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MEGADETH: Audio Interview With CHRIS BRODERICK Available
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Mama’s Fallen Angels recently conducted an interview with MEGADETHguitarist Chris Broderick. The chat is now available for streaming in two parts below.
As previously reported, the March 31 MEGADETH concert at the Palladium in Hollywood, California was filmed for a forthcoming DVD.
Check out photos of the show at JayValena.com.
MEGADETH kicked off its “Rust In Peace 20th Anniversary Tour” on March 1 at the Knitting Factory in Spokane, Washington. Also appearing on the bill were TESTAMENT and EXODUS.
MEGADETH recently finished filming a video for the song “The Right To Go Insane” in South El Monte, California. According to bassist David Ellefson, the clip “has a very twisted and demented storyline. It was much different than what I thought it would be. It has no band footage at all. It’s a very twisted and intriguing story.”
“The Right To Go Insane” comes off MEGADETH‘s latest album,“Endgame”, which was recorded at Vic’s Garage, the band’s brand new, self-built studio in San Marcos, California. The CD was helmed byMEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine and British producer Andy Sneap(EXODUS, NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY, MACHINE HEAD).
“Endgame” has sold 125,000 copies in the United States since its September 2009 release, according to Neilsen SoundScan.
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2010
MEGADETH Filming ‘The Right To Go Insane’ Video
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has revealed in his latest TheLiveLine “audioblog” that the band has commenced filming a video for the song “The Right To Go Insane”. He says, “I’m here at the video shoot [on Thursday, February 25] in South El Monte. We just got done filming some footage of an M60 Abrams tank, which was fantastic, and the cops are here, so it could get pretty hairy with this video shoot. I don’t know what’s going to happen from this point forward, but, man, we’re excited. David Ellefson is here; it’s the first video as a band again and we’re doing ‘The Right To Go Insane’.”
You can hear the entire 40-second message using the audio player below.
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TheLiveLine is a service Mustaine launched that enables musicians to connect to their audience over the phone.
Get updates on Mustaine and leave messages for him by calling (866) 597-6342.
For more information, visit www.theliveline.com.
About TheLiveLine: In the spring of 2008, Dave Mustaine and friendScott Holmen approached the founders and president of SmartReply, Inc. with Dave‘s concept of using their technology to engage fans and artists. This innovative platform would serve as a way for fans to let the artists know what they are up to and for artists to keep fans informed of what is going on in their world.
In the summer of 2008 a Beta version of TheLiveLine.com was released and it was a smashing success. Fans and artists engaged in communication via mobile phone (voice and text messaging) and theTheLiveLine web site, which gave them exactly what they were looking for — up-to-the-minute information from each other.
“The Right To Go Insane” comes off MEGADETH‘s latest album,“Endgame”, which was recorded at Vic’s Garage, the band’s brand new, self-built studio in San Marcos, California. The CD was helmed byMustaine and British producer Andy Sneap (EXODUS, NEVERMORE,ARCH ENEMY, MACHINE HEAD).
MEGADETH will join forces with TESTAMENT and EXODUS for a month-long jaunt that will find these thrash titans crisscrossing the nation on the“Rust in Peace” twentieth anniversary tour. These will be incredibly special shows that will delight MEGADETH fans, as the band will be playing its landmark, genre-defining album, 1990′s “Rust in Peace”, in its entirety, in addition to other MEGADETH setlist favorites.
The tour will kick off on March 1 in Spokane, Washington and will run through the end of the month.
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Feb
2010
SLAYER, MEGADETH, TESTAMENT Announce New Dates For ‘American Carnage’ Tour
American Carnage Tour
SLAYER and MEGADETH are thrilled to announce the new, confirmed routing for the “American Carnage” North American Tour, which will commence with the rescheduled “Canadian Carnage East” dates in Quebec City on Friday, July 23. SLAYER will then head to Europe for a run of festival dates, returning to kick off the “American Carnage” leg in Albany, NY on August 11.
“American Carnage” will play 26 dates across the United States and Eastern Canada up to the Labor Day weekend, ending in Portland, Oregon on September 4. TESTAMENT will be special guest on all shows. Tickets purchased for the “American Carnage” shows when they first went on sale late last year will be honored for these rescheduled dates.
