

I talked with Dave Mustaine at a speaker's meeting in Scottsdale he's a great person.. and if you can't play right give me the first one to tell you and to me that's what makes a great musician Dave Mustaine can play any song Metallica does with his toes

[@kenseymour5152]

Love him or hate him you can’t take away what he’s done in metal. Any musician should know going in that it is Dave Mustaines band always has been

[@lordgargamel4124]

Davids biggest scar is being dropped by Metallica. It molded him or amplified his traits either way. It plays a roll on how he conducts himself in business. He made his band Megadeth big and he does not intend on losing it. That magnitude of loss with Metallica will not be repeated again. He alone will be in full control of Megadeth. And that is final and I can understand.

[@zentazym1]

His “biggest scar” was definitely growing up in horrible conditions. He probably wouldn’t have become such a great musician otherwise, but him drinking massively and doing drugs has been a thing since he was like 10

[@waterhead1027]

Good point. I never really thought about that angle. It's not like he lost a job at 7-11. It was his big break. Most folks don't get a first, much less a successful second. I don't know exactly how I would act in a similar circumstance, but I know I would be very vigilant, and react quickly to even the smallest perceived threat.

[@zane01235]

And after all this Dave still resents being kicked out of Metallica. It's all about the jealousy....Why did Metallica become the biggest band and not Megadeth?

[@zentazym1]

@@zane01235 The Black Album. Simply put, Megadeth didn’t have an album that appealed to as broad of an audience as The Black Album did. Metallica was already popular amongst metal heads but The Black Album, to quote some famous guy, made it so that “even your sister who’s favorite band was Duran Duran and Michael Jackson suddenly started listening to Metallica when the Black Album came out.” Then Metallica’s older stuff became even more popular, and now those albums (but MoP in particular) are household names. This is the reason why your average pop listener today will know who Metallica is but none of the big 4 I’m all fairness, The Black Album probably helped Megadeth as well. People who only listened to Metallica’s older stuff after listening to the black album probably would have picked up Megadeth’s albums if it clicked. Even then MoP is a more commercial friendly album than Megadeth’s albums

[@Necrotechno]

Once they ran out of Cliff's material, they had no real composers so they had to go Bon Jovi to survive. Everything after Master of Puppets was fizzy pop. Enter Sandman is no more metal than Living on a Prayer and Bon Jovi did it better. @@zentazym1

[@demonocusmetalocus3558]

Dave is a hypocrite, he gets kicked out of Metallica 40 years ago and then proceeds to kick more members out of Megadeth than any other band in history all while bitching about being kicked out of Metallica for 40 years, like get over it Dave.

[@ButcherGrindslam]

To sum it up. Only Ulrich, Friedman, Broderick, Adler and Drover speak positively. 🤣

[@andreaslandgren1681]

Yeah haha

[@gazirani2204]

Nah Ulrich definitely hate him now. Dave doesn't like Ulrich and his drumming that much and he said that he is worst part of Metalica and the only reason there isn't album collaboration between them is Lars. I think that Dave and Hatfield have mutual respect to each other but Dave definitely doesn't like Lars

[@ButcherGrindslam]

@@gazirani2204 Oh yes. That story with demos.

[@samusranzer]

I think this video missed Glen Drover and Gaar Samuelson

[@stew9168]

No. Lars made a couple of nice statements, but that’s it. Dave’s a dick, that’s why he was kicked out of Metallica, and so many are gone from Megadeath. That being said, I love their music. Definitely metal legends.

[@duke9620]

Kerry King dissing Mustaine. That's adorable

[@tjdoyle9780]

Kerry didnt "join" Megadeth, he filled in for some shows while they needed it. He has been in Slayer since the start.

[@haitolawrence5986]

Why are political views that somebody disagrees with automatically labeled 'controversial'? It's divisive and tiresome.

[@ScotsGal]

Exactly ....just because someone has a different opinion dosent make them a bad person or "controversial "...what he's getting at here is "just have the same opinion and follow along with all the other sheep and you'll be fine ...because if you think in a different way your "controversial "

[@fredkowalo]

You should do a video about "What Former Guitar Techs Think About Dave Mustaine" That would be a great video.

[@Terk131]

@@axxion231 sure they are, all roadies are important. They are way more important then you think.

[@Terk131]

@@axxion231 Why wouldn’t a roadies opinion mean anything or matter ?

