MEGADETH's ELLEFSON, MUSTAINE Kiss Blarney Stone In Ireland; Video Available

June 15, 2010

Video footage of MEGADETH's David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine visiting the infamous Blarney Stone in Cork, Ireland during the band's current European tour can be viewed below.

The Blarney Stone (Irish: Cloch na Blarnan) is a block of bluestone built into the battlements of Blarney Castle, Blarney about 5 miles (8 km) from Cork, Ireland. According to legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with the gift of gab (great eloquence or skill at flattery).

The stone was set into a tower of the castle in 1446.

The castle is a popular tourist site in Ireland, attracting visitors from all over the world to kiss the stone and tour the castle and its gardens.

A new MEGADETH track called "Sudden Death" will serve as the finger-busting finale to the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock game. Mustaine, tells RollingStone.com the track is brutal, and "I'm sure some fans will think it's the greatest thing we've ever done. But other people will say it sucks. That's just the way of the world."

Unlike previous Guitar Hero titles, the upcoming Warriors of Rock features a story-based adventure mode, voiced by KISS' Gene Simmons. To advance through the game, players will have to tackle tricky tracks like BLACK SABBATH's "Children of the Grave", SLAYER's "Chemical Warfare" and THE CURE's "Fascination Street". But to beat the game's last stage boss, players will have to master MEGADETH's "Sudden Death".

"I thought it was a great idea for us," Mustaine tells RollingStone.com. "We've had experience with games in the past, and our songs have been in sports games and Grand Theft Auto, but we never really got into the Guitar Hero thing. When they talked to us about doing this, I never imagined it would be something this honorable."

"The Right To Go Insane", the new video from MEGADETH, was shot in South El Monte, California and directed by Bill Fishman, who also helmed MEGADETH's last video, "Head Crusher", the Grammy-nominated first single from the band's new CD, "Endgame".

As previously reported, the March 31 MEGADETH concert at the Palladium in Hollywood, California was filmed for a forthcoming DVD.

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