MEGADETH Performs ‘Head Crusher’ On ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’; Video Available

MEGADETH performed the song “Head Crusher” on last night’s (Thursday, September 17) edition of NBC-TV‘s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”. Watch video footage of the appearance below.

According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, MEGADETH‘s new album, “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 byMEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine and British producer Andy Sneap(EXODUS, NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY, MACHINE HEAD).

MEGADETH and SLAYER will team up for the Canadian Carnage Eastfive-date tour in November. The trek kicks off on November 8 in Moncton, NB and wraps up in Toronto on November 13. The tour will feature MACHINE HEAD and SUICIDE SILENCE, and will seeMEGADETH and SLAYER alternating the closing spot. Tickets go on sale this Friday, September 18 at 10:00 a.m. local time.

MEGADETH and SLAYER laid waste to four Canadian cities earlier in June when they joined up for the first Canadian Carnage, marking the first time the bands had shared a stage anywhere in 18 years.

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