Dave Mustaine took one other swipe at his ex-Metallica bandmates in a brand new interview on The Shawn Ryan Present, accusing them of lifting the “Enter Sandman” riff from one other thrash band’s music.
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“I made positive to not ever say that I give up, as a result of I wished individuals to know that I used to be unfairly dismissed and that I did not give a shit,” the Megadeth bandleader advised host Shawn Ryan as he mirrored on his short-lived and tumultuous early tenure with Metallica.
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“As a result of we will not be as huge as they’re,” Mustaine continued. “Hell, their largest music, ‘Enter Sandman’ — go lookup the band Excel proper now. Search for their music, I believe it is one thing ‘Into the Unknown.’ Fairly comparable.”
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Mustaine was referring to “Tapping Into the Emotional Void,” which appeared on Excel’s 1989 sophomore album The Joke’s on You. Certainly, the music’s opening riff sounds remarkably much like the intro of Metallica’s signature hit, and the tom-heavy drum construct barely evokes Lars Ulrich‘s taking part in at the start of “Enter Sandman.”
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The similarities weren’t misplaced on Excel, whose music obtained renewed curiosity following the discharge of “Enter Sandman” in 1991. “You do not know what to assume,” Excel singer Dan Clements advised the Los Angeles Times that 12 months.
The recognition of “Enter Sandman” renewed curiosity in “Tapping Into the Emotional Void,” whose dad or mum album solely bought about 20,000 copies in its preliminary run. In 2003, reports advised that Excel have been contemplating taking authorized motion towards Metallica, however nothing got here to fruition. Mustaine, in the meantime, has been accusing Metallica of ripping off Excel for many years.
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For Clements, the uptick in gross sales for Excel was extra useful than a dragged-out lawsuit would’ve been. The singer advised the Los Angeles Occasions: “I simply need it to be recognized that it is time greater than 20,000 individuals acknowledged that musically Excel has it and is forward of its time.”
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