Megadeth mastermind Dave Mustaine has talked about Metallica so much because the two events parted methods again in 1983. As such, you would possibly suppose that he nonetheless harbors resentment towards them – and vice versa to some extent – but as he just lately revealed, nothing could possibly be farther from the reality.
Talking with Planet Rock’s Liz Barnes on June 25, 2023, Mustaine dove into a wide range of topics, together with Megadeth’s fortieth anniversary, Bloodstock Competition and unsurprisingly, Metallica.
When requested in regards to the legacy of his band, Mustaine replied [via Blabbermouth]:
I believe [we lasted this long by] simply making an attempt to be the perfect that [we] could be. And we have had adversity in opposition to us because the starting due to Metallica. The humorous factor about is that we’re mates now. However what occurred occurred, and it is in public perception that there is some type of beef between us, and there actually is not. As a lot as again within the day we talked about it from a unfavorable viewpoint, I choose to speak about it from a constructive place now, a spot of forgiveness and of therapeutic.
These guys went by quite a lot of stuff themselves, and I did too. It’s totally effectively documented about all this and getting skilled assist. So, that is one thing I believe is actually great. You have received two of the largest bands in metallic that began from the identical place, had their rising pains, got here to the conclusion that it was only a bunch of exhausting emotions and a bunch of harm folks. And harm folks harm folks. And now I want them the very, perfect. And now it is all about simply coming from a spot of happiness. And I believe if in case you have that type of angle, you may’t assist however succeed.
After all, this isn’t the primary time Mustaine has mirrored thoughtfully on their previous friction. Final month, he informed Guitar World that though he’s not heard Metallica’s newest LP (72 Seasons) but, it’s not due to any lingering negativity:
[T]right here was a time round 20 years in the past once we weren’t being pleasant towards one another after I could not take heed to their music when it got here on the radio. However none of that bothers me anymore, and it is not why I have not heard the file, particularly after the Massive 4 factor that we did. I actually suppose we should always try this once more.
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Plus, he’s said that Kirk Hammett “honor[ed]” him by conserving his early Metallica solos, so it looks as if the hatchet has actually been buried. Elsewhere, Mustaine’s talked in regards to the one factor that will make Megadeth finish prematurely.
In the meantime, we’ve dug into one in every of trendy music’s longest-running and most debatable questions: “Is Metallica Rock or Metallic?” There’s additionally our record of the High 10 Metallica Needle Drops in Pop Tradition so that you can try, in addition to Metallica’s latest announcement of particular “takeover” occasions on the times in between their “No Repeat” weekend reveals.
You’ll be able to watch Mustaine’s full interview with Planet Rock under. Additionally, be sure you try Megadeth’s upcoming tour dates and get your tickets right here.
