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Dave Mustaine: MEGADETH Was To 'Destroy' METALLICA!

2,721 views · Published 17 May 2018 · 11:17 · Indexed 29 October 2026

Channel: R&M News · 2018 · Music

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Dave Mustaine says that his initial vision for MEGADETH was to "destroy METALLICA."

Asked by a fan earlierthis year on Twitter what his measure of success was when starting MEGADETH and what his vision for the band was, Dave responded: "My measure of success was if I ate that day or not, and my vision was destroy METALLICA and stop living in a van. Good thing I got over my animosity for leaving the band. I'm glad we reconciled... Where's the Big 4 shows???"

Mustaine was a member of METALLICA for less than two years, from 1981 to 1983, before being dismissed and replaced by Kirk Hammett. He went on to form MEGADETH and achieve worldwide success on his own.

Mustaine feuded with the members of METALLICA for more than two decades before finally patching things up over the last few years. He has jammed with his ex-bandmates on several occasions during "Big Four" shows and at METALLICA's 30th-anniversary concerts in 2011.

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