CONCERT REVIEW: The Misfits – Megadeth – Fear Live at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre


 

I am not going to say that reunion tours are not shameless cash grabs. Up to this point, KISS and Bauhaus are the only bands successful at luring me out to them. However, The Misfits were an equally important part of my youth. The mere thirty-minute drive into Tampa, was too tempting, despite my lingering resentment with Danzig’s terrible Elvis tribute album. Going to an outdoor venue in Florida after May, added to the difficulty level of taking my misanthropic self into a 20,000-seat-capacity amphitheatre. Fear being on the bill provided more motivation, however thanks to misinformation regarding the start time at the venue and Tampa traffic, Fear had finished their set as I set foot into the venue.  

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ALBUM REVIEW: Megadeth – The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead


 

Whether you want it to or not, once a nickname is acquired, it sticks. Sometimes for life. For almost as long as the band has existed itself, Californian speed metal legends Megadeth have been known by fans as Megadave. A purely affectionate nickname for sure, but one which grew out of frontman Dave Mustaine‘s often brutal and cold-blooded approach to personnel management. The singular constant in a revolving door of band members, make no mistake. Mustaine is Megadeth. Always was, always will be.

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Megadeth Launches a New Website For Their New Album “The Sick, The Dying And The Dead”


 

Megadeth has launched a dedicated website for the band’s upcoming album, The Sick, The Dying And The Dead, due out later in 2022. We are due to get a new title track/ lead single, full album details, and possibly a video all later this week on June 23rd. The new album features drummer Dirk Verburen and bassist Steve Digiorgio (Testament, Sadus, Death), with the latter replacing previously recorded and deleted tracks by bassist David Ellefson who was fired from the band in early 2021. James LoMenzo has been named the permanent Megadeth bassist going forward. The new album features a cover of Dead Kennedys’ “Police Truck” and Sammy Hagar’s “This Planet’s On Fire”, with vocals from Hagar. The new website has the following message:  

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Mike Portnoy, Dee Snider, Chris Jericho, Ray Luzier, John Moyer, and More to Raise Money for The David Z Foundation Livestream Tonight


Stars from across Rock and Metal will join together on a livestream to raise money tonight on the David Z Foundation Livestream. David Z (David Zablidowsky) was the brilliant metal and progressive rock musician best known for his work in bands such as Adrenaline Mob, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and ZO2, died three years ago on July 17th, 2017 when a tractor-trailer collided with Adrenaline Mob’s tour bus. Check out the updated poster from Mike Portnoy’s tweet below. You can donate at the GoFundM link below and watch the live stream including artists ranging from Mike Portnoy, Dee Snider, Chris Jericho, Ray Luzier (Korn), John Moyer (Disturbed) Rikki Rockett, Don Dokken, Richie Kotzen, Billy Sheehan, Jeff Scott Soto, Carmine Appice, Eddie Trunk, Marco Mendoza, Joel Hoekstra, Tiffany, John Pooper, Alex Skolnik, Charlie Benante, Dug Pinnick, Ra Diaz and more! Continue reading


Watch Metal Supergroup Hail Cover Motörhead, Black Sabbath and Metallica in Dubai


HAIL! the metal supergroup cover band project featuring ex-Lamb Of God drummer Chris Adler, Exodus vocalist Steve “Zetro” Souza, Vio-Lence/Ex-Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel and former Megadeth/Black Label Society bassist James LoMenzo, performed classic songs by Motörhead, Black Sabbath and Metallica on October 18 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Watch fan-filmed footage below.Continue reading