Just after the Door's drummer won a court order former Door's members for breach of contract in using the band's name, Megadeth former frontman, Dave Mustaine, is suing former fellow band member, bassist and prior best friend, Dave Ellefson, for something similar. Of all the disappointments in rock from Metallica to Nine Inch Nails, Megadeth is truly one of the more heathbreaking stories when it comes to selling out. Their lyrics epitomized the anti-conformist attitude of speed and heavy metal bands in the 80's. From their redeux of Anarchy in the UK, to their remonstration of the PMRC in Hook in Mouth, Megadeth was one of the leaders in bringing a more social conscious to metal and music as other bands, especially those along the Sunset scene, lyrically went in the direction of sex, drugs and R&R. To see Mustaine resort to lawyers reminds me of what a little bitch he is. I think this guy, like many artists when they first start off, was simply starving and frustrated for his lack of success early on. Then like many people, his move to stardom led to a massive ego that was motivated by greed as his music progressed from pure, raw angst to commercialized angst. Now to demonstrate that he never had a soul, he's selling out his former best friend and nearly life long fellow member for something trivial. Although I still like their old stuff, I refuse to acknowledge their newer albums since they no longer exhibit the driving force that defined a genre of metal (and it's ironic that i write this as I'm living to Peace Sells which coincidentally came on). But compared to an Iron Maiden, a group like Megadeth lacks a true perrenial quality because their success was material rather than something from the inside. Thanks a lot Dave for showing us that your political speech was nothing more than a motive for gains in your pocketbook.
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