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Playing with Metallica put a smile on Dave’s face
There’s a headline I never thought I’d read a few years ago. The fact that Dave finally joined Metallica on stage to play some old Metallica songs is amazing. I wished that would happen at the Big Four jams, but it never did. Maybe because the other two bands were there, and playing ‘Tallica songs would have been a bit selfish.
Anyway, Dave finally played with them, and not only that, original bassist Ron McGovney was also on stage. Pretty epic.
So what does Dave think of the whole experience?
“I thought it was cool to be just with Metallica but Ron McGovney’s up there and Lloyd Grant’s up there. I was kind of like ‘Alright, well, I’ll bite the bullet. I’ll be cool. This is not so terrible.’ I got up there and, you know what, I didn’t even notice them. I was having so much fun they weren’t even there.“
Haha, even after three decades, he’s still having a go at Ron.
“I didn’t even see him the whole time I was up there. It was cool that he was there. He was pretty nervous, too. Ron’s a good guy. I was locked into Lars’ playing and James’ playing. Me and James, we were like the the Toxic Twins back when we played together and we were a very very dangerous duo. And for a moment I think I stirred some of those old feelings up. I saw one of the videos and it looked like he was having fun. I know I was having fun. I had a smile that I went to bed with.“
Read full interview here.
These are the quotes I wanted to read from Dave for ages. This is what rock is all about, a couple of talented people jamming together. The petty feuds and bullshit comparisons between Metallica and Megadeth were/are idiotic, and although I am guilty of making plenty of those myself, at least I’ve done them for a laugh — people on YouTube took them seriously.
I hope this will happen again, maybe at a show I’ll attend. Either way, it took 30 years, but things are finally okay between the two bands, and that’s pretty awesome.
Remember, no matter what you think of Metallica or Megadeth, you can’t deny that James Hetfield and Dave Mustaine are two of the greatest metal writers of all time. The fact that they were in the same band together once is amazing. The fact that they can perform together for us 30 years later is even more amazing.
Okay, this is getting way too serious for Dose of Metal. Time for a joke… So, how come Dave Mustaine remembered how to play all those songs after all these years? He plays them daily before crying himself to sleep! — I rule.
Some cool videos of the performances after you make the jump… IN THE FIRE — See what I did there?
Moar unreleased Metallica
Yup, another unreleased Metallica song hit the net. Probably the last, since the anniversary shows are over.
If they have so much unreleased stuff, why not pull a ReLoad and release a second album? Call it ‘ReMagnetize’ or something and make a few extra bucks.
Anyway, the song is called ‘Rebel of Babylon’ and you can listen to it right here:
Metallica, Mustaine, Ozzy and Geezer sitting in a tree…
So the last Fillmore anniversary show had quite a lot of guests. Like we told you before, Dave was there, and apparently Geezer and Ozzy joined them on stage, also.
Aside from them, former Metallica bassists Newsted and McGovney were present, as was Bob Rock.
Dave played five songs with them: Hit The Lights, Metal Militia, Phantom Lord, Jump in the Fire and Seek and Destroy.
You can find some photos and the setlist on Blabbermouth. No point in wasting time putting those photos here since you can just do one click and BOOM: everything is there.
Dave and Metallica sitting in a tree…
Dave Mustaine will attend Metallica‘s final San Francisco show celebrating their 30th birthday, and I have to say, that’s awesome. I’ve made so many Dave/Metallica jokes here, it’s only fair I should give credit where credit is due — The feud seems to finally be over, and that’s pretty awesome.
Well, it’s over until Dave feels the need to name drop Metallica again to promote his new album, then it may get revived. But for now… Weeee.
Here is Dave’s official tweet:
“I am up in SF for Metallica’s 30 anniversary. I look forward to celebrating with them.“
Read tweet here.
Rumor has it that the shows have been taped by HD cameras, so maybe a Blu-Ray of these concerts will hit The Pirate Bay be up for sale someday.
By the way, here’s a drinking game for you. Read this Dave interview and drink each time Dave says ‘to a degree.’
