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DAVE MUSTAINE Avoids Slagging Two MEGADETH 'Quitters' During 'Golden God Award' Acceptance Speech

For the first time in the history of the Metal Hammer Golden Gods, an award recipient was named upfront of the night. The Golden God Award (sponsored by Orange Amplification) was presented to MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine Monday night (June 15) at IndigO2 in London. England. Mustaine accepted the a...

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LAMB OF GOD's CHRIS ADLER To Play Drums For MEGADETH At FESTIVAL D'ÉTÉ DE QUÉBEC

LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler has confirmed that he will sit behind the kit for MEGADETH's July 18 performance at the Festival D'été De Québec (also known as by its acronym FEQ, or Quebec City Summer Festival in English),in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Adler, who recenty laid down the drums on ME...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON: We Tried To Make 'Rust In Peace' Lineup Reunion Work

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson took part in a question-and-answer session at this year's Comicpalooza international comic convention, which was held May 22-25 in Houston, Texas. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below (courtesy of MSRcast). A couple of excerpts follow below (tra...

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DAVID ELLEFSON On New MEGADETH Album: 'I'd Like To Think It's Not Gonna Be A Stinker'

In the second part of a recent interview with the "White Line Fever" podcast (hear audio below),MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke about the musical direction of the band's forthcoming studio album, which is tentatively due in late 2015 or early 2016. "Well, I'd like to think it's not gonna be a...

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More Footage Of NICK MENZA And DAVID ELLEFSON Rehearsing During MEGADETH's Failed 'Rust In Peace' Reunion Attempt

More video footage has been posted online of former MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza jamming with the band's bassist, David Ellefson, at Dave Mustaine's house/studio in Southern California in December 2014 as part of what turned out to be a failed attempt at a reunion of MEGADETH's classic "Rust In Peace...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Talks MEGADETH's Failed 'Rust In Peace' Reunion, Working With CHRIS ADLER

In a brand new interview with RollingStone.com, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine spoke about his attempt to reunite the band's "Rust In Peace"-era lineup, with Marty Friedman and Nick Menza, following last year's departures of Chris Broderick and Shawn Drover. "Contrary to all the scuttlebutt that's g...

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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Fully Supports CHRIS ADLER's Involvement With MEGADETH

LAMB OF GOD singer Randy Blythe says that he is "happy" that the band's drummer, Chris Adler, is getting a chance to fulfill a childhood dream of making an album with MEGADETH. Adler's involvement with MEGADETH was exclusively reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET as a "rumor" on March 14 and was officially...

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MEGADETH Superfan Pays $5,000 For Two-Hour Songwriting Session With DAVE MUSTAINE

At least one MEGADETH superfan has paid $5,000 for a songwriting session with the band's mainman, Dave Mustaine, as part of the ongoing PledgeMusic pre-order campaign for MEGADETH's forthcoming album. The two-hour session will take place in Nashville, Tennessee on a mutually agreeable date. Other Pl...

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MEGADETH: First Photo Of New Recording Lineup

The first photo of the recording lineup for MEGADETH's fifteenth album — Dave Mustaine (guitar, vocals),David Ellefson (bass),Kiko Loureiro (guitar) and Chris Adler (drums) — can be seen on this page. MEGADETH has entered Lattitude Studio South in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee to begin recording its ne...

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Guitarist RUSTY COOLEY: Why I Turned Down Offer To Join MEGADETH

Texas-based guitar prodigy Rusty Cooley says that he turned down an opportunity to join MEGADETH because the idea of "playing everybody else's guitar solos… just [didn't] appeal to [him]." Cooley claims that he was contacted about auditioning for MEGADETH at the end of January — approximately two mo...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: KIKO LOUREIRO Is 'Definitely The Best Guitarist We've Ever Had'

According to MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine, the band's new lead guitarist, Kiko Loureiro, has finished laying down all the acoustic guitar parts for the group's fifteenth album. Mustaine added in a tweet: "[Kiko is] definitely the best guitarist we've ever had." Mustaine's latest comments echo thos...

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MEGADETH: Video Footage Of CHRIS ADLER Rehearsing New Song

A new video clip of drummer Chris Adler rehearsing a new MEGADETH song prior to laying it down in the studio can be seen below. PledgeMusic recently announced its partnership MEGADETH. The band has entered Lattitude Studio South in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee to begin recording its fifteenth album and...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON: Video Footage Of Mexico City Clinic

Video footage of MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson's April 12 clinic in Mexico City can be seen below. MEGADETH has finished writing 15 songs for its next album, tentatively due before the end of the year. The CD will be the band's first to feature Brazilian guitarist Kiko Loureiro, best known for his...

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KIKO LOUREIRO: 'I'm Very Happy To Be Part Of MEGADETH'

MEGADETH has entered Lattitude Studio South in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee to begin recording its fifteenth album for a tentative late 2015 release. A Portuguese-language video message from MEGADETH's new Brazilian lead guitarist Kiko Loureiro can be seen below. Says Kiko: "Hey, everyone! I'm here in N...

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MEGADETH: Pre-Order New Album And Get Access To Exclusive Behind-The-Scenes Content

MEGADETH has entered the studio to begin recording its fifteenth album and the band wants to bring its fans along for the ride. For the first time, MEGADETH is going to bring its fans into the process and give them a window into the world of Dave Mustaine, Kiko Loureiro, David Ellefson and Chris Adl...