MEGADETH Performs In Indonesia; Review, Video Footage Available

October 27, 2007

Rebecca Burchell of TheJakartaPost.com reviewed MEGADETH's October 25, 2007 concert in Jakarta, Indonesia. An excerpt follows:

"There was a large police contingency scattered among the crowd, complete with bamboo canes and riot gear. While 'metal heads' around the world continue to be feared, members of Jakarta's metal community were sipping on bottled tea and water. A lone seller trying to pedal warm cans of beer to the crowd certainly wasn't making a killing.

"This was the night so many Jakartans had been waiting for. MEGADETH were to play in Indonesia once again, and this time they had selected Jakarta over Medan. Since the early 1990s after a much-publicized riot at a METALICA concert, there had been an unofficial ban on international 'hard core' bands touring in Indonesia. When their Medan show went off without incident a few years ago, MEGADETH paved the way for the reemergence of international metal bands in the country.

"MEGADETH were fashionably late on stage. There was a genuine vibe of anticipation in the air, with even crew members receiving a rousing reception when they walked on stage for last-minute sound checks. Finally, after almost half and hour of false alarms, a lone figure strolled onto the darkened stage. His trademark long, blonde locks gave him away. It was lead singer Dave Mustaine, and before he had a chance to as much as strum his first note, the crowd had gone wild."

Read the entire review at TheJakartaPost.com.

Watch fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH's October 25, 2007 concert in Jakarta, Indonesia:

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