Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine on Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, “He took a swing”
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During an interview with Guitar World, Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine talked about his influence on Metallica and Kirk Hammett’s attempt at recreating his guitar solos.
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@dcbdiscerns7617
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
I believe Dave's 'grudge' is based on his belief Metallica stole his sound, style, AND songs. So… 🤔🤷♂️
@ManuelMartinez-pd9sj
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
Kirk played them better. 🤘
@skaldlouiscyphre2453
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
Every day I wake up and thank my ancestors that I wasn't born Dave Mustaine. What a miserable existence that must be.
@Bruce87W
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
This channel is like that one kid in the neighborhood that goes around saying, “Hey do you know what Tommy said about you the other day?"
@johnstewart7619
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
No offence, but Dave wrote some of Metallica’s best songs. What would be awesome would be Dave, and Metallica do an album together finally. 1 album. 1 tour………oh and bring Jason back and have 2 bass players too. Talk about a “Super band!!” Guess what people? If they were all offered enough money to make this happen, it could happen…….
PS I would buy the album and pay $500 a ticket to see that show too!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
@kevbev1524
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
We all wish him well,
And thanks for the music
@jcdova29
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
Kirk and Dave were young and in the early stages of their musical careers. The solos were very similar. I would call it a push.
@kpec3
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
I believe Megadeth eclipsed Metallica creatively. I just don't like Metallica. Their music lacks tonal variety. After a Metallica song, I feel like all I heard was e minor over and over. So I don't understand why Mustaine cares because I see him as the winner. Megadeth is probably the number one thrash metal band.
@raymondwirth89
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
Dave's a smart man
@nemesisjuggernaut7920
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
I’d love to see a physical altercation between Kirk and Mustaine. Dave trained MMA for years. I’m personally a bigger fan of Metallica than Megadeth, but Kirk is such a worm of a person it’d be nice to see him eat some asphalt
@laratheheavy
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
Listened to the KH vs DM comparison vids…and i gatta say I’m glad Hammett took over and redid the solos….earlier Kirk was hungry for it and on point…but in the end it’s whatever was best for the band, and that was Kirk
@saulcarranza7984
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
People don't seem to understand that people ask these questions, and Dave simply answers..
The internet recycles all this shit over and over BECAUSE it gets attention and people end up thinking it is just that Dave can't get over it all. Daves music speaks for itself different band member or not Megadeth makes way better music. People don't stop asking the same questions. And yes at the time he had EVERY RIGHT to feel betrayed when they kicked him out. Maybe HE WAS a violent drunk or too aggressive, but they could have talked to him /gave him an ultimatum also.
@metalmikejr
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
They literally never said he wasn't a good guitar player. They said he was an asshole.
@well-foo
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
Dave Ellefson was done wrong by Mustaine.
@CrookedEyeSniper
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
At one point, Dave seemed as though he was finally making peace about the Metallica firing. He was even talIking about forming a super group with Hetfield and Ulrich. Then Hetfield was asked about it in an interview and said he wished that Dave would keep his mouth shut about the super group. Also, told him to move on with his life.
@josephthibault6999
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
Love Dave but to be fair he was a drunk and got kicked out for a good reason so Kirk had to recreate his solos.
@dmitryowens
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
Dave's huge ego renders him delusional – the actual truth is that Kirk took Dave's sloppy unmelodic solos from the Kill 'Em All songs and made them way better.
@cbarrett34
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
Kirk kicked ass on the Kill em All solos
@Tom-ch4zx
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
Dave has a successful band yet still is jealous of Metallica. Metal isn't for whiners Dave
@cometblazt
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
I'm surprised Kirk was kept and lasted in the band being a mediocre guitar player. Any of Megadeth's guitarrists has been way way superior to Hammet by far.
@estudiandoaprendo4365
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
Sorry to say this, but Dave is delusional.
@trixdropd
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
sounds like bobby huff
@rustatum2382
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
The only reason to watch Some Kind of Monster is to see Dave whine to Lars "You guys are successful and I'm not, people laugh at me on the street…I wish you sent to rehab instead of firing me…"
Dave is the pathetic teenie bopper ex girlfriend.
@dwade6322
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
For a guy worth millions of dollar's,and sold millions of albums,he sure sounds like a pissed off dude. Thank God he is never satisfied,it's what makes Dave different. 🤟
@XxSEETH3RxX
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
Dave is great, but he can't ever shut his mouth
@a.b.317
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
Kirk Hammett net worth – $200 million
Dave Mustaine net worth – $14 million
Enough said
@williambrooks276
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
Dave is perfect guitarist for MEGADETH & Kirk is the perfect lead guitarist for METALLICA IMHO
@hugoperry1452
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
Kirk's a good guitarist. He was blisteringly quick back then and his playing was very articulate and he had a good guitar tone on that album. There's no doubt that Dave was innovative and contributed something significant for all of heavy metal, but he needs to shut his mouth and accept the fact that Metallica may never have been as big if he was still in the band. Kirk's solo work is really good on that album.
@greenslider
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
Don't get his gripe. He was kicked out because he was not getting along with the others. He has produced a long, popular and overall,a more consistent catalogue of music than his former bandmates. He's not his own tribute act either. He's still creating fresh sounding music. And he's not dead or poor, despite his best efgirts to be so. I think his problem is he never had a Master of Puppets. Sad to watch him not realising his own brilliance because he's a bit of a twat
@barryhaynes103
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
Kirk Hammett is average on his best days …
@CMarshallD
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
Everyone just STFU
@superXstraight
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
I mean, what the fuck more could you ask for?? You are MEGADETH.
But what is it, Dave? One week he says he loves the guys and would love to play with them again and then the next it's that they're lying beta males. This goes back and forth every month ffs. Pick a narrative.
@stanley1976
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
He is acting like that drunk ex-girlfriend who won't grow up and get past things, and possibly becomes a stalker.
@Auswurkung
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 pm
"Even though he makes the world's most intricate, beautiful wood-engravings now on a professional level, when he started he didn't even know how to use a chisel or what a "bevel" was: it was hilarious because he was an apprentice and so in the beginning he was a learner – that means he's really a fraud, even though now he is a renowned wood carver. Because he started somewhere, and unless you're a perfect genius from the start of your profession, you're a loser forever" – Dave Mustaine Logic.
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