Due to venue availability and other conflicts, the shows originally scheduled in El Paso, Houston, Nashville, Duluth, and Louisville cannot be rescheduled at this time, and ticket holders may obtain refunds at point of purchase. However, new cities have been added to the “American Carnage” itinerary, with dates now scheduled in Cleveland, Kansas City, San Diego, and Sacramento. The confirmed, complete itinerary is below.
The “American Carnage” tour, originally scheduled to take place in January and February, had to be put on hold due to SLAYER‘s vocalist/bassist Tom Araya‘s ongoing, minimally-invasive treatments for what was diagnosed as a cervical radiculopathy, an occupational hazard for the rocker who is known for aggressively swinging his long mane of hair while performing. Right after the first of the year, Araya made the difficult decision to undergo a surgical procedure, called an anterior cervical discectomy with fusion, a relatively routine practice with an excellent recovery rate. That surgery took place early last week.
“The doctors said that Tom‘s surgery went very smoothly and was a resounding success,” said Rick Sales, longtime SLAYER manager. “He’s home now, doing really well, and he said the numbness in his fingers had already diminished considerably.”
Shortly after the surgery, SLAYER‘s Kerry King received a text fromTom: “Awake and feeling good, actually whatever he did, it feels better.”
The “American Carnage” tour will mark the first time that SLAYER,MEGADETH and TESTAMENT will have toured the U.S. together since 1991′s epic “Clash of the Titans” tour, making this truly a “must-see” event.
SLAYER recently announced the rescheduling of its headline tour in Europe, and MEGADETH and TESTAMENT are currently on tour together playing U.S. cities that will not be on the “American Carnage” itinerary.
“American Carnage” North American tour dates:
Jul. 23 – Pavillon de la Jeunesse, Quebec City, QC CANADA
Jul. 24 – Heavy MTL, Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, QC CANADA
Jul. 26 – Metro Centre, Halifax, NS CANADA
Jul. 27 – Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB CANADA
Jul. 29 – Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ONT CANADA
Jul. 30 – John Labatt Centre Center, London, ONT CANADA
Aug. 11 – Glens Falls Civic Center, Glens Falls, NY
Aug. 12 – Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ
Aug. 14 – Tsongas Arena, Boston, MA
Aug. 15 – Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ
Aug. 16 – Chevrolet Theatre, Wallingford, CT
Aug. 18 – Tower City Amphitheatre, Cleveland, OH
Aug. 19 – Joe Louis Arena, Detroit,MI
Aug. 20 – UIC Pavillon, Chicago, IL
Aug. 21 – Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN
Aug. 23 – Cap Fed Park @Sandstone, Kansas City, KS
Aug. 25 – Magness Arena, Denver, CO
Aug. 26 – Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM
Aug. 27 – Dodge Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
Aug. 29 – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA
Aug. 30 – Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA
Aug. 31 – Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA
Sep. 01 – Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA
Sep. 03 – Wamu Theatre, Seattle, WA
Sep. 04 – Washington County Fairgrounds, Portland, OR
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Jan
2010
MEGADETH’s DAVE MUSTAINE Checks In From ‘Rust In Peace’ Tour Rehearsals
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued the following update:
“‘Rust In Peace’ [tour] rehearsals are going pretty good. We are sorting out some new gear, organizing the stuff we’ve got, hot-rodding everything, and deciding on several aspects of the show. Of course we realize that ‘Rust In Peace’ was approximately 45 minutes long, and our show is longer than that, that we are going to need to keep several other classics in the show as well as our favorite new songs too.
“So far we went over ‘Holy Wars’, ‘Hangar 18′, ‘Tornado of Souls’,‘Take No Prisoners’, ‘Five Magics’, and ‘Poison Was The Cure’. I am letting a DAT run in the background for serendipity in case I have a moment where I come up with something new and it doesn’t slip away if I don’t record it.
“It may sound strange to hear that we are going over the songs that we already know, but this is a pivotal record in heavy metal and it didn’t become that way by playing what we think is right. We have all been under the microscope and we have found several things that we have improved on, as well as learning the new ‘Rust In Peace’ songs, and I can’t stop smiling while we are playing.
“It’s kinda cool too to be brainwashing myself with ‘Rust In Peace’before we get ready to go into the studio for our ultimate Roadrunnerrecord. I am not going to go on record and say anything yet until I can sing over these songs, but for now, watching Chris [Broderick] play these solos is mind-blowing. It’s just like Marty [Friedman] was here again.
“When you guys ‘see’ Shawn [Drover, drums] you are going to be blown away, as well as how ferociously he is playing right now.
