Dave Mustaine states he no longer wishes to feud with Metallica and emphasized that he resolved his issues with them long ago.

The frontman was again asked to clarify his reasoning for covering “Ride the Lightning” on Megadeth‘s self-titled final album during an interview with the Brazilian podcast Ibagenscast.

While Mustaine partially reiterated the same response he’s given in previous interviews — that he regards James Hetfield as an outstanding guitar player and it felt like “closing the circle” of his career — he provided additional details about their unique take on the song and confirmed that he no longer has issues with Metallica.

“Metallica‘s an amazing group. So we sped [the song] up just a little bit, made it a little bit more frantic and then we kind of spiced up the solo a little bit. And then at the end, there’s some drum fills that the Metallica guys had played and I told Dirk [Verbeuren], ‘Have fun there. Just have fun’,” Mustaine explained.

“It’s kind of closing the circle, paying my respects to the band that I was a founding member in… And love me or hate me, they’ll never be able to erase me. I think that when people can look with acceptance and fondness at the two bands and not try to maintain something that I don’t want to continue. I don’t want to have a feud. I’ve put that to sleep so many years ago.”

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The first leg of Megadeth‘s farewell tour began back in February, but they did not debut their version of “Ride the Lightning” live until their April 26 show in Bogota, Colombia.

During the interview, Mustaine acknowledged how crucial it was for them to feel completely confident before performing it live for the first time since it would be filmed by fans and circulated online.

“I want to go out there and own it. I want to be the boss,” he asserted.

Check out the full conversation below.

Dave Mustaine Says He Doesn’t Want to Have a Feud With Metallica

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