The notoriously fractitious relationship between former bandmates and heavy metal heavyweights Dave Mustaine and James Hetfield is well-documented, but recent developments seemed to suggest the pair's contentious history was well and truly water under the bridge. Even though Metallica became one of the biggest bands in the history of music with more than 125 million records sold worldwide and were even inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009, James Hetfield fought since his youth against many self-low esteem issues.
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In a new interview with Greg Prato of Consequence, Dave Mustaine spoke about his current relationship with his former bandmates in METALLICA. He said: "It took a while for James [Hetfield. Dave Mustaine and James Hetfield aren't exactly buds, but they're not quite enemies either. In a new interview with Guitar.com, the Megadeth frontman revealed that he and Hetfield had. Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine has revealed a tantalising bit of information on one of the last times he spoke with former Metallica bandmate James Hetfield - and it involves a potential collaboration between the pair. "There's three sides to every story, right," Mustaine tells Guitar.com. In 2019, Hetfield was one of the first people to send a message of support of his own to Mustaine, following the Megadeth frontman's throat cancer diagnosis. Speaking to Rolling Stone at the time, Mustaine recalled, "A lot [of support] came from people that I knew but I didn't know cared.
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METALLICA frontman James Hetfield was interviewed for the July 2009 issue of U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine. A few excerpts from the lengthy chat follow below. Classic Rock: Were you glad to see. He gives special props to Metallica's James Hetfield, who was Mustaine's onetime bandmate during his tumultuous tenure in the band back in the early Eighties. Early on in his career, Mustaine says, "I devoted much more of my time to playing rhythm. I still feel to this day that a good band can be measured by its rhythm. Metallica 's James Hetfield has praised his former bandmate and Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine. Metallica split with guitarist Mustaine in 1983 due to his substance abuse problems - and he was replaced by current axeman, Kirk Hammett. Metallica's James Hetfield: Dave Mustaine Is 'An Amazing Guitar Player' and 'Great Songwriter'. Let's wrap up this week with a little positivity in the metal scene. In a new interview.
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Dave Mustaine says stubbornness and the hope of writing music with Metallica 's James Hetfield is part of the secret to his longevity - and he thinks there is a "good possibility" that the two might collaborate in the future. In an excerpt from the upcoming 30th anniversary edition of Metallica's "So What" magazine, James Hetfield was interviewed and talked about reconnecting with Mustaine and how he wishes.
The former bandmates James Hetfield and Dave Mustaine almost dropped a side project until negotiations were derailed by a royalty dispute. Megadeth was found. Megadeth's Dave Mustaine explains his former Metallica bandmate James Hetfield reached out to him after he revealed his cancer diagnosis.Enter to win the bra.
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BREAKING NEWS : DAVE MUSTAINE EATS TUNA SANDWICH FOR FIRST TIME IN 30 YEARS "A little known fact is that I was kicked out of Metallica after James ate a tuna sandwich so there's been tension. Dave Mustaine, the original lead guitarist and co-founder of Metallica, before he was fired from the band in 1983 for problems with drugs, alcohol and clashing with James Hetfield and the rest of the band. Dave went on to form Megadeth and much has been written about their 'feud' ever since.
