Here Today... Gone To Hell!

Sorta a GNR-type band.  Metal but still tuneful.  A great band for anyone who likes rock  [ok]

Sadly they are over [crying] but they did some great music...Mustaine is the best example that there is always a second chance after parting ways with your original band.

Yea Daves incredible on guitar.  

Yes, Megadeth rocks, I agree. Mustaine rules and the decline of Metallica started when he was kicked out. (Note: The previous statement was only an opinion, not an attempt to state a fact. So feel free to disagree if you want, but please dont tell me my opinion is wrong. Thank You)

Just out of curiosity though, I read where you mentioned that you got kicked out of the Megadeth board a few times. Are you trying to convert this place to a Megadeth site as well, because every thread that I have seen you either start or reply to has mentioned Megadeth.

Don't take this wrong, I just found it amusing.

The first big change I felt was AJFA. I didn't say that those album's sucked, actually I think those were their last great albums. I only meant that Mustaines writing is all over the first two albums, and I thought there was a decline after that. It's actually more of a compliment to how great the first two albums were.

I see what you mean.  I appreciate you being nice about it.  No.  Its just I was curious to see if any fans were here. I tend to get along with ppl who like the same music I do.  Aside from Gnr.  

Megadeth were one of those bands who when they were good were great but when not so good they were shite no real in between.

Megadeth back catalogue to be re-released!
Domestic release date has been set for July 27th, 2004. 7 albums from Megadeth's back catalogue are being re-released, as well as the 1 MD45 album re-sung by Dave Mustaine. All albums are re-mixed and re-mastered, with added bonus tracks, artwork and detailed liner notes.
International release dates are as follows:


August 4th

Japan

August 8th

Canada
UK
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Spain
Switzerland
South Korea
Australia
Argentina
Brazil

Release dates for countries not on the above list are not confirmed at this time.
Stay tuned.

Albums to be re-released:

Peace Sells ...But Who's Buying
So Far, So Good, So What
Rust In Peace
Countdown To Extinction
Youthanasia
Cryptic Writings
Risk
MD45 - The Craving

I can?t wait for the new album that is coming in September I think. And the Re-issues should be pretty cool.  :beer:

The new album is called 'The System has failed"and the new single is coming in July the album will be out September 14.Heres a link for more info.
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=23828

Is Mustaine playing guitar on the new album? It will be a shame if he hasn't been able to recover

Its good to hear Megadeth are back (and with yet another line up - damn they change more than GNR)

Yeah I think that Dave is playing ,and also some of the old band members are doing the tour for the album.

Okay whats everyone's fav Megadeth album - i need to get some more so am looking for ideas : ok:

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying & Countdown To Extinction they are my top 2 : ok:

Those two and Youthanasia are my top 3.

This is how I rate the albums  :peace:

Countdown to extintion
Rust In Peace
Youthanasia
Peace Sells...
Crypting Writings
So far So Good So what
The Wrold Needs a Hero








Risk  :hihi:

After having laid dormant for a few years, Megadeth is now going to release a new album called THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED about a month from now!  I haven't heard anything about this.  Does anybody know what the lineup is gonna be, any rumours about the album's musical direction, etc, etc?

the iTunes music store (iTunes.com) has three songs available as a pre-release EP and the official web site (megadeth.com) has a e-card that plays the first single "Die Dead Enough"

The single kicks serious ass!!! I haven't bough any Megadeth albums since Cryptic Writing, but I plan on getting this one. The song changes tempo a couple of times, I love that, and it's aggressive and heavy. I don't know about the lineup, but I think Marty Friedman is out.

Is Mustaine on guitar - has he recovered from his injury? Megadeth without Mustaine on guitar would be a sorry sight

Marty Friedman quit way back in '99. Nick Menza's back though. : ok:

Megadeth have had more members than GNR :-\ - hell even Mustaine quit once!

That's about the same as LA Guns without Tracii Guns. It just doesnt make sense. I thought Dave Mustaine said a few years back that he was Done with Megadeath for good and looking to start something new?

Man this is a huge surprise! wasn?t expecting anything, ANYTHING at all from Megadeth but I?ll receive it with arms wide open.

Yeah - on the official Megadeth site Mustaine did a press release where he said due to his injury he was quitting Megadeth (quitting from his own band, crazy) and that the band was officially dissolved and he was going to spend more time with his family......

Now it seems he's back but whether or not he's able to play guitar.....

Chris Poland plays on the album : ok:

A lot of info. on the new album and some other stuff.

     http://www.unearthed.com/news/2004/07/0000034708.shtml

MUSTAINE selected nearly a dozen songs from some 150 that he had compiled over the years, keeping them under wraps for the ideal opportunity.

Great! Its a ''best of the b sides'' ::) This isn't a new album at all but all the stuff which was never good enough before......

Apparently its Poland who plays lead so i'd imagine Mustaine can't play anymore........

Dave was always the rhythm player of the band, who occasionaly did a solo.....what the fuck, is it the cool thing of the month to be pissed off and grumpy around here? :D ::)
b-sides or not, it still may be the best shit they have released, why don't you listen to it before you put your ever positive comments on a thread about it....Im only suggesting

The albums sounds good. It has a Cryptic Writings and The World Needs A Hero vibe.

Nick Menza is back with Mustaine, he's gonna tour, but the drum tracks were recorded by Vinnie Colaiuta. 

Def Leppard's Retro Active was basically a best of b-sides with a couple of covers thrown in, but I think you would agree that it turned out to be one of their best albums  ;)

Poland only plays short leads on two or 3 songs...ALL other guitar on the record is Mustaine, and holy jesus does he shred

some info http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=26006

Fuck Yeah, I used to love megadeth. I had everything from killing is my business to cryptic writings and then kind of lsot interst for a little while. I rediscovered how much I liked them a few months ago This si great news. Ellefson is still in right? They do go thru a ton of members. Friedman was awesome.

Ellefson is unfortunately NOT in Megadeth any longer...He and The General are currently involved in some UGLY  legal wranglings over the nature of their business partnership and how it ended....sounds vaguely familiar.....

fuckin bullshit. No ellefson sucks. I just after reading about a new album I looked up info on megadeth and found out mustaine has become a born again now too or some bullshit. That and no ellefson brings it all down for me.

Whatever happened to listening to music and liking or disliking it for what it is ???

Nowadays, it seems all people care about is who is in a band or not, and bullshit like whether they still do drugs? ::)

What's ur problem? I haven't said anything bad about it ??? I am somewhat disappointed its not actually a new album but surely so is everyone? And these are b sides - read the direct quote again from Mustiane himself, so whats ur problem?

Mustaine played rhythm live but on their albuma did much of the lead work.......

Resist the impulse of ignorance and at least listen to the record....There are some Risk-Cryptic Writing Era pop elements on a bunch of songs, to be sure, but overall, it's a great return for the band...There's some nice time shifts, sharp riffing, and lots of Mustaine shredding.  Don't forget, those songs that are a bit more subdued will sound infinitely better live with the beast that is Nick Menza....just give it a shot..If you listened to it and had no prior knowledge of Ellefson's lack of involvement, you wouldn't even realize he wasn't there....

Where's the quote about these songs being b-sides?  Considering the band has already released a b-sides/rarities collection and has b-sides on the corresponding new re-masters, I doubt this to be the case.  What Mustaine has actually been saying about the record is that a lot of these songs emerged out of riffs that he had worked on and never re-examined....He still went back and had to write the complete song, arrange it, and write lyrics.  You're making it sound as if these songs were locked away in Capitol's vault somewhere...

I don't know where this b-sides thing comes from either. According to Blabermouth, the songs were recorded recently at Phase Four studios. It seems like some of them may have been written over the years, but they were not recorded or released, so they can't be b-sides.

MUSTAINE selected nearly a dozen songs from some 150 that he had compiled over the years, keeping them under wraps for the ideal opportunity.

That's what it said. Sound's like what other band would call b sides - but as ever, if it rocks i won't care.

Izzy, you care to hear it?

Just got System Has Failed promo...And it's sad that only first 3 songs (blackmail the universe, Die dead enough, and kick the chair[best one] are great...

rest sounds really like b-sides or something like that...some songs sound too poppy...

well the cover is cool and Kick The Chair is really cool song sounds like RIP era ..which is great...

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by artist Mike Learn

I agree with the dude that said: "No ellefson sucks.", it's a big dissapointment that he is not more in megadeth, ok He could be in the songs because they were recorded a few years ago, but from now on?? and also the shows??, thats just dreadful I hope someone good replace him  someone like cliff burton  : ok:

The cover's a complete throw back to Rust in Peace. :nervous:

dude cliff burton has been dead for almost 20 years

Yeah I know But I we all Miss Him also Mercury  :crying:

My freind who is/was a huge Megadeath fan didn't like TSHF at all. :-\

I think it's ok... My fave track is "The Scorpion"

Well anyone knows who's going to be the bass player from now on?  ???

any opinions on it from those who have it now?

I've only listened to it once straight through and I like it! I think The Scorpion is my favorite track  so far.

The record has Dave Mustaine alongside drummer Vinnie Colaiuta and bassist Jimmy Sloas. Additional lead guitar tracks were laid down by former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland.


MEGADETH's lineup for the upcoming tour will be as follows:

Dave Mustaine ? Guitar/Vocals
Glen Drover (EIDOLON, ex-KING DIAMOND) ? Guitar
Nick Menza ? Drums
James MacDonough (ex-ICED EARTH) ? Bass

Mustaine has stated that this is the "farewell" Megadeth tour, although it appears as though they'll be out for "about 2 years"

Listen to the entire album streaming here: http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/megadeth/772467/album.jhtml?popThis=playIt()

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2280718738

I cant go.....somebody buy them....I'm asking for what my ticketmaster total was....

Does anyone know what classical piano piece that is that opens Megadeth's "Last Rites/Loved To Death"?  Like, who the composer is, and what the piece is called?  I've been looking for it and can't find it, but I know that it sounds familiar.

A friend has trapped me into going to see Megadeth later this month (free ticket), anyone kept up with their tour?? Is it going to be as bad as I think it is?

I borrowed The System is Down from a roommate last night, and it didn't exactly sound promising.? ?:-\

i saw megadeth last friday in philly. awesome show. they play a good mix of songs from throughout their career. and although mustaine can be annoying sometimes, live on stage he knows how to get a crowd going.

i had hoped he'd have some or all of the original members, but the band sounded great. they rocked non-stop for 2 straight hours. well worth the $20 spent on the ticket.
 

Do you mean The System Has Failed?

Yeah, that's what I meant ... and I'm glad to hear they played a mix of songs, a friend told me the last time he saw them live they played primarily from their latest CD.

The System has Failed is a great album. :) Why are you so pessimistic if you got a FREE TICKET TO MEGADETH!?!  :hihi:

Lucky *******...

Man, Megadeth was playing TONIGHT in Toronto, and I couldn't go see them!  Too much university crap to do, and I nobody else I knows like Megadeth, so I didn't buy a ticket.  :crying:

I haven't bought The System Has Failed, but I liked "Die Dead Enough", even if the video left a little to be desired.  As for your complaint about no original members besides Mustaine, I actually heard that Nick Menza is going to be playing drums now on the tour.  I know he's not an "original" member, but he's the drummer for the classic (and best) Megadeth lineup, so that's even better.

I'd jump at the chance to see Megadeth, they're a great band.  The System has Failed isn't their best album, but it's pretty decent.  If they play old and new songs though, the classic ones will be worth the ticket price.

Got back a couple hours ago, and it was a great show.? They played a pretty nice mix of classic songs, and the audience was rockin' out.? I'm glad I went, now if I could just get that damn ringing in my left ear to stop ...

EDIT:  I've been reading Megadeth's forums for a couple weeks now, and it's really amazing how much communication there is between the band and their fans.  Too bad other bands aren't as fan friendly, it really makes you as a fan feel closer to the band when each band member, including Dave, averages a post or two weekly on their message boards.

so true...That's been going on regardless of who happens to be in the band at a given time...The members, including Mustaine, have posted on a regular basis for years, even prior to the trend that's en vogue nowadays of in studio reports, video updates, etc...Megadeth were one of the first to really utilize those channels of insight into "the process" and communication. 
     I've heard the live shows have been awesome...Just wish things could have worked out for Menza to stick the tour out....

http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=3460
Dave Mustaine, via his official website Megadeth.com, has posted a New Year?s greeting with the forthcoming plans for Megadeth. He and his band plan to tour Europe, possibly Japan and Australia, with a ?victory lap? around the US. He?s is calling 2005, Megadeth?s 20th anniversary, the last year for the band?

Here?s the posting straight from Mr. Mustaine:

?Droogies!

?While 2005 brought much suffering and sadness to many people at its end, I hope for most of us here that were separated from such tragedy, that you had a terrific 2004.

?My heart still goes out to the Abbott family, the families who have lost loved ones in the ongoing war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and also the many millions of people around the world that had their family or a friend touched or worse by the Tsunami.

?Trivial as it may seem after saying that, I look forward to great 2005 with you all, near and far. As this final Megadeth record and tour run its course, I have met or "re-met" many of you Droogs out there; some new, some old, some crusty.

?Megadeth plans on doing the Euro/UK tour as you know, then tentatively to Japan and Oz, and hopefully South America, to be finished with one last victory lap of the States this summer.

?Since this is the final year of Megadeth, it is also fitting to remind you that it has been twenty of the best years (and hardest) of my life. Yes, KIMB came out just a wee bit less than 20 years ago and by this May, it will have been our 20th anniversary. It is also fitting that a complete lyric book come out of all my songs, which will be out in the late spring/early summer.

?On a good note, I got to wish David Ellefson Happy New Years last night (I called him). Nothing more to report there.

?This month we, Glen, Shawn, Jimmy, and myself will play a 30th anniversary party for ESP, as well as us all roaming around Winter NAMM. I know I will at least see El Duce there! Also, there will be a new video shot for ?Of Mice And Men? since it is going to be the next single.

?Then it is off to Ireland, and I cannot wait to do this last tour of Euro/UK, especially with Diamond Head. We are still trying to add 8 more shows to the end so that it is a round number of 30 shows over there and will keep you posted.

?My move is almost over and shortly after that, I imagine the creative juices will start flowing for what GOD holds in store for me next with my career.

?It is with great emotion that I write this post. I feel I can never tell you what you all have meant to me over the last twenty years. Especially people like Dave McRobb, all my beloved SLs, Heather for her columns, Doug Brooks and George Broadfoot from years before, Brian Kruger, Mike Graben and all of the old web crew, and each and every one of you Droogs new and old.

?Please make sure to say hello if you see me out on the ?Killing Road? as I would like to thank you personally for your support over my career.

?Love and Bruises,?

Mustaine sez Happy New Year!

Despite not actualy likeing what i've heard of the band i'm determind to change that...somehow and for some reason

My tickets to see them in Brum arrived the other day and my copy of The System has failed arrived this morning :peace:

ed. it's a pretty good album - again if only Mustaine would stick to guitar and leave vocals and lyrics to someone else........

Izzy don't spect too much of the album I was Glad when I listened that megadeth was realising the album, but it didn't fullfil my expectations, who is the bass player?

I saw them in November, and I was really glad they did.  I was never a huge fan before I saw them, but I had their Greatest Hits, and I bought The System has Failed before I saw them too.  It's not a perfect album, but it definitely has some songs I like.  Now I've started listening to Megadeth on a daily basis, hanging out at their message boards, and buying their albums one by one.  Great metal band, Dave fuckin' rocks, hope you enjoy the show. 

If you want to check out their message boards, they're at : http://forums.megadeth.com/index.php

They've got some great ideas, like all members of the band post in their own sections on the forum.

Oh, and the bassist is James MacDonough, formerly of Iced Earth

Edit:  MacDonough is the bassist who is touring with the band, the bass tracks on the album were recorded by Jimmy Sloas

Thanks, i've also got the 'best of' on the way - as i attempt to revise in preparation, i've always assumed Megadeth are a band that work better live. I like the System has failed - okay i could have done without the psalm and the voice overs about the president dying :P but the music is solid and the guitar work is good 'Something that i'm not' was the song i was most impressed with after listen no. 1.

I've been to the official message board on many occaisions - that place has so many members, there was thousands online at any one time - and Dave actual writes on it, he might be some crazed religious dude but atleast he repsects his fans enough to talk to them, you hear that Axl?????

My favorites and Youthanasia and The System Has Failed.

Izzy, I'm glad you're starting to see sense and rate Megadeth!

I was hooked after the first listen to Rust in Peace.  I think that's the best album, although I've yet to listen to Killing Is My Business..., Youthanasia and Risk.