[@dice1820]

I love both Metallica and Megadeth and I could be wrong but it seems to me like all these interviewers love to ask Dave Mustaine his opinion on things regarding Metallica because they know it’s guaranteed to generate views on KZbin and in Metal news and, of course, Dave Mustaine isn’t going to lie. He’s going to tell it like it is. Then people think he’s hung up on the past and I don’t think this is the case at all. I think he has moved on long ago. People just want to make up drama where there is none. A lot of his work and words now are positive and lessons to be learned. I think other people are stuck in the past and still hung up on things Dave might have done 20 years ago. That’s why there’s interviews of all these people speaking negatively towards him while Dave is busy with a new album and tour. I’ve never met the guy but I’m sure he was an asshole and had his problems long ago. But from interviews I’ve seen, he seems to have matured a lot and moved on from the past. He’s very calm and seems at peace. I can’t say the same about some of the other musicians speaking on Mustaine who have just as big of an ego.

[@oktaperdana9414]

Finally someone said this

[@neilsherer1766]

Especially Jeff Young! Guy talks all kinds of shit about Dave and then tries to sing like him! 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@frank.l181]

A lot musicians who don't get along with each other, personality clashes. The band "Police" literally hated each other. I think being in a band is job and your livelihood, there has to be mutual respect and professionalism.

[@nightreaper1824]

I love Megadeth's music. Dave Mustaine is talented. Here's wishing Dave Mustaine much self improvement and change as a human being. Respect to Metallica trying to be the bigger men, they succeeded.

[@AgathaJoannaJagata]

Oh yes, Megadeth is indeed one of the most iconic bands in the history of metal music.

[@martinkuliza]

True so is Metallica Iron Maiden Anthrax Judas Priest Slayer and so many more

[@shmeli]

Iconic for how hard they suck!

[@captainjefferies9047]

It's Hydrox Metallica.

[@kurtperner4665]

James would never start a super group, he was so opposed to anyone in the group doing solo projects, that is one of the reasons why Jason left mettalica. James believed it would take away artistic creativity and dedication from the group. It's 100% metallica or the hiway.

[@kozzmydickhurts]

Yep

[@davedegarmo7334]

Huge egos. Maybe the only thing James and Dave have in common 😅

[@davedegarmo7334]

Dave always sounded and acted like a pissed old lady. Now he looks like one,waddayknow 😊

[@mmamassage]

that was Lars giving Jason a hard time for being creative outside the band

[@Akyuz1000]

Shows how much respect he has for Other Musicians and his Band mates.

[@milos9280]

I love Dave more than all others musicians in this video together!

[@zacharyclements2575]

It’s kinda funny to see all these grown men squabbling like children. But it’s also kinda sad

[@ledzeppelingirl1853]

I LOVE DAVE MUSTAINE!! I was asked backstage by him in the 80s and he was a sweetheart. He treated me good in every way. And as a musician he's one of the best. The speed and excellence of his guitar while singing blows my mind. Top that off with the impressive lyrics he writes. AND he's gorgeous and has a great body. I love Dave I love Megadeth!!

[@johnmcminn9455]

cool, great story...ppl seem to forget Mustaine is the owner of Megadeth, and a father now, too!

[@grim7747]

Hey look, everybody. A former groupie.

[@johnmcminn9455]

@@grim7747 it's all good

[@harrisonmauldin5090]

Sounds like someone got railed by mustaine

[@stecumo6459]

did he creep in his bedroom? did he slip in the bed?

[@frankpfau9054]

fired due drinking problems? 😂 by far not only, at that time he walked every day with a small mirror in his jeans jacket… ❄️ is the real reason why he talked so much after getting fired… this said… megadeth nowadays is still intresting, compared to other 80ies bands…

[@Terk131]

Yup. He liked the hard stuff

[@ledzeppelingirl1853]

A lot of us liked that stuff, that's what we did. From experience and spending time him, I Dave was great to be around.

[@aaron_d_henderson1984]

I have heard many terrible things about dave in the past 20+ years ive been involved with the music industry... it takes a lot for people to admit that he's a talented guitarist because you have to look past all of the other BS problems he has.

[@SJ-ty5rw]

What sucks about him is he can't separate his personal feelings , from his former bandmates talents . When he likes them .. they are the best musicians he's ever played with . When he has a falling out .. they were just "temporary" and not as good as the previous member they replaced . Mustaine acts like a child

[@s.f.morris7331]

Ive often wondered why Megadeth has gone through so many members.