“Speaking of Shawn, we are getting ready to go with James [Lomenzo, bass] up to the Grammys today, and do some pre-lim stuff. Shawn and I wrote ‘Head Crusher’, and the funny thing is that this is my eight nomination and I have never won. I think what’s the use going, but then I see Shawn‘s enthusiasm for his first time ever being nominated, and I am actually excited for our chances and for him. Of course we are nominated in a category with formidable competition, and they are all of our friends. I actually joked with Kerry King and said, ‘Can ya let us win it this year?’
“Honestly, I don’t think I was ready to fully appreciate what this all means the previous times. I know that we may win, and that we may not. I know what it feels like to lose, and I would like to know what it feels like to win. I mean, I would really be excited if Shawn and I won, but either way we have been recognized by our peers to be one of the best and I am proud to be back in the finals for the Grammys.”
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Sep
2009
SLAYER, MEGADETH, Machine Head and Suicide Silence Announce ‘Canadian Carnage East’ Tour
Candian Carnage East
Get ready for one of the most combustible tours of the fall — Canadian Carnage East — with co-headliners SLAYER and MEGADETH, two of the bands that defined the thrash/metal genre and have kept it alive and flourishing for decades. The five-date Canadian Carnage East 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 see MEGADETH 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.
Canadian Carnage East tour dates:
Nov. 08 – Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB
Nov. 09 – Halifax Metro Center, Halifax, NS
Nov. 11 – Bell Centre, Montreal, QC
Nov. 12 – Colisee Pepsi Arena, Quebec City, QC
Nov. 13 – Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
SLAYER will release its new album, “World Painted Blood”, in the U.S. on November 3 (one day earlier internationally) via American Recordings/Columbia Records.
There will be three different editions of “World Painted Blood” —a limited-edition CD with multiple CD covers, a deluxe edition CD/DVD, and a high-quality, 180-gram vinyl edition; specifics for all editions will be detailed shortly.
“World Painted Blood” was recorded in Los Angeles over two time periods, during October 2008 and then between late January and March 2009. The CD was produced by Greg Fidelman, who’s spent time in the studio with METALLICA, THE GOSSIP, THE (INTERNATIONAL) NOISE CONSPIRACY, SLIPKNOT and others, and executive-produced by longtime SLAYER colleague Rick Rubin, who suggested Fidelman for the project.
MEGADETH‘s new album, “Endgame”, is now being streamed in its entirety on the band’s MySpace page.
Due on September 15 via Roadrunner Records, “Endgame” was recorded at the band’s brand new, self-built studio in San Marcos, California — Vic’s Garage — which was named after the legendary and iconic Vic Rattlehead character.
“Endgame” was helmed by MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine and British producer Andy Sneap (EXODUS, NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY,MACHINE HEAD).
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Sep
2009
MEGADETH And MACHINE HEAD To Play Milwaukee In November
According to WZOR Razor 94.7, the rock radio station serving Green Bay, Appleton, and the surrounding communities in the Fox Valley and Northeast Wisconsin, MEGADETH and MACHINE HEAD will perform at The Rave in Milwaukee on Wednesday, November 11 as part of the“Endgame Tour”. MEGADETH and MACHINE HEAD — along withSLAYER — are also rumored to be planning a Canadian East Coast run in November. It should be noted, however, that none of these tours have been officially confirmed by anyone associated with the aforementioned acts.
MEGADETH‘s new album, “Endgame”, is now being streamed in its entirety on the band’s MySpace page.
Due on September 15 via Roadrunner Records, “Endgame” was recorded at the band’s brand new, self-built studio in San Marcos, California — Vic’s Garage — which was named after the legendary and iconic Vic Rattlehead character.
“Endgame” was helmed by MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine and British producer Andy Sneap (EXODUS, NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY,MACHINE HEAD).
MACHINE HEAD is continuing to tour in support of its Grammy-nominated album “The Blackening”, which was re-released as a “special edition” last October via Roadrunner Records.
Hailed unanimously as the best metal album of 2007 by journalists, metal radio stations and fans alike, “The Blackening” earned a Grammynomination for the fan-favorite track “Aesthetics of Hate”.