Megadeth are one of the best metal bands of all time, it's a shame they're leaving us later this year.

Yeah, that pslam was a bit odd, but I did like the way he says, "thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me"

My favorites from The System Has Failed (in no particular order) were Die Dead Enough , Truth Be Told, Of Mice and Men, and Back in the Day.

I ordered Killing is My Business the other day, and I'm really looking forward to getting it, I think it should be a great album from what I've heard about it.

Favorite Megadeth Albums: Rust In Peace & Countdown to Extinction.

Favorite songs off those albums: Hangar 18 & Sweating Bullets.

Haven't really heard System, but I'm going to see them live in London in Feb and I can't wait!

yesterday i went to the megadeth show in antwerp. it was awesome! they played about two hours. it was the first time i saw mustaine & co. the first band was diamond head and they sucked  :hihi:

mustaine is an awesome guitar player!  :o

my favourite album: so far, so good... so what?

i luv megadeth. i saw last friday in one of my local city venues (Birmingham Carling Academy, UK) and they rocked. i do admit, their songs are varied but at least they survuved. peace sells is a gr8 song and album

I was at the same show

I am so into Megadeth now, it just clicked one day, they are now easily one of my favourite bands now, superb! Just think 1 month ago just didn't like them at all....

fave albums for me: countdown to extintion and youthanasia
fave songs: swetting bullets, hangar 18, a tout le monde
I hope they can come to Ecuador Dream on, dream on dream on ...

Wow where u in the crowd

I was on the balcony to Mustaine's right, safer that way ;)

Pussy  :P, for a show like that you should be done in the thick of it, i'd go nuts stuck up on the balcony, i hope you were there because you could not get tickets down below....and not because you're a pussy :P

No it was a deliberate choice, firstly i just wanted to enjoy the gig and not have to fight for 2 hours (the crowd was insane, there were brawls and the amount of crowd surfing, never seen anything like it)

However the main reason (after all i was in the pit for Slayer/Slipknot a few months back) was that i am so pissed off standing behind some 6ft 10'' monster, on the balcony i got a perfect view :peace:

i was on the complete opposite side.

If I were there I'd pray for a whiplash  :hihi:

http://s10.invisionfree.com/Sweating_Bullets/
Go there, we have some bootlegs up, join and contribute, post and promote it!

megadeth rule. rust in peace is the best album ever. 5 magics is cool i like the long intro. i think dave's voice is awesome, so many people hate it but i think it's original, one of a kind.

Megadeth is my 2nd fave band.
Mustaine is a genious!  ;D ;D ;D : ok:

Megadeth rules!! I like it more than metallica  :nervous:

yeah so do I. metallica used to be my favourite band but maybe ive listened to metallica too much. and i just bought rust in peace and peace cells about 2 weeks ago so ive been listening to those cds non stop.

Yeah, Megadeth is awesome.  Rust In Peace might be the greatest metal album of all time.  The only knock on them is that they've had so many lineups.  It seems like Dave gets a new band for each album.  The RIP lineup were around for a few albums, and I would say that was there prime.  However, the new lineup is really good.  I saw them in November and they put on an amazing show.  Word has it they're even better now.

i guess dave isnt easy to get along with. when he was in metallica he poured beer on mcgovney's bass amp and he got an electric shock or somehing like that. lars and james got sick of him so they kicked him out. if he had stayed in metallica they probably would have broken up by now.

I see there is a metallica thread here, The droogies took over. hehe. Id like to hear peoples favourite albums and songs by the band. Also why they are your faves.

Good Mourning/Black Friday because of the riffs and lyrics  : ok:

Fave Metallica song eh? ;)

Fav album...hmm toughie, i like all of them that i have (killing is my buisness is on order)

Rust in Peace is probably my favourite with Countdown to Extinction my least favourite - that album just doesn't work for me, while the others do....

Fav songs - thats tough, but just of the top of my head

New World Order
Holy Wars
Tornado of Souls

Albim is Rust in Peaceand song is Hangar 18 .

CTE/Sweating bullets

I have to agree with rust in peace, But i reckon Polaris fukin rocks! My second would have to be The System has failed, Something that im not. :peace:

Sweating Bullets. Haven't heard that many anyway...

same here countdown to extinction is a masterpiece and better than any metallica album in my opinion, Dave has nothing to feel bad about

fav song is either sweating bullets or captive honour.

Favorite Album? Youthanasia.

Favorite Song? Tornado of Souls!  : ok:

Album: Rust In Peace...one of the best metal albums of all time.  Amazing musicianship and lyric writing throughout the album.  The whole thing is so clean and perfect its scary.  Song : Holy Wars...crazy riffs and solos, and of course great lyrics.  Hangar 18 and Tornado Of Souls are also ridiculously good.

album: Youthanasia. all the songs are really strong and diverse. The System Has Failed would be a close second.

song: it depends on my mood but right now I'd go with Angry Again because it just kicks ass. It's really hard to pick just one though. The Symphony of Destruction is probably the quintessential Megadeth song. A Tout Le Monde is really beautiful. I really like the lyrics to I Thought I Knew It All. A lot of people were turned off by Crush 'Em, but I think it really rocks, it's also up there with my favorites. Oh yeah, and I almost forgot 99 Ways To Die, which was the first Megadeth song I ever heard and I've been hooked ever since.

Why does Dave feel so bad about Metallica? to me Megadeth are right up there with Metallica in most ways and they definitely rock harder.

Wow!  That's a tough question dude ;D

Where to start. Uh... My favorite tune from each album?

I started looking at all my megadeth albums and I really couldn't pick just one.

killing is my buisiness....   - #8 - Mechanix
peace sells....                   - #3 - Peace sells
so far so good so what    - #6 - In my Darkest Hour (Fucking wicked tune!!! awesome tribute to Burton)
rust in peace                    - #2 - Hangar 18
countdown                       - #4 - Foreclosure of a Dream
youthanasia                     - really tough but I'll go with #2 - Train of consequences
hidden treasures             - #5 - 99 ways to die
cryptic writings                 - #3 - Use the man
risk                                   - #1 - Insom-nee-om-nee-om-nia  ;D
capitol punishemnt           - #1 - Kill the king - cool track on a greatest hits
the world needs a hero    - #1 - Disconnect
the system has failed       - #4 - the Scorpion

Actually after all that I'll pick "In My Darkest Hour" as my favorite tune

My favorite album? hmm.... Without picking the live album or the greatest hits I'll say "Youthanasia" I guess, "the World needs a hero" is pretty awesome too though.

Rust In Peace - Best Album

In My Darkest Hour - Best Song


I'm seeing them in August at the Hard Rock in Orlando : ok: My first Megadeth show and its in a nice little comfy venue :beer:

Peace sells-album and song

I think he is more pissed at the fact Metallica has made more money .

He was in the band (metallica I mean) and he co-wrote the majority of the songs and helped name the band. then they went on a tour to NY (they were from LA? is that correct?) and once they got to NY and they fired him (Kirk Hammett was in NY waiting for them) and left him to find his own way home and they were all broke so basically he was all alone in NY with no money and No way home. then when they released thier 1st album most of the songs he wrote were still on the album (but recorded by hammett) and he received no recognition for it (I think) until later. I believe the orginal credits didn't show mustaine as a writer for the songs. But, I could be wrong. (also when metallica's second album came out they still used some of mustaine's songs.) So basically he made megadeth, originally, to show the world he was better than metallica. now metallica has like 8 original studio albums and Megadeth has 10 albums and a b-sides album.

Personally I think Megadeth has only gotten better over the years while I believe Metallica has dwindled to a shell of it's former greatness.

Yeah, as of right now Dave is on top.  His last album was great while Metallica's last album was terrible.  Also at this point Dave is much more respected by people.  Metallica has become somewhat of a joke after the movie, the shitty album, and the whole Napster thing.

I think Metallica was from the San Francisco bay area.

That's sooo true? :beer:

Rust in Piece was their peak, and Youthanasia is the last one worth getting. Tornado of Souls is my favorite song, but they have so many great ones, it's impossible to pick a "best".

Countdown to Extinction was really a sellout album for Megadeth. The songs got slower and simpler. Every album after it was worse than the previous. Unlike Metallica's crash with their self-titled album, Megadeth has just slowly decayed. In a way, it's much more depressing to watch.  :no:

Any time a band reaches its creative zenith fans like you SHOUT SELLOUT!!!  The truth of the matter is, CTE has the best lyrical content and musical arrangements of any Megadeth album released.

album-rust in peace
song- 5 magics or tornado of souls. i really like the intro in 5 magics

Not that I think CTE or Youtahasia were bad, but The System Has Failed was a step in the other direction for Dave.  The songs once again got faster and heavier.  Also I disagree that Youth is the last one worth getting.  Cryptic Writings is a good album.  In fact I think its actually heavier and faster than Youth.  And I know the reason why.  Look at the song writing credits for the songs on Youth, most of the songs are written by the whole band collectively, but on CW Mustaine gets sole credit for most songs like on the older albums.  Megadeth is at their best when the rest of the guys step back and let Dave do the writing...that's why the newest album was so good.  Marty Friedman is one of the best guitarists there ever was, but his songwriting and musical taste may be somewhat questionable.  That's why he's in Japan making pop music instead of being in Megadeth making playing metal like he should be.

Mine too - and yet it doesn't make the best of...again! Thankfully they play it live


Who cares? If its good music, then who really cares?

Bah - i think Cryptic Writings and The System has failed are joint second best (after RIP) - i see Megadeth getting much much better


Bah!

Anyone heard Mustaine's MD 45 album?

yes ,that a fucking good album.

What is it all about? does he just play guitar or does he sing too?

 on the older version he just played guitar ,but on the remastered version he went back did the singing s him self .

Let's just clear one thing up - Megadeth's out and out metal is better than Metallica  :peace:
And Dave is a millions times better than Kirk Hammett  :peace:

Album - Rust in Peace
Song - Holy Wars

Sooo hard to choose the above though.  I own albums Peace Sells through to The System... except MD45 and The World Needs a Hero.  Youthanasia is my least favourite, I even like Risk more.

Rust in Peace is just such an unbelievable album.  It picks you up at the start of Holy Wars and doesn't stop your adrenaline rushing until the last note on Polaris.  Even on Dawn Patrol where it slows down, that bass riff is incredibly affecting.  High spots are the intro on Hangar 18 (genious), the intro and outro on Five Magics (that outro is  :o), Tornado of souls' solo ( :o).  It's usually available for about ?5 on Amazon.  It could be the best ?5 ever spent!

My Fave Album is CTE
My fave song is Hook In mouth, also it was my first megadeth song that I've ever heard I was 9? ;D

Amen? : ok:

I find it quite sad that some people feel the need to constantly compare such good bands and run down the one they don't like.

Don't feel sorry for Metallica - they made themselves shit - and Metallica, good? I was a child when that was even vaguely true - its been 14 years.

I agree Izzy, it has been a while since they did something really good (S&M aside, but that was live and based mainly on older songs. so...) I didn't mind the black album, I think it's pretty good still (I never listened to them before that though) but Load, Re-Load (really stupid name BTW) and St. Anger are mediocre at best.

"Where's your Crown" Metallica? If you wanna know look over there on Dave Mustaine's head :hihi:

Would anybody else here tend to agree that Cryptic Writings is a fine piece of work?  Quality throughout, underrated Megadeth album.

Fucking right! that album kicks : ok:
My favorite tunes from it are "Trust", "Almost honest" & "Use the Man"

how 'bout you?

She Wolf followed (literally) by Vortex, awesome stuff.

I have been listen to Cryptic Writings a lot lately and it is a great rock album .Very under rated .

I'm gonna go to the upcoming show in Toronto (Sept 3) if I can get tickets. What do they play on tour these days? does anyone know?

Awesome album - i was blown away by it - i wasn't expecting anywhere near the quality, comes a close second to RIP as my personal fav album

Melbourne set list:

Blackmail The Universe
Set The World Afire
Skin O' My Teeth
Scorpion
Wake Up Dead
In My Darkest Hour
She-Wolf
Something I?m Not
Angry Again
A Tout Le Monde
Die Dead Enough
Trust
Kick The Chair
Hangar 18
Return to Hangar
Back In The Day
Sweating Bullets
My Last Words (played for the first time in 10 years in Brizzy)
Symphony
Tornado Of Souls

Peace Sells/Paranoid/but whos buying melody
Holy Wars/Train Of Consiquences/Mechanix/ The Punishment Due melody.

That was the set list in melbourne Aus. I saw them in sydney Aus but it was the same set list. When it says "melody" They actually blend all 3 songs togethor and play them all in total. IT KICKED ASS!!!! : ok:

17 years, not 14. ...And Justice For All came out in 1988.

If you go by the Black Album it would be 14 years.

If you're a n00b to Metallica and metal, then yeah.  :P

Yes  >:(

I'd put Master of Puppets and Black on a par - but and justice for all is for me a truly dire album

A new mix could save it - add in a bass line, alter the guitar tone, deal with the drum sound- and u might have a good album

As it is it sounds like an album of the same song

i like the drum sound on justice. it sounds clear and heavy to me. u can hear it really well.

The production/mix on aJFA - how many times has that been discussed on here?!  :drool:

Does anyone think the Dave machine will bring Megadeth out for any more tours/albums or do you think it's all over after this one?

I find it impossible to choose, here are my top 5

1. When (The World Needs A Hero)
2. Hanger 18 (Rust in Peace)
3. Almost Honest (Cryptic Writings)
4. Sweating Bullets (Countdown to Extinction)
5. Hook in Mouth (So Far, So Good, So What!)

I got Tickets to MEGADETH today : ok:? It'll be my first time seeing them live. I'm about 100ft (30m) away or so on the right side of the stage. Thanks for the Set list dustNroses looks like its pretty "System" heavy but that's alright, it's a good album.  it should be a pretty cool show, I can't wait.

They are gonna be playing with Dream Theater, Fear Factory and Nevermore. Anyone heard of these bands? are they good?

I've heard Fear Factory before they are alright and I've heard of Dream Theater but have never listened to them before. I have no fucking clue who Nevermore is.

Dream Theater is amazing live! As a group, they are probably the most skilled collection of rock musicians ever assembled. Machines wouldn't be able to play more accurately. They have some songs that are a bit mellow, but they are fast and heavy most of the time and when they rock, they rock!

Their new album Octavarium kicks ass. They are certainly not for everyone though. The title track is 24 minutes long, so that probably turns off some people with short attention spans. 6 Degrees of Inner Turbulence was a double album and the second disk was all just one 42 minute song. Definitely not radio friendly pop music. Very grandiose.

I'm getting the feeling he's gonna keep Megadeth going.  But even if he doesn't I think he'd bring em out once a year for Gigantour.  But even if he doesn't decide to call his work "Megadeth", I'm sure its still gonna sound like Megadeth.

I think Master of Puppets is way better than Black album, MOP sound way better than Black album even if MOP just have 8 songs.  :peace:

Not only did the Metallica thread become a Megadeth one, but now the Megadeth thread is turning into a Metallica one.

I suppose its only naturally - Mustaine was in Metallica and with the death of Metallica, Megadeth are undisputed leaders in whatever genre u consider them to be part of, thrash, speed, heavy, rap :hihi:

I bought Marty Friedman's Dragon's Kiss release (pre-Megadeth) its some pretty good stuff - they should certainly have used some of these tracks as Megadeth songs, if these were Megadeth songs they would have been some of their very best work....

I think Dave rules Megadeth like our favorite redhead rules GnR. ;D

Lol - even more so, its Dave's way or the highway - even Axl hasn't fired as many members as Dave has....

Yeah Dave goes through band members.

But Dave still manages to deliver awesome album after awesome album. and, well, GnR fans still get to listen to TSI. :rant:

My favorite Megadeth album is Peace Sells,almost any song off of that album kicks ass . Their other albums kick ass too. : ok:

Dave Mustaine has annouced Megadeth lives - and will do a new album!

Apparently he annouced that (once again) he'd decided to keep Megadeth alive, having 'ended' the band on two previous occaisions in the last three years :hihi:

Terrific news, Megadeth have to be the only band that was great in the 80's that has a current album that rivals anything they have done in the past - The system has failed is my fav album of the decade

Please...? :confused:
I find it extremely offensive for GN'R. It's insulting.
BTW, my opinion on that band? like the imense majority of the heavy-metal bands: ridiculous, fake and noisy.

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:? That never ceases to amuse me.

