CowboyDan
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If you're a fan of both bands, like me, then you probably know the common thread they share. If you don't, here's a quick summary.....
Dave Mustaine is the founder, main songwriter, guitarist, and lead vocalist for the American thrash metal band Megadeth. Mustaine was also the first lead guitarist and co-songwriter of Metallica until he was abruptly removed from the band in 1983. During his short time in Metallica, Dave Mustaine toured with the band, co-wrote four songs which appeared on Kill Em All, and co-wrote two songs which would eventually appear on Ride the Lightning. Mustaine has also made independently unverified claims to have written parts of "Leper Messiah" from Master of Puppets.[5] He also recorded several songs with the band including the No Life 'Til Leather demo tape. A few of the songs he wrote with Hetfield and Ulrich went on to be re-recorded by Metallica. The most well-known of these is "The Four Horsemen" from Kill 'Em All, which Mustaine wrote as "The Mechanix" and later released on his debut album with the original lyrics as "Mechanix".
Ok, so now that you're caught up, which band is superior, in your opinion? And why? Video evidence is encouraged.
I prefer Megadeth. The main reasons are the complexity of the music, though it remains very rythmic, and the political topics that Mustaine writes about. Plus the fact that they're just faster, harder and heavier than Metallica. Here's one of my favorite examples of why I prefer Megadeth:
[youtube]zIY7xpUkrU0[/youtube]
Dave Mustaine is the founder, main songwriter, guitarist, and lead vocalist for the American thrash metal band Megadeth. Mustaine was also the first lead guitarist and co-songwriter of Metallica until he was abruptly removed from the band in 1983. During his short time in Metallica, Dave Mustaine toured with the band, co-wrote four songs which appeared on Kill Em All, and co-wrote two songs which would eventually appear on Ride the Lightning. Mustaine has also made independently unverified claims to have written parts of "Leper Messiah" from Master of Puppets.[5] He also recorded several songs with the band including the No Life 'Til Leather demo tape. A few of the songs he wrote with Hetfield and Ulrich went on to be re-recorded by Metallica. The most well-known of these is "The Four Horsemen" from Kill 'Em All, which Mustaine wrote as "The Mechanix" and later released on his debut album with the original lyrics as "Mechanix".
Ok, so now that you're caught up, which band is superior, in your opinion? And why? Video evidence is encouraged.
I prefer Megadeth. The main reasons are the complexity of the music, though it remains very rythmic, and the political topics that Mustaine writes about. Plus the fact that they're just faster, harder and heavier than Metallica. Here's one of my favorite examples of why I prefer Megadeth:
[youtube]zIY7xpUkrU0[/youtube]
