“In the early days, I was the only guitar player in the band and wrote some of the songs that ended up on their earlier records. But Metallica talks about their fans, but they don’t give them what they’ve been asking for. The fans want to see Metallica and Megadeth share the stage. And in case anyone is wondering: there’s fucking money in that. The fact is simple: the world wants to see Megadeth and Metallica play together.

And Metallica is represented by the same agent as Megadeth, and I’ve asked our agent, ‘You’re Metallica’s agent, too why won’t those guys play with us? What are they afraid of?’ And they’ve confirmed they’re going out with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and the PANTERA thing, so it’s clearly about the money. I never wanted to take sides I wanted things to be reconciled and to be friends, but for whatever reason, they didn’t. “The issue is that people don’t know their history and take sides. But this is the shit those guys say, and you’ve got the sheep who follow them around believing it.” They became one of the biggest bands in the world, and here’s one of the biggest bands wasting their breath trying to discredit me by saying, ‘Dave’s not a good guitar player.’ Excuse me, what the fuck did you say? I think I wrote many of the songs that made you famous, so you probably should recheck that bullshit statement. And remember, Metallica got a big head start, and they did so on the back of what I helped create. But the sad thing is that the drama between us has been more popular than the music ever was. We’re different bands, and I believe Megadeth has been more consistent. “In my mind, there is no competition between Megadeth and Metallica. Megadeth has an over 38-year long career and released their excellent album The Sick… The Dying, And The Deadin 2022 via Universal Music Group. Dave was also asked about the competition between the two bands, the drama that exists from fans, his vast influence over the music of Metallica, and the notion that Metallica discredited Dave and his playing, especially after he was fired from the band 41 years ago. In a new interview with Guitar World, Dave Mustaine has again surfaced past claims that Metallica is intimidated by the musical prowess of Megadeth and that is the reason the two bands haven’t toured together.

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