Megadeth are awesome, I saw them on tour recently in Australia, Its definatelty up there with the best gigs ive seen. Im glad they are gonna keep going, Its about time one of the older bands came back and kicked our asses again with some good shit instead of lame top 40 shit. : ok:

Yeah, The System Has Failed is such an awesome album! And it's not one of those albums you listen to a few times and it gets old, it's a classic  : ok:

Mustaine has worked insanely to get where he is, dealing with many issues and being told that he wouldn't be able to play guitar three years ago from an injury. Megadeth disbanded, but he still managed to release a new album, re-release and remeaster previous albums, tour for The System Has Failed and organise and tour for Gigantour in under two years, all for his fans.

What's Axl done?

Fuck off old man

Are u like 90 or something? Ask ur grandparents what they think of metal and see how close u r to them

Go put on ur slippers and shut up

 :rofl:

Jesus though, that last reply was from 2003! Over 2 years ago! Bit bored Izzy? ;)

Bah this is still the 'Megadeth' thread - not going to start a new thread, we have about 3 already....

Good to see you practicing what you preach and using the " search" function.

It really is great!  :D

Been listening to Risk a lot lately

Okay its not stunning - but its not particularily bad. Not sure what all the fuss is about.....and all the hatred aimed at Crush 'em ???

Crush em kicks ass! I love that song. Insomnia and Prince of Darkness are also really good.

Crush em is cool,  But risk is still my least favorite MD album, Anyone heard any of the demos off the re-issues?, Some are pretty cool.

Indeed - i bought all the re-issues (which i think improve the albums dramatically - the orginal mixes of many of the albums are fairly awful)

Most of the outtake tracks are superb - New World Order is most likely my fav Megadeth track. And the Rust in Peace Demo's are fanatastic - its great to here Chris Poland's attempts at the songs

If only Metallica would let Dave Mustaine remix ''...and justice for all'', that album is one remix away from perfection

I like the vocals on the Take No Prisoners demo. Dave's vocals on the original recording on the original RiP were like a cross between that and the vocals on the remaster.

I would love remasters of the first four Metallica albums, no need for the other Metallica albums to be remastered, though, in my opinion.

Agreed, the first 4 need a bit of work, just to update their sound - after all they were recorded under stone age conditions. As Metallica love the money it would be a relatively straightwforward way to millk the discography....

Recently, I read Lars' testemonial on Napster and I agreed with pretty much everything he says about it, because it affects loads of people and their jobs and not just the bands profits. Metallica haven't released any greatest hits either. I don't think they're as greedy as some people say they are, just that their products sell massive amounts.

Anyway, does anyone know when the Arsenal of Megadeth DVD is being released?

I guess next year, i'm not 100% sure. It won't contain all the videos, that blows.

I heard it was going to contain all the videos that arent already officially released. I also read somewhere that the reason its being held up is David Ellefson is giving Mustaine grief over songs he co-wrote etc.

Anyone out there thinking of not getting Risk because of the 'bad rep' go out and buy it.  Especially as this is a GN'R board, GN'R you have to admit have slightly 'pop' tendencies.  Risk is Megadeth showing that they can write different styles of songs and it's fucking good.

I like the song Seven the best, it's got a couple of great riffs and it's a quality good-time rock tune.

Megadeth getting back on track is the best news I've heard for a long time.  When they come to the UK next I'll be crawling over broken glass to get a ticket.  :drool:

CRUSH EM!!!  : ok:

Risk is not one of my fave Megadeth records but there are a few tracks you can like and thats Crush 'em, I think that song was made to sing along with the masses in every concert.
Also prince of darkness is ok. Is ecstasy on that record or am I in drugs?  :nervous:

Yep it's on the record.

Izzy, I have a question for you? In your Honest opinion, how good is TSHF? I haven't followed Megadeth for quite sometime.

The System has failed is a fantastic album - for sheer consistency its their best since Rust in Peace. Track after track offers something up - maybe the final track is a bit weaker than the rest but there isn't any other song i skip past - even the ''prayer'' has a kick ass instrumental section

Its slower than their 80's stuff, but in the place of the incredibly fast riffs u have incredibly catchy ones - no other Megadeth album has so many riffs that work as ring tones!

The first few tracks especially are full of some damn fine solo's from Chris Poland - Megadeth's guitarist back in the 80's.

Ironically enough its more accesible than their ''pop'' albums....

Its closest to Countdown to Extinction in style - the System has failed is kinda like Countdown to Extinction with far more memorable riffs. I prefer TSHF to CTE, the songs are more memorable, and like i said its far more consistent

The lyrics are strong - plenty of tracks about how he hates Metallica too - 'Something that i'm not' and 'Mice and men'

Its well worth a listen, its not going to change ur life and their is no song on here as good as November Rain but it its a damn fine album, and i was delighted that Dave played 6 tracks from it live - how many other bands play 6 tracks from their latest album? Metallica played 2....

Well then, I guess I'll go pick up a copy. Here's hoping it can dethrone(my favorite)Youthanasia.

I don't think it's gonna dethrone it.
But wasn't TSHF the left over of the CTE, Youthanesia, RIP albums?  ???

Don't know about that Mr. Dick Purple, but it's pretty damn good!!! Chris Poland ios the other orig Megadeth guitarist. IMO there are flashes of the brilliance from Peace Sells. Unfortunately Chris only helped write songs, he didn't go out on the road with dave :(

Regardless Dave mustaine is awesome live!!!

Personally I liked "The World Needs a Hero" better than TSHF but both are really good albums, Its awesome (and surprising) that Dave has managed to keep Megadeth playing the same type of kick-ass metal for twenty-some years.

Nesquick, why bother coming into the Megadeth thread if you don't like them??

The other day I was watching a downloaded bootleg of a 1984 Megadeth gig, before they even released Killing Is My Business...

Kerry King was there on stand-in lead guitar duty, Gar on drums, Ellefson on bass and the Dave on his 10-string BC Rich.  Fucking metal up your ass!  Dave taps the intro to Last Rites/Loved To Death.  Plenty of Peace Sells material (though in its early stages) which surprised me.  The picture quality is, well, 1984!  But the sound stands the test of time well.  I think my mate downloaded it off some Torrent web-site.

And why not posting the link where we can download it?  ;) or perhaps make an upload in here (http://www.megaupload.com)

Finally!

I got the Duke Nukem theme by Megadeth.

Genius, pure genius. Why dont Megadeth do more songs like that? Its got a terrific groove and more songs in that style would be welcome - Megadeth often work better doing instrumentals.

Incidently - Dave's remix of New World Order on Youthanasia (remix) is infinetly better than the original - on the original there are some awful guitar fills, which Dave thankfully leaves out!

It's on my mate's pc, not mine.  I'd be happy to share.  Perhaps you could look for it yourself  ;)

I believe you can find it on Dime.
Haven't got the latest greatest hits. If i'm not wrong it comes with a DVD with the last performance with Marty.
Anybody here owns the From The Vaults collection? That's worth watching stuff.

Is that the rust in peace tour footage? with like 8 dvds or something? if so, i always see it on ebay and want to buy it but its always too expensive.

Yeah it shows stuff from the RIP era, apparently some roadie recorded it.
Soon we''ll hear the current lineup in a new album. According to Dave, the Drovers have written killer stuff. Let's hope it will be included on the album.

I look forward to it, Lets see how long this line up lasts.

Lol - speculating how long Megadeth line ups last is one of life's little pleasures. I'm gonna say one album tops - then Dave will fire them all :hihi:

I thought mustaine was calling it quits?

;D Of course he can do that, he's the General.
I wouldn't be surprised by that and by the fact that someday the RIP lineup will come back (http://www.mainzelahr.de/smile/musik/headbanning.gif) even if this sounds impossible.

Not likely - they are all sueing each other, its quite ugly apparently

The RIP lineup probably had its time in the sun - they showed us what they could do, i want to hear what other musicians can do with Dave, the RIP lineup probably did one to many albums as it was

for a while i thought dave was an asshole for dissing metallica but now that i think about it dave is a pretty nice guy and was treated like shit by them. they kicked him out because of his drug and alcohol addictions which is irronic because james recently admitted his alcohol problems. they fired him when he was out of his town and told him to piss off. they used the riffs that he wrote without his permission and did a version of mechanix. i can understand why he would be pissed off. now metallica fans laugh at dave in public which would be humiliating. oh well metallica and megadeth are both awesome bands  :peace:

^I think you just watched Some kind of monster I find stupid that Metallica people molest Dave saying METALLICA!! in his face, anyway I rather like Megadeth than Metallica any day  : ok:

I can't wait for the new album - While TSHF was an alright record, I really felt like it was a "cleaning out the closet" kind of project, as it was made up of unused ideas that Dave had been kicking around for a while.

With that CD done and released, I'm looking forward to a totally new musical experience from the new Megadeth lineup - I hear that the new guys kick ass, so hopefully the new blood spurs the guys to greater heights with the new CD.

Yeah. Actually it was meant to be Mustaine's solo album since the beginning but the record company told him to put the band's name on the cover.

FUKIN MEGADETH ARE STILL THE GODS OF METAL!!!!! DAVE RULES!!!!!!! Most metal bands around now write music about satan and stuff  they think puts them in that market, Megadeth was never about satanic shit, just great riffs with lyrics that are written about actual stuff.... politics, drug abuse, friends, family,. megadeth are the true pioneers of metal, Just listen to Rust in peace, that IS the best that metal got to in the nineties. I have been into megadeth for a long longg time and i dont need to justify myself to anyone, but just listen to the music of those two bands that names start with an M and then tell me whos the best musician.

megadeth are simply a fucking great band

only 2nd to guns n roses

songs like holy wars and wake up dead will NEVER be beaten

Anyone care to fill me in on which megadeth dvd bootlegs are worth having, Preferrably something pro shot but from around 1992 or so, I already have the hammersmith odeon dvd from 92 and the melbourne 2005 ones.

I saw Ric Flair beat Holy Wars and Wake Up Dead in a handicap cage match for the WCW Tag Titles, so I beg to differ.

 ???

WCW thing  ;)

Bret Miller interviewing Marty Friedman

BM: How did your appearance on WCW Nitro come about? What is your connection?

MF: Goldberg is a big Megadeth fan. We're fans of his. The producer/director of Universal Soldier heard "Crush'em" and wanted it for his movie that had Goldberg in it. That's how the connection started and it turned into a really cool thing with Goldberg using Crush'em as his theme song and with us playing on Monday Nitro, it was real exciting for us to be in that wrestling atmosphere because it was just like the biggest, wildest rock concert that we've ever been to. It wasn't even a rock concert except for us playing. We hope to do more.

BM: I actually saw you on the show. I hear "...And now, Megadeth!" I was happy to see the performance.

MF: After the one song, we went off the air and played three more songs with the Nitro Girls dancing on stage with us. That was the highlight for us because instead of turning around and seeing the three sweaty dudes I'm used to seeing, I saw a bunch of sexy women shaking their asses.

BM: Sounds surreal.

MF: It was surreal in a good way.

BM: It looked like a Vegas show to me.

MF: That's wrestling, man.

I wonder what songs they played after they went off the air.  Megadeth should've became wrestlers like the Misfits did.

Wrestling match.  Metallica.  Megadeth.  Go figure.

 :beer:

Megadeth definitely

I dunno - James has his finisher the ''whiskey bottle to the back of the head'' and Lars Ulrich crying in the corner might distract Megadeth enough for James to sneak in the victory

I'd imagine, just like in recent albums, Hammet would just pose in the corner without contributing anything - swish!

Trujillo.  :peace:

WHERE THE HELL IS ARSENAL OF MEGADETH!?!?!?!

Its scheduled for early 2006

whats that?

Lol - check what i was replying too

love Megadeth with a passion. Dave Mustaine is one of my favorite guitarists.  :love:

How often do you hear people say "Megadeth aren't heavy" or "that's not metal" about them?  I don't get it, maybe they've never listened to their early stuff or think you have to downwtune your guitar 16 steps and grunt like a cookie monster to sound heavy.  Mustaine has a certain guitar sound I guess.

I have never heard that? ??? where did you? Mustaine was metal before metal was metal :hihi:

He helped define Metallica's early sound long before Megadeth was a glimmer in his eye and Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer were about as heavy as it got (aside from crazy ass death metal like obituary, morbid angel and sepultura and the like) until Pantera arrived in the 90's. Then Korn came out with their low-talent, drop-tuned, 7-string crazyness in the mid-90's. and others followed suit.

Mustaine is a metal legend

Never heard any one say Megadeth aren't metal - after all they pioneered metal, before them Judas Priest were as metal as it got - oh the horror!

Never heard that either, as I know Megadeth is more metal and better than Metallica and even pioneer the speed riffs in the 80's. The bands that came later perhaps did a great job but never as good as megadeth.

Yeah Megadeth is awesome.

Megadeth be forever awesome!

Hey my fellow droogies!! I just recieved my dvd copy of Night of the living megadeth, How friggin awesome is it!!! That version of reckoning day rules!!!! :yes: Anyone else seen it? Man it is soooo cool, but only the second half of holy wars is on there, Any reason for this? : ok: : ok: : ok:

Not sure, but sometimes its played as a medley so only half of it features....

Havent seen it yet, but once I will Im sure I will see a great DVD  : ok:

what dvd is that? I can't find it anywhere.

If you go to google video and search megadeth theres there whole donnington performance.

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!
                                                           http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=4751 (http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=47511)? ? ? ?                                                                                                                                                        ITS COMING PEOPLE!!!!!!!
ARSENAL OF MEGADETH!!!!

Night of the living megadeth was an mtv driven release party/concert for youthanasia aired on mtv in 1994, I only recently bought it off ebay (a bootleg but very high quality) and i just found out its gonna be on the Arsenal of megadeth dvd anyway. So you dont need to go hunting for it now.

Unlike Metallica, Megadeath has kept it REAL - Mustaine rules!   : ok:

Yeah, Risk was definitely keeping it real.  Both bands have had their downpoints.  Give it a break, dude.

I remember I taped a megadeth performance live from MTV headbangers Latin america, but I dont find the freaking VHS tape  :crying:
It was a remarkable live performance  :(

I taped it from the same source, '97 i guess. It's been years since i don't watch it. I remember when Dave made fun of two guys wearing cotton in their ears.
Last Megatune i heard was Sin, two hours ago.
Waiting for the Arsenal? :drool:

I was going to say the same thing about Risk...

even so, it would be hard to aurgue that Megadeth's low points were as low as some of metallicas.

Risk has some decent songs, not classic Thrash style but good rockers.

 

Well I didn't mean.. I dunno.. bad? More.. meh I don't even know. Too tired. I think you get what I was trying to get across. lol.

Yeah i got your idea. I just emphasized it.
I rather prefer Mustaine's musical experiments than listening to Metallica's 

Exactly that one!! can you pass it to DVD format?  ???


Agree on that  : ok:

Please - enough with the Megadeth are better than Metallica posts, it goes without saying for gods sake

Sorry Purple, i don't have the proper equipment to do it? :-[

Dude i don't want to turn this thread into "Total Anarchy" , wasn't my intention.

thanks man, Arsenal looks like it's gonna be one helluva compilation! can't wait!

Not singling you, or any one else, out - but there is only so many times it needs to be said

Exactly, I have said it before but i will no longer, because the two bands always seem to be watching what the other is doing, compare there albums and youll see. Metallica will have solos on their next album which automatically makes it 100 times better than st anger, I have no doubt they have listened to The system has failed and now want to match it because the anamosity between the two bands was gone for a while but i think its back after that some kinda monster stuff with dave and lars. DAVE HATES THEM AGAIN!!!!!!!! YYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!!!!

I dont care if Dave hates metallica or not but if he make great music, also Megadeth isn't making a farewell tour?  :nervous:

Well TWNAH tour was supposed to be the last after Dave got hurt, then Gigantour was supposed to be the last, now it looks like he plans to do at least another Gigantour so we might get as many Megadeth farewell tours as Kiss gave us :hihi:

die dead enough is my fav song ever at the moment.

Well I can live with that  :hihi:
Also who's playing the bass now?  ???

ummmm, hold on............... (Have to get my copy of TSHF out :hihi: )

A chap named Jamie Lee Sloas plays bass on the album, dunno if he is the live musician as well.

Dave Ellefson is actually suing Dave Mustaine for royalies of the megadeth back catalogue. Do you beleive that shit?!!! :rant: If anyone got a free ride for 100 years it's him.

I think the song "Something that I'm not" is about Dave Ellefson, it's not a fact, just what i believe :peace:

The current bassist of Megadeth is James McDonough.  He used to play in the band Iced Earth.  He didn't play on TSHF, but he played on the entire tour that came after it.

Thast plain stupid!! i hate when things like this happens!! 2 friends got apart and now looking to make extra money  :rant:

Thanks Rob for tha name  : ok:

what happened between Mustaine and Ellefson anyways?
I think Ellefson is a great bassist.

