Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 216. Chapters: Dave Mustaine, Myles Kennedy, Steve Vai, Tom Morello, Buckethead, Eddie Van Halen, Richie Sambora, Brian Welch, Mark Tremonti, Joe Satriani, Dimebag Darrell, James Hetfield, Sammy Hagar, John 5 (guitarist), Jon Bon Jovi, Ace Frehley, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, Paul Gilbert, Mike Shinoda, Jerry Cantrell, John Petrucci, Randy Rhoads, Klayton, Jason Newsted, Chuck Schuldiner, Steve Morse, Lita Ford, Kerry King, Michael Angelo Batio, Kirk Hammett, Marty Friedman, Adam Jones (musician), Zakk Wylde, Joe Perry (musician), Sully Erna, Brendon Small, Jon Schaffer, DJ Ashba, Jake Dreyer, Virus (musician), Aaron Gillespie, Aaron Lewis, Jason Becker, Brad Delson, George Lynch (musician), Clint Lowery, Daron Malakian, Dweezil Zappa, Scott Ian, Jeff Hanneman, James Shaffer, Paul Stanley, Derrick Green, Ronnie Montrose, Marc Colombo, Scott Gorham, William DuVall, Eddie Solis, Sylvia Juncosa, Scott Putesky, Bruce Kulick, Tommy Thayer, Mike Einziger, Dave Reffett, Ty Tabor, Richie Castellano, Chris Caffery. Excerpt: David Scott "Dave" Mustaine (born September 13, 1961) is the founder, main songwriter, rhythm guitarist and lead guitarist, and lead vocalist for the American heavy metal band Megadeth. Prior to Megadeth, Mustaine was the first lead guitarist and a co-songwriter of the heavy metal band Metallica until he was fired from the band in 1983. In 2009, he was ranked No. 1 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists. Mustaine was ranked 89th by Hit Parader on their list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time. He is also the manager for the Canadian band, Baptized in Blood. Dave Mustaine was born in La Mesa, California, to Emily and John Mustaine. His mother is Jewish but Dave was brought up as a Jehovah's Witness. By the age of 17, Mustaine had rented his own apartment and was surviving financially by dealing drugs. One of his clients, Willow, was often short of cash, but worked in a record store, so in return for drugs, she offered albums by artists such as AC/DC, Motorhead and Judas Priest in trade, which helped form his taste in heavy metal. In the late 1970s, Mustaine began playing electric guitar, most notably a B.C. Rich and joined a band known as Panic for a short time. Panic was Mustaine's first real band. The lineup was Mike Leftwych on drums, Bob Evans on bass, Tom Quecke on guitar, Pat Voeks as the vocalist and Dave Mustaine was the lead guitarist. Both Mike Leftwych and the sound man were killed in a car crash after Panic's first show. In 1981, Mustaine left Panic to join Metallica as the lead guitarist. Metallica's drummer Lars Ulrich had posted an ad in a local newspaper, The Recycler, looking for a lead guitarist. In his own words, Mustaine remembers his first meeting with James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich: "I was in the room warming up and I walked out and asked, 'Well, am I gonna audition or what?', and they said, 'no, you've got the job.' I couldn't believe how easy it had been and suggested that we get some beer to celebrate." Mustaine's