KERRY KING On METALLICA Or MEGADETH: “METALLICA Has A Singer. Sorry DAVE”

Certainly one of my favourite issues about any Kerry King interview is how hilariously blunt the man is. King does not strike because the type of dude that you have to pry an opinion out of – he is gonna inform you.

In a current interview with Reigning TV, King and Loss of life Angel vocalist Mark Osegueda (who additionally performs in King‘s band) had been requested if they like Metallica or Megadeth. Not one to mince phrases, King instantly responded: “I am gonna be brutally trustworthy. Metallica has a singer. Sorry Dave.”

King additionally famous that he likes James Hetfield over Dave Mustaine, including: “James Hetfield. Sorry Dave, I do know performed in your band, however, I am going with James.” And sure – King was briefly in Megadeth for a stint in 1984 earlier than making Slayer his full-time gig.

Which is not to say that King does not like Mustaine. In a 2023 interview with Steel Hammer, King heaped reward on Mustaine, with King saying of Mustaine, “Nonetheless to this present day, he is a fucking nice guitar participant.”

“[Metallica] had been nice at that time. They had been forward of [Slayer] by a minimum of 16 months to a yr. They had been doing originals and we had been nonetheless doing covers. I feel we opened for Metallica with Mustaine, I am unable to recall, however I do know me and Dave [Lombardo] undoubtedly noticed them in a membership and we had been blown away by Mustaine.

“Nonetheless to this present day, he is a fucking nice guitar participant. It was very superior, it wasn’t massive golf equipment, you could possibly see from wherever, and I used to be very enamoured with seeing Mustaine play these insane leads and James [Hetfield] taking part in these insane rhythms and barking out these lyrics.”

Reflecting on the expertise, King mentioned within the interview: “It was far more excessive than what I assumed steel was or might be, it was like one other arm of it, so to talk.”