In this exclusive video made for Revolver TV and RevolverMag.com, Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine discusses Gigantour 2013, which kicks off July 3 in New Hampshire and ends August 11 in Toronto. Besides Megadeth, the tour features Black Label Society, Device, Hellyeah, Newsted and Death Division.
For more about the tour, including all the dates and info on tickets and VIP packages, visit gigantour.com.
Enjoy the video!
After some speculation from fans that 2011′s Thirteen might have been the band’s last record, Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine made it official last night via Twitter that the band had started work on their fourteenth studio album.
“Johnny made it in,” wrote Mustaine. “Record 14 is officially underway. Clips to upload tomorrow. Thrashin’ time!”
Based on that, it would appear that producer Johnny K is once again manning the boards for Megadeth after working with the band on Thirteen. It’s unclear at this time how the album be released, as Megadeth recently ended a lengthy, if a bit rocky, relationship with Roadrunner Records.
“Today marks the end of an era with Roadrunner,” Mustaine announced earlier this month. “Hopefully we can finish strong with a Grammy.”
Megadeth are nominated alongside Lamb of God, Anthrax, Marilyn Manson, Iron Maiden and Halestorm for the Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance award.
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Megadeth is usually in the news but this time vocalist-guitarist Dave Mustaine hasn’t said anything controversial (yet).
Now Megadeth (pictured left) have created an online slot machine where you can play for money. Slots can be guitar picks, amps or the occasional face of band members Mustaine, David Ellefson, Shawn Drover, or Chris Broderick.
So in case you have the need to hear the thrash legends and burn money (or pretend to live the daily life of Motörhead frontman, and slot machine junkie, Lemmy Kilmister), you can play on MegadethSlot.com. Gambling laws make it tough for Americans to take a spin, but in a country with relaxed laws, it should work.
Check out the trailer of the game below.
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It’s barely been half a year since Megadeth released their thirteenth studio album, Thirteen, but Dave Mustaine is already talking about what the next record might hold.
“Some of it’s a little darker, some of it’s a little faster,” he recently told NME. “Being in this position right now, not knowing where we’re gonna go or what we’re gonna do, it’s kind of like the world’s ours to do what we want. Are we gonna go back to the speed and thrash metal roots that made us who we are? Are we gonna experiment and rely on the melody that we’ve discovered in Megadeth songs?”
Expanding on the idea of the more melodic approach to thrash metal that the band has taken, Mustaine said, “We’ve tried to do that in Megadeth, have a little melody so that it’s not just the same old grinding music like everybody else has.”
He added, “We’re just happy to get going and get to the studio.”
You can listen to the full interview below, courtesy of NME.
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Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe has announced his candidacy for the President of the United States for this voting year. But, as we all know, any serious Presidential candidate needs an equally awesome running mate to be his Vice President. Below we’ve put together 10 options of rockers who’ve made political statements over the years and could be Blythe’s VP. Let us know who you want in office! Vote as many times as you want, and we’ll pass the winner’s name along to Randy. Remember, if you don’t vote, you don’t count!
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Metallica have posted a video recap of the final night of their 30th anniversary shows in San Francisco, earlier this month. In it, you can see Metallica performing with Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine, Black Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler, producer Bob Rock, Jason Newsted, original bassist Ron McGovney, guitarist Lloyd Grant, and many more, as well as the opening set by Death Angel. Watch it below, and let us know what you think of it in the comments.
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2011 has been a great year for music, as evidenced by the kickass bands and artists we were able to feature on the cover of Revolver this year. Below, you can check out who made the cover of every issue of Revolver that was available over the past 365 days. After you’ve looked at the issues (some of which are still available for purchase here), click here to vote for the Best Revolver Cover of 2011.
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As part of our 2011 wrap-up, we have posted a photo gallery of every Revolver issue that was on newsstands this year (some are still available here). In our poll below, we want you to tell us what the Best Revolver Cover of 2011 was. Feel free to vote as many times as you want. The polls close at midnight EST on New Year’s Eve. Getcha pull!
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Megadeth vocalist-guitarist Dave Mustaine has teamed up with guitar tutoring software Rock Prodigy to create an interactive app that teaches users to play Megadeth songs on both electric and acoustic guitar. Dave Mustaine: Guitar Prodigy was released today on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.
Mustaine spoke of what fans can expect from the app, which utilizes master tracks and provides users with feedback on their performance.
“If you have a guitar, if you can run an app, you will soon be playing classic Megadeth songs, like ‘Holy Wars’ and ‘Tornado of Souls’, and also our new hit single, ‘Public Enemy No.1′!” he says. I personally reviewed all of these songs, so no more bunk transcriptions and bad TABs; it’s just like having a private guitar lesson from me. Also with my app, you can actually slow the parts down to make sure they are perfect!!”
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Metallica have released a four-song EP, titled Beyond Magnetic, today. The four previously unreleased tracks were recorded during sessions for their 2008 Death Magnetic album, but didn’t make the cut at the time. The EP will be available exclusively on iTunes for one week only.
“During the Death Magnetic album sessions in 2007 and 2008, we originally recorded 14 songs,” said the band in a statement. “When it came time to pick the songs for the final album, we decided on 10 songs that you’ve all come to know over the last three years. Some of you may have heard bits and pieces of those other songs on ‘Mission Metallica’ (remember ‘Mission Metallica’?!) or heard rumors about them during the recording process, and wondered, What ever happened to those other four songs???.
“We kept them in the vault and decided to pull them just for this special celebration, so here are the four leftover tracks from the Death Magnetic sessions. They are ROUGH mixes, unfinished to their original degree of mixing from March ’08. These four songs were released as gift to our closest fans, the members of our Fan Club, to enjoy. Now they’re being made available to you.”
The thrash legends played one of the tracks each night during their 30th anniversary celebration concerts at the Fillmore in San Francisco last week. The band were joined for the performances by a host of special guests, including former members Dave Mustaine and Jason Newsted, Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Halford, Jerry Cantrell, Glenn Danzig, and Kid Rock. The shows closed with drummer Lars Ulrich telling fans to anticipate news in mid-January, 2012, about something special happening next June.
Beyond Magnetic Track List:
1. “Hate Train”
2. “Just A Bullet Away”
3. “Hell And Back”
4. “Rebel Of Babylon”