[@cvzanikos1]

He is a legend he made a great band and helped another great band quite a bit. Pretty much the pioneer of thrash metal.

[@bojamisinglauhol2]

You missed Al Pitrelli who had replaced Marty Friedman.

[@wheatgrinder83]

Pitrelli seems so chilled out. I can’t imagine him saying anything bad about anyone.

[@tfc17003]

I don’t think Al Pitrelli would ever speak publicly a negative word about anyone. I’ve heard him talk about Mustaine. He’s said he is devoted, hard working, demanding of excellence, and a genius at writing riffs.

[@GothicXlightning]

something about Mustaine you just cannot stay mad at him for too long no matter how inflame his Ego may seem at times also got to love that Red/Fire color hair of his

[@dr.kennethspeers8014]

Wild, in 2004 megadeth released 'system has failed' with Poland playing lead guitar on the album.

[@JBP321]

We all know that people tells their own story, but the fact that so many players have been in the band and left, it tells you something about the frontman.

[@hollywoodjoe3259]

The hatred is eating Dave from the inside out,shame cuz he is such a talented person and one of my favorite bands .

[@willdenham]

What are his 'contrary political views'.

[@DannyAIC]

“Megadeth doesn’t plays those songs because they cant’t” That’s rich coming from a guy I just watched the other night playing those songs super sloppy. And I’ve seen Megadeth play those songs crisp and clear every time.

[@springbloom5940]

Yeah, Megadave made a fool of himself playing with Metallica, because he couldn't play the songs he claims he wrote and that Metallica pussified.

[@manuelpenajr4051]

So you're praising him for his ability to play but the point of this video is that he is an a$$hole.

[@sole__doubt]

@@springbloom5940 Dave runs circles around James and Kirk, lol :)

[@springbloom5940]

@@sole__doubt Cited evidence to the contrary.

[@sole__doubt]

@@springbloom5940 Thats not evidence I guess you never played in a live setting before.

[@MortonCammar]

Dave will never get over being kicked out of Metallica. He will always incessantly talk about it. Dave would do best keeping his mouth shut and just playing the music. He's musically amazing and I love Megadeth but Dave is dick. Also Marty completely carried Megadeth for the time he was in.

[@GuiOmania]

The 2010-2014 Megadeth lineup was so good i saw them live during the Rust in Peace 20th anniversary it was perfect .But we all know the band is call Megadave and this lineup could not survive !!!

[@gazhavok568]

No AL Pitreli or did I miss that?

[@darthtaylor513]

Dave influenced Hetfield, Kerry King and many others in the thrash scene. He is a prime innovator of an entire genre (seeing as how he was in 2 of the big 4 and King was briefly in Megadeth). I mean if Dave wasn’t such a prick at times I think more people would give him his flowers.

[@springbloom5940]

Misspelled Kirk Hammett

[@darthtaylor513]

@@springbloom5940 I don’t get it.

[@ironition]

​@@darthtaylor513He's implying that Kirk was/is more influental.

[@captainjefferies9047]

Then why did he change his sound to sound more like Hetfield for his second Album?

[@darthtaylor513]

@@captainjefferies9047 I’m not sure what you mean by that. Sound is a very generic term do you mean in guitar tone, vocals, song structure, tempo, phrasing?

[@whatizreality0124]

Dave's EGO is GALACTIC in scale. If I had his talent it'd be difficult to not have some form of self accomplishment. But that mixed with being a narcissist is just poison for anyone within his inner circle.

[@ledzeppelingirl1853]

As I mentioned I met Dave for the 1st time in the 80s and I promise you he's not a narcissist. You truly have to know someone 24/7 trust me I'm a victim of the most severe narcissistic and it's so hard to understand and to try to explain. Also I still hear Metallica talk about Dave in a immature way. Most recently James mocking him for no reason. Well I guess the reason could be Dave is a much better musician than James in every aspect!!

[@brijennrigby8945]

I don't think Metallica really mocks anyone anymore. They seem to be maturing these days.

[@NAlvazaz]

Tell me, do you have psychiatric credentials to be able to diagnose people for narcissistic personality disorder? Also, I have news for you...ALL MUSICIANS HAVE GALACTIC EGOS. YOU JUST FAIL TO SEE LARS' EGO.

