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MEGADETH: Drum Kit Used By NICK MENZA, SHAWN DROVER Being Auctioned

February 5, 2007

An eight-piece Pearl drum kit used by former MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza and the band's current drummer Shawn Drover is being auctioned via MEGADETH's eBay store. According to a posting on the site, the drums belonged to MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine and "were used by Nick Menza at the beginning of 'The System Has Failed' pre-production prior to Shawn Drover joining the band and touring the world on the drums." The auction ends on February 9 at 6:00 p.m. PST.

The cover artwork for MEGADETH's new album, "United Abominations", has been posted online at this location. Due on May 8 via Roadrunner Records, the CD is currently being mixed at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, England by Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, SKINLAB, NEVERMORE). A professionally shot video clip of MEGADETH performing a new song, entitled "Washington is Next", on October 14, 2006 at the Loud Park '06 festival in Tokyo, Japan has been posted online at YouTube.com. Other songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Gears of War", "Sleepwalker", "United Abominations", "Burnt Ice", "Never Walk Alone" and "Amerikhastan". A rough-mix version of "Gears of War", is available for download at this location. A video clip of MEGADETH performing "Gears of War" live on October 31, 2006 at Six Flags in Springfield, Massachusetts during the "Gears of War - Match Made In Hell" event has been posted online at YouTube.com.

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