“The Blackening Special Edition” is two-disc CD/DVD set that features an assortment of extras, including rare bonus tracks such as covers ofIRON MAIDEN‘s “Hallowed Be Thy Name”, over an hour of live performance footage from With Full Force, Download and Rock in Riofestivals, three uncensored music videos for “Aesthetics of Hate”,“Now I Lay Thee Down” and “Halo”, a “making-of” featurette on each video, “The Making of The Blackening” and expanded artwork. There’s also what many hardcore fans have been rabidly waiting for: four never-before-seen performances of MACHINE HEAD celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut album, “Burn My Eyes”, captured in Philadelphia in 2004.
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Sep
2009
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Sep
2009
MEGADETH’s MUSTAINE: ‘I Pray For The Guys In SLAYER, Although They May Not Want It, But I Do’
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the “Forums” section of the band’s official web site:
“I am heading northbound tonight [Wednesday, September 9] to go to an event to watch Scott Weiland‘s [STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer] new clothing line be released. Scott is pretty stylish in his dress, and I am curious as to what he did. I am also meeting with the people from ILoveAllAccess.com and discussing our touring plans coming up and the various ways to work out ticket and pass packages, some of which will include as much as two seats up on stage on my side in some concerts. We are also discussing everything that would go along with the experience; besides meeting MEGADETH (or at least me), a ticket, pass, some memorabilia, getting in the venue early, going backstage and just being a rock star!
“We won’t have the two seats up on stage every night, and sometimes it will be on Chris‘ [Broderick, guitar] side, due to stage restrictions.
“I am feeling a little better today, although I am surprised why someone at the [MEGADETH's record label] Roadrunner site would say that they don’t need [the fans'] help [in promoting the new MEGADETH album,'Endgame']. I say we need your help. Don’t stop for a second doing what you do, because if Roadrunner U.S. knows my feelings and that I was willing to give them a fresh chance in the U.S. and they want to do this, that is OK, too. [Addressing the fans] Please don’t believe that. I welcome your support here in the U.S. and abroad.
“Someone said that the label prolly [sic] doesn’t want to spend any money on a band that is going to leave them. I never said that I was going to leave them, I said that the U.S. label is not comparable to the international labels, and that I would stay with them if I continued on, and that I would re-evaluate the U.S. label based on what they do with‘Endgame’.
“Bottom line is that everyone in the entire world is watching what they are doing, and everyone has seen problems around the world with the job that is being done. The international labels are keen to fix things, and usually on it in mere moments. Whereas there has been tremendous difficulty with the U.S. label. They have changed out some people and I am hopeful that they will make good on the things that they did last time, and do good by this record. It would be a travesty to the metal community to have this record dropped by people who just don’t want to help.
“If you don’t want to help, just say so and step aside. There are millions of fans out there that have no idea we have a new record coming out. That is just not OK. If I had a label, and I don’t intend on that now, I would certainly do things differently.
“Regarding rumors of the ‘Big Four’ [METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETHand ANTHRAX] touring, I have heard nothing about this, other than gossip, and I don’t think that anyone would turn it down, but there are a lot of things that would have to be worked out. A LOT!
“As far as journalists are concerned, there are good ones and bad ones, and the guys that ask the questions that piss you off, you can only imagine how I feel. And for the people that are trying to get me to say something about SLAYER, here goes:
“I am having fun with this, and I hope not to hurt the [upcoming Australia/New Zealand] tour [with SLAYER] or the fans’ chance of seeing these two great bands because I have said something I shouldn’t have. I am aware that there are comments we all made in the past, but I have tried very, very hard not to make any comments about SLAYER, other than their music and concerts, because it is none of my business, and I am much older now than I was when I said the regrettable things I said.
“I am aware that there is stuff out there that has been said about me; some of it is old, some of it is new. I am disappointed in the new comments, but I am going to remain professional and give Kerry [King] and Tom [Araya] and SLAYER the benefit of the doubt and hope that it is just old stuff, and be the best tourmate that I can be. Either way, I pray for the guys in SLAYER, although they may not want it, but I do. I pray that we’ll be friends again someday, I pray that the tour will be as much fun for them as it is for us, and I pray that they will be as happy as we are and more.
“Remember, three of the members in [the current lineup of] MEGADETHwere not even there for the ‘Clash Of The Titans’ [MEGADETH, SLAYERand ANTHRAX were joined by opening act ALICE IN CHAINS for the U.S. Clash Of The Titans tour in 1991 — Ed.].
“So, here is to forgiveness, and hopefully being forgiven for past ‘stuff.’”
