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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Explains Why DAVE MUSTAINE 'Had To Go'
- June 3, 2009
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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 the back of [former METALLICA guitarist and current MEGADETH leader] Dave Mustaine? Hetfield: I don't know if "glad" is the right word, but it was necessary. There would have been myself, Lars [ Ulrich, drums] and him all trying to drive and it would have been this triangulated mess. It's obvious that he had the same drive as us — he went on to do great things in MEGADETH. The way things are now, the character dynamics, Lars and I are one half of the scale with Rob [ Trujillo, bass] and Kirk [ Hammett, guitar] on the other. They're great idea people but very good at being okay with someone else driving. It does take that, I think. They're very un-ego-driven and Lars and I are the other way, it seems. That's what I've been told. [Laughs] So back then Dave had to go. Classic Rock: In "Some Kind Of Monster", he seems fairly unhappy about that. Hetfield: He's an amazing, talented person. Maybe just part of his character is having a chip on his shoulder. If I got kicked out of METALLICA, I would have one too. Ron McGovney, our first bass player — very big chip on his shoulder. They're never able to really be comfortable in the now, and that's tough to see. Lars did say that too in the interview: "Can't you see what you've done?" But none of that matters because he's chasing something unreachable. Classic Rock: Were you uncomfortable with the band's new image for "Load"? Hetfield: Most definitely. Lars and Kirk drove on those records. The whole "We need to reinvent ourselves" topic was up. Image is not an evil thing for me, but if the image is not you, then it doesn't make much sense. I think they were really after a U2 kind of vibe, Bono doing his alter ego. I couldn't get into it. The whole, "Okay, now in this photoshoot we're going to be '70s glam rockers." Like, what? I would say half — at least half — the pictures that were to be in the booklet, I yanked out. The whole cover thing, it went against what I was feeling. Classic Rock: What didn't you like about the cover? Hetfield: [Laughs] How can I put this? I guess when I talked [earlier in the interview] about the resentments of being left out of the bond that they had through their drug use — Lars and Kirk were very into abstract art, pretending they were gay. I think they knew it bugged me. It was a statement around all that. I love art, but not for the sake of shocking others. I think the cover of "Load" was just a piss-take around all that. I just went along with the make-up and all of this crazy, stupid shit that they felt they needed to do. Classic Rock: A lot was made of the haircuts at the time. Was that a group decision? Hetfield: [Laughs] It wasn't like we went in together and went, "Hey, can we get a deal on four haircuts?" It just slowly happened, with age, thinning hair. Long hair just didn't feel right anymore. Classic Rock: Musically, was that the first time METALLICA was unsure? Hetfield: I would say so. That whole period. Why do we need to reinvent ourselves? A lot of the fans got turned off quite a bit by the music, but mostly, I think, by the image. Classic Rock: Were you uneasy about Kirk and Lars kissing in the photographs? Hetfield: Totally. That's why they did it. I'm the driving force behind their homosexual adventures. I think drugs had something to do with it too. I hope. [Laughs] There are many times in our career that people have jumped ship, and that's going to happen. It's more hurtful to hear, "Okay, people are stomping METALLICA records because they're suing Napster." 
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/3/2009 6:28:30 AM
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Load was a mistake
reload was even worse
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COMMENT | Correction
posted by :
6/3/2009 6:35:12 AM
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"Hetfield: [Laughs] It wasn't like we went in together and went, "Hey, can we get a deal on four haircuts?" It just slowly happened, with age, thinning hair. Long hair just didn't feel right anymore."
You mean Lars and Kirk's hair is thinning. They have foreheads that go on for miles.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/3/2009 6:36:14 AM
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I think he's sincere, but of course he couldn't have said that back in the day when they were promoting their new style.
that said, i surely got disappointed by the image but the actual let down feel was caused by the music itself.
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COMMENT | Load was a very good album musically
posted by :
6/3/2009 6:37:10 AM
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A very unique and strong attempt at "reinventing" their sound with their other musical influences. Much better than "black album" I think.
But the image sucked, of course. And "Reload" was unbelieveably bad. And it makes sense since it's all leftovers. It was just a quick cash in - the biggest mistake of their whole career, even worse than St. Anger.
