Big Four Boomer Yells at Cloud

Dave Mustaine, famous talker to self and sweater of bullets, has once again taken a pot shot at nu metal. The Megadeth frontman/guitarist is known for his hot takes, particularly about the state of metal, and especially about nu metal's lack of guitar solos. In an interview with WSOU FM back in 2022 (credit to The PRP for the following transcription), he has this to say: “I can’t tell you how much we would laugh about the bands that we were forced to take out on tour with us, especially during the nu-metal period that we went through years ago. You know, all these bands that wouldn’t play solos and stuff.” Let it be known that Megadeth's past guitarists such as Marty Friedman and Chris Broderick, not Mustaine, are far more known for their virtuosity. That said, it seems like the feeling is mutual, as Korn frontman Jonathan Davis wasn't much of a fan of Mustaine, frequent seller of peace and wonderer of who's buying. In 2011, when speaking to ExploreMusic, Davis said the following: “It was hard touring with Megadeth because at that time Dave Mustaine was really mean and just had attitude. It was scary being on there. I was drinking at the time and I got him drinking again, which I shouldn’t have done, but that was Dave Mustaine and I was this young, little kid, and I’m like, ‘That’s Dave Mustaine and he wants to drink. I’ll give him a drink. I respected him and everything, but I kind of got my feelings hurt, because he was mean at times. I don’t have any ill will towards the guy now, ’cause you know how it is — now you’re older and you’re wiser — but at the time it was really scary. And plus, we were pissed off at getting all these metal tours.” With LifeMinute speaking to him and his family, Mustaine, taker of money while he's doing you a favor, took more shots at nu metal, jeering: “There was a period in 2000 where we had these bands called — I think it was ‘nü-metal’, and they didn’t do any solos. Well, why didn’t they do any solos? They couldn’t do solos. And thank God that genre went away. People started to learn how to do solos. I would say, if you’re in a ‘nü-metal’ band, you probably would be challenged even playing ‘Johnny B. Goode‘ [1958 rock and roll classic by Chuck Berry]. So I’m glad that went away.” Yes, the man who's been memed to hell and back for the line “watch him become a god” in “Symphony of Destruction” is critical about singing.