[@NAlvazaz]

@@ledzeppelingirl1853 after watching both Metallica's and Megadeth's videos I stop being as big as a Metallica fan specifically a Lars fan. If it weren't for the other three (I like Rob Trujillo too bad Lars disrespected him in a rehearsal video here on KZbin.)

[@NAlvazaz]

@@ledzeppelingirl1853 Dave did give credit for James being a faster downpicker than him not too long ago. That's even more proof of the awesome guy we both know he is.

[@Leo-si9zm]

What people seem to miss is that Megadeth is Dave. Everyone else is just a temp.

[@outlawblack123]

I Did a photo op with Megadeth. The other guys were super friendly but Dave was barely there consciously.

[@johnkatsoudas4767]

Dave Mustaine is a phenomenal musician and songwriter. He is my favorite guitar player in the Thrash Metal genre. The majority of Megadeth's catalog is phenomenal to me. I don't know Dave Mustaine as a person, and most likely never will.

[@KalElvis]

His views are not Controversial, that's a dumb thing to say.

[@childrenoftheabzu]

my gf was working security at a megadeth show and was specifically told by the head of security that they were not supposed to look dave in the eye. This was his personal condition

[@Walter-vq3vm]

Dave is just like my little brother when he gets angry 😂

[@childrenoftheabzu]

@@Walter-vq3vm If this diddnt come from my GF I would call bullshit and exaggeration.

[@LemonHead-sq5ws]

Bet she is ogly and big if she was working security

[@justicia8393]

…..good report👌🏼 ….you forgot Shawn's brother Glen Drover was also one of the guitarist’s of Megadeth.

[@jomesias]

Dave’s music is awesome! Yet Metallica is still together (without Newsted, let’s leave that story for another day). Meanwhile, every band member that’s been in Megadeth has either quit (because of Dave) or fired (by Dave because he wanted always to get his way). That says loads about him and his character! No one can stand him (like Kerry King stated). He can barely stand himself, yet Dave is right when you want to manage the vision of your band, and have full control over it. Metallica also had issues with collaboration (like you see in some kind of monster) but never to the extent that Dave does!

[@jerster152]

Dave wrote kill em all. He Jumpstarted their career. My brothers band played a show with Megadeth and Dave and the entire band was very nice a d very good to my brother's band. They were very very cordial and professional.

[@zane01235]

Mustaine only wrote Mechanix, which Metallica improved. He has 3 other credits on songs. So that's 4 songs. 3 writing credits and one entire song. Hardly "created KEA" I think there's two songs on RTL with Mustaine credited? 0 on the best album of all time, MOP.

[@michaelmorningstar8645]

He cowrote like a third of the album. Hetfield and Ulrich wrote it. Hetfield is credited on every song. Mustaine fans live in a fantasy land.

[@jerster152]

@@michaelmorningstar8645 Still a better musician than them. They were going to restore release the no life till leather demo. But Lars wanted credit songs he never wrote. Dave said no way

[@zane01235]

@@jerster152 Its like you don't read and then post shit that's already been replied to

[@michaelmorningstar8645]

@@jerster152 Lars did cowrite those songs. Facts crap on your crackhead hero's lies.

[@pappystubs]

and Mustaine still rolls on as most of them are playing in Megadeth coverbands at Pizza Hut.

[@harrycallahan9143]

Dave's had a grudge against Metallica since the age of 22 yet Dave's now at the age of retirement and still holding onto that grudge, 41 years later and still bitter, yet the crazy thing is he brought it on himself! if he wasn't such a mouthy, violent, drunken gobshite he would most likely still be in the Metallica, to be honest if Dave was never sacked from Metallica he would have left the band eventually anyway saying "I'm more talented than you lot and need better musicians" because he rates himself that much. Truth is It just hurt Dave's ego that Metallica got to dump him before he could dump them, that's the bottom line here and has been bitter ever since.

[@mmka5434]

This shows Dave's great stamina and resilience to keep the band. Rumors are rumors.

[@BamBamZ_Gaming]

After standing in shop for a signing to meet megadeth for hours with my son who was in the middle of treatment for leukemia.. we weren't allowed to talk to the band or even take a photo. Last time I'll be buying another album

[@jasonrappold4719]

I think the press keeps the Megadeth Metallica thing going

[@edgabrielocay3376]

Replace the " press " with Mustaine and it will be accurate.