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COMMENT | LOL!!!!!!
posted by :
6/3/2009 6:37:41 AM
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Hetfield: Totally. That's why they did it. I'm the driving force behind their homosexual adventures.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/3/2009 6:38:02 AM
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about the thinning hair thing...when it gets too thin you just need to shave it off before you start looking like a post-hippy washed up rocker.
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COMMENT | Comments on Dave
posted by : heh
6/3/2009 6:38:25 AM
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Very classy on Hetfield's part. It pissed me off to see him making fun of Dave's singing on that one show...it's not like James is really any better (these days). Now if he would just pick up the phone and directly call Dave...could really help heal a lot of old wounds.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/3/2009 6:52:03 AM
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"Hetfield: I don't know if "glad" is the right word, but it was necessary. There would have been myself, Lars [Ulrich, drums] and him all trying to drive and it would have been this triangulated mess. It's obvious that he had the same drive as us — he went on to do great things in MEGADETH."
EXACTLY what I've been saying for years... Even if Mustaine hadn't gotten kicked out, he would have left eventually.... Mustaine is obviously too driven and too talented to be content sharing songwriting credits with James and Lars and doing the types of compromising that's required in those situations.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/3/2009 7:14:01 AM
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dude, lars is the driving force of metallica! without him they wouldn't be around for 25+ years.
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COMMENT | How long has it been since Dave's been out of Metallica?
posted by : snipershot
6/3/2009 7:16:17 AM
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Stop beating a dead horse and let it rest. We all know the story. Try being a little more creative with the interviews.
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COMMENT | Still obsessed with Dave
posted by : Get up and make it work
6/3/2009 7:19:48 AM
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Even after all Metallica has accomplished, the main topic of discussion 20 years later is why Dave was fired from Metallica. Megadeth is more hard edged music, not necessarily thrash, better musicians, better music. Friedman and Broderick will always own Hammet.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/3/2009 7:28:03 AM
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Well said James \m/
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COMMENT |
posted by : TheGreyArea
6/3/2009 7:39:12 AM
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f*k
Good interview
man, I know Load got shat-on. But "Bleeding Me" WAS a frikken good track imo
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COMMENT | WTF?
posted by : axodry3
6/3/2009 7:43:03 AM
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At this point I would rather be Dave in Megadeth then Metallica. Megadeth is still relevant and not just living off their past. If Metallica would have just quit music after The Black Album, they might have been remembered in the same vain as Led Zeppelin or The Beatles. Look what Axl is doing to Guns N' Roses. Kenny Rodgers said it best, "You gotta know when to fold."
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COMMENT |
posted by : sepulqotsa
6/3/2009 7:51:14 AM
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I wonder why Ron McGovney has a chip on his shoulder. Maybe cuz you just threw his name in to an interview for no reason.
What an irrelevant lame-ass band Metallica is.
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COMMENT | Still talking about this...
posted by : blabbermeth
6/3/2009 8:16:02 AM
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Hetfield is showing some class, but the bottom line is why keep talking about this, and why do interviewers feel the need to continually discuss. At the end of the day, Mustaine has stood own his own with Megadeth, and Lars and James with Metallica. Both bands have done great albums, leave it at that.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Firefly
6/3/2009 8:23:30 AM
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Geez...it's been over 20 years.....give it a rest already.
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COMMENT | king_pin
posted by :
6/3/2009 8:28:21 AM
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"dude, lars is the driving force of metallica! without him they wouldn't be around for 25+ years"
Now if Lars could learn how to play drums it would be great!!
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COMMENT |
posted by : blackendistheend
6/3/2009 8:40:03 AM
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This isn't old news at all. I've never heard (or read) James saying he was uncomfortable with the Load era. It seems he got into specifics with the watered down music, new image, drugs and gayness that I've tried to block out of my mind for years.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/3/2009 8:44:02 AM
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Load and reload were dissapointing but still had some good riffs from James on there, l've always thought reload was the better of the two, though most people think otherwise.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Dancesux
6/3/2009 8:44:19 AM
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most honest Hetfield interview ever... load was a great(non-metal) album but the image was a sell out.
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posted by : blackendistheend
6/3/2009 8:45:05 AM
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I'm actually surprised that Hetfield was so honest about all of that.