Not sure, I think that when Mustaine got hurt and disbanded Megadeth that that was it and Mustaine figured that he was Megadeth and had the right to all royalties and Ellefson was just a hired musician. I guess Ellefson thought otherwise. and after Mustaine decided to start Megadeth up again Ellefson said that he didn't want to be in Megadeth anymore. Somewhere during that time Ellefson sued Mustaine for royalties.

I'm sure some of that has been distorted in my brain, I just kinda peiced the info together from what I've read on the net and seen on TV over the past few years. (I didn't really get into Megadeth that much until '99/'00, I mean i liked RIP and CDTE but got away from them after that then I picked up youthanasia in '99 or so, since then I've gotten all the albums and have bought the last 2 albums within a couple weeks of their respective releases and had the privilage of seeing Gigantour in the summer)

I would be interested to hear some facts of the history of Megadeth. If anyone want's to post some : ok:

As far as a farewell tour (or several  ;) ), Dave actually decided to keep going under the Megadeth name, and the band from the last tour is supposedly working on a new album, so it looks like Megadeth will be around for the foreseeable future.

There's a fairly comprehensive Megadeth history on Wikipedia, much better than a brief post I could make:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megadeth

Holy shit!!! while all of this new gunners songs stuff was going on; megadeth lost james..... he quit or something, maybe ellefson will come back? i read dave and dave had dinner togethor recently.
jeez, this guy goes through more musicians than axl.

Its about Metallica, and Lars Ulrich in particular

Really? the whole SKOM deal then?

Last night I listened to Youthanasia for the first time in about six years, and I must say, I can believe what an absolutely Fucking AMAZING album it is! Every song on this album is an A+

Indeed, really quite special - and the remixed version has 'new world order' on it - the original is good, but the remix is just wonderous.

Remixed or Remastered? If Remastered I'll pick it up right know.

Apparently Megadeth's new bassist is James LoMenza.  I've heard a lot of good things about him (although I'm not too familiar with him, personally) ... apparently he played with Black Label Society for a while.

Of all the people nicknamed JLo who could have joined Megadeth, he's tops on my list.

So McDonough is out yet? Too bad, his live input did good to the band.

Yeah, I liked his live energy, and couldn't fault his playing, either.

Neither he or Dave has said too much about his reasons for leaving, other than to both say they hope to remain on good terms. 

This is totally me speculating, but I wonder if the source of conflict wasn't that McDonough wanted to drop the pick for the next album, since that's how he played before he was in Megadeth (from what I heard, Dave wanted him to pick because that's how Jr. played).

Should also be interesting to see how LoMenza plays with 'deth, because I believe he has been primarily a finger picker up to this point (or at least that's what I've been told).

Both - remixed and remastered, new parts added, old parts removed, and everything sounds superb

Let's face it the original albums were poorly produced - Rust in Peace has no bass....

New World Order on Younthanasia (remix) is also a remix, and sounds much better than the original New World Order

.....i'm sure thats more confusing that it should be

That wouldn't surprise at all if that's the reason behind his departure.  Anyways i'm looking forward for the Arsenal and the Live in Argentina DVD.

According to several recent interviews I've read, it sounds like LoMenza is going to use a pick for all the previous material, and see what direction Dave wants to take things in regard to the new record ... I bet I know exactly which direction he'll want to take things ... Dave has never struck me as a huge fan finger picking.   ;)

I saw a live in argentina Clip a while ago and it was absolutly superb, but on this DVD what Megadeth visit is?

The last one they did in october '05. They also filmed a little unplugged session in a park with all the local fans which i hope will be included in the DVD.

anyone got the new dvd yet? arsenal? I bought mine off ebay and am waiting for it still.. :'(    is it good?

Yeah i got it, it's average, nothing special and it's also too short..

I got my copy of Arsenal Of Megadeth today, Im very dissapointed.... Not much new that i havent seen before, The hidden track of martys audition (press enter when the screen says 1990 on disc 1) is pretty cool. Other than that this dvd had so much potential but they blew it, Plus they built up the hype of all of this backstage footage and the episode of drew carey when most of it is just crap, I dont know how many live versions of Symphony Of Destruction i need? now i have a few more to add to the list i guess, And my Rusted pieces dvd is now pretty much useless, Why keep releasing the same videos over and over?...... 5/10

Sounds dissappointing.  It's the same with GN'R, there must be tons of good shit just lying around at some record company office that needs to be released.

hey guys my friend gave me a burned copy of "Rust In Peace" and i'm pretty sure its the original recording. Should i get the remixed and remastered version? i could have sworn i read somwhere the new version isn't as good or something, i heard the vocals were redone too. what do u guys think about the new version? i mean im a new fan and im getting into them with "rust in peace" and i love this original version should i bother with the new one? I mean am i really missing out if i don't get this new version? thanx guys

I've heard mixed things regarding the remasters.  I only got into Megadeth a couple years ago, and by then you really couldn;t find the original versions in stores anymore unless you find them used or on the internet.  I think the production on the remasters is amazing.  My remastered copy of Rust In Peace sounds flawless...some of the best production I've heard.  However, many of the people I know who got into Megadeth much earlier say they prefer the old versions of the albums.  Either way you go tough they're one helluva band.  Mustaine is a genius.

Remasters:  I only owned the original recording Rust In Peace originally, but still bought the remaster and didn't regret it (it's only a fiver in most places anyway).   I've since bought all the albums in remastered state and they rule!  Plus if you line them up you get a picture of Vic  : ok:

Arsenal of Megadeth:  Have now watched both discs and can't really fault it.  It's good but I don't think it really lives up to the hype the record company made for it.  The censoring of the word 'bitch' is confusing as they don't censor the word *cough* 'cunt' during Anarchy In The UK!!  Worth getting.

Megadeth also have a new bassist and will soon (maybe surrently?) be recording the new album.

theyve signed to roadrunner, i dont know if thats good or bad.

wow....roadrunner is small....but it don't matter their fans will come as long as the music is good....it's a good signing for roadrunner : ok:

Don't see how that can be bad news.  It doesn't really mean the album's gonna be hard to find!

I wonder if the sound is to become slightly less mainstream?  Maybe Dave's entering a death metal phase  :rofl:  Hopefully not though.  I wouldn't mind another album similar to The System Has Failed.

I thought TSHF was their best work sinse Countdown, I cant see the newy sounding too much like TSHF unless poland lays down some tracks again, Im really afraid that its gonna suck.... but i hope not...

Well ive listened to both versions and i preffer the bass sound in the original mix, i overall love the original mix the guitar sounds clearer, on the remaster things are TOO balanced and it covers up the bass alot more, plus the bass solo in take no prisoners sounds way better on the original too.

I don't know how much it's going to sound like TSHF, but I'm pretty sure it won't suck ... Dave learned his lesson after Risk and TWNAH (I hope).

I applaud your hearing because i cant here any bass at all

Metal needs the bass in their - thats what makes it sound heavy, thats what gives it its punch - its too quiet, at any volume

Then applaud me because i have no problem hearing it. : ok:

RIP has bass, it's just lost in the original mix.

i really dont get everyone here, i can honestly pick out the bass pretty easily, ive got both versions and the difference is very noticable, i dunno maybe you people have even older versions that that of what i have i dunno but i have no problem hearing it, i even asked a friend of mine in london over msn if he has any trouble hearing the bass on the original version and he said he doesnt so i dunno.

yeah i noticed the bass on dawn patrol....  :yes:

Bumpage for this thread - I just picked up Peace Sells...

And damn. I can't believe I waited this long! Absolutely loving it so far.  : ok:

Peace Sells is a great album. Megadeth is my 2nd fav band and they rule!

what a bass intro.

I hope you buy countdown or rust next.

just make sure they are the remixed versions!

...any of Megadeths albums are well worth owning, and definetly get the new album

The System has Failed? Awesome

eccotides, get rust in peace.

 : ok:

the world needs a hero is fantastic too :yes:

here is a clip of David Ellefson talking about the very short period in 1984 when Kerry king of slayer was playing guitar for megadeth.

http://www.getthrashed.com/media/gt-dave-e.wmv       : ok:

New album is called "United Abominations" LOL Mustaine comes up with the coolest album names   :hihi:

Gigantour



Megadeth
Lamb Of God
Opeth
Arch Enemy
Overkill
Into Eternity
Sanctity
The Smashup


more second stage bands TBA. probably the headliner.

 :drool:

Megadeath are WAY better than Metalica.  I dont know why some ppl like them more??

Fans usually know how to spell the bands name...  :hihi:

I can see this debate raging on for centuries!  It's so repetitive it's funny  :rofl:

Both bands are great: FACT

United Abominations got delayed into early '07... Noooooo!  :no:

gaaayyy megadeth have gotten back on track recently.

Fuck the await's killing me  >:(

Ah the daft titles - Dave doesn't change the forumule

I assume this is the next album?

I thought The system has failed was an exceptionally strong album - its all the more remarkable because bands that were great in the 80's and 90's just DONT do good albums now - a new album from one of your fav bands is usually more a time for apphrension than expectation, TSHF stands up very well with the best Megadeth offerings

i may be dumb.. but the name of the band is megadeath right?.. not megadeth?  :hihi:

no its Megadeth.  :peace:

haha okey.. i've always thought that the name of the band were megadeath :hihi:

The world needs a Megadeth thread, that does not revolve around Metallica

Please don't go on about Metallica in this thread.

I've seen Megadeth w/ Exodus a couple of years ago.  It was a killer show.  My favorite memory from that show was Dave holding up his guitar at the end... the V shaped guitar by the ends in the air, How METAL is that?

I love Megadeth. TSHF was a great album.

Not to be a dick but the world has a megadeth thread ;)

http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/board/index.php?topic=2884.0

Great, I look forward to the merging, or the deletion of this thread.

This might as well be deleted tbh  :-\

Saw the band at Gigantour in Sydney 2 nights ago, Fuckin great show,Apart from waiting in line for over an hour, The set list was mainly predictable, Apart from them playing, Liar, Take no prisoners and the newy (gears of war?) , IMO this line up play the songs very well and Dave appears to still have the fire inside.

Dissapointment: because this was a festival, They only played for about 90 minutes, Therefore alot of staple Megadeth songs got left from the set, Reckoning day, Sweating bullets, They did not play anything off Youthanasia or TWNAH, Usually id expect them to play at least Return to Hangar after hangar 18

 They also opened with Blackmail The universe like last time i saw them which is a great opener, Only other song from TSHF was Kick the chair which owned. Overall a good mix of old and new with a few little treats and a promise from Dave himself of a return to Aus for a proper tour when United Abominations comes out!!!   : ok:     :beer:


Anyone know where i can get a review and setlist?        I was too drunk.

I was gonna go along to see Gigantour in Sydney, but the whole festival thing is what kept me from going too. I mainly wanted to see Megadeth, so it's good to hear that they'll be back fro a proper tour on their own.

Peace Sells is such a great song. Actually it's the only song I know by Megadeth and that's because of the mighty radio station of V-Rock in Vice City. Man Lazlow rules  8)

I played Vice City endlessly the year it got released and never heard Peace Sells.

Seriously ??? May be you had your radio tuned on the pop stations most of the time or to that hilarious talk show "Pressing Issues" With Maurice Chaves?

Actually you?re right I did.

Whenever I hear about this band it reminds me of that scene in Wayne's World..."got any megadeth?" :rofl: :hihi:

Get Rust in Peace and Killing is my Business...And Business is Good. Their other albums tend to be more commercial; avoid Countdown to Extinction and anything after it like the plague. Peace Sells but who's Buying and So Far So Good So What are for diehard fans, I guess, but they're not as great as the first and fourth albums.

But more than anything else, get Rust in Peace!

saw GIGANTOUR Brisbane Australia on Sat.

FUCK YEAH!!!

Arch Enemy kix arse man!!

i dont havta tell u Megadeth were fk'n great, i love this line up, James Lomenzo (j/lo) is great on bass!!   

...................JUST FUCKIN' GREAT :beer: :beer: :beer: :drool: :drool:

Ive spoken to alot of people at the airport and stuff who went to all 3 shows and everyone said Arch Enemy ruled, I thought they were pretty damn good, And theyre singer is hot!! :drool:     I heard Dave fucked up the lyrics to Liar pretty bad in brisvegas? Is that true?

Isn't it strange that no-one bats an eyelid that Dave is the only original member, yet it's still called Megadeth. And for the same thing with GN'R, Axl is almost crucified for it.

People do bat an eye. It's just not as extreme because GNR had more than band members they had image and were known individually. Everyone knows Slash and a lot of people know Duff. Unless you're more than a casual fan you probably don't known any megadeth member, except maybe Dave.

Megadeth IS Dave Mustaine. It may be hard to understand but thats just the way it is.

Not to mention that Dave is the vocalist AND the guitarist. Can't say the same for Axl.

Now.. If Axl had started off SCOM with his guitar during the music video.. AND sang.. then maybe Slash leaving wouldn't have been that big a deal.

Also... does Megadeth play Psychotron at their concerts? Its probably the only song I like off of Countdown To Extinction.. would love to hear it live.

Ive seen em 3 times, never seen them play psychotron, And your spot on about Axl, Plus if you look in the songwriting credits of any Megadeth record, Dave wrote 99% of the songs.

Apparently Dave is returning with Jackson guitars? :peace: Bye Axxion and DV8.

maybe this means his next albums gonna have some serious power?

I think the last Powerfull album was Peace sells, not to create polemics but Even though I like a lot Countdown, Youthanesia, Crypting and System I didn't find anything powerfull as the songs of peace sells.

but rust in peace has riffs from hell!

Megadeth is one of my favorite bands? ?:smoking:, I grew up listening to Guns and Roses and Megadeth? :peace:, I like all the albums but my fav is "Countdown To Extinction"

"United Abominations" coming out in March 2007? :D

Well yeah I forgot that one! I think that album has great riffs too

His aggressive style has always been there, no matter what instrument plays.
But returning to Jackson is like :drool:? hell, that guy played those guitars during a long time.?
 Megadeth + Jackson Guitars = Classic act \m/

I'm curious where you heard that.  Not that I don't believe you, but I thought he was pretty pissed at Jackson over something or other ...

HEY!!! i heard that Gears Of War is up for download, but i cant find it anywhere!!! can anyone hook me up????

go to youtube, theres a live performance of gears of war from six flags

Is it any good...before i waste time finding out that it isnt?

It's new Megadeth, and it's no attempt to be heavy, just commercial. I didn't like it, but I wasn't surprised at it. Megadeth really went down after their first album, and never really regained the magic, except on Rust In Peace. For a mainstream metal band, it's decent, though.

If u dont like it i'm all the more excited about the song

Hell, if u'd said it was good i'd have stayed well clear

Peace Sells? Megadeth mainstream?

Peace Sells came out just months after Master of Puppets, and it was definitely a move to mainstream metal, an appeal to popularity. It's decent, but it's not as heavy or as brutal as Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good. The production is noticibly shinier, but while KIMB's production was really a little too cheap, Peace Sells went in the other direction. However, KIMB sounds great on the remaster, so that problem is solved.

Megadeth is mainstream as far as metal goes. You can find their CDs in Best Buy, for crying out loud! Try looking for Grand Belial's Key, Grom, or Gorguts. ;)

?Peace Sells? is one of the greatest thrash-metal albums off all time whether it's popular or not.

It's a decent album, but you can't deny that it was an appeal to popularity, especially following KIMB. It isn't nearly as harsh or raw. Megadeth's rivalry with Metallica is well known, and you can't deny that Master of Puppets drastically affected the thrash scene. This is definitely heard in Peace Sells, which is much, much less thrashy than KIMB.

I'm not attacking popularity; I'm attacking populism. Albums made for the sake of attracting the masses almost always suffer. Peace Sells definitely did, but it's still listenable; it's just not in the same league as KIMB or Rust In Peace.

No,i mean the studio version, mtv is hosting a wav file but you need to be a member, Which im not DAMMITT!!!!

Do you not think that with Rust in Peace they were also trying to appeal to popularity? I don't really find RIP any more tr00 than Peace Sells.

Rust in Peace is much less commercial than the previous 2 albums. It's much more technical, faster, less groovy, and it doesn't have as many annoyingly catchy, pop-inspired choruses. Even if it's not more tr00 and kvlt in many ways, it's better music. It's not as angry as KIMB, but it has the speed and riffs expected of great thrash metal.

The thrash scene was imploding in the early 90's, so the direction taken by Megadeth was expected. It's just that RiP was a fresh, new direction, while all the albums after it were just more attempts at popularity.

the new songs so dissapointing. damn roadrunner!

