Dave Mustaine

Biography

Dave Mustaine is the founder, main songwriter, guitarist, and lead vocalist for the American thrash metal band Megadeth. Before, he was the first lead guitarist and co-songwriter of the metal band Metallica until his departure in 1983.

Known For

Hell's Kitchen

Self - Restaurant Patron

The Drew Carey Show

Self

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Self

Duck Dodgers

Himself (voice)

Where In The Hell Is The Lavender House: The Longmont Potion Castle Story

Self

The Big Four: Live in Sofia

Vocals, guitars

Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story

Self

Kerrang! Video Kompilation 5

Himself

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2026	Megadeth: Behind the Mask	Self
2025	Avenged Sevenquads: Revenge of Hue Sevenfold	Dave Mustaine
2024	Megadeth - Hellfest 2024	Self
2023	Megadeth - Live at Wacken Open Air 2023	Lead Vocals / Guitars
2023	Megadeth - They Only Come Out At Night: Live At Budokan 2023	Self
2021	The History of Metal and Horror	Self
2021	Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage	Self
2020	Flying V	Self
2019	Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story	Self
2019	Where In The Hell Is The Lavender House: The Longmont Potion Castle Story	Self
2017	Megadeth Bloodstock 2017	Lead Vocals/Guitar
2017	Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill!	The Mastermind (voice)
2017	Megadeth: Live at Wacken Open Air 2017	Vocals, Guitars
2016	Megadeth: Hellfest 2016	Vocals, Guitars
2016	Graspop Metal Meeting 2016 Compilation	Self
2013	Megadeth: Countdown to Extinction - Live	Vocals, Guitars
2012	Megadeth: [2012] Guitar Center Sessions	Vox, Guitars
2011	Megadeth: [2011] SWU Festival	Vox, Guitars
2011	Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event	Self
2011	Megadeth: Maquinaria Festival	Guitars/Vocals
2010	The Big Four: Live in Sofia	Vocals, guitars
2010	Megadeth - The Big Four - Live from Sofia, Bulgaria	Guitars/Lead Vocals
2010	Megadeth - Rust in Peace Live	Guitar/Vocals
2008	Megadeth: Blood in the Water - Live in San Diego	Vocals, Guitars
2008	Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash	Self
2007	Megadeth: That One Night - Live in Buenos Aires	Lead Vocals/Guitar
2006	Megadeth: Arsenal Of Megadeth	Vocal, guitar
2006	Get Thrashed	Self
2006	Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life	Self
2004	Metallica: Some Kind of Monster	Self
2002	Megadeth: Rude Awakening	Vocals, Guitars
1998	Megadeth: Monsters Of Rock 1998	Vocals, Guitar
1992	Megadeth - Live at Hammersmith Odeon	Self
1991	Megadeth: Rock in Rio 1991	Vox, Guitars
1990	Megadeth: [1990] Rust in Detroit	Vox, Guitars
1990	Hard 'N Heavy Volume 7	Self
1990	Kerrang! Video Kompilation 5	Himself
1988	The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years	Self
1987	Metallica: Cliff 'Em All	Himself
1983	Metallica: [1983] Kiss the Stone	Guitars
	Megadeth: A Secret Place
	Megadeth: Wacken Open Air 2023
	Megadeth - Live at Resurrection Fest EG 2018	Lead Vocals/Guitar
	Megadeth - Crush the World: Live at Buenos Aires 2024 (Night 1)	Self
	Megadeth - Crush the World: Live at Buenos Aires 2024 (Night 2)	Self
	This Was My Life: Nick Menza's Metal Memories with Megadeth and Beyond

Year	TV Show	Role
2005	Hell's Kitchen	Self - Restaurant Patron
2003	Duck Dodgers	Himself (voice)
1997	Classic Albums	Self - Megadeth
1996	Never Mind the Buzzcocks	Self
1995	The Drew Carey Show	Self