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COMMENT | Dave Mustaine
posted by : welovemetal.com
6/3/2009 8:47:10 AM
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At least he admits finally that the real reason Dave went was because of his ego. For years they blamed alcohol, which was funny because each one was as bad as the other.
http://www.welovemetal.com
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COMMENT |
posted by : ZvartZaft
6/3/2009 8:47:55 AM
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"Megadeth is still relevant and not just living off their past."
Yeah, right! Megadeth re-recorded one of their earlier songs on the last record, because they couldn't produce any new "hits"... hows that for not living off their past??
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COMMENT | Everyone commenting..
posted by : TheUncle
6/3/2009 8:55:04 AM
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on how Metallica should've quit after the black album, or they'd rather be Dave Mustaine, etc.
If they did that, they wouldn't be rich and set for life.
TARDS
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posted by :
6/3/2009 8:56:30 AM
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I started hating Metallica during Load. I would say the image made me hate them more than the boring music they released, or should I say "UnLoad-ded" to the fans. I'm more of a Megadeth fan but you can never take away the Metal Masterpieces Metallica has released prior to the Load crap.
They won me back with "Death Magnetic".
I would love to see James and Dave release something together before I die.
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posted by :
6/3/2009 8:58:16 AM
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BTW what blabbermeth said in his post, I agree with totally.
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COMMENT | very well said
posted by :
6/3/2009 9:26:31 AM
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This truthfulness really makes me have a lot of respect for Metallica, I lost a lot of respect for them during the years between Load and St. Anger. But this kind of "wiping the slate clean" so to speak that he's doing here really makes me think that the Metallica that I fell in love with back in the day is coming back. Way to go.
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posted by : WOOSTER
6/3/2009 9:37:26 AM
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great interview.
i remember the thing that pissed me off the most around load was that they changed the tallica logo.
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COMMENT | great interview
posted by :
6/3/2009 9:38:26 AM
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enjoyed reading it...at first glance I thought, isn't this old news but it's really a lot clearer than any discussion on the subject - ever! It was always said that it was the alcohol but w/ the way they were all drinking, it came off VERY hypocritical to me and it didn't make much sense. The Ego-thing makes all the sense in the world though. I'm sure alcohol usage was worse w/ Mustaine at the time than with Lars and Hetfield but things are clearer now.
Big props to James for taking the high road and for being honest on the load/reload crap. St. Anger was worse than those two albums put together though. Probably the worst metal album ever put out. Lars sounded like he was beating on trash cans. Hetfields voice sounded like an imitator trying to do karaoke with his voice. The riffs were not catchy and there were no solos to speak of. I think the high school marching band could have put out a better metal album than Metallicas St. Garbage.
Death Magnetic was a very good cd except for "The Unforgiven Part 3" titled song. Don't get me wrong...the song is very good but to attach themselves back to albums that were so bad by titling one song "Unforgiven" was just stupid and someone should kick Rick Ruben in the ass for not putting his foot down on that one. Maybe he couldn't and James and Lars decided on it alone, but this was not smart at all. It also allowed for the haters of Load/Re-load era (of which there are many-me included) to discount the album as a repeat of past failures which "Death Magnetic" is not.
On the title of that song alone, I've come across people that won't even listen to their new stuff.
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COMMENT | I'm impressed
posted by : rous
6/3/2009 9:41:10 AM
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Never heard him talk to candidly about his bandmates, past and present. It's refreshing.
And yes, it happened 20 years ago, but it's like RRHOF reset the clock. This will NEVER die. Think about how unique a situation this is. A band fires a principal member in the band's infancy, before any recognition whatsoever, and both bands go on to nearly-unrivaled success. What are the odds in that? Of course the media is going to be obsessed with this!
When people post simply to promote hate they show their true stupidity.
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COMMENT | maidenhouston
posted by : rous
6/3/2009 9:43:03 AM
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people who judge a whole album on the title of a song need to be slapped.
Please tell me you slapped them.
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COMMENT | ...
posted by :
6/3/2009 9:45:00 AM
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I alwasy thought it was well known that Mustaine was kicked out because the three of them together were too much for each other. Both Mustaine and Hetfield drank too much but they said things were too volatile with them altogether.
Interesting to read the Load comments, it does seem that Metallica are trying to distance themselves more and more from their shit period of 1995-2003 ( I`m not a huge fan of TBA but it`s a solid metal album ).