Do you mean "Washington's Next"?

no "gears of war"

why are there other songs available?

I assume so but I downloaded a live version of the song I just mentioned on a forum. Yeah the quality's shitty but either way I got to hear what it's like. Maybe I can upload sometime.

Don't know about that, I think Hangar 18 and Lucretia for example are some very catchy songs. To me Rust in Peace is their best album, but it was also their most commercial album so far.

Listen to Risk, everything post Countdown, except The System Has Failed.

Bahhhhh!

Fair enough, but I can't help but feel you're trying too hard to label Megadeth as a 'thrash band' and that all they're allowed to make is thrash?  Or have I got that bit wrong?

KIMB is good but PSBWB is far and away better music.  The riffs are better, the lead guitar is better (Chris Poland = underrated btw), the songs are more thought out, etc.  Megadeth were also playing PSBWB songs live as early as 1984, so that goes against your argument that it was released as a reaction to Master Of Puppets.

Rust In Peace should, imo, satisfy all but the most extreme (all you black metallers etc out there) metal fans.  It has a great balance between fast, heavy, technical and accessibility.  A masterpiece.

As for the later stuff, I agree it was a change but it's still better than most of the mainstream metal for the period.  Dave was trying to show off his 'songwriting' skills a little more and I think he came up with the goods.

Because other members of the band at that time, wanted to take a more Pop direction, Dave wanted none of it.

Well if he wanted none of it he did even better than I thought!  I'm not sure about which other band members were up to what, but I know Marty left over musical differences as much as anything else.  Doesn't he say something like he wasn't being utilised properly on the VH1 behind the music dvd??

I have the Risk remaster booklet in front of me, and Dave mentions Crush 'Em, because he didn't like it, because it was too disco, so persumably Friedman was the one who convinced Dave.

Earlier Megadeth songs were more raw and intense. Many people prefer old demos to the cleaner sounding versions on albums. Much of the clean production and style of PSBWB is like MoP. Even the band's logo was changed!

All that says is that they actually had money to spend at that point. It's the way hardcore Metallica fans still prefer MOP over Kill Em' All, it doesn't make a difference if you can make out the words to Peace Sells, it's still a masterpiece, although I like the Peace Sells pre-stuff, I'm still more likely to get drunk and listen to the album Peace Sells than anything else unless it's the songs A Tout Le Monde, or Captive Honour.

Peace Sells is as thrash metal as anything can be.

the new song is available on the website. the one i thought sucked.

Most hardcore Metallica fans like Kill 'Em All more than just about anything else the band did. It was the first thrash album by one of the first 6 or so thrash bands. As time went on, Metallica became less and less important.

I don't think so, like but not more than AJFA, MOP, RTL, or even Metallica.

Ok, you're definitely wrong about the Metallica album. Most hardcore Metallica fans pretend the band broke up in 1990. ;)

Well in spite of owning all of Metallica's album, I guess I'm not a hardcore fan then.

Rust in Peace is not commercial in the least and it is Megadeth's best accomplishment.? I'm not saying that the earlier albums were commercial I'm saying that Rust In Peace certainly WAS NOT.? In fact there isn't a song on the album that could be labeled commercial.? The next album is when they started going to a more "radio friendly" sound and that is the Countdown to Extinction album.? Still yet it was a great album.? The next album (Youthanasia) was a masterpiece as well.? The only failure was Risk, Cryptic Writings was borderline but songs like A Secret Place and Use the Man helped save it to an "ok" album rather than disaster.? The last two albums have been very solid.? Many people give The System Has Failed the nod over The World Needs a Hero but I disagree.? The song WHEN from Hero is one of the best songs Megadeth has ever did in their entire career.? Return to Hangar, Recipe For Hate...Warhorse, and Disconnect were excellent as well.

If you buy a rock collection CD, you're more likely to find Holy Wars than anything else. Where I am the most played Megadeth song on radio, or TV is Hanger 14.

doesnt mean its not good. i find it one of the best thrash/progressive metal albums that isnt from the 80s.

I'd agree with that. ?I don't think anything post-black is gonna make kids want to pick up a guitar.

"holy sh1t, I can pley invizible kid omg!"

I never said RIP isn't a great album.

I respectfully disagree to the max on this statement. ?You are FAR more likely to hear Peace Sells or Symphony of Destruction before you would ever hear Holy Wars. ?

Symphony would be close, but I've never heard Peace Sells on the radio or TV, but maybe thats just where I am.

Could be...if you are hearing Holy Wars on the radio I envy you!   

LOL, too true - I spit out my soda reading that.   :hihi:

And you would be correct, Fuck man, i hope this isnt a sign of things to come....

If its a filler on the album.. like.. one of the "average" tracks I'll be happy.

Anyways... I want to hear the rest soon!

Well, today Dave officially revealed his new guitar endorsement at NAMM:

*drumroll*

Dean Guitars it is ...

Agreed - I'm not impressed at all. Luckily Washington's Next was a rad song (live) but this... ugh. I know Megadeth can be spotty, but this song feels especially weak.

Anyone hear their new song "Sleepwalker"? Its pretty fucking cool, Im not going to post the link here because its supposed to be available only to the fan club members, But a simple google search will find you the link   ;)

I like Megadeth and all, but Dave Mustaine has got to be one of the biggest idiots, like ever. Whenever he opens his mouth it's just embarrassing.

Thats true,......... Ill just sit here and continue to watch your avatar.... over and over.....   :hihi:

You know.. I couldn't find that link.. maybe.. if.. someone.. sent it to me..  ;D

I'm actually pretty disappointed in Sleepwalker - Dave might be officially out of ideas, because this sounds like about 5 Megadeth songs slapped together with modern production.

I mean, it's not a bad song - Just sounds like Dave's treading water.

actually Dave Mustaine is probably the most intelligent guy in hard rock and metal....he knows alot about politics, music and life in general....he is actually informed on current events and how our system works...unlike most metal guys who throw up the horns and bang their heads.....listen to his lyrics....

ummmmmm...... I........ ummmmm very dissapointed...  :no:

http://www.metalsludge.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=106622


A tout le crap

this is a link to the page where the ACTUAL link is, just so i dont get in the shit.

I've heard gears of war and is ok, nothing woooa about it, something that we all have heard before so I guess I'm with all the people that doesn't think is a 10/10 song

These new songs are boring as hell... still can't wait to hear the whole album...

What does everyone think of the new A Toute Le Monde?  I think it's ok but don't agree with putting it on the LP.  Maybe a b-side?

where u getting these d/l's from?

Haven't heard the new version, but I thought the original was great as it was.
Why was it re-recorded for this album?

Their set last night in Toronto was fucking slamming. :smoking:

"A Tout Le Monde", which originally appeared on the 1994 CD "Youthanasia", has created controversy because the song was cited in an online post by Dawson College killer Kimveer Gill as one of his favorites before his Montreal shooting spree last September. MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine contends that he wanted to give the song a second shot at success...

http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=69170

What was on the set? I'm seeing them on the 28th in LA....

Lars Ulrich and Dave Mustaine interview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi95GrZSOrg&mode=related&search=


Maybe some day Slash and AXL will have a coversation like that ?!
Who knows..thats life.

MEGADETH: Full-Length Version Of 'A Tout Le Monde (Set Me Free)' Available For Streaming

MEGADETH's new version of the song "A Tout Le Monde", now retitled "A Tout Le Monde (Set Me Free)", is available for streaming in its entirety at this location:

http://media.roadrunnerworld.com/Megadeth/Megadeth-AToutLeMonde.wma

"A Tout Le Monde", which originally appeared on the 1994 CD "Youthanasia", has created controversy because the song was cited in an online post by Dawson College killer Kimveer Gill as one of his favorites before his Montreal shooting spree last September. MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine contends that he wanted to give the song a second shot at success, as the original video for it had been banned by MTV, and most radio stations followed suit. The track ended up featuring Cristina Scabbia from Italian alt-metal act LACUNA COIL. "The first singer didn't work out," Mustaine told Straight.com, "the second one didn't work, and the third one was Lisa Marie Presley. She was on the way to the airport, and we had to call and say, 'Sorry, we changed our minds.' I would have loved to have heard what Lisa Marie Presley would have done, but because of the demographics of the LACUNA COIL fan base, and Cristina's reign in the heavy-metal business, it was the right thing to do."

Read more here.....

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=69403

WOW very well mixed,i love it !!!!


Set me free :peace:

It does sound very cool  : ok:

that sounded great....its hard not to mess up a great song....good job on Daves part...

I like it very much!

I listened to it...then realised I had definitely heard it before...(I'm not a hardcore Megadeth fan)

Very good song I think, and very well re-made.

ok, so now we can listen to "never walk allone" and "play for blood" These songs kick ass.

Here is the link http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/racket/mod_windows/fullmetal.asx

the songs can be heard at 1hr 9mins and 2hr 56mins.

ROCK THE FUCK ON!!!!

so is megadeth  death metal?

Nope. Some of their albums are thrashy... KIMB and some of PSBWB... maybe some of TSHF is thrashy

Some are tech thrash... well..one is... Rust In Peace (their best album really)

Countdown To Extinction is like.. mainstream metal stuff.

The other albums are alternative? I haven't listened really...

Affermative.

Early-on their stuff was speed metal, although there were plenty of good slowed down songs too.  "Killing Is My Business... And Business is Good" was a short first record, with some good spots.  Second album "Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?" was the first really good record and started to get the band major attention.  Then came "So Far, So Good... So What?" which was possibly less good than the previous album but still great by thrah standards.  Fourth album "Rust In Peace" was the pinnacle of that genre imo, absolutely stunning music let alone metal.  "Countdown To Extinction" made them big and this is where they slowed down, "Youthanasia" was similar.  "Criptic Writings" brought in some pop fundamentals but still a quality metal record.  "Risk" was more poppy and not well received (although I like it), hence the name!  "The World Needs A Hero" was a return to metal but ultimately not very good.  The System Has Failed was a return to form and is a seriously good thrash album.
 
Not to mention the visits to rehab and line-up changes in between!  There, my own little Megadeth in a nutshell review  : ok:

United abominations is shaping up to be even better than TSHF, From what ive heard so far the songs that are not supposed to be available to the public are the big guns.Play for blood and never walk alone remind me very much of the pre 1994 megadeth!!   : ok:

Where have I heard that before?!  :D

I hope Dave can deliver.  It's strange to think this album nearly wasn't going to happen, Dave almost disbanded Megadeth (again).

I got tickets to go see Megadeth open for Heaven And Hell, it's gonna be awesome.  :peace:

I'm so happy to be soon receiving the new megadeth dvd That One Night, Live in Buenos Aires.    : ok: : ok:

Certainly expecting the United Abominations too.  :drool:

I saw them on the heaven and hell tour ion London ontario and they were excellent  : ok:

Ordered a ticket for the Astoria show today  :beer:

IT'S GONNA FUCKING KILL

Does anyone have the track for A tout le monde that i can "borrow"

grabbed 2 tkts off ebay for the astoria show - now, will they ever arrive?

E-bay?  Is it 2nd hand or Ticketmaster etc?  I used seetickets.com, had the confirmation and paid but not seen any tickets yet.

Megadeth's new live dvd(That One Night: Live in Buenos Aires) is great. If you're a fan go pick it up.

It is indeed brilliant.

Yes it's great, too  bad it was not the complete set list, but it still rocks!!!!

Can anybody tell me what kind of set they are playing?

And also, are they opening for Heaven And Hell... or are they opening for Megadeth?  :-\.

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine recently told U.K.'s Guitar & Bass magazine that he has a serious reason why he wants the band's new album, "United Abominations", to be the best it can ever be. "This is my last real shot at achieving anything significant," he said. "If I don't do it this time, there probably will never be a next time. I'm 45, I have a nerve disorder in my back called stenosis" ? an overgrowth of bone closing off the hole in the vertebrae where the nerve emerges to go to the arm ? "and it's making it harder for me to play. Prior to the damage to my arm, I was already starting to feel weird things happening [and] my arm was starting to go numb. But I've got two black belts in karate. I'm a tough guy," he winked. "I can handle it."

Having already faced the unimaginable prospect of never playing again, Mustaine is surprisingly calm about his possible fate. "I have faith that I will be healed," he said simply. "But if that doesn't happen, I'm in a place in my life where, if it all ended tomorrow, I'd be pretty happy."

Mustaine said that some of the fire in his belly returned after a particularly vital conversation with an old friend back on the 2005 Gigantour.

"Frank Bello [bassplayer] from ANTHRAX sat me down one night after a show and said, 'Dave, I really like MEGADETH, but we really need you to get pissed off again. MEGADETH is important music and the best stuff you ever wrote was when you were pissed off.'

"The thing is, as I said to Frank, I'm not an angry person anymore! But then I figured that there was a lot of things in the world to be angry about as well that had to be spoken out against. In my personal life, I stopped fighting and started to seek reconciliation where I could."

Due on May 15 via Roadrunner Records, MEGADETH's new album, "United Abominations", was mixed at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, England by Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, SKINLAB, NEVERMORE). Check out the cover artwork at:

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/artists/Megadeth/showphoto.aspx?photoID=15597

check out http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=70216 for audio streamings.


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I'm happy i can see Megadeth in a couple weeks.



Megadeth opening for Heaven and Hell

What songs did they cut?

skin o my teeth
the scorpion
train of consecuences
angry again
die dead enough
of mice and men
sweating bullets

the new megadeth album has leaked on to the internet...

... and my search begins... mwhaha.

Don't worry btw folks.. I'm planning on buying it.

Sick first of all i cant wait for the cd , but i really want to get my hands on the Song United abominations before i buy it if anyone had it , pm me please

Yeah can anyone direct me to a torrent or place to download the record?

I didn't try too hard to find it, but I still couldn't find it. =D.

Anyone? Thanks.

I found Never Walk Alone... a call to arms, amerikhastan and washington is next (studio) on Lime wire , you might need to look hard

I got the whole album, Its pretty cool.

(http://pics-31.hi5.com/userpics/031/448/448800031.img.jpg)


this is a pic I took, last week at the Forum, Megadeth opening for Heaven & Hell , GREAT SHOW! 2nd row :drool:

Who are Heaven and Hell??

Never heard of them...ever

...and Megadeth are opening for them?

Are they like Phish, a band no one outside of the US knows even exists?

Dude heaven and hell are the modern day reincarnation of black sabbath, with one exception Dio is on VOX istead of ozzy. Everyone else is still there so there pretty well know i guess just not under that name

Yeah Megadeth should open for no one ever!

Seems like these people are not really following the thread hehehehe....

Should try to find out some things first...  It's a respect thing for Mustaine, it's like making a tribute to them by opening at their shows.

Ya well they get in like 8 songs , i went to the one in london and they were excellent alot of respect as well, but i still feel there vocals were better htne DIO's

Apparently Ozzy and/or Sharon (bitch) own the name Black Sabbath and won't let Dio's lineup use it  :-\

Message to Ozzy and his shitty wife - Heaven and Hell have more credability than you!

dude man , ozzy is a great entertainer , they had rights to the name, if u dont like it , look at Guns n roses ? same situation

I thought that Heaven & Hell also made the decision top not use the Black Sabbath name to confuse fans with the recent Sabbath rock hall of fame induction. I didn't think it was anything to do with Ozzy not letting them use it. It's not as though they were shitty about it either. ::)

Well, Ozzy must have some sort of input.

Megadeth was amazing when i saw them last week. Soooo much better than heaven and hell.

Does anyone post at the official Deth forum?
I heard there album leaked a some time ago, I'd love to hear that  :yes:

they can play as sabbath if they want to. tony owns the name

If you guys want to talk about H&H do so in their thread. :P

Agree!!!!    ;D

Dave moves to Dean! sweet looking Axe :drool:

(http://i14.tinypic.com/4zvwm1h.jpg)

BTW when does the Album come out? anyone know?

Yeah man, That is a real guitar player!!!!  Not the current GnR guys    :peace: :hihi:

Anyway, I wish I could buy a guitar like that, instead I'm getting a $250 Ibanez   :'(  but at least it has floyd rose

thanks for the help :hihi:

May 15th, 2007....CANT WAIT! :drool:

too bad it hasn't come out yet   :(

The new cd comes out May 15th. :headbanger:

It will be mine on May 15th then just like the previous 3 Megadeth albums I'll get them the minute they hit the shelves.

..and just like the others it will be gathering fust on your shelf 3 mins after that

 Nah, Megadeth is one of my favorite bands and the only band I listen to when I'm ticked off.     So one more to the collection won't hurt it'll just give me more to listen to when I'm in one of my moods.   : ok:

yeah, deth is one of those bands you have to be in the mood for

i got it today...its pretty fucking heavy :smoking: i like it :yes:

It is indeed an amazing album!!!!!!

