MEGADETH Drummer Comments On 'Affliction: Banned' Event

July 23, 2008

MEGADETH, one of the bands signed to the Affliction clothing line, performed a three-song set Saturday night (July 19) at the inaugural "Affliction: Banned" event at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

"Affliction: Banned" was headlined by a WAMMA championship bout between the last PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko and former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia. The main card aired live on pay-per-view, while the undercard partially aired on Fox Sports Net.

The group's set consisted of the following songs:

01. Symphony Of Destruction
02. Tornado Of Souls
03. Holy Wars

Commented MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover: "The Affliction: Banned event was something I really enjoyed. It was nice to see my bandmates and crew again. All of us were upbeat and in good spirits, which is always a good thing. Observing the matches first-hand was a new one for me, as I am not well versed in the sport, but I did find it quite interesting. Something that I thought was great was how well these dudes got along away from the ring. My first thought on this was, if somebody was to kick my head in and rip my guts out, I probably would not want to enjoy a nice dinner, etc. with them. However, upon talking a while with Josh Barnett (who had a great match, by the way),he made me understand the sport a bit more. Josh is a massive fan of heavy metal, and showed me a BOLT THROWER logo on his shorts (I am a fan of them myself — 'For Victory' RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!). Once I saw that, I knew I had made a new friend. Anyways, a good time was had by all. Now, some of you may ask, what's next??? Ahhhhhhh, if you only knew."

Check out photos from the event at this location (free MySpace registration required to view pictures; all photos by Stephanie Cabral).

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