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COMMENT |
posted by : Twistabister
6/3/2009 9:45:15 AM
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Hetfield: [Laughs] It wasn't like we went in together and went, "Hey, can we get a deal on four haircuts?" It just slowly happened, with age, thinning hair. Long hair just didn't feel right anymore.
Lars is the only one with thinning hair.. He has a fivehead, not a forehead..
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COMMENT | Really?
posted by : icedearth
6/3/2009 9:48:44 AM
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Why are interviewers still talking about this situation? Is it that hard to come up with original questions? Tools
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COMMENT | 'Why keep talking about this?'
posted by : Blackthorned
6/3/2009 9:49:04 AM
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Beacause people love hearing about it - it will never get old for many, many people because the issue of Dave Mustaine's dismissal from the band STILL hasn't been resolved by the parties involved. Dave is still incredibly bitter while Lars and James are still incredulous about it all.
You criticise the interviewer for asking - I commend him because at last we've got a quote from James Hetfield – not Lars for once – about this issue. And it gets right to the heart of the matter.
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COMMENT | Irrelevant
posted by :
6/3/2009 10:44:48 AM
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This band has been irrelevant since Justice. At least Dave has something to be proud of, he's not completely sold out yet.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Von Lee
6/3/2009 10:55:27 AM
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after Black Album is not Metallica anymore
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COMMENT | That's a great, HONEST interview
posted by : Daryl_Zed
6/3/2009 10:56:45 AM
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Even though James should try and be less homophobic, it's alright.
Metallica rocks.
Death Magnetic is a killer return to form.
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COMMENT | And yes Load sucked but...
posted by : Daryl_Zed
6/3/2009 11:01:59 AM
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...to be quite frank I LOVED how they provoked the most ignorant, homophobic hillbilly narrowminded morons in the scene making them burning with anger and resentment. That was brilliant.
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COMMENT | thrashpirate
posted by :
6/3/2009 11:13:36 AM
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Dave hasn't sold out? Let's see:
Same polished sound metallica went for(Countdown and onward)
"Crush em", a fucking wrestling anthem.
Numerous MTV things.
Oh, and they did "clean up" a touch too. Junior cut his hair, and Dave and Marty had significantly shorter styles around the cyptic writings record.
And you know what, that doesn't have anything to do with anything. They have both made a lot of great music, with some shitty stuff thrown in the middle(IMO more crap from megadave).
On the topic of hair:
Lars with the obvious receding hairline.
Kirk got thin through the whole crown of his head, and has admitted to using rogain.
James got the little monkey's ass patch(top back of head) area thinning out. You can see it thinner as far back as the load tours, but he may have done something about it(rogaine or transplant surgery) cause it looks a little thicker back there now.
Why is this news? Because James has rarely discussed in detail that kind of stuff about Dave. It has been mentioned, but not much by James. I recall him saying he was uncomfortable with some of the load era stuff, but not in detail like in this interview.
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COMMENT | Glad to hear it, Mr. Hetfield
posted by :
6/3/2009 11:14:36 AM
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You are the man in that band. At last, something sensible said about these issues.
Frankly, Kirk Hemmett is probably a musical drag on the band, and Ulrich is one of those people you have in a band, despite his not being much of a musician, because he can make the business side of things happen. But one pays a price--and a very big price at that.
Ulrich and Hemmett kissing--clearly the most notable thing either will ever do. And they know it.
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COMMENT | bc3ironmaiden
posted by :
6/3/2009 11:18:59 AM
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Another stupid comment. Justice was great. DM is great. I can see if you don't like the stuff in between, but those two were great metal records.
"the band died with cliff" is so fucking tired. All you dopes think Cliff wouldn't have evolved at all over the years. A musical genius would have continued straight down one path over and over again. I don't think so.
I also hate how lars and james get all the blame for dave being fired. Cliff was right there, and his opinion at the time was pretty godly as far as james and lars were concerned. They all fired his ass.
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COMMENT | FIRE BAD!
posted by :
6/3/2009 11:40:08 AM
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GRABASSES BAAAAD!!!!
