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MEGADETH's Tour With AMON AMARTH To Be Officially Announced On Monday, Says DAVE MUSTAINE

MEGADETH will announce the details of its upcoming North American headlining tour on Monday, July 11, the band's leader, Dave Mustaine, has revealed. Joining MEGADETH on the five-week trek, which is expected to take place this fall, will be AMON AMARTH, along with METAL CHURCH, HAVOK and an as-yet-u...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Says A Lot Of Newer Bands Aren't Ready To Go On The Road

In a brand new interview with Reverb.com, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was asked for his opinion the current state of metal music. He responded: "I think there are a lot of exciting new bands out there, but I also think that inasmuch as there are great bands out there that need to be ...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: CHRIS ADLER 'Has Nothing To Do' With MEGADETH Anymore

Dave Mustaine says that Chris Adler "has nothing to do" with MEGADETH anymore and will apparently not be rejoining the band on the road again, despite the group's previous announcement to the contrary. Adler played drums on MEGADETH's latest album, "Dystopia", and took part in most of the band's liv...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: Why MEGADETH Has Canceled Its Fan Meet-And-Greets

MEGADETH has canceled all of its previously scheduled meet-and-greets on the European leg of the "Dystopia" tour, effective June 29. In a video message posted on Periscope earlier today (Saturday, July 2),MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine explained why the band decided to scrap the special fan package...

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Backstage With MEGADETH In Frankfurt (Video)

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine answered a number of fan-submitted questions via Periscope on Wedneseday, June 29 prior to the band's concert at Batschkapp in Frankfurt, Germany. You can now watch the clip below. MEGADETH played its first show with drummer Dirk Verbeuren (SOILWORK) on May 20 at the R...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says MEGADETH's New Touring Drummer DIRK VERBEUREN Is A 'World-Class' Musician

On May 29, Josh Guerra of Austin Underground conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson at this year's River City Rockfest in San Antonio, Texas. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the addition to MEGADETH's touring lineup of SOILWORK drummer Dirk Verbeuren, who steppe...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'MOTÖRHEAD Influenced So Many People'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was interviewed by Red Carpet News TV at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods, which took place June 13 at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London, England. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what made late MOTÖRHEAD leader Lemmy such a great performer and such a great...

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MEGADETH To Tour U.S. With AMON AMARTH, METAL CHURCH, HAVOK

MEGADETH will team up with AMON AMARTH, METAL CHURCH and HAVOK for a U.S. tour in the fall, BLABBERMOUTH.NET can reveal. The trek, which is expected to include an as-yet-undisclosed fifth band, will last for five weeks. MEGADETH's last full U.S. tour took place earlier in the year and featured suppo...

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MEGADETH Will Make A Decision 'Real Soon' About Drummer Situation Going Forward

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was interviewed by Kerrang! Radio at this year's edition of the Download festival, which was held June 10-12 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how everything is going in the MEGADETH camp almost six months afte...

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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE, ELLEFSON Answer Fan-Submitted Questions Via Periscope (Video)

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine and bassist David Ellefson answered a number of fan-submitted questions via Periscope earlier today (Tuesday, June 14). You can now watch the session below. MEGADETH played its first show with drummer Dirk Verbeuren (SOILWORK) on May 20 at the Rock On The Range festiva...

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

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 recallin...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Explains His Longevity: 'I Think It's Just Being Honest To People'

On June 5, FaceCulture conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine at the FortaRock festival in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how he explains his longevity: Dave: "I don't kno...

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Drum-Cam Footage Of New MEGADETH Touring Drummer DIRK VERBEUREN From Bologna, Italy

Drum-cam footage of SOILWORK drummer Dirk Verbeuren performing the song "Poison Was The Cure" with MEGADETH live at Estragon Club in Bologna, Italy on June 3 can be seen below. MEGADETH played its first show with Verbeuren on May 20 at the Rock On The Range festival in Columbus, Ohio. Verbeuren was...

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Watch New MEGADETH Touring Drummer DIRK VERBEUREN Warm Up For FORTAROCK Performance

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine posted a new video on Periscope, a live video streaming platform owned by Twitter, in which he gives the viewer a backstage tour of the FortaRock festival in Nijmegen, The Netherlands where the band performed earlier today (Sunday, June 5). Check out the five-minute cl...

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MEGADETH's KIKO LOUREIRO Talks IBANEZ Guitars And Pre-Show Warmups (Video)

Kiko Loureiro is no newcomer to the metal scene. Although he's MEGADETH's newest guitarist, he's had deep roots in the metal scene with his band ANGRA since the late '80s. But, surprisingly, Loureiro wasn’t immediately interested in shredding — he actually got his start on a nylon-stringed acoustic...