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

One in all my favourite issues about any Kerry King interview is how hilariously blunt the man is. King would not strike because the type of dude that you have to pry an opinion out of – he is gonna let you know.

In a current interview with Reigning TV, King and Demise 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 sincere. 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 would not like Mustaine. In a 2023 interview with Metallic Hammer, King heaped reward on Mustaine, with King saying of Mustaine, “Nonetheless to at the present time, he is a fucking nice guitar participant.”

“[Metallica] had been nice at that time. They had been forward of [Slayer] by not less than 16 months to a yr. They had been doing originals and we had been nonetheless doing covers. I believe we opened for Metallica with Mustaine, I am unable to recall, however I do know me and Dave [Lombardo] positively noticed them in a membership and we had been blown away by Mustaine.

“Nonetheless to at the present time, he is a fucking nice guitar participant. It was very superior, it wasn’t huge golf equipment, you might 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 stated within the interview: “It was far more excessive than what I believed steel was or could possibly be, it was like one other arm of it, so to talk.”