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COMMENT | Get up and make it work
posted by : slaughterhouse
6/3/2009 11:44:25 AM
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Its the interviewer that is asking the same questions...you can't blame James/Metallica for that...They don't give the questions to ask...they just answer them as they come!!!!!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/3/2009 11:46:21 AM
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They should have broken up after the black album. Done their alternative/hard rock/country, art collecting and homosexual adventuring crap THEN reunite.
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COMMENT | Good on Ya James
posted by :
6/3/2009 11:58:57 AM
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First. It's Nice that One CAN Admit to Their Own Ego & Homophobic Issues. I Just Wish this Could've Happened Sooner to Save the Relationship with "Jason" No Diss on "RT" but In MY Opinion "Jason's" a Better Fit In All Areas.
As For the Look of the Band During The Load & ReLoad Era... Ah- It Wasn't Totally MY cup of tea (I've Been a Follower Since The "Metal up Your Ass/Kill 'Em All- Days") But... So What! Bands Do Stranger Shit. I Think the Music Done During That Period was GOOD. As Opposed to the "St. Anger & Death Magnetic" Albums which Kind of Has Metallica Capitulating to the New 2000's Just Bang Loud Cuz You Don't Have The Chops Style, Which Metallica Does Have and Didn't NEED to Do That! Also as a Fellow Singer/Songwriter/Writer & Producer. To All the Limp Dicks Here Doggin' "Load & ReLoad" You Probably Can't Even Write a Song Nor Sing One to Save You Life If ‘Ya Had Too. If You Actually-, LISTEN-, To These Albums …There's Some Killer Shit on Them. And Kirks Guitar Playing IS ON Point. That's Why He's Influenced and Still Influences, All players Young and Old. (The Dude IS a Student of Music and Continues to Learn MORE Classical, Blues & Baroque Techniques, Etc. and If you Listen to Metallicas’ Intros & Outros Etc. Throughout Their Musical Careers-, You'll Hear It. More Guitarists Should take Note and do The SAME, Cuz "Real" Guitar Playing is Atrophying in Today’s Modern Day Pop Rock Crap Society!)
So... In Conclusion Yeah It's an Older Topic to Rehash, but It's Part of Metallicas’ Legacy. And It WILL- Come Up Again as long as They Continue to Play and Be Relevant or Alive and Give Interviews. The Dudes Are Friggin’ Metal/Rock Legends for Pete’s Sake.
They Still Prod Paul McCartney about Him & Johns Relationship, Etc. So Give the Bithcin' a Rest. And as John Lennon Would Say ...Let it Be. Thus I'm Speaking Those Words of Wisdom... So, Let It Be!
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COMMENT | James......
posted by : Neil Young's Cocaine Booger
6/3/2009 12:07:47 PM
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Everytime I think you are a complete tool, you do an interview like this one and I think "maybe James isn't an asshole, after all".
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COMMENT | maidenhouston
posted by : Neil Young's Cocaine Booger
6/3/2009 12:09:34 PM
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I read somewhere that the Unforgiven was meant to be a trilogy since day one, so that explains why they put Part III on DM.
Although I would've preferred it to be on St. Anal instead!!!!! ;-)
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COMMENT | ............
posted by : VerbalKint
6/3/2009 12:18:47 PM
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Forehead ?....you mean 5 head!
Doh!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/3/2009 12:19:42 PM
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So Kirk is gay.
Load was a mistake, they should of went on a hiatus and left the past records untainted.
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COMMENT | rous
posted by :
6/3/2009 12:20:43 PM
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I know dude, I thought the same...But I too was taken aback by them Titling "yet" another song Unforgiven but it's a good song and Death Magnetic is a very good effort.
I'd give Death Magnetic 4 out of 5 stars.
The production on the other hand...I'd give the production 1 out of 5 stars. The production is very distorted in parts. For being a Rick Ruben production it's very poorly produced and it sounds dirty all the way through. It seems like the distortion pedal was turned all the way up on all the intros and the finished product sounds like a radio when it's not exactly tuned to the right channel. Very scratchy. I don't know who mixed it but the mix was bad and the only "clean" sounding part of it is the intro to "Day that Never Comes" until it speeds up and gets clogged by the scratchyness.
Great music though but hopefully they can remix it someday so what's supposed to sound clean, actually does.
