<!-- Content Box News --> Is there any other artist out there that has
a list of rivalries as extensive as Dave Mustaine's? I could have
easily done a top 10 list of Mustaine's rivalries from 2009 alone.
Top 10 Fights Involving Dave Mustaine
We still haven't heard Dave's version of the events that transpired
in Dec 2009, but Mustaine created a feud with them upon him booting
the
band from their final show in Reno, NV. Suicide
Silence's management took to Twitter and posted "Suicide Silence
are not allowed to play Reno due to Dave Mustaine's ego. Kicked off
last two days of tour and had laminates removed."
Mustaine had a busy 2009. In late 2009, Mustaine posted some
comments in his blog about former guitarist Jeff Young being a
heroin addict. Young fired back in his statement by saying "So, we
canceled the Australian tour because I ran out of heroin!? Let's
get the REAL truth out there, buddy. We cancelled the Australia
tour for one reason: So you could get back to L.A. quick . . . and
into one of how many failed attempts at rehab? Then, while you are
in rehab, you try to get me and the other members to smuggle heroin
into the rehab in a Coke can!? WTF?"
Mustaine was fired from Metallica, Kirk stepped in as a replacement
and played a lot of the solos Mustaine wrote on "Kill 'Em All". In
2005, Mustaine stated "I really don't care about Kirk [Hammett] —
he stole my job, but at least I got to bang his girlfriend before
he took my job — how do I taste, Kirk?"
Mike Muir of Suicidal Tendencies was upset when Dave Mustaine tried
to throw his band off the bill and responded by attacking
Mustaine's alcohol addictions and joking that he "lived at the
Betty Ford Center." The feud nearly became violent on the Clash of
the Titans tour when he challenged Mustaine to an onstage
fist-fight. Muir claimed that "There are a lot of people who would
like to see Dave get his butt kicked, and the Lord knows Mike Muir
ain't goin' down. I'll fuck him up... I'd dazzle him, left'n'right.
I wanna see a little blood, y'know what I'm sayin'?" Mustaine
responded to Muir verbally, claiming that Muir was stupid for
trying to intimidate him.
I completely forgot about this one until researching for the list.
It appears to have been largely based around
MTV and Fred Durst (gee, how'd I miss that).
Apparently Dave had a problem with Fred wearing a Megadeth shirt in
a video. "Limp Bizkit are shit. Their first record was decent, then
Durst started writing about random shit." When asked about
Mustaine's remarks, Durst replied "I love Megadeth and the
music that Dave and the boys write. Regardless
of what Dave feels about
Limp Bizkit, I will not stop loving Megadeth." In
the fall of the same year, Mustaine phoned up Durst, apologizing
for the negative things he had said.
Seems in the early 90's, Dave Mustaine thought Pantera was a
Megadeth clone. While on tour with Megadeth, Phil Anselmo would say
"Fuck Megadeth" and "Fuck Dave." Mustaine finally became a fan of
Pantera after Dime's death in 2004.
From what I gather on this one, it began in 1984 when King was a
fillin guitarist in Megadeth. Mustaine wanted to poach him from
Slayer and didn't think he should go back to that band of eyeliner
wearing fairies with the poor
album sales. Kerry refused to make the switch
and public name calling began which Mustaine later revealed hurt
his feelings. Nowadays neither side cares anymore and they almost
toured together in 2010.
David Ellefson was a little pissed to say the least in 2002 when
Mustaine broke up Megadeth due to an arm injury. Ellefson claimed
he did it solely to get the rest of
the band to quit. Lawsuits were filed on both ends
for several million dollars and Mustaine ultimately winning. Word
is they celebrated Christmas together a few years later.
Just mentioning Metallica or Lars Ulrich has sent Mustaine into
tears. Things got so bad that the media began asking about the feud
in interviews causing Dave to blowup at the press. Things came to a
boilingpoint in 2005 when Metallica released Some Kind of Monster
which featured Mustaine and Ulrich working out their differences.
Things now seem to be on the right path although both sides take
jabs at one another in the press on occasion.
Mustaine has issued countless edicts that he will never answer
another question about Metallica or anyone else he has quarreled
with over the years. Yet with all these statements he has made, he
continues to bring up other bands and then slams the fans, the
press and the bands for turning on him.
Feuds not making this list: Chris Poland, Ron McGovney, James
Hetfield, Slayer fans, Roadrunner
Records, Jeff Young, Tom Araya, Dissection,
Rotting Christ and Rikki Ratchman.