[@Synister316]

Mustaine can end the feud, but he always has something to say about Metallica and his fans enjoy it.

[@jasonrappold4719]

I don’t blame him for not ending it . Fans should be happy they got good metal music from 2 bands

[@captainjefferies9047]

The press can't do that. They don't make Mustaine say things.

[@insilencia9658]

Bottom line is the fans want to see Metallica & Megadeth either tour or collaborate. Let's hope it happens

[@DemonDethchase]

I'd totally be down for that, but James should be doing vocals given Dave's voice is shot. I saw Marty rejoining Dave in Tokyo, and while Marty killed Tornado of Souls, Dave absolutely murdered it! Stick to lead, for Dave, I say.

[@jmaynez2332]

I hope not. Dave doesnt deserve that shot, all he does is run his mouth.

[@soulseller1]

Nope, it will never happen.

[@siv8976]

It did happen, check out Milton Keynes Hollywood bowl gig in ‘93 . Diamond head, the almighty, megadeth, metallica.

[@insilencia9658]

@@siv8976 dude, I did check that gig out IN PERSON. I was fucking there lol Awesome gig, but unfortunately Metallica didn’t have Dave come out and jam with them on the songs Dave wrote.

[@Aminkaza]

Poland recorded the solos in The System Has Failed (2004)... Many other things are wrong in this video by the way.. Any long term Megadeth fan can see that I'm sure

[@AaronMcIntyre-v9s]

Goddamn I want one of James’ Ken Lawrence guitars

[@leostratonly]

Bro imagine since the invention of KZbin there is at least one video explaining Dave’s departure from Metallica daily. Now imagine being Dave and people upload your story multiple times a day everywhere they can 💀

[@thunderxgod01]

"Departure" is a loose term. It was definitely more of an ejection. Also.. he's not shut up about it since it happened. Making noise about it in the press as recently as a few months ago. So there's that.

[@stew9168]

That’s probably because Dave acts like a jilted girlfriend, and whines about it constantly. He keeps it in the news, so it ain’t going away.

[@leostratonly]

@@thunderxgod01 he gets asked about it all the time tho

[@thunderxgod01]

@Leo STRATONLY There's literally hours of tape of him heavily intoxicated and whining on stage about it between songs in the 80s, and it's really pathetic. He really has never let it go, and that's why the conversation is relevant. In some sense, it's hard to blame him when you see that Lars and James are each worth $500mil, but from starting his band for the only reason to get revenge, to all the times he publicly complained about it for 20 years, then therapy sessions in SKOM and all the drama that followed, then another 10 years of writing diss tracks, then the drama over the RRHOF, then the alleged patching of things up for Met30 and Big 4, and then running his mouth in the press about projects that never were seriously discussed, and then writing credit disputes over the 30 year reissues, and to this day he still hasn't stfu about it all in the press it's pretty clear to see who's been acting like the scorned boyfriend who will never get over it 40+ years on.

[@jsleezz7945]

@thunderxgod01 😂 😂

[@xLoganWasTaken]

Im saying this as someone who loves Megadeth and has a tattoo of the Rust in peace album ocupating half an arm of his body. But Dave, cut it out. Stil to this day all he does is talk about Metallica, admit it, they win. The bigest band on the planet, in the history of heavy metal, and you are not a part of it anymore. Metallica never talks about anyone, and when they do, its just to say nice things, but the other way around its another situation.

[@Tupadre8976]

Agreed

[@Terk131]

Careful bud, Dave may come after you for trademark right’s because of your tattoo

[@Scottocaster6668]

​@@Terk131No, that would be Gene Simmons 😆.

[@Terk131]

@@Scottocaster6668 Good one and 100% spot on.

[@arktomorphos]

Dave be like: It's not me, all my 362736 ex-bandmates are the bad guys 🤡 That said, he wrote some of the best metal stuff of all time

[@Godloveszaza]

And his fans not helping him either. You could just tell Dave was always a narcissistic provocative miserable person and he'd hide it with charisma talent and being soft spoken. Fans eat that bs up and ignore his issues instead they praise him and simultaneously hate on his peers.

