“Where would I be right now if I didn’t have one of the biggest bands in the world spending their time trying to hold me back?” Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine claims Metallica and others held him back during early career

James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of Metallica playing guitar onstage with Dave Mustaine of Megadeth.

Megadeth singer/guitarist Dave Mustaine has accused his former bandmates in Metallica of “holding him back” at the start of his career.

The musician, who played in Metallica from 1982 to ’83 before being dismissed due to how he behaved while intoxicated, says that the biggest band in heavy metal were one of several parties who previously attempted to sabotage him.