As previously reported, Kerry King has told U.K.’s Metal Hammermagazine that he has heard through the grapevine that METALLICAdrummer Lars Ulrich is plotting a tour that would include METALLICA,MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX. It should be noted, however, that this report has not been corroborated by an official source and should be treated as a rumor only.
In an August 31, 2009 press conference in Paris, France, Kerry King was asked about his long-running “feud” with Mustaine and SLAYER‘s recent Canadian tour with MEGADETH. “We only did four [shows withMEGADETH so far on the current touring cycle],” he replied. “I think it’s cool for the fans [to have SLAYER and MEGADETH touring together], you know. Everybody’s all worried about the beef with me and Dave; we don’t really get along. But I don’t really have anything against him. I think he’s a great guitar player. When we had that Canada thing pop up, I just said, ‘I’m gonna go, and if I see Dave, I’ll be cordial. I’ll say, ‘Hey, Dave. What’s up?!’ But if he’s a dick to me, I’m gonna be a bigger dick to him.’ And that’s how [the upcoming SLAYER/MEGADETH tour of] Australia is gonna be, and that’s how the next Canadian tour [with MEGADETH] is gonna be. I think maybe he’s grown up a bit because I think he’s a little pompous and I think he’s a big hypocrite — that’s my problem with him, personally — but I could never take anything away from his guitar playing; I think he’s great.”
In a September 1, 2009 interview with The Quietus web site, Tom Arayawas asked if there was there any evidence of a rift between SLAYER andDave Mustaine on the recent SLAYER/MEGADETH tour of Canada. “You know, I ran into him on two occasions, but when you see someone, and if you’re a human being, you respect them and treat them as human beings — they’re another living person,” Tom said. “Other than that, the only thing we shared was that we did those four shows together. You know what I mean?! Nothing’s really changed for me about him; I’m just waiting for him to open his mouth. [Laughs]”
When asked what the burning issue was between MEGADETH andSLAYER, Araya replied, “There isn’t really a burning issue. The thing is he talks a lot of shit — then he apologizes for it, then he continues [talking shit]. Did you see [METALLICA's documentary] “Some Kind of Monster” [which features Mustaine in a scene with METALLICAdrummer Lars Ulrich and "performance enhancement coach" Phil Towle]? That should give you some kind of idea how he is!”
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Sep
2009
Megadeth: Post New Video For “HEADCRUSHER”; Stream Entire Album; Video Available
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Check out the new video “Headcrusher” from Megadeth’s forthcoming release Endgame due out next Tuesday, September 15th. Endgame is now streaming in its entirety for your listening pleasure on the band’s MySpace page. Pre-order Endgame HERE.
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Sep
2009
MEGADETH ‘ENDGAME’ – IN STORES SEPTEMBER 15TH
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Due out September 15 via Roadrunner Records, the CD was recorded at the band’s brand new, self-built studio in San Marcos, California — Vic’s Garage — which was named after the legendary and iconic Vic Rattlehead character.
Ray Van Horn, Jr. for Hails & Horns magazine has wrote a review of Megadeth‘s new album “Endgame”. A snippet of the review is below. Read the entire review Here.
“Without exaggeration, Endgame is the album MEGADETH fans-old and new-have been patiently waiting for. Though seldom few itched about MEGADETH’s previous outing United Abominations, Endgame is almost twice as effective as its predecessor. Vaulting in theory from Killing’s My Business…and Business is Good to Cryptic Writings, this album is pure MEGADETH across its own board, most happily yielding vengeful thrash modes ala the first two albums and Rust in Peace on “This Day We Fight!” “Head Crusher” and the breathtaking final stanza of “Bodies.” Read More…
U.K.’s Metal Hammer magazine and The Quietus have both posted track-by-track reviews of “Endgame”. Check them out by following the links below:
MEGADETH filmed a video for the song “Headcrusher” on July 28 in the Los Angeles area. Mustaine previously described the clip — which will feature mixed martial arts — as “‘Gladiator’-meets-UFC-meets-inside-of-Dave-Mustaine‘s-brain.”
Track listing for “End Game” is as follows:
1. Dialectic Chaos
2. This Day We Fight!
3. 44 Minutes
4. 1,320′ [ 
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5. Bite The Hand
6. Bodies
7. Endgame
8. The Hardest Part of Letting Go…Sealed With a Kiss
9. Head Crusher [ listen/comment ]
10. How The Story Ends
11. The Right To Go Insane
Countdown to “ENDGAME”…
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