DAVE MUSTAINE Talks About His New, Friendlier Relationship With KIRK HAMMETT

September 13, 2011

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine, who was a member of METALLICA for around 11 months before being dismissed in 1983 and replaced by Kirk Hammett, has had a frosty relationship with his successor over the years.

After playing a number of "Big Four" shows together in the last year and a half, Mustaine and Hammett appear to have finally buried the hatchet. Dave told Artisan News in a recent interview (see video below),"When we [played a cover of DIAMOND HEAD's] 'Helpless' [as part of a 'Big Four' jam] one night, I walked over to say hello to Kirk on the stage and he said, 'Do you wanna take the solo?" and I said, 'Yeah.' [Laughs] But we forgot to tell anybody on the stage or [running] the sound out front that I was gonna do the solo so The song's playing along and Kirk's playing rhythm full blast, and I'm sitting there going you can't hear what I'm doing. At least we knew what had happened. It was kind of a symbolic passing of the torch back to me and it was a nice gesture. I think that that helped Kirk and my relationship improve a bit."

Mustaine did not play on any METALLICA albums and did not attend their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2009.

In a September 2004 interview, Mustaine famously stated, "I really don't care about Kirk he stole my job, but at least I got to bang his girlfriend before he took my job. How do I taste, Kirk?"

Mustaine went on to form MEGADETH. The band's 12th studio album, "Endgame", was released in September 2009. A follow-up effort, "TH1RT3EN", is due in November.

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