SAD NEWS: Guitarist Dave Mustaine Officially Announce a Devastating News On………………

According to Dave Mustaine, there’s no competition between Megadeth and Metallica. Which almost feels like maybe Mustaine‘s ire toward his ex-bandmates has cooled until you read the rest of his comments.

In an interview with Guitar World, Mustaine said that he feels Megadeth has been the more consistent band over the years, and that Metallica got a “big head start” over him thanks to a bunch of music he wrote. Mustaine also says Metallica has been trying to discredit him over the years saying he’s not a good guitarist, and then once again cites the fact that he wrote a bunch of their early material.

“In my mind, there is no competition between Megadeth and Metallica,” he said. “We’re different bands, and I believe Megadeth has been more consistent. But the sad thing is that the drama between us has been more popular than the music ever was. And remember, Metallica got a big head start, and they did so on the back of what I helped create.

“They became one of the biggest bands in the world, and here’s one of the biggest bands wasting their breath trying to discredit me by saying, ‘Dave‘s not a good guitar player.’ Excuse me, what the fuck did you say? [Laughs] I think I wrote many of the songs that made you famous, so you probably should recheck that bullshit statement. But this is the shit those guys say, and you’ve got the sheep who follow them around believing it.”

Accusations of Metallica using Mustaine‘s riffs while he was still in the band are nothing new. Disagreements over writing credits resulted in the shelving of a No Life Til Leather demo box set, and the cancellation of a 2010s project between Mustaine and Metallica frontman James Hetfield.

And to be fair, Mustaine does have writing credits on Metallica records. Whether or not he agrees with them is a different story, but they are:

• “The Four Horsemen,” “Jump In The Fire,” “Phantom Lord,” and “Metal Militia” on Kill ‘Em All
• “Ride The Lightning” and “Call Of Ktulu” on Ride The Lightning
• None on Master Of Puppets after his departure, even though Mustaine claims he co-wrote “Leper Messiah”

Mustaine comments didn’t end there either. When asked about Megadeth‘s longevity, Mustaine went straight to saying that Metallica tried to hold him back and failed. He then mentions he’s happy with the band’s level of success these days, which is excellent – but then why both bringing up your former bandmates again?

“A lot of it is the take-no-shit attitude. People know Metallica has always tried to hold me back. They never expected me to do what I did after they fucked me over, but I succeeded and made better records along the way. But I don’t care because I’m happy with my success, and I’ve had plenty of it. The music we make now tells you all that you need to know. But I hope we can tour together before it’s all said and done, but I don’t know if we will.

“As far as looking back at everything from the beginning, I think I’ve maintained my integrity. When I injured my arm, I sold off all my gear to pay the people I owed money to. When most bands end, they say, ‘Fuck it,’ and leave their vendors holding the bag. Not me. I’m way different. I’m old-fashioned. I’m old-school. I do what I say I’m going to do. That’s why Megadeth is still here.”

Newsted has teamed up with Reverb to announce his new Official Jason Newsted Reverb Shop opening July 24. The shop features special pieces like his 1992 Alembic Europa Custom 10-string bass used on Metallica‘s The Black Album tour, as well as a 5-string fretless Zon bass that Newsted says was used to record “Until It Sleeps” – and still features the settings marking tape from the studio sessions! Of the bass, he says “This is a piece of metal lore right here. You have the song in your collection [and] that’s the bass that played it.”

“I’m teaming up with Reverb to sell some pieces from my collection for the very first time. The last 30 or 40 years as I’ve traveled around playing music for people, I’ve gathered some cool shit,” said Newsted. “I traveled the world to collect these pieces and many of these pieces have traveled the world with me. I’d like to get them into the hands of other players because I can only play so many at once, and wonderful guitars such as these should not live in cases forever…they deserve to be enjoyed!”

The Official Jason Newsted Reverb Shop will also include:

• One of Newsted‘s first Alembic basses—a 1989 20th anniversary model with the serial number six of just 200—that he says can be spotted in the A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica documentary
• A rare cherry sunburst-finished PRS bass that was used on the …And Justice for All tour
  Several 1960s Gibson models, like a late 1960s Barney Kessel Custom and a 1966 Firebird III
• A 1937 National Dobro “Exploding Palm Tree” Tri-Cone Resonator and a similar 1928 National Dobro Mandolin Style 2
• An original Ampeg AUB-1 Scroll Bass in stunning condition
• A custom 3-string Music Man bass inspired by Tony Levin’s design
• A rare Mosrite 5-string electric mandolin guitar with a