Slayer's Kerry King: Dave Mustaine Is A BIG Hypocrite!

SLAYER members Kerry King and Dave Lombardo took part in a press conference with members of the French media When asked about his long-running "feud" with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine and SLAYER's Canadian tour with MEGADETH, King stated: "We only did four. I think it's cool for the fans to have SLAYER and MEGADETH touring together, you know. Everybody's all worried about the beef with me and Dave; we don't really get along. But I don't really have anything against him. I think he's a great guitar player. When we had that Canada thing pop up, I just said, 'I'm gonna go, and if I see Dave, I'll be cordial. I'll say, 'Hey, Dave. What's up?!' But if he's a d**k to me, I'm gonna be a bigger d**k to him.' And that's how the upcoming SLAYER MEGADETH tour of Australia is gonna be, and that's how the next Canadian tour with MEGADETH is gonna be. I think maybe he's grown up a bit because I think he's a little pompous and I think he's a big hypocrite — that's my problem with him, personally — but I could never take anything away from his guitar playing; I think he's great."

Added 18 Oct 2026