Pretty sik album man ,  even though i heard it like a month ago its pretty sik, united abominations kicks ass

not immedietly blown away...

...but some of the guitar work is straight from RIP, - the exit solo on Burnt Ice sounds like its lifted from Holy Wars - great to hear shredding back in Megadeth, lets face it since RIP it hasnt really featured.

This is one album that needs to grow on you. Although I love Sleepwalker and United Abominations.

I like it alot. I think Washington is Next is one of the better songs Dave has ever written and I have been listening to Megadeth for a long time. The Album has a few weak spots. Not a classic by any means but an improvement on "The System Has Failed" which was a return to form after a couple albums of drivel. Def Dave's best output since Cryptic Writings in my mind.

I'm really enjoying this album alot!   I think it's the best since  RIP or Countdown myself.     Good to see Dave return to form!

Sleepwalker is my favorite song of the album, from what i've listened to. I downloaded the album a couple weeks ago, but I'm gonna pick it up this weekend and listen to the whole thing.

Bought the album the day it was released !

GREAT album, the best I heard for a long time !!!

Sleepwalker rules !
Washington Is Next! is just incredible !
United Abominations is great !
Gears Of War killer riff !
Blessed Are The Dead is huge !
A Tout Le Monde new Remix is excellent !

And the others are great too !

Best song from this album IMHO is the bonus track black swan, what an awesome song, probably could have been a hit single for the band.

sounds promising. I seriously had no idea there was a new MD album out till I just checked an online store to see the releasedate for the VR EP...and I see this and I think "hm, another compilation?"
but no! I'll be picking this baby up ASAP!

I've been listening to this album for some days now, and I think I like a little bit more The System Has Failed, cause there are more good songs, in this album I like Sleep walker, , washington is next, united abominations, never walk alone and play for blood... and obvously a tout le monde... and a little bit Blessed are the Dead.... Those songsa have got really great riffs and lyrics.....  But I feel it's not as good as TSHF...

I just bought the new album a few days ago, it's pretty killer. Far better than their last effort.

I"m not much into this band or heavy metal or anything but, I've been wanting to get their greatest hits just to check them out and see what's up.

I like a couple of songs, but I don't know much about them really. Does their greatest hits package captivate them? Some GH packages don't really show the band's true greatness if you know what I mean.

Pretty much, but I'd also recommend you get the full albums:

Rust in Peace
Countdown to Extinction
Cryptic Writings (for softer stuff, more like hard rock)

Then get the last 2:
The System Has failed
United Abominations

ignore this man!

Cryptic Writings will frighten u away from Megadeth for atleast a decade.

Wait untill u r obsessed with the band before approaching Cryptic, Risk or The World needs a hero - and at all times have u finger on or near the off switch

 :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

hey man, dont be so hard on CW... also you didn't approve my other suggestions, quite mean, I might say.... it looks like my whole post was useless.

hehehe anyway, yeah, CW might be quite soft, but it's ok, has some good riffs and solos

definitively stay away from Risk and The World Needs A Hero.

i often wonder - does Dave listen to Risk and TWNAH?

cos i imagine few others in the world do.....

Actually, there's 2 songs that can be rescued from each album

Risk: Prince of darkness and Time: The Beginning and the End
TWNAH: Dread and the Fugitive mind and Return to Hangar.

 :peace:

But the rest is quite boringn (TWNAH) and poppy (Risk)

Maybe Jimmy De Grasso listens to them, cause it's the two disks where he plays (drums)   :hihi: :hihi:

saw Megadeth yesterday at the Astoria

...i've been to more than my share of gigs but Megadeth crowds are just...different

Rarely have so many skinheads been in the same room without atleast one swastika - the crowd was mad, hurling itself all over the place

The whole venue had clearly been oversold, and there were maybe 200 more people than the venue could physically take!

Megadeth however were superb, and it was quite worrying how close the songs sounded to the studio tracks - so close infact one did wonder at times if there was a backing track in use (they did after all start the set with one!) I saw them a while back and the sound was terrible, whole songs passed without me being able to work out what they were playing - this time the sound was excellent and they'd really got the levels sorted

Dave seemed to play well over 75% of the solos, though on the albums its vice versa - for a man doctors said would never play guitar again he's really quite something!

We didnt get an encore or 'a toute le monde' a rather strange decision as its the current single and Dave's fav song...

Sleepwalker
Take No Prisoners
Skin 'O My Teeth
Wake Up Dead
Set The World Afire
Washington Is Next
Hangar 18
Darkest Hour
Kick The Chair
Gears of War
She Wolf
Tornado
Mechanix
Peace Sells
Symphony of Destruction
Holy Wars

Ah fuck man i didnt know you were going we could of done a meet up, i was to the left of the stage about 5 rows back, yeah the crowd was intense and it was fuckin got in there as well, nearly as got as the intrepid fox after. Anyhow off to wembley now to see My Chemical Romance, shit sorry Muse   

Oh yeah i forgot to add i also got one of the drumsticks as well, my friend is now in possession of it, although they spent most the night dropping it, due to failed attempts at spinning it in thier fingers. Just wish i could catch one at a Guns N Roses gig.   

I started off towards the right hand side but after heading to the bar didnt have the sheer muscle power to fight my way through the crowds again - where there really should have been space at the back, there was none. People were packed in like sardinnes even at the bar itself! They seemed less than thorough with the ticketing - my mates tkt never arrived, so they gave him one at the door! My tkt could have been anything yellow - they never even looked at it, it could have been for a previous gig!

Yeah, the Astoria is a funny place... But then they wouldn't let me in with my bullet belt, I had to leave it at the box office. What did they think I was gonna do with it?? ???


I'm getting there? ;D

Some pictures if anyone is interested ill also upload Gears of War video later

http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/anythinggoes_album/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PElvdE4dCpo

Gears of War

I don't really like "heavy metal" too much so what is this band's harder rock or softer songs?

I just don't like that crazy heavy crap... the heavy music is cool, but along with the heavy music is usually screaming and that turns me off completely...

Let me know whats up... guide me.

''heavy metal'' isnt all Burzum ya know

Megadeth are just like Metallica....except good....so, nothing like Metallica at all really

go youtube 'Holy wars' - the solo tires me out just hearing it, let alone playing it

Kirk Hammett who?

Have they released there north american tour info yet?

anyone else seeing them february? ;D

yep, my third time....

Gonna buy my tickets friday,if they're still available.

The unofficial itinerary for Gigantour 2008 ? featuring MEGADETH, IN FLAMES, CHILDREN OF BODOM, JOB FOR A COWBOY and HIGH ON FIRE ? has been revealed. The ***unconfirmed*** dates are as follows:

Apr. 07 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
Apr. 08 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
Apr. 10 - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre
Apr. 11 - Phoenix, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre
Apr. 12 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
Apr. 13 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
Apr. 15 - Dallas, TX - Nokia Theatre
Apr. 16 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Amphitheatre
Apr. 17 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theatre
Apr. 19 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
Apr. 20 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Gardens
Apr. 22 - New York City, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
Apr. 23 - New York City, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
Apr. 24 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
Apr. 26 - Baltimore, MD - Pier Six Pavilion
Apr. 28 - Quebec City, QC - Pavilion De La Jeunesse
Apr. 29 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
Apr. 30 - Toronto, ON - Arrow Hall
May 01 - London ON - John Labatt Centre
May 03 - Detroit, MI - DTE Music Center
May 04 - Cleveland, OH - Tower City Center
May 06 - Chicago, IL - [to be announced]
May 07 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
May 09 - Minneapolis, MN - Myth
May 10 - Winnipeg, MB - Convention Centre
May 11 - Saskatoon, SK - Prairieland Exhibition Hall
May 12 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre
May 14 - Calgary, AB - The Stampede Corral
May 16 - Vancouver, BC - Pacific Coliseum

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine ? who organized the tour ? previously stated, "The breaking news is we are going to have five bands this year, instead of eight. The decision to drop it down from eight bands to five was based on timing, set lengths, stage sizes, unions, and most importantly allowing 'us' ? the musicians ? to deliver to 'you' ? the fans ? the best shows we can."

I'm going to the London (Brixton) gig 24th Feb.  Anyone else?  Saw them at the Astoria last June, that was my first time.  Was in the pit all the way and it was great.

Thorned_Rose > if you're interested in an album get Countdown To Extinction to start with.  Then bear in mind anything before it is faster and heavier.  Anything after is either similar or possibly softer.  Don't start with United Abominations  ;D

in my opinion peace sells and so far, so good, so what are their best albums.

I know i'm gonna get flamed  but cryptic writings is probably my fave album of theirs,i know it's not like their usual songs but i still think the album rocks.I still adore their heavy songs aswell though.

snap! i got tickets to four more venues now...making a bit of a holiday out of it! :peace:



no way, cryptic writings is awesome!! some of my favourite tracks are off that album :yes: : ok:

Glad i'm not the only one who likes this album,there is some amazing songs on there.

just got back from Gigantour in NYC last night....great set by Megadeth...i highly recommend checking it out...

yeah cryptic writings is good....my favorites are So Far and Countdown...but i really do like them all...

Oh man I love Cryptic Writings. I think it's some of Dave's best work ever. Especially considering the fact it's sandwhiched between what may be Dave's two worst albums: Youthanasia and Risk.I remember about a year after CW came out I read an interview with Dave where he said the next album would be a cross between CW and Peace Sells. I was pretty psyched but from what I've always heard Lars said some shit about Dave in an interview about how he should take more "Risks" musically. So, what coulda been a great album was apparently scrapped for the worst work of Dave's career.

Youthanasia was one of Megadeths BEST albums in my opinon...right behind Countdown and So Far So Good...i think their worst record by far was The world needs a hero...that one sucked...Risk had a few good songs on it...The remastered version Dave did is way better than the one released in 1999...

I agree with your comment about youthanasia but don't agree with what you said about The World Needs A Hero,i think it's a really catchy album :yes:

I guess we gotta totally different taste cause I don't see how anyone could make a list of their favorite megadeth albums and mention those three ahead of Peace sells and Rust in peace which are far superior to me. Risk was the worst thing I ever heard until St anger came out. But again my opinion is just real different from yours I guess.

I think Peace Sells is awesome..just not as good as countdown,youthanasia and so far so good...Rust in Peace gets alot of credit...but after Holy Wars and Hangar 18 I usually turn it off...I cant put Rust In Peace up with the other records if I shut the thing off after the first two tracks on the album.....I mean i am just nitpicking here...I love all of Megadeths albums...when I say The world needs a hero sucked I am saying it is my least favorite Megadeth album...its still better than anything Metallica has done in the past 15 years :hihi:

Peace sells....but who's buying coffee

http://store.legendscupcoffee.com/dave-mustaine39s-java-cr.html

Megadeth are one of the most underrated metal bands ever

I agree....obviously........

they are the second biggest of the big 4 of the 80's though...metallica, anthrax and slayer being the others...

The new album Endgame came out today.  Any thoughts on it?  I've given it a spin and I can't say it's a classic but it's better than United Abominations, which wasn't very good.

i love it, think it's the best theyve done for years, which considering how good UA was, is really damn impressive! :drool:

huge fan of the new record...one of if not the best guitar album I have heard in a few years..You can really hear Chris Brodericks impact on songs like "44 minutes" and "The Hardest Part of Letting Go"

SLASH Thinks New MEGADETH Album Is 'Killer'; MUSTAINE Is 'Honored' - Sep. 20, 2009

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash has posted a short message on Twitter regarding the new MEGADETH album, "Endgame", stating simply that it "sounds killer!"

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was clearly flattered by Slash's remarks, writing in an online post, "Slash and I have been friends for a really long time. I have played in concert with his band, and jammed with him in a cover band once. We used to hang and party, true, but I dug Slash the most for his amazing talent on guitar. I am honored he said that he likes it."

According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, "Endgame" is on track to sell between 40,000 and 45,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release.

MEGADETH's previous album, "United Abominations", opened with around 54,000 copies to land at position No. 8 on The Billboard 200 chart. This was more than the 46,000 first-week tally registered by its predecessor, "The System Has Failed" (which debuted at No. 18 on The Billboard 200 chart), and was a bit less than the 61,000 opening number of 2001's "The World Needs A Hero" (No. 16).

"Endgame" was recorded at MEGADETH's brand new, self-built studio in San Marcos, California ? Vic's Garage ? which was named after the legendary and iconic Vic Rattlehead character. The CD was helmed by MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine and British producer Andy Sneap (EXODUS, NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY, MACHINE HEAD).

Video: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=127293

Is anyone here in the megaclub and could tell me the price of Meet and Greet Tickets in Australia?

I'm thinking of joining the club to access the meet+greet tickets, but I want to know what a meet ticket costs before I do that, and the info is apparently on the megadeth site but only in the members areas.

Any help would be amazing thanks!

Oh and back on topic, 44 Minutes, End Game, Bite the Hand and The Right to Go Inane are great tracks that i just keep replaying....loving the new record.

Dave Mustaine is interviewed on "The Big Dumb Radio Show" in two parts:

http://www.youtube.com/user/bigdumbradio#play/uploads/0/gQK0fuCdDsc

http://www.youtube.com/user/bigdumbradio#play/uploads/1/uSehvVOmRzk

i'm going to pick it up after work today.. so I haven't heard it yet.   but i really like UA, one of my fav albums of that year.

UA was pretty well received, which puzzles me to be honest.  I see it as a shadow of Megadeth's earlier albums.

From an interview with Dave Mustaine...

So here you are with album number 12 set to go and people chomping at the bit to hear it. How does the process of making a Megadeth album change after so many years?

Dave Mustaine: It was getting easier. Then it started to get really harder. Now it's on autopilot because now I'm doing what I want, not what I think the music industry wants. There was a period where we had to do what the music industry told us to do or we were not going to eat. It had to do with record sales going down and our popularity being affected because radio station after radio station was changing. At one point, Los Angeles had two hours of metal playing in the whole week. Two hours? Are you kidding?

People don't always see the publishing stuff that goes down.

That part sounds like a nightmare.

It destroys bands all the time. Here's an example: I was in Tokyo and Nick Menza was still in the band at the time. The four band guys go for a walk and Nick goes, "Man, I want a collaboration fee." I was like, "What is that?" "It's what Kenny G does. He pays them a collaboration fee 'cause they're all there when he writes his music and he couldn't do his music without them being there so he pays them a collaboration fee." I'm thinking, "Good for fuckin' Kenny G, ok? That ain't ok for me, 'cause if I'm writing music and you're in the same hotel room, you think I'm gonna give you some credit off that just 'cause you're sitting there?" That's not how it works.
That was the beginning of the end with Nick. Then there was the weird stuff like the pictures he was putting up and the bullshit about getting cancer. It just ended everything. I wish him well though. I don't think he's doing very well 'cause he fell into that whole crystal meth thing. When I went to go see him last time, he was really out of it. We tried getting him back. We had him in the band for a little while but he just couldn't do it. It's a bummer.

http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=137&csid2=946&fid1=41457

Here is a video interview with Dave Mustaine from 3 News...

Full interview with Dave Mustaine - Video

http://www.3news.co.nz/Full-interview-with-Dave-Mustaine/tabid/312/articleID/124061/cat/55/Default.aspx

Just got back from the Slayer/MegaDeth gig in Sydney. Amazing show. Awesome set list and the band were incredible. Sounded fantastic and put on a hell of a show. Best I've seen them yet.
If you get the chance to see them on this tour you should take it. Best MegaDeth line up in years.

awesome i'm going tonight!!!!!!! So pumped for it.

Did they play "Five Magics" like its been suggested they would. Was there much from endgame?

No, no Five Magics unfortunatly. There was a massive lack of Endgame songs. We only got Headcrusher. Apparently they've been sound checking with 1320 and 44 Mins, but maybe they're not ready yet or something... So in that regard it was a bit disapointing, but seriously, once they start you forget about it!
The set list if you want to know was:


Set The World Afire, Wake Up Dead, Hangar 18, Skin O' My Teeth, She-Wolf, In My Darkest Hour, Devil's Island, Tornado Of Souls, Head Crusher, Rattlehead, Symphony Of Destruction, Peace Sells, Holy Wars/Mechanix

Interesting that they only had one song from Endgame and none from Risk, World Needs a Hero, System Has Failed or United Abominations, so only one song from their last five albums.
I guess playing with Slayer they wanted a more old-school/thrash set.

