And you thought Led Zeppelin were crazy, parading around their tales of using fish to fornicate women and doing the odd bit of blow. Watching five minutes of VH-1’s latest Behind The Music, they become candy-assed pansies compared to the insane antics of this little metal band from L.A. known as Megadeth.

Now that liking Megadeth has gone out of style as quickly as it came in for anyone with even the slightest twinges of a mullet (they were never cool for anyone else), and the band is quickly coming to the 20-year milestone, they have been given the great (dis)honour of being the latest band in a string of VH-1 productions that could turn Peter, Paul and Mary into a drug-addled tale of the “highest highs and the deepest lows.”

But before passing this off as something only people with pre-’65 Fords and gun racks should own, one must look at the story, not the band. Yeah, Megadeth are technically proficient musicians selling crate loads around the globe, yadda yadda yadda. Fact of the matter is, they’re boring and even worse, they’re pretty spongy when compared to metal of the past decade. Alas, they were one of the forerunners and deserve respect for their contribution in advancing metal to the likes of Gwar or Cradle Of Filth.

We’re getting away from the point here…the DVD. Incredibly shocking and insanely interesting, the Megadeth Behind The Music basically follows frontman Dave Mustaine from his seminal years as a drug abusing teen through his blink of an eye in Metallica. More importantly, it delves deeply into the two decades of Megadeth debauchery, mayhem and jealousy at being second best to Mustaine’s old band.

Interviewing those closest to the band including past and present members, Metallica themselves, label weasels et cetera, VH-1 creates an encompassing This Is Your Life for Mustaine, who, interestingly enough, is one of the most insane, jealous, intelligent and yes, stupid people in the popular eye.

A heroin addict for at least 15 years, he has tried to kick the junk at least as many times and has even been clinically dead.

We hear his tales of trashing rooms, bandmates and his own life in an attempt to forget that he was ousted from the one thing that ever made him feel at home.

Before this gets insanely preachy, let’s wrap it up by saying that even those who don’t give a squirt of piss about Megadeth or even metal would find this hour-plus collection of interviews, live footage and photos an interesting tale.

Watching in disbelief, one can only ponder how lucky this furball is. And how he doesn’t even know it.