"Mustaine: A heavy metal memoir" is the autobiographical account of Dave Mustaine. Mustaine is the co-founder, lead and rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter of American heavy metal band Megadeth. Before the formation of Megadeth, he was the lead guitarist of Metallica, one of the greatest heavy metal bands of all time. Cover of " Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir " It seemed to me that the contents of the book can be categorised into three parts: the childhood of Dave Mustaine, his stint in Metallica during its formation period, and his life with Megadeth. At the very beginning of the book, Dave Mustaine tells how he accidentally injured the nerve of his left arm which threatened his career as a musician. I must say the beginning felt quite interesting to me. Then Mustaine recalls his childhood, how he grew up from moving one place to another, how being a Jehovah's Witness traumatised his childhood. He talks about his brief practice of witchcraft, how he started do