Dave Mustaine is still not satisfied with his Metallica past, as he proved in a recent interview.
during one Twitter chat with RattleheadsNFTthe Megadeth frontman was asked how his band was discovered and signed to a record label, and of course he mentioned Metallica.
He replied: “Initially I had a group called Panic. I lived in Huntington Beach. There were a lot of bands playing at parties and I found it kind of funny going to those parties and hitting on girls. And I started to see how easy it is for guitar players to have people take care of them, give them attention, treat them with respect and stuff like that, and I knew that was exactly what I wanted. This is how Panic started. That band didn’t last long and I ended up going to Metallica where I played for about two years and then came Megadeth.
He continued, “After I left Metallica, everyone wanted to know what I was going to do because I was a big part of Metallica’s success. People who visited them after I left and didn’t know there had been a line-up change said that there was something very, very be very different. That’s when people started asking me. And the rest is legend.”
He added: “Nevertheless, I think the band did very well. You defended yourself well. In fact, I think Kirk [Hammett] I played my games well. Getting into a band and having to play someone else’s parts isn’t always fun, but I think he was a gentleman and did a great job.
Megadeth released their latest album, The Sick, The Dying…And The Dead on September 2nd, 2022 via UMe.
“The Sick, The Dying…And The Dead” debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 with approximately 48,000 album-equivalent units. Of that, 45,000 went to “traditional” album sales, while streaming generated 3,000 units.
The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead also reached number two in Switzerland, number six in Belgium and number 12 in France, the highest charts of the band’s career in those countries.