10 Hard Rock Bands That Had To Fire Major Members
3. Dave Mustaine - Metallica
As the thrash metal scene started to get underway, Metallica were one of the biggest groups of misfits in the scene. Although their material turned out to be absolutely stellar on tracks like Jump in the Fire and Whiplash, you could tell that these metalheads knew how to party, even being lovingly dubbed Alcoholica by their fanbase. Despite being a whole band of drunks, there is a limit...and Dave Mustaine certainly found it.
After nabbing a record deal in New York, Metallica began to travel from San Francisco to the East Coast to start working on their first album. Once they hit the road though, Mustaine's gnarly side started to rear its head, oftentimes trashing the houses of fans that let them stay for the night. By the time they reached New York, Mustaine was handed a bus ticket and told to head back to San Francisco.
This wasn't a small loss either, with Mustaine's licks being a signature part of almost every other Metallica song. Even when Mustaine left to form Megadeth just a few years later, a handful of his licks still turned up on songs like Jump in Fire and The Call of Ktulu on Metallica records. While it's any metal fan's decision as to which one is better, you have to at least respect Mustaine for reaching rock bottom and building himself back to the top again.