If their intent was for the finished product to sound like a needle on a very dusty record, then mission accomplished I guess. I personally thought it got in the way of the sound.
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COMMENT | My Ipod Says It All
posted by :
6/3/2009 12:40:52 PM
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On my Ipod I have only three Metallica albums, but six Megadeths. In my mind that must mean that Mustaine is the one that benefited from leaving Metallica. There is no question that he is the better songwriter. If only there had not been the Dane, we would have seen some really classic thrash metal masterpieces from the Hetfield/Mustaine writing team.
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COMMENT | ONLY TOOK OVER TWENTY YEARS TO ADMIT...
posted by :
6/3/2009 12:46:30 PM
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DAVE WAS BETTER AND MORE DRIVEN, SO WE HAD TO GET RID OF THE REAL LEADER WHENEVER HE GAVE US AN EXCUSE.
James didn't have to admit it. He had class here.
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COMMENT | ...........
posted by : VerbalKint
6/3/2009 12:54:08 PM
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Ugh............... everyone is on Dave's dick saying Mega is such a better band . Gimme a fuckin break! All Mega's shit sounds the same lately. Moreover, Megadeth IMO stands as one of the most boring acts I have ever seen live. The saying "going through the motions" comes to mind. Look, I like both of these bands but to be honest it will always be a popularity contest against 2 camps- James/Lars or Dave.
Pick your poison people because a point that CANNOT BE ARGUED is they both wrote some classic killer shit!
Neither band WILL EVER BE the band they were. Stop hoping for Master of Puppets II or PEace Sells Who's Buying II ..............IT WONT HAPPEN!
Nevertheless both bands have weathered a lot of storms personally and musically and both deserve at least a devil horns \m/ salute for influencing countless amounts of metalheads to pick up instruments or at least find some meaningful music with which to relate.
For Godsake.....Quit bitchin about who is better and enjoy the music.
Lars is a crappy drummer
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COMMENT |
posted by : MetallicaPuppet
6/3/2009 12:54:15 PM
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"Lars and Kirk were very into abstract art, pretending they were gay."
I don't thing Kirk was pretending.
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COMMENT | Baldur
posted by : artjunkie
6/3/2009 12:55:55 PM
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How the hell is Hammett a musical drag on the band? Of course you said “probably” because you don’t fucking know what you’re talking about. Typical for a non-musician to make such an unfounded speculation. Aside from his detailed lead work (I don’t care if anyone thinks it’s good or not), Hammett has/does provide a great deal of good riffs in Metallica. Just as an example, Kirk’s best riffs are on Master of Puppets (no surprise). That main riff in “Puppets” is Kirk. That badass finger riff in “My Apocalypse” is Kirk…and then of course there are the money riffs he’s responsible for: “Enter Sandman” and the main melodic riff in “The Unforgiven”. Yeah, he’s a drag
I could go on, but I made my point.
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COMMENT | commentary on this article
posted by :
6/3/2009 12:57:21 PM
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http://spinelanguage.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/im-gonna-shoot-my-abstract-art-all-over-your-face/
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COMMENT | Load + Reload = 1 good album
posted by : Scott the Hoople
6/3/2009 1:27:15 PM
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From Load: Ain't My Bitch/2x4/King Nothing/Until It Sleeps/House That Jack Built
From Reload: Fuel/Better Than You/ Slither/Carpe Diem/Where The Wild Things Are
and you've 1 pretty damn good hard rock (not metal) album! Also, Reload has some GREAT guitar tones.
I dig alot of glam, and I'm no homophobe. However, Metallica and eyeliner and mankisses do not mix. You can see in the photos in the Load booklet that James is NOT comfortable with that stuff.
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COMMENT | drabodeseeker
posted by : artjunkie
6/3/2009 1:35:59 PM
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Yeah, Jason’s a better fit in all areas….except the ones that matter most. Musically and personality make up. Rob is far more laid back and fits in that equation with Kirk to allow James & Lars to be the ego-driven moguls they are so to speak. Jason does not have that type of beta dog personality.
And musically, I’m sorry, but no way Jason can contribute something as awesome as Rob did on DM…the flamenco stuff that got used by James & Kirk….or that intricate staccato part he brought to “The Day That Never Comes” that they all play. That stands out for me.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/3/2009 1:43:36 PM
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lars and kirk are gay?
