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Dave Mustaine would go on to form Megadeth and release one of the best thrash debut albums ever.

Slayer’s Dave Lombardo Considered Joining Megadeth Slayer cofounder Dave Lombardo revealed that he considered joining Megadeth in 1986, but concerns over the amount of drugs associated with Dave Mustaine’s band changed his mind. The drummer had quit Slayer after becoming disillusioned over financial arrangements, although he rejoined the following year. During his absence, he opened discussions with Mustaine. “I was going to join Megadeth when I left Slayer the first time,” Lombardo told the Speak N’ Destroy podcast. “It was very much on the down-low, and probably Mustaine doesn'...

Dave Lombardo Almost Ended Up in Megadeth The histories of Slayer and Megadeth are cemented, but there was one moment in the '80s when the fortunes have both bands could have changed with the choice of one musician. Drummer Dave Lombardo recalled with the Speak N' Destroy podcast that he had once considered joining Megadeth during the period in which he first left Slayer. "I was going to join Megadeth when I left Slayer the first time in '86," explained Lombardo, as transcribed by Ultimate-Guitar. "It was very much on the down-low - probably [Dave] Mustaine doesn't remember this. But they had...

Alice Cooper during the 'Peace Sells' tour. And I went to the Long Beach Arena [in March 1987], and I met with the guys. I believe that the main issue at that time was when I saw the guys, they didn't look very healthy. I think it was a very dark period for them. And I had heard rumors of drugs and stuff like that. I was no saint, but I kept it in check, and they just didn't look healthy to me. I didn't see a healthy path for myself. "Sure enough, " MEGADETH and SLAYER played many times together, and so, yeah, I just didn't see things go well," he continued. "And then I, of course, rethoug...