I suppose that will catch up with you after a while... :-\

Megadeth's 'Endgame' Fueled by Pain

For years, Mustaine has suffered from neck and back problems from decades of headbanging, but lately those injuries reached a new level of agony. X-rays revealed that the metal legend had not only damaged himself, he had actually disfigured and mutated his neck and back.

http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/10/16/megadeth-s-endgame-fueled-by-pain/

Darker and Angrier

By Dave Good | Published Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

Dave Mustaine says, ?The NHRA [National Hot Rod Association] heard the song, and they loved it. They wanted to use it.?

Megadeth?s Endgame was released September 15 and features a song about drag racing. ?1,320? kicks off with what sounds like a Top Fuel dragster.

?No,? says Mustaine. ?That?s a nitro Funny Car. It?s one class up from Top Fuel.?

Born in La Mesa and on his own since the age of 15 (?my mom bailed on me?), Mustaine says he has been a diehard fan of the drags since he was a kid. ?ESPN heard the song, and they want to use it, too. They asked if we?d be willing to play at a race or be part of a celebrity race, and I?m, like, ?Yes!? ?

Dave Mustaine has a reputation as a bad boy of thrash metal, and his commentary has not been limited to his former bandmates in Metallica. He says that?s all in the past. The musician once called the Red Devil by his Japanese fans is now clean, sober, and born-again. Megadeth may be darker and angrier than ever on record, but Mustaine has written a book (scheduled for release next year) that reflects the new Dave.

?What got me off before ? being mean-spirited and stuff like that ? it doesn?t really make me feel good anymore. So I?m a little more conscientious about stuff that I say, if it?s gonna really do damage to somebody or if it?s gonna be?? He stops.

?Laughing with somebody is totally different than laughing at somebody, which is totally different from humiliating somebody. I can laugh at people, I can laugh with them, but I don?t like humiliating people anymore. It?s just not fun.?

After helping launch Metallica in 1981 with his oft-copied guitar style, Mustaine was asked to leave the band under less-than-amicable terms in 1983. Almost immediately after, he formed Megadeth. What followed was an impressive discography that included 1990?s Rust in Peace, considered by many to be one of the best metal albums of all time. Mustaine lives with his family in Fallbrook.

Tell us your guitar history.

?When I got my first guitar, I had jumped through somebody?s window and stolen a copy of a Les Paul. I lived in Dana Point. I was a teenager at the time. I went to a luthier, and I bought a Gibson sticker for five bucks. I stuck it on there, lacquered it on there, and buffed the hell out of it, and I played it for a long time. I ended up using it for a cocaine debt because I was being a crazy kid at the time.? He says he tried B.C. Rich and ESP and Jackson guitars before ending up at Dean, the company that manufactures his current VMNT signature model.

What are you listening to now?

?You?d be really surprised what I listen to. I listen to K-WAVE [Christian music and talk] in my car. I listen to 95.7, the country channel; I listen to the jazz station here. That?s basically what I listen to: jazz, the country channel, the faith channel. I like listening to NPR radio, too, because my life is based around the current events that are happening in our world. I?m a political singer ? probably considered an activist, which I don?t think I am ? and I don?t think I?m a political singer, but that?s what I?ve been called.?

Top three albums of all time?

?Led Zeppelin IV, the Beatles? White Album, and AC/DC?s Let There Be Rock. That was one of the pivotal records in my life.?

Favorite local hangout?

?I like the Hill Street Caf? [in Oceanside] for breakfast. That place has the best breakfasts in Southern California because it?s organic, the service is great, and you can get some of my coffee served to you there.? He chuckles. ?My wife has a coffee company, and she has a product line for a couple of different celebrities, and I?m one of them.?

Best concert?

?It was at the Led Zeppelin reunion at O2 [London, 2007]. I flew over, went and saw the concert, got food poisoning, and spent the entire night during the concert running up and down the steps. I was down?maybe 15 rows back from the stage so it was where all the friends and family were sitting. And I had to keep walking up and down the stairs and blehh! I got my Stairmaster workout in.?

Something about you that no one would ever guess?

?That I?m nice.?

As the number-one-rated guitarist in Joel McIver?s 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists, do you have any advice for beginners?

?Well, I?m number one for now, and although I?m honored, I gotta remember that gift came from God, and it?s not my doing. I thought it was my doing, and when I had that nerve damage happen to my arm [in 2002], I was dead in the water. Couldn?t play anymore. I didn?t realize how much I identified my life with the guitar.

?Now, because I?ve had a chance to put things in perspective, I feel that I?ve had a pretty good wrestling bout with humility, and that?s why, when it comes down to charts, I can honestly say ?for now.? There?s so many people out there that are better than me. My advice would be simple: get a Dean, buy the amps that I use, play the strings and the picks that I use. And if you want me to help you, we?re opening up an academy at my studio here for young kids, and we?re going to give an opportunity in every class for an underprivileged kid to come in here. All I wanna see when we give some of these gift tuitions through the academy here is some good grades. I just want to see some kids who are gonna make San Diego a better place to live.?

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2009/nov/11/of-note-darker-and-angrier/

I've seen them twice and they've been incredible each time, but I'd only consider seeing them again if they would change their setlists up.

Here is an interview with Dave Mustaine:

Rock Icon Dave Mustaine Talks With Alex Jones About The New World Order Endgame

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

http://www.prisonplanet.com/rock-icon-dave-mustaine-talks-with-alex-jones-about-the-new-world-order-endgame.html

and on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb6L_AV8ivo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNKqUr71yL8

^^More on this interview:

DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I Am Part METALLICA' - Dec. 9, 2009

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine recently talked with PrisonPlanet.com's Alex Jones ? a syndicated radio personality and conspiracy theorist ? about his own personal awakening to the new world order, his recent conversion to Christianity after formerly dabbling with occultism, and how is he now using his music, namely MEGADETH's recent critically acclaimed album, "Endgame", to educate his fans and the general public about the conspiracy behind the march towards global government.

Mustaine explains how the artwork featured on the "Endgame" album symbolizes the enslaved masses being driven towards oblivion, and how America is disintegrating as a country, a fact which has forced Mustaine to prepare to move to Canada as a safer haven.

Mustaine and Jones cover a plethora of subjects in the interview, including the primary reasons behind the assassination of JFK, and the meaning of some of Mustaine's songs, including those influenced by his training as a stockbroker. Mustaine discusses how he has tailored his art towards what eminates from his conscience rather than what is demanded of him from record labels and huge corporations, a compromise that the vast majority of people in the music industry constantly make.

Mustaine tells Jones that the purpose of his music is about showing his fans how to become better people, by thinking more deeply about the world around them and what their own purpose in life really is.

On how MEGADETH's current "Endgame" tour with MACHINE HEAD, SUICIDE SILENCE and ARCANIUM is going:

Mustaine: "The tour's been going really great. MACHINE HEAD is a great band. Played them on my [radio] station [Megadeth Radio]. And SUICIDE SILENCE is a new band that a lot of people are finding a lot of interest in. And the guys in the opening band, ARCANIUM. Very interesting band, too. I like the frontman. He's very timid backstage. But when he gets out on stage, he really ? besides the fact that he looks like he weighs about 80 pounds ? he really has got a great persona, and I was surprised. So I think that band's gonna have some good things... if he eats a couple of cheeburgers. [chuckles]"

On how the "message" from MEGADETH's albums is getting out:

Mustaine: "I had a guy from the UN [United Nations] actually call me up... Well, not call me up, but he said something about [MEGADETH's 2007 album] 'United Abominations', and this shows you how pea-brained this guy was. At the very end, after he tried to discredit me, he says, 'Besides, I'm a METALLICA fan anyways.' And I thought, 'What a twat.' 'Cause, I mean, I am part METALLICA, so what are you saying?! That's like going up to somebody who is mulatto and saying they don't have white or black in them. I am part METALLICA. So for him to say that, it just shows you why most of the people up there don't know what they're doing, 'cause you have people that are representing stuff saying childish things like that. That's sandbox mentality. You know what I mean?!"

On what he believes the "endgame" is:

Mustaine: "Well, me as a Christian, I believe that it's a one-world government, one-world currency. It's part of... My belief ? and I said so in [MEGADETH's classic song] 'Holy Wars' ? is that it's part of the master plan. It's what I believe. I ascribed to that when I became a Christian. I know that there's gonna be a cataclysmic ramping up of all of these things we're seeing right now, and it gets worse and it gets worse and it gets worse. We're watching our country disintegrate right now, and it's scary. You know, when I start thinking that I'm gonna be moving with [MEGADETH's Canadian-born drummer] Shawn Drover back up to Canada, that's scary. And that's what 'Endgame' is all about ? it's about educating our fans and showing them a little bit about what's going within the previous administration and that things haven't changed at all; it's just more of people being run by the people who have the money."

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=131744

He is part Metallica..his riffs are all over the first 3 Metallica records.

have listened a bit to endgame and it's pretty good, might check more records out later

Megadeth Frontman Dave Mustaine Codemns 'Nation of Nincompoops'

Posted on Jan 1st 2010

http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/01/01/megadeth-dave-mustaine-nation-of-nincompoops/

damn i thought i posted in here before

:headbanger: this album kicks ass, its been in my truck sterio 90% of the time since i've bought it.

i hope they bring the tour to more places in the states and do some more tunes off EndGame

Megadeth Hints at Big Plans for Guitar Hero

Answering the fan mailbag on the band's official site, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine says he's had recent "high level meetings" with Activision and Neversoft to discuss an idea that is more attractive to the band than a dedicated box set.

Here's Mustaine's reply to a fan's query about a potential Guitar Hero: Megadeth, a very popular question on their site:

I have recently had two very important high-level meetings with the people from Activision and Neversoft, and we are talking about a lot of things, but a Guitar Hero box set is not as attractive to me and the people from Guitar Hero as the new idea that they offered me, as the creative stuff that we are talking about is over-the-moon! I just hope that someone doesn't stand in the way of this happening. I know that there are a lot of really damaging results from our mothership (Warner) having some legal disputes with YouTube and Guitar Hero to name just a few.
Of course, Megadeth's songs have appeared in Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II and Guitar Hero 5. And this clever fan-made video imagines a dedicated Megadeth game, although clearly that hasn't happened.

I've emailed Guitar Hero representatives to ask what's up, but it sounds like this is at such a proto-stage I'm not sure they'll have much comment.

http://kotaku.com/5449882/megadeth-hints-at-big-plans-for-guitar-hero

Musician's Friend has posted a two part interview with Dave Mustaine.

In part one, Dave talks about his guitars, amps and his studio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co6hnCVXeaM

In part 2, Dave tells us how he and his band have used the internet for promotion and building a community with their fan-base. He also talks about how he would like to contribute to the future of the music industry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUzmQnM6DGc

MEGADETH WISH SLAYER'S ARAYA WELL, CARNAGE TOUR RESCHEDULE FOR THIS SUMMER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86-Nrf4SiH0

David Ellefson is back in Megadeth, James LoMenzo is out. Bit of a shock, never thought it would happen.

^^ I put this in the wrong thread...

MEGADETH Rejoined By Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON - Feb. 8, 2010

MEGADETH founder and frontman Dave Mustaine has announced the return of original bassist David Ellefson (1983-2002) to the iconic multi-platinum group. This reunion is appropriately timed to MEGADETH's upcoming historic month-long "Rust In Peace" 20th anniversary tour which launches March 1 in Spokane, WA. At these incredibly special shows, MEGADETH will play their landmark, genre-defining 1990 album "Rust In Peace" in its entirety, in addition to other MEGADETH favorites.

"This shows the power of brotherly love and forgiveness," Mustaine says. "David Ellefson belongs in MEGADETH. Next we are going to show you the power of getting your asses kicked...HARD!"

David Ellefson concurs: "This is a huge moment for all of us, band and fans alike. It is a great celebration of the music from one of the biggest landmark albums of our career."

Ellefson will join Mustaine and MEGADETH band members Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar) on tour in support of the group's current CD, "Endgame", which has received some of the highest critical accolades of the band's career.

"We'd like to thank James Lomenzo for several years of loyal service on the bass, and wish him the very best," Mustaine adds.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=134737

going to see Megadeth in april  :smoking:

totally unexpected!!! thought they'd never play together again.....hey, there is hope  : ok:

Police Called To Megadeth Video Shoot

Dave Mustaine says police were called to the set of a video shoot because Megadeth were using a tank in their promo film.

Checking in via his Live Line service, where he leaves phone messages for fans who can listen in, he explains that officers arrived to investigate the situation as the band worked with the war machine.

Mustaine says: "We're on location making the video for Right to go Insane. We've got an M68a tank. The cops are here ? it can get pretty hairy with this video shoot.

"I don't know what's going to happen from this point, but we're excited. It's a great day to be alive. God bless!"

Megadeth are about to kick off a tour marking the 20th anniversary of landmark album Rust In Peace. Original bassist David Ellefson made a surprise return to the band in time to record a "secret project" which Mustaine says will "be in every metal fan's hands later in the the year."

The band will also hit a number of Sonisphere festival stages in Europe alongside the other members of the thrash Big Four: Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax.

http://www.rockradio.co.uk/rock-news/cops-called-over-megadeth-tank/iufi4xpv/

MEGADETH REUNION TO GO BEYOND RUST IN PEACE TOUR?

Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine has forgiven Dave Ellefson as the two reunite for the Rust In Peace tour, but will it last beyond the tour?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUqOlQwEQhs

Here is an interview with David Ellefson where he talks about the tour and why he returned to the band.

Audio at the end of the article:

http://arbiteronline.com/2010/03/04/megadeth-wants-you-to-rust-in-peace/

Mustaine sounds off

WEEKENDER: Are there plans to bring any Big Four shows to the U.S.?

MUSTAINE: No. That?s up to people that organize this. But I think that?s going to require a lot of stuff to take place with some other people. If it happens, and it?s good for us, like the thing happened with the Big Four overseas so far, great. Ya know, we?re on a really good run right now, and inasmuch as the Big Four thing is super-successful, if it?s successful it?ll be great for all of us. The same can be said right now for the ?Rust In Peace? tour ? it?s successful, and it?s great for us. I take the same kind of commitment to this performance as I would to the performances this summer.

WEEKENDER: What?s your relationship like with the other Big Four bands these days? In the past, it?s been contentious.

MUSTAINE: I think it?s obvious, because we?re doing the shows. Are you sure you want that to be your last question?

WEEKENDER: I?ll ask about Dave Ellefson if you let me.

MUSTAINE: Well, that was your last question. But I?m going to give you another shot at it because that was not really a great question to part on.

WEEKENDER: OK. How did Dave Ellefson go from suing you for $18.5 million to you inviting him back into Megadeth?

MUSTAINE: Well, I can?t speak for him, but all I can say is that the opportunity presented itself, and I prayed about it, and I asked him if he wanted to come play, and he said ?Yeah,? and we worked it out.

Obviously, there were some things we had to work out because we had a very close relationship. When you?re really close to somebody and then the relationship takes a pause or even stops, there?s usually some hurt feelings, and we had to clear some of that stuff up. Now it?s just a matter of just catching up for all the good times we had.

Every time we were looking to conquer the music industry and get on top, every time we got there something happened. It was just crazy. But right now everything is firing on all cylinders, and it looks like this is going to be our year.

http://www.theweekender.com/cover/Mustaine_sounds_off_03-16-2010.html

disaster in Baltimore last night. apparently the sound was all f'd up and megadeth left the stage after 3 songs. my cousin drove from philly for show. i'm waiting for him to call me with details of what it was like inside.

MEGADETH Ends Baltimore Show After Three Songs, Blames 'Piece-Of-S**t' P.A. - Mar. 17, 2010

MEGADETH was forced to leave the stage three songs into its headlining set last night (Tuesday, March 16) at Rams Head Live in Baltimore, Maryland after the venue P.A. (the "Public Address" system that amplifies sound so more people can hear it) allegedly "took a shit" and prevented the band from continuing its performance.

What follows below is a BLABBERMOUTH.NET transcript of the TheLiveLine "audioblog" MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine left late last night decribing the circumstances that led the band to cut its set short.

"I'm calling right now from Baltimore. It's approximately 10 minutes to midnight, and unfortunately, our show turned into an absolute disaster tonight," Mustaine can be heard saying.

"We had problems with the P.A. from the beginning of the night.

"I went out on stage and I had said that the P.A. was a bit inferior to what we were used to using [see video below ? Ed.], and after the P.A. completely took a shit, we went into the dressing room, waited another half hour to 45 minutes, used the house P.A. and went back out and started playing again. And some delirious asshole decided that it was a good idea to throw their beverage over the [mixing] console, thus ending the concert.

"So, to the good people of Baltimore, I'm sorry for us having to end your night early tonight, but I can tell you honestly right now that we will be back. It's not like we have better things to do tonight than perform for you. We love you, and we're very sorry about this situation. And hopefully next time we'll be able to play in like a gas station with a couple of generators and a P.A. that'll work. ['Cause] that piece of shit we played in tonight didnt."

