MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Interviewed In Glasgow; Video Available

February 20, 2009

STV's John Kilbride conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine shortly before the band took to the stage at Glasgow's SECC arena on February 16, 2009 as part of the "Priest Feast" tour with JUDAS PRIEST and TESTAMENT. Watch the 10-minute chat at this location.

Regarding MEGADETH new song "1,320", the first title to be confirmed from the band's forthcoming album, Mustaine said, "It's a song about drag racing. A quarter-mile track in America is 1,320 feet long. On our web site right now everyone is asking, 'What the hell is 1320?' It's a measure of distance from the start to the finish line."

He continued, "I like adrenaline. I used to skydive, I've been into martial arts since I was 12 and there is something about adrenaline that makes me excited. I went to drag racing event one time and they had these nitro funny cars and I was hooked."

Asked if a title for the new MEGADETH album has been finalized, Mustaine joked: "It's studio release number 12...because we don't have a title yet!

"You always think of these things, and you think, 'I want to have a really great title.' I'm known for having poignant titles; they are sometimes a bit cheeky, sometimes a bit critical but we're not there yet."

Dave explained why the album is taking longer than they had hoped: "It's going pretty well, unfortunately due to problems with the powers-that-be in America, they messed up [British producer] Andy Sneap's visa so we got pushed back a little bit. The problem is that even if it's one day, if you miss it by one day you've got to wait a month, or however long, until it is rescheduled. Fortunately for us, Andy is a decent enough guy and he's meeting me in Manchester and we're going to do some stuff in the hotel room to continue working on the record so we can get it ready for the public."

According to Dave, the new MEGADETH album will be worth the wait. "It is supposed to be released in September," he said. "I think it's a very exciting record.

"Shawn [Drover, drums] has been a fan forever, James [Lomenzo, bass] has been with me now for several years and Chris [Broderick, guitar] is a guitar virtuoso so when they say they are excited about it, it is really saying something."

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