Ex-Megadeth guitarist Chris Poland says that bandleader Dave Mustaine calling him a “liar” negatively affected his career. Poland joined the thrash metal icons in 1984 and played on their ...

Dave Mustaine (left) plays alongside James Hetfield on day four of Megadeth and Metallica's 30th Anniversary shows at the Fillmore, in San Francisco, December 10, 2011.. | Credit: Tim Mosenfelder ...

Dave Mustaine reportedly wrote what would later become “Jump in the Fire” when he was a teenager. He brought the song to the band in a rough state, and the other members of Metallica helped ...

“And I wrote a bunch of ‘Leper Messiah,’ too,” Mustaine said, referring to the track on Metallica’s 1986 album Master of Puppets. “They didn’t give me credit on that.