You can hear Mustaine's entire one-minute message using the audio player below.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=136853

the baltimore show has been rescheduled for tonight.

^^Megadeth show rescheduled for tonight due to technical difficulties

Details are still murky at this point, but some kind of serious technical difficulty forced thrash metal gods Megadeth to scrap last night's sold-out show at Rams Head Live.

The band had to stop playing after a few songs, leaving more than a thousand concertgoers more than a little unhappy.

All is not lost, though -- Megadeth has booked a makeup gig tonight for all the folks who had tickets to last night's ill-fated show ...

"They're going to do a show tonight for the people who bought tickets last night, and do it for free, which is cool," said Mark Mangold, who handles booking for the Power Plant Live club.

Mark promised to update us tomorrow when he finds out exactly what went wrong at yesterday's show. Meanwhile, if you had tickets to last night's show, you can still see the band tonight.

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/midnight_sun/blog/2010/03/megadeth_show_rescheduled_for.html

^^ Dave Mustaine comments on the missed show and some video of his "rant":

"I'm one of the few people that actually cares about their fans."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw-vKfHNexc

Some of his rant the night before:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwLRlI9Q8mI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQQD50nKnE0

And some footage from the show...

http://www.youtube.com/user/VicRattlehead52#p/u

Some pics from the "Rust in Peace" Anniversary tour i took in PA the other night...
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From Houston March 25th:

Aftermath: Megadeth And Testament Power-Metal Through Irritating Fans

At one point a kid jumped onstage triumphantly from the pit - this pissed off Mustaine something awful, but didn't seem to rile bassist Dave Ellefson who was next to the teen. Mustaine ended up going on a diatribe relating the experience back to Dimebag Darrell's murder in 2004, which we can see the parallels to but fail to see how you can live your stage life in constant fear of death, especially with songs like "Headcrusher" and "Symphony of Destruction" following your vitriol.

Review:http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2010/03/aftermath_megadeth_and_testame.php?page=1

Dave Mustaine's "diatribe": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM5ff72iE68

Concert footage: http://www.youtube.com/user/weedndro#p/u/0/3aFmmBoGuOs

^^More on this:

MEGADETH Frontman Vs. Stagedivers In Houston; Video Available - Mar. 28, 2010

Two kids reportedly jumped up on stage during MEGADETH's March 25, 2010 performance at the Verizon Wireless Theater in Houston, Texas, in the process infuriating the band's frontman Dave Mustaine, who proceeded to give them a tongue lashing. Mustaine ended up going on a diatribe relating the experience back to "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's (PANTERA) murder in 2004.

"I really don't say a lot from the stage, but those two little fucking assholes that just came up here on stage... We lost a very dear friend of all of ours in the state of Texas, we lost Darrell because some fucking piece of shit came up on the stage behind him and shot him," Mustaine said. "You know what I'm talking about, right?" He continued, "Listen, if you're gonna come up on the stage tonight, just know you're fair game. And if you're gonna stay out there, you're my friends, and if someone comes up on the stage and tries to fuck with me, I want you to help me. We'll take him outside and we'll give him a good old-fashioned Texas fucking beatin' . . . One thing is for sure ? those little fuckers got thrown out before I could get hold of them." He then said, "This next song ['Head Crusher'] I'm gonna dedicate to them, or the death of them, actually."

After noticing a kid in the crowd who was giving Mustaine the "middle-finger" salute during the "Head Crusher" introduction, the MEGADETH frontman stated, "Oh, you're flipping me off. Oh, you big bad-ass. Oh, you're so tough, aren't you? Look at you, aren't you a cocksucker. Yeah. You're flipping me off." He continued, "Hey, I wonder what his mother is doing, but I don't think sucking dick is really important." He added, "This is what happens when your cousins fuck you, you stupid fuck. You don't even have hair on your pussy. Put your fingers up in the air and stuff them up your ass, OK, you cunt? This is definitely dedicated to you. You are not a Texan, you pussy. You're not a Texan. You weren't even born in this fucking country, you pussy."

Two separate fan-filmed video clips containing footage of the above-mentioned incident can be viewed below.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=137538

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj8vljikJpk


AMAZING!

i know, its so cool having a band do an old school approach to a music video, not just a live performance with some crap spliced in.  very cool

Here is a band called Primitivity that covers Megadeth on the cello.  Here is some video of them live:

Primitivity - Symphony of Destruction - Megadeth Cover Cello (more videos also at the link)

http://www.youtube.com/user/celloLWF#p/u

They have a new album out called "Primitivity Plays Megadeth For Cello"

"Really nice work!" - Dave Mustaine, Megadeth

http://www.primitivity.com/

Here is video of an acoustic performance from Megadeth recently:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6j_SPbiR4M

http://www.cuales.fm/

Here is an interview from April 3rd with David Ellefson conducted by Paster Bob:

Dave Ellefson is the co-founder of Megadeth. In the first of a two-part interview, Dave talks openly about the band, their reuniting, their healing, and their faith in God.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJrSED4xJpY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICgkS-grf1c

David Ellefson w Megadeth in Lisbon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-61OoxEhxs

OH MY FUCKING GOD!!

I have to say im really really fucking disappointed! Megadeth are playing in Rock in Rio Lisbon now and they're fucking sucking so much  :rant:

Dave Mustaine is clearly either drunk or on drugs, His voice is totally fucked up from the first song till now.

Im fucking shocked, i was so excited about them coming and the show fucking sucks... ::)

really?  I have heard only good things about the show, and saw the videos, didnt really see anything wrong with the performances.

It was pretty bad! Dave and the band were killer on the instrumental part of the show... But his voice was so awful! Oh My God! I was so disappointed.. :-\

see it for yourselves, i know its different on tv but you still get the picture:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6E1KjxxreY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6E1KjxxreY)

Dave Mustaine Pens Fresh Megadeth Track For 'Guitar Hero'Metal legend on "Sudden Death" and the Big Four's summer thrash tour

By  Chris Harris
Jun 04, 2010 1:00 PM EDT

Dave Mustaine has been hinting at big news for months on his website, slaving over a "top secret project" and now, the Megadeth leader has revealed the results exclusively to Rolling Stone: A blistering new track called "Sudden Death" that will serve as the finger-busting finale to the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock game. Mustaine says the track is brutal, and "I'm sure some fans will think it's the greatest thing we've ever done. But other people will say it sucks. That's just the way of the world."

Unlike previous Guitar Hero titles, the upcoming Warriors of Rock features a story-based adventure mode, voiced by Kiss' Gene Simmons. To advance through the game, players will have to tackle tricky tracks like Black Sabbath's "Children of the Grave," Muse's "Uprising," Slayer's "Chemical Warfare" and the Cure's "Fascination Street." But to beat the game's last stage boss, players will have to master Megadeth's "Sudden Death."

"I thought it was a great idea for us," says Mustaine. "We've had experience with games in the past, and our songs have been in sports games and Grand Theft Auto, but we never really got into the Guitar Hero thing. When they talked to us about doing this, I never imagined it would be something this honorable."

Activision, the publishers of Guitar Hero, commissioned the track from Mustaine and Megadeth, and were very hands-on in the song's development since "Sudden Death" has to pose the ultimate challenge to hardcore gamers.

"Only once in my career have I had this happen before," Mustaine says, referring to 1991's soundtrack for Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, when the band crafted "Go to Hell." "We had written something and Interscope told me to make the lyrics even darker. Activision heard the track, and said, 'We want more solos on it.' And I said, OK, I can do that.' "

"Sudden Death" turned into a scathing, speedy thrash tune that's sure to lead to some fingertip callusing. Mustaine claims the song has a "funky kind of polyrhythm to it" which will make it even more difficult for the Guitar Hero elite. "Just the sheer repetitiveness of it can blow people's minds," Mustaine explains. "And, my guitar style is way different than [other Megadeth guitarist] Chris Brodericks'. Chris plays with a lot of love and I play with a lot of hate. My guitar playing is explosions, and his is more like fireworks. When you are trying to emulate the two kind of guitar styles, it's tricky. I don't care what anyone says, you've gotta be good."

Due out this fall, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock isn't the only excitement on Mustaine's plate these days. With bassist Dave Ellefson back in the equation, there's pressure from fans for new music. Meanwhile, Megadeth will be heading overseas this summer to play with the rest of the "Big Four" of thrash (Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax) at festivals, marking the first time all four bands have shared the same stage. As Rolling Stone reported, one of the gigs will be broadcast live in movie theaters around the globe. Megadeth is also fresh from playing Rust in Peace on their last tour with Testament and Exodus, and will hit the road this summer with Slayer and Testament for the "American Carnage" trek.

Mustaine's not thrilled that the "Big Four" tour isn't a global undertaking, and thinks American fans "deserve it as much as anybody does." So, does he see it coming stateside? "Of course it could happen. I don't know that it will. I hope it does," he says. "If we could, I know we would. It's just a matter of the degree of touring availability for the other parties concerned. Let's be honest about all this: The cards lay in one camp's hands and the rest of us are just damn happy to be here."

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/;kw=[36885,166068]

Dave Mustaine is interviewed by Antonio Freitas for SIC Radical at Rock In Rio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP0BJxWCjzs

thats pretty much how Megadeth has always been.  Dave is NOT a singer, he says this all the time, he is a guitar player.  I guess his vocals are a little worse at this show,

NMETV ? June 12, 2010 ? Dave Mustaine talks about playing at Download 2010 and recording a new track "Sudden Death" exclusively for the new Guitar Hero game

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaOZ9qNnJgw

Dave & David of MEGADETH sightseeing at the Blarney Castle Ireland

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES9b2Efr3kg

MEGADETH's New Song 'Sudden Death': Hear It Here First - June 18, 2010

A new MEGADETH track called "Sudden Death", which will serve as the finger-busting finale to the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock game, can be heard in its entirety in IGN Entertainment's live demo of the game in the YouTube clip below.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=141790

Here is a long interview David Ellefson did for FaceCulture.  In part 4 he talks a little about a new album in 2011 and says they have already started "little bits and pieces of it now" and "now we're really working toward writing some new stuff."

Here: http://www.faceculture.com/artist.php?id=896

Some on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLpPUaImLU4

MEGADETH Drummer: Last Night's 'Big Four' Jam Is 'Something That I Will Cherish Forever' - June 23, 2010

Members of SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX joined METALLICA on stage earlier tonight (Tuesday, June 22) in Sofia, Bulgaria to perform the DIAMOND HEAD classic "Am I Evil?" METALLICA's James Hetfield, MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine and ANTHRAX's Joey Belladonna all took turns singing, with various other bandmembers playing guitar, bass and pounding on snare drums.

Commented MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover in an online posting: "What happened last night on that stage in Sofia, Bulgaria is something that I will cherish forever.

"I gotta tell ya, from where I was standing (between snare drum hits), I have never seen so many people on stage with a smile that big on all of our faces. Better yet for me was to have my kids go to the movie theater back home and watch it all a few hours later and tell me how much they loved it. That meant a lot to me.

"Damn, I would have liked to go watch this in a movie theater myself.

"Anyway, just checking in to let you know we are really having a great time out here. I hope all of you who saw the show live or in the movies did as well."

Video of the performance: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=141990

Video "group hug": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5lniBMR3Bc

THE BIG FOUR INTERVIEW: MEGADETH?S DAVID ELLEFSON

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

How?s the relationship with Metallica now?

Very good. I?ve always got along well with them. I was never in Metallica so I like them. I think they?re great. I?ve always liked them as guys, I thought they were cool, their band rocks, their records are great. They?re just a ferocious live band.

As far as the obvious with our whole band and all the bands, honestly, it?s great. Metallica have risen to such huge success, it?s very cool of them that they would move themselves off of their perch of iconic celebrity to just come back down to this scene of metal, which we?ve all created together. Because they?ve been able to move far away from this scene many years ago through the records they made and the songs that they wrote, which I always admired because most bands can?t.

Megadeth was able to for a while. Slayer never did. Anthrax did some things that were creative and cool. Now all four of us have a very different sound even though we all came out of the same gene pool musically and to some degree we all kind of end up as a branch off the Metallica family tree. I mean Dave was in Metallica, I played with Dave, Kerry King played with Megadeth. We?re all part of the Metallica fist in some shape or form. It?s cool. It?s sort of like a family reunion, which is very healthy and a lot of fun.

Continue here: http://uk.sonispherefestivals.com/2010/06/the-big-four-interview-megadeth%E2%80%99s-david-ellefson/4

Here's a new interview with Dave Mustaine where he talks about the big four hug onstage, that he's now texting Lars and the "healing" between the bands.

Dave Mustaine interview in Slovenia 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CumhzjvEl7Q

MEGADETH Mainman Says ANTHRAX Will Be Joining 'American Carnage' Tour - July 6, 2010

During an interview MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine gave (see video below) to Bo?tjan Tu?ek of the 24ur.com web site prior to the band's June 29, 2010 performance in Ljubljana, Slovenia, the guitarist/vocalist revealed that ANTHRAX will be taking part in some of the upcoming "American Carnage" tour dates alongside MEGADETH and SLAYER.

The previously announced "American Carnage" tour ? featuring SLAYER, MEGADETH and TESTAMENT ? is scheduled to kick off on July 23 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada and conclude on September 4 in Portland, Oregon.

Although Mustaine did not divulge any further details about ANTHRAX's participation in the trek, it is believed that Scott Ian and Co. will take part in a yet-to-be-announced second leg of the tour, which is expected to kick off a short time after the first leg wraps. It should be noted, however, that this information **has not yet been corroborated by an official source** and should be treated as a rumor only.

Excerpts from Mustaine's interview with 24ur.com:

On how some people are happy that he isn't part of METALLICA anymore, because he has accomplished so much on his own and with MEGADETH:

Mustaine: "Yeah, I understand that. I didn't understand it at the time because all I could see is that this is a band I was in and they went on to bigger and better things, and I wasn't really looking at what I had and how great what I had was and the fact that I am the only guy in the world that can say he played in METALLICA and MEGADETH. And that's quite an honor. And to be able to go up on stage [at the 'Big Four' show in Sofia, Bulgaria] and have the whole world make comments about who I hugged that night ? because I hugged James [Hetfield, METALLICA frontman] and Lars [Ulrich, METALLICA drummer]... It's really a really, really big deal. I kind of took for granted how important it was. I thought it was just important to me, but it really is important to a lot of other people ? the whole 'Big Four' and the healing that took place in Sofia. It was great. And I don't know that it's gonna continue on ? I hope it does. I hope that we get to play more 'Big Four' dates certainly here, but I'd like to do it in the States, too."

On whether his "feud" with METALLICA is now finally over:

Mustaine: "Lars, I had a glass of champagne with him at the dinner that we had at the beginning of the tour.

"We all [the members of METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX] met in a restaurant [on June 15 in Warsaw, Poland]. James had put it together.

"Of course, I think it's [the bad blood between him and METALLICA] behind us. You see us hugging on stage and playing music together. What more do you need? Me to kiss him?"

On how the whole Sonisphere / "Big Four" touring experience has been for him:

Mustaine: "It was great. I think it's one of the more productive and fun things that I've done in my career.

"Lars and I have been talking all day today ? we've been texting and e-mailing each other back and forth.

"I think it would have been cool if I would have gotten a chance to spend a little more time with Kirk [Hammett, METALLICA guitarist]. But we never really were close. I didn't really see him very much. But as far as everything else is concerned, it was great. We hang out with SLAYER all the time, and we're on tour with them in the States on 'American Carnage'. And ANTHRAX is gonna be joining us, so it's gonna kind of be like the 'Clash Of The Titans' thing we did back in the '90s, too."

On his religious beliefs:

Mustaine: "A lot of people said some really horrible things when I got saved. And I don't push it on anybody ? it's my own personal thing. I mean, if anybody needed to have their life changed, it was me, 'cause I was heading down a very, very bad road.

"I think it's kind of a bummer when you've got somebody that's a great musician, who can write great lyrics that chooses to write something that isn't gonna help him in the long run, you know what I mean?! The amount of people that are gonna be able to listen to your music if you write about stuff like that, it's small. As you choose other things to write about that more people experience, it will open up your marketplace. For example, Ronnie James Dio ? I loved Dio; I thought he was great. I think if his lyrics were a little different, he would have been even more popular. He had the voice to be as big as BON JOVI. Totally. He had the voice to be... as big as LED ZEPPELIN in whatever he did. He was the master.

"I think lyric choices, for a lot of people, limit where they go."

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=142636