Video: NIKKI SIXX Joins MEGADETH On Stage At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

June 13, 2016

MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx joined MEGADETH on stage this past Saturday, June 11 at the U.K.'s Download festival to perform a cover version of the SEX PISTOLS classic "Anarchy In The U.K."

According to EonMusic, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine introduced Sixx to the stage by recalling the rivalry between the thrash and glam metal scenes of the early 1980s. Dave said: "Back when MEGADETH were starting out, we lived in L.A., and there was a lot of rivalry between the big bands." However, he added, "With this guest, it's a coming in together of both sides."

The performance prompted Mustaine to quip about the unlikely collaboration: "Well, hell has frozen over, hasn't it?!"

"Anarchy In The U.K." was originally covered by MEGADETH on their 1988 release "So Far, So Good... So What!", while MÖTLEY CRÜE released its version in1991, as part of their "Decade Of Decadence" collection.

Mustaine told Goldmine in a 2011 interview that he didn't like playing "Anarchy In The U.K." "because it starts off and says, 'I am an Antichrist.' Well, I'm not an antichrist. Not only am I not it, I don't want to be it. I won't even be one of them."

MEGADETH is continuing to tour in support of its fifteenth studio album, "Dystopia", which was released on January 22.

The first volume of "Prayers For The Damned", the new double album from SIXX:A.M., was released on April 29 via Eleven Seven Music.

Find more on Megadeth

Prev More News Next

Comments Disclaimer And Information

BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends).