FMQB.com recently caught up with MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine to dicuss the band's new album, United Abominations. The following is a brief excerpt from the interview:

FMQB: Do you ever take a step back and reflect on the band’s place in Metal history and the influence you’ve had on the genre?

Mustaine: "I do recently, but I used to not because it was so hard for me to deal with a lot of the ups and downs that have been going on in my career. I never really wanted to start saying, 'Look what I did,' because I already had enough of that with my previous band. Coming out of that whole ordeal was difficult for me because I was still a young kid when we met, and when we parted, I didn’t really have a lot of support on how to deal with something like that. When you’re in a band and you’re all of a sudden successful and you’ve got handling, they nurture and counsel you and mentor you through dealing with conflict. I didn’t handle myself well in the beginning of my career because it was just raw emotions coming out. As I started to get a grasp on how to deal with things as a true warrior instead of a brawler, it changed my perspective with what I was playing and with a lot of things. I’m really excited about where I’m at in my career right now. I think I’ve made a great record. Some people have asked me, 'What do I have left to accomplish?' Well, not much. Do I still have any goals? Actually, I’d like to be able to share what I’ve learned with some of the new bands that come up and help be the elder statesman that I’ve become. Can I still kick ass on guitar? I don’t know – you tell me. I like the new record and I think that it’s fun. Can I write something like that again? I think it’s just the beginning, because like I was saying to somebody recently, it’s like that movie Stella Got Her Groove Back. I think I found my muse and I’ve got a little bit of mojo left in the tank."

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