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Megadeth Shreds “Sudden Death” for GH6

Monday, August 30, 2010

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While the newest Rock Band game seems aimed at the casual music fan with the addition of a keyboard controller, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock seems way more focused on metal. Case in point: they commissioned Megadeth to write the “boss battle” of the game, a song called “Sudden Death.” In this clip, apparently done [...]

Live From The Golden Gods Awards

Monday, April 12, 2010

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We already told you who won the 2nd Annual Golden Gods Awards this past Thursday, but now it’s time to give you an inside look at how and where things went down. Metal Insider correspondent Carl Sundberg was there, and reports from Los Angeles. Last night was perhaps the most epic night of 2010 for [...]

NAMM Gets The Metal Injection Treatment

Monday, March 1, 2010

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Our hetero lifemates over at Metal Injection went to NAMM and all we got was this lousy T-shirt comprehensive coverage of the leading musician’s convention. The National Association of Music Merchants’ annual trade show is a musician’s wet dream. Countless music companies preview their latest products as demoed by a who’s who of musicians. The annual [...]

And The 2010 Revolver Golden Gods Nominees Are….

Thursday, February 18, 2010

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Yesterday, metal gods Rob Halford, Zakk Wylde, Dave Mustaine, Lemmy Kilmister, Vinnie Paul and Chuck Billy joined Kat Von D and NFL Dallas Cowboys Marc Columbo, Cory Proctor and Leonard Davis outside the Rainbow Bar & Grill on the Sunset Strip in L.A. to announce the nominees for the second annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards. [...]

Holy Shit: Dave Ellefson Returns To Megadeth!

Monday, February 8, 2010

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As if playing Rust In Peace in its entirety on their upcoming tour isn’t enough to get the old school fans back in Megadeth’s camp, bassist David Ellefson has returned to the fold! Yeah, that David Ellefson, the one the was in the band from 1983-2002. Ellefson was in the band for Rust In Peace, [...]

Megadeth To Play ‘Rust In Peace’ On Current Tour

Monday, January 25, 2010

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Megadeth’s 1990 album Rust In Peace was their crowning achievement. While they’ve been heavier (Killing Is My Business… And Business Is Good) and more commercially successful (Countdown To Extinction), the shred-tastic duo of Dave Mustaine and Marty Friedman joined by bassist David Ellefson and drummer Nick Menza was a powerful lineup, and one that would [...]

Megadeth/Guitar Hero Venture On The Horizon?

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

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Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine claims to be in high-level meetings with Activision and Neversoft over some new kind of Guitar Hero venture. In response to a fan question on Megadeth.com, Mustaine said the idea discussed is some sort of new venture rather than a branded version of the game a la Metallica (at least I [...]

Today In Unconfirmed Rumors: Suicide Silence, Trivium

Monday, December 14, 2009

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While we’re waiting to hear back from various publicists, the internets are atwitter (literally!) with some tidbits regarding a few bands. While the Megadeth/Suicide Silence tour ended last night in Las Vegas, it did so without Suicide Silence on the last two dates. The band’s Twitter account confirmed that they didn’t play Reno or Vegas shows, but [...]

Dave Mustaine: ‘Endgame’ “Is Going To Launch The Return Of Heavy Metal In America”

Friday, October 30, 2009

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Metal Insider recently got a chance to talk to one of metal’s reigning personalities, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine. Yesterday we posted part of our chat with the always outspoken Mustaine bemusedly questioning humanity after losing his wallet. Today he opens up about the “Big 4 Tour” rumors, how Endgame is going to bring back heavy [...]

Dave Mustaine: So Far, So Good, So Where’s My Wallet?

Thursday, October 29, 2009

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Metal Insider recently got a chance to talk to one of metal’s reigning personalities, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine. While we’ll bring you the full interview tomorrow, our chat began with the always outspoken Mustaine bemusedly questioning humanity after losing his wallet. Consider this a preview of what’s to come tomorrow, where Dave opens up about the “Big 4 [...]

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