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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Fires Guitar Tech, Says He Will 'Never See His Stupid Ass Again'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has uploaded a video message to his Periscope account in which he slammed his former guitar tech as a "total waste of skin and life" after an apparently less-than-ideal show Wednesday night (October 21) in Brisbane, Australia that resulted in the tech being "fired." Mu...

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Video: New MEGADETH Lineup Performs In Sydney, Australia

Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH's October 18 performance in Sydney, Australia can be seen below. The concert marked MEGADETH's third show with its new lineup, featuring LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler, and Brazilian guitarist Kiko Loureiro, best known for his work with ANGRA. The band's setlist...

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GHOST To Perform On 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert'

Swedish occult rockers GHOST will perform on the October 30 episode of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert". The show airs at 11:35 p.m. EST / 10:35 p.m. CST on CBS. GHOST's third album, "Meliora", entered The Billboard 200 chart at position No. 8 with first-week sales of just over 29,000 units — ne...

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DAVE MUSTAINE On New MEGADETH Lineup: 'We've Definitely Upgraded Talent-Wise, Personality-Wise, Friendship-Wise'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine spoke to Australian Associated Press about his attempt to reunite the band's classic "Rust In Peace" lineup, featuring Nick Menza on drums and Marty Friedman on guitar, following last year's departures of Shawn Drover and Chris Broderick. "It's no secret that the whole...

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Watch MEGADETH Play Second-Ever Show With LAMB OF GOD Drummer CHRIS ADLER

Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH's October 16 performance in Perth, Australia can be seen below. The concert marked MEGADETH's second show with its new lineup, featuring LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler, and Brazilian guitarist Kiko Loureiro, best known for his work with ANGRA. The band's setlist...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Talks New MEGADETH Lineup, Sets Record Straight On His Upcoming Book

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine spoke to Australia's Music Feeds about the band's new lineup and the group's forthcoming fifteenth studio album, "Dystopia", which is scheduled to arrive in January. Tracked earlier in the year in Nashville, Tennessee and mixed by Josh Wilbur, who has previously worked...

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MEGADETH To Play Intimate Show In Bangalore

According to The Economic Times, MEGADETH will play an intimate show in Bangalore, India later this month in front of a thousand lucky fans. Manish Seth, director of marketing and sales for Bacardi India, which is organizing the event in association with Harley Rock Riders, said in a statement: We a...

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DAVID ELLEFSON On MEGADETH's First Show With New Lineup: 'It Felt Like A Band Of Four Rock Stars On Stage'

Loudwire recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the departures of MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover and guitarist Chris Broderick in November 2014: "It was kind of shocking...

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Video: MEGADETH Performs 'Tornado Of Souls' At Japan's LOUD PARK Festival

Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH performing the song "Tornado Of Souls" on October 11 at the Loud Park festival at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan can be seen below. Drummer Tony Laureano (ex-DIMMU BORGIR, NILE, ANGELCORPSE) made his live debut with MEGADETH this past Tuesday, October 6...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Confirms MEGADETH Didn't Play 'Holy Wars' In China At Authorities' Request

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has confirmed that the band couldn't play one of its most popular songs in China because the group had to respect the country's laws about religion and politics. According to The Beijinger, MEGADETH's October 6 concert at the MasterCard Center in Beijing ended after on...

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MEGADETH Feat. Drummer TONY LAUREANO: More Video Footage Of Beijing Concert

Drummer Tony Laureano (ex-DIMMU BORGIR, NILE, ANGELCORPSE) made his live debut with MEGADETH this past Tuesday, October 6 at the MasterCard Center in Beijing, China. More fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. The veteran extreme-metal skinsman, who has worked as MEGADETH's drum...

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Video: MEGADETH Performs With Drummer TONY LAUREANO For First Time

Drummer Tony Laureano (ex-DIMMU BORGIR, NILE, ANGELCORPSE) made his live debut with MEGADETH this past Tuesday, October 6 at the MasterCard Center in Beijing, China. Video footage of the concert can be seen below. The veteran extreme-metal skinsman, who has worked as MEGADETH's drum tech since 2011,...

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MEGADETH's Concert In Beijing Ends Abruptly After One Hour

According to The Beijinger, MEGADETH's October 6 concert at the MasterCard Center in Beijing, China ended abruptly after only an hour, possibly due to the band being censored by officials. An unusual number of instrumentals and extended guitar solos filled out MEGADETH's abbreviated performance, wit...

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Who Is The Greatest Heavy Metal Bassist? MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Weighs In

Poland's Top Guitar conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson at the fourth annual Warwick Bass Camp, which took place from August 31 to September 4 in Markneukirchen, Germany. You can now watch all three parts of the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERM...

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MEGADETH To Release 'Dystopia' Album In January; Hear Brand New Song 'Fatal Illusion' Right Now

MEGADETH's new song "Fatal Illusion" can be streamed below. Due as a digital single on October 16 via Universal, the track is set to appear on the band's forthcoming fifteenth studio album, "Dystopia", which will be released on January 22, 2016. The the follow-up to 2013's "Super Collider" was recor...