The Metallica Vs. Dave Mustaine Feud Timeline Explained

In late 2011, Metallica planned a series of four concerts at the Fillmore in San Francisco, California, for their 30th anniversary. According to Rolling Stone, speculation had been building over the week about the possible presence of Dave Mustaine in the lineup. Then, the morning of the final concert, Mustaine posted on his personal Twitter account, "I am up in SF for Metallica's 30 anniversary. I look forward to celebrating with them." The band invited him onstage for the first time since 1983 (pictured above), and they played "Phantom Lord," "Jump in the Fire," and "Metal Militia” for the packed audience.

Even more incredibly, the band also announced Mustaine's former nemesis in the band, Ron McGovney, and the guitarist that Mustaine had originally replaced, Lloyd Grant, were also joining them onstage for the reunion. They all took the stage together and played "Hit the Lights" and "Seek and Destroy" for the first time collectively. Though it seemed to many like this would be the end of the feud, it proved to be only an ephemeral moment of conciliation.