drbunnig said:
Mustaine was not a founder of Metallica. |
Not in the sense of posting the ad looking for other musicians. But, he was certainly in the first incarnation of the band. And he did much of the song writing and general leadership duties of the band in the first year or two. He is definitely as responsible for Metallica's early sound, and their direction over the first few albums, as Lars and James, if not more so.
He was a big part of early Metallica, and he is a huge part of Megadeth. Metallica led the way, but Megadeth was definitely the second most significant band in the history of thrash. So, I feel like it's an easy case to make that Mustaine is the single most important person in the history of thrash metal.
He is also the whiniest person in the history of humanity. But, that doesn't make his contributions to thrash any less significant.
