Hetfield or Mustaine

Surely James Hetfield...

I think it's not so easy to say that James H. was better singer then Dave M. or vice versa!!! Their voices were quite different and James' voice fits Metallica's music very well. The same comes to Dave and Megadeth! I also think that James wouldn't be good singer for Megadeth. Personally I can't answer your question cause I really like both vocalists.

As mentioned, they have quite different voices and their voices do seem to fit their respectable bands quite well.

However, I wouldn't hesitate a second before saying I think Hetfield had the best voice. It was strong and powerful, yet he was able to sing with a softer voice with his masculinity intact, as in "Nothing Else Matters". Notice that I'm writing in the past tense. Since "St.Anger" I haven't heard any convincing performances by Hetfield at all.

Mustaine's voice, on the other hand, seems to stay in shape. Mustaine never had the power and width that Hetfield had in his voice, but his voice has always worked for Megadeth. I think his voice is one of the main characteristics of the Megadeth sound.

hetfield all d way 4 me...even tough hes sumwat lost it dese days..

hetfield was great in the past metallica concerts but then his voice started becoming quite melodic i could sense it fading in aggresiveness.Hear a past master of puppets song compared to a recent concert...big difference.Mustaine is still mustaine of the old times.Mustaine is better i think so

Well, I am one of those people who like both Metallica and Megadeth, but I clearly prefer Metallica. While I simply adore Hetfield, I have to say that Mustaine is a better guitarist, in my opinion, of course.

So, if I had to "tag" them, I would go with Hetfield - best voice, Mustaine - best guitar player.

james hetfield is the best,his voice is pure metal!on the other hand Dave just snarl n growl like dog!

Dave Mustaine, by a mile.

This is a very difficult question to answer since both suit their respective bands really well. But if I had to choose one above the other, then it would definately be James Hetfield, even though his voice quality has changed quiet a bit in the last couple of years.

Personally for no contest its Hetfield for me. Mustaine probably has the more unique of the two voices but I still prefer Hetfield's. Both have their strong points, but vocally Hetfield is better then Mustaine for me. Neither of their voices are like they were before but Hetfield sounded alright during Sick Of The Studio 2007, but I haven't heard Mustaine too recently to compare with.