MEGADETH Mainman To Appear At England's MUSIC LIVE, GUITARFEST

October 14, 2008

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has been confirmed to appear both at Music Live and Professional Music Technology's annual Guitarfest at the NEC in Birmingham, England. Guitarfest will take place on November 7 on the Music Live stage following the show's Education Day with the rest of the bill comprising Vinnie Moore (UFO),THUNDER, THE QUIREBOYS and the Marco Mendoza band. Mustaine will be meeting and greeting visitors during signing sessions on the Marshall stand every day during Music Live, following in the footsteps of previous special guests including Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES),Kerry King (SLAYER),Matt Tuck (BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE),Chad Smith (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) and Roy Mayorga (STONE SOUR).

For more information, visit www.musiclive.co.uk.

According to a posting on MEGADETH's official web site, the band's forthcoming DVD will contain a complete concert recorded on May 20, 2008 at the Cox Arena in San Diego during this year's Gigantour. The other acts on the bill — IN FLAMES, CHILDREN OF BODOM, JOB FOR A COWBOY and HIGH ON FIRE — were apparently offered a chance to be part of the DVD but declined.

MEGADETH will embark on the "Priest Feast" European tour with headliners JUDAS PRIEST and openers TESTAMENT in February 2009.

The band's new CD is being helmed by acclaimed British producer Andy "Undie" Sneap, who produced MEGADETH's last album, "United Abominations" (May 2007, Roadrunner Records).

MEGADETH's forthcoming LP will be the group's first with guitarist Chris Broderick (NEVERMORE, JAG PANZER),who replaced Glen Drover at the end of last year.

MEGADETH's "Anthology: Set The World Afire" (Capitol/EMI) career-spanning 2-CD and digital collection sold around 2,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

"Anthology: Set The World Afire" features MEGADETH's top hits and fan favorites, a previously unreleased demo and two rare concert recordings. It is loaded with 35 electrifying tracks, among them MEGADETH's top hits, including "Trust", "A Tout Le Monde", "Insomnia" and "Train of Consequences". Also included are rare 1992 concert recordings of "Peace Sells" and "Symphony of Destruction", previously available only in limited release, the latter having never been released in the U.S. "High Speed Dirt" is a demo version, previously unreleased.

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