Zaff wrote...
For me, Metallica always seems to sound the same, their long songs are usually long because of boring instrumentals that have nothing special in them and leave me asking when the hell its going to end. Being that my love for metal was brought about by bands like Symphony X, Blind Guardian, and Dream Theater, Metallica has always just seemed bland and boring.
As for Megadeth, their songs just seem to have more depth to them, and i really like some of them, even though Dave Mustaine has been pissing me off lately.
One reason I prefer Megadeth over Metallica is due to the fact that Megadeth has had an amazing lineup over the years. Chris Poland? Marty Friedman? All amazing guitarists, and now Chris Broderick. Dave seems to have gotten more strange ever since he "found God", though. He even refused to play with some bands on a tour because he believed they were too evil.
Wtf is that?
I agree though about Symphony X and Dream Theater. Once other elements were introduced into metal, most plain metal bands pretty much meant nothing to me from that point on.