[@Terk131]

@@Godloveszaza He is such a “diva” as well. Not a nice person. He treats everyone like trash and always has

[@axxion231]

@@Terk131 i met him and he treated me with respect and even signed my LPS after the show which he promised. Tallica boys would never do that

[@Terk131]

@@axxion231 I met him more then once and the older he gets the worse he is. We’re you at a paid “meet & greet” because he puts on a poker face for that

[@imagereflection4826]

​@@axxion231 wouldn't they? They do that kinda stuff all the time though and always have. They are both good to their fans

[@xx7secondsxx]

MegadetH..... The thinking man's METALLICA!! Deth is amazing! All the trash talk yet NO ONE TALKS about James and Lars blasting people? Kirk and Jason were the only chill ones

[@AgathaJoannaJagata]

So Ellefson is no longer with Megadeth? Again…I haven’t had the chance to listen to the latest album, in full, the most recent one. Need to go get buy a copy for sure.

[@adib6992]

I love Dave and all his Drama 🎭 he brings 😂 🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🔥❤️🤘🏽…..He keeps Metal Entertaining. He is his Own Unique Personality… Dave is the G.O.A.T of Metal…

[@mike3715bass]

There is common theme to all that has gone wrong with Megadeth !!

[@bobjames1992]

Dave's version of events: I've had the worst luck and just about everyone in my band was a complete dick.

[@TheJakeSweede]

Dave is a great songwriter and guitarist. Top tier riffs, he is an amazing guitar player. But he just cant avoid digging himself into this Metallica hole, and it really stains his legacy in my opinion. Whenever I feel like he finally is more chill and okay, he starts yapping his mouth, and I dont understand how he can be so immature. Like, he has this gigantic chip on his shoulder. I do truly empathise with him being kicked from Metallica. Through good and bad, he felt that band was going to conquer the world (and they did), and he felt left out and betrayed. Which he was, in a sense. But please just move the fuck on. Kirk Hammett was clearly the better choice, as his personality is pretty much the opposite of Dave, thus he can actually function in a band. Dave can only function with himself, he is not a good bandmate.

[@stevenhenry5267]

Mustaine has always been Mustaine's worst enemy.

[@Bless-the-Name]

If these guys had no ego - we would never have seen any of them on stage or had any of the songs we love. Their egos are going to clash as they all step up to entertain us. I grew up dreaming of being in a metal band and learned to play guitar. That dream went out the window when I met others who had their own dreams - because I couldn't hack the arguments. I think these guys have gone through Hell to entertain us - so I we all need to give them some room to breathe. Peace ✌

[@springbloom5940]

Yeah, when you have a new band every tour, the problem is *you*

[@johnnyh8282]

Dave is a legend like it or not the man has talent dare I say one of the best guitarist alive his contributions to music should put him in the rock and roll hall of fame he's that legendary and continues to put out great records to this day so if he's an asshole it's unfortunate that he treats his band mates like shit but there's always two sides to a story so idk 🤷‍♂️

[@RkicF8]

The guy who almost lost his arm to heroin firing people for substance abuse. Wow.

[@jamesgreen5371]

If that is true about Dave wanting a super group between him James and Lars then why does he disrespect them so much by talking crap about them in the press I understand why James doesn't want to speak to him

[@GuitaristPAX]

Years ago my band opened up for Duff .. we were a 2 guitar band and .. the other guitar player & I killed it that night .. it was probably the most high pressure show I ever did in my life because I was told seconds before I walked onstage that Rob Halford and Mustaine were backstage(not hangin together) .. Halford(the undisputed Rock God of metal) kindly complimented my guitar player and I about how good we sounded together .. later that evening the Promoter asked me if I wanted to meet Dave Mustaine I said yeah that would be cool .. not .. we approached the man the Promoter said "Dave this is JP JP this is Dave" .. and Mustaine looked at me .. turned his face to the side like I wasn't even there .. I've heard his strange little devilish growl when he sings other than that after the way he treated me I never even bothered to listen to any of his stuff .. but to be honest I wasn't a fan before I met him ✌️

[@coldblizzard5880]

Cliff really said that?! Damn…I knew Dave was annoying but I didn’t think He would’ve said that. Crazy…

[@Tupadre8976]

Yes it’s being known

[@Tupadre8976]

The interview is on youtube too

[@axxion231]

He was just jealous of Dave, they all were

[@imagereflection4826]

Well...he wasn't wrong

[@coldblizzard5880]

@@imagereflection4826 I know. Dave is just annoying. Can you imagine having a personal hater for 40+ years?! That’s wild to me.