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Dave Ellefson Rejoins MEGADETH

February 8, 2010 – 7:49 pm

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 [...]

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SLAYER, MEGADETH, TESTAMENT Announce New Dates for the “American Carnage” North American Tour

February 1, 2010 – 2:03 pm

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 [...]

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SLAYER, MEGADETH, TESTAMENT Tour Cancelled; Tom Araya Forced to Undergo Back Surgery

January 7, 2010 – 2:13 pm

The American and Canadian Carnage Tour, featuring SLAYER, MEGADETH, and TESTAMENT, have been cancelled due to SLAYER’s Tom Araya needing to undergo back surgery.
Araya began experiencing back problems while on the band’s Australian/New Zealand/Japanese tour last October. Upon returning from that tour, he saw an orthopedic specialist who diagnosed a Cervical Radiculopathy. Initially declining surgery, [...]

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METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH, and ANTHRAX to Share the Stage for the First Time

December 14, 2009 – 4:22 pm

The world wide web has been abound with speculation on a possible “Big Four” tour for several months. Now, the UK/European Sonisphere can exclusively reveal that METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX will play together for the first time in history, in a move that will have metalheads across the globe frenzied with excitement.
Says Lars Ulrich [...]

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MEGADETH, SLAYER, TESTAMENT to Team Up for “American Carnage” Tour

November 17, 2009 – 10:37 pm

MEGADETH and SLAYER have announced that they will co-headline the “American Carnage” tour. TESTAMENT will be opening all date on the tour.
“American Carnage” will kick off on January 18 in Seattle, WA for a 26-date trek across North America that will include the six Canadian dates postponed earlier this month. Tickets for most [...]

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MEGADETH – Endgame

October 20, 2009 – 9:21 pm

If you needed any indication as to what Endgame would sound like, you only need to look to MEGADETH’s last album, United Abominations. The band open the album with power and style with the instrumental, “Dialectic Chaos,” which sounds heavily inspired from MAIDEN’s Powerslave. The song is quickly followed by Endgame’s most intense [...]

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MEGADETH: New Album, Endgame, Out in September

June 18, 2009 – 11:54 pm

MEGADETH have announced Endgame as the title of their twelfth studio album. The album is tentatively scheduled for a September release through Roadrunner Records.
Endgame was recorded at the band’s brand new, self-built studio, Vic’s Garage, located near San Diego and named after their iconic Vic Rattlehead character (seen on the band’s album covers). [...]

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EARLY MAN @ Spaceland, Silverlake (3/26/09)

April 1, 2009 – 10:54 pm

Remember that feeling early ANTHRAX, METALLICA, and MEGADETH records gave you? Well, despite press releases and marketing blurbs, bands like SHADOWS FALL never truly elicit those vibes. This reviving crop of “retro thrash” bands on the other hand (like MUNICIPAL WASTE, TOXIC HOLOCAUST, and EARLY MAN), certainly tap into said old school charm… and [...]

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MEGADETH – Anthology: Set the World Afire

November 1, 2008 – 3:11 pm

Despite the fact that there are a total of three other MEGADETH compilations issued by Capitol Records, the label has put out their fourth entry, Anthology: Set the World Afire. As purely a greatest hits compilation of the band’s Capitol years, this is the best collection of songs so far. The songs spread [...]

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MEGADETH – United Abominations

July 9, 2007 – 10:59 pm

Dave Mustaine set the tone for United Abominations with the well-received comeback album, The System Has Failed. So what how does the second album of MEGADETH’s second life measure up? First off, United Abominations is the most politically charged album in their career with Mustaine vehemently expressing his opinions on the current state [...]

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MARTY FRIEDMAN – Loudspeaker

March 13, 2007 – 3:20 pm

Let’s face it…if you don’t know of the brilliance of Mr. Marty Friedman, you are either new to this genre of music or you’re a total moron. What you have with Loudspeaker is 11 songs of pure guitar domination in every sense of the word. You don’t have to play guitar or music [...]

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MEGADETH’s United Abominations Hits Stores May 15th; On Tour with HEAVEN AND HELL

March 12, 2007 – 2:15 pm

MEGADETH will release their 11th studio album, United Abominations, May 15 via their new label, Roadrunner Records. Frontman Dave Mustaine recently completed tracking and mixing the album in rural Derbyshire, England with producer Andy Sneap.
Of the new CD, Mustaine says listening to it “puts a smile on the inside of me for the first [...]

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