Originally Posted by: aschlemanHm... In agreeance with all that you say except I will question how Mustaine is more important to Metal history... Wylde stepping in at the age of 18 for the late Randy Rhoads was a pretty big event in the history of Metal... Megadeth, in my opinion, is a Metal band that will always be second tier... More of a cult classic than a big time Metal band.

Zakk Wylde is not just a better guitarist but also a better musician. Piano, Banjo, Harmoncica, and acoustic... He would play circles around Mustaine in any genre of music except for Metal... but I would still say he's a better Metal guitarist as well... His riffs from BLS aren't as complex as some of the ones from Megadeth but his work with Ozzie Osbourne says something entirely different... Wylde all around.