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COMMENT | BTW
posted by :
6/3/2009 2:05:54 PM
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Hetfield: [Laughs] It wasn't like we went in together and went, "Hey, can we get a deal on four haircuts?" It just slowly happened, with age, thinning hair. Long hair just didn't feel right anymore.
Floyds Barber Shop- "2 Chairs, no waiting". LOL!!!!
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COMMENT | Cause
posted by : RiotAct666
6/3/2009 2:09:08 PM
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Dave was a angry drunk and druggie and always got into fights with James. That is the story.
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COMMENT |
posted by : artjunkie
6/3/2009 2:20:07 PM
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Why the fuck should James apologize? Please explain why?
James: Hey Dave, sorry that you punched me for no goddamn good reason. Sorry you were a drugged out burnout who played like shit on stage.
Get the fuck out of here with that weak ass shit!
As for the Lars & Kirk are gay shit, they trump that bullshit by being married to and banging super models (and fathering children with them), not to mention the countless groupies (especially Lars) they banged back in the day. Yeah, I'll take their gay lives over all of you losers. They've had more pussy than any of you have even seen in all your late night strokin' to porn festivities.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/3/2009 2:33:14 PM
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Who the fuck cares anymore?
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COMMENT | It make no sense for me
posted by :
6/3/2009 3:15:34 PM
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To me, It seems like the most confortable guy in the band in the Load era was James. And there is more good songs on Load and Reload than in Shit Anger and Death Magnetic.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/3/2009 3:16:31 PM
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Christ, he said they all had egos and were extremely driven. Nota that Dave was the most driven. Fuckin tards making up shit.
Dave had a personality clash(ego) AND was an angry and violent drunk. Yes, they were all alcoholics at the time. But when you have three happy drunks, and one fucker throwing punches, that is the dude that goes. I stopped partying with people who did stupid shit when they were fucked up too. Who wants to be around that shit?
You still got people here griping about Dave's superiority. Yet none of those people bring up his crap music.
Great: peace sells, rust in peace, countdown, youthanasia.
Good: killing is my business(great playing, not much by memorable tunes though), so far so good, TWNAH, TSHF, United Abominations.
Poor: Cryptic writings(minus a couple of songs), Risk
Dave is not infallible. Neither are James and Lars. I'm just sick of the mountaintop people put Dave on.
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COMMENT |
posted by : luffy0927
6/3/2009 4:08:13 PM
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i think dave and james should start a new band ...get a good drummer and bassist and someone else to sing
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COMMENT | Liar James
posted by : PowerBrake
6/3/2009 4:22:30 PM
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I thought Dave was a drunk? Bullshit excuse it turns out becuase none of them can handle a fucking drink these days. I always said Dave was too much of a personality for Metallica.
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COMMENT | Great interview...props to Classic Rock!
posted by : MustaineIsGod
6/3/2009 5:29:16 PM
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James is just as bad-ass as Mustaine. Great interview...props to the interviwer from Classic Rock! The Metallica/Mustaine rivalry is probably the most entertaining thing in metal.
I'd love to see Mustaine create a festival bigger than Ozzfest and have Metallica open for Dave some day.
Hopefully Lars has pissed off enough people now with his obvious influence on the mixing of DM and the disaster SA album that they will finally start to fade and let MegaDave's album sales get really close to Metallica's!
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COMMENT |
posted by : wiseblood
6/3/2009 6:25:24 PM
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Corrosion Of Conformity>Metallica
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COMMENT | 500 years later
posted by :
6/3/2009 7:26:39 PM
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and people still fucking ask Dave Mustaine questions... I mean seriously move on with your lives what hasn't been said about this the past 30 years?
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COMMENT | detective Rosanegra
posted by : artjunkie
6/4/2009 12:31:40 AM
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Why would I be bitter? Silly lad, calling out dumb ass blabberbitches does not require bitterness. The only prerequisite is a strong intolerance of ignorance.
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COMMENT |
posted by : mgr
6/4/2009 7:25:16 AM
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Mustaine should be happy he was kicked out before he'd see a photo of himself kissing Lars while he was too stoned to remember it.
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COMMENT | haha
posted by :
6/12/2009 7:13:32 AM
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megadeth fans = virgins
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