Dave Mustaine

Dave Mustaine is the lead guitarist and vocalist in Megadeth. He formed the band in 1983 after leaving (or 'being kicked out of' if you prefer) the then-Metallica (whose line-up was, in case you wondered, James Hetfield, Ron McGovney, Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich). After that, Dave vowed to create a band faster, heavier, and more successful. They, without a doubt, have achieved the first two points. Unfortunately, due to always being in Metallica's shadow, Megadeth are not as appreciated. With Metallica's incredible success in the 80's, Dave and Megadeth had a lot to live up to. However, in the 90's and 2000's, it's obvious Megadeth still have 'it', where as Metallica don't ('it' in this sentence, of course refers to 'talent', a word used to describe Dave Mustaine).

Dave Mustaine invented thrash metal. He also wrote most of Metallica's debut album. And he said that all he could hear was his own material. He also wrote Call of Ktulu from Ride The Lightning, and various others which I am unsure about. I think Jump In The Fire is one of Dave's works.

All things aside about Kirk Hamett or Hammett or however you spell his goddamn name, Dave is a Godly guitarist. Kirk was a brilliant guitarist, but with Metallica's new, simplistic kind of style, he is very held back in terms of solos.

Dave has proceeded to release a string of brilliant albums, none of which (with the possible exception of 'Risk') show any signs of relenting from Megadeth's extreme sound. Many guitarists have come and gone (people like Marty Friedman, Al Pitrelli, Chris Poland and Glen Drover) but Dave can still play all of Megadeth's material, even songs that are over 20 years old.

So enough of my idolising of Dave, you should go read some other pages.