Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren has become an ambassador for The Rob Stewart Sharkwater Foundation’s “Shark Free” campaign. That initiative seeks to “protect sharks by advocating for the removal of shark ingredients from consumer products.” Verbeuren commented: “The plight of sharks is one we should all be touched by. These wonderful apex predators, incredibly vital to…
Megadeth have announced a new generative NFT collection, which they are calling “Rattleheads.” The digital pieces were produced by Five To One Collective in partnership with Upper Echelon Studios. Here’s a description of the NFTs: “‘Rattleheads’ is a generative art collection by the Grammy Award winning, thrash metal pioneers Megadeth. Pulling from nearly 40 years…
During an interview with the Nashville Tennessean, Anthony Cmelak, the radiation oncologist who assisted with Dave Mustaine’s cancer treatment, opened up about contributing lyrics to Megadeth’s “Dogs Of Chernobyl.” Mustaine reportedly asked Cmelak to share his radiology experience on the track. The doctor said the following about that: “I think [Mustaine] wanted descriptive terminology on…
Megadeth’s new album “The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!” has debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart. The effort earned the ranking after moving 48,000 units including 45,000 from traditional album sales.
Megadeth recently performed “Holy Wars… The Punishment Due,” “We’ll Be Back,” and “Symphony Of Destruction” on SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation L.A. Invasion.” You can see footage of that below:
During a recent appearance on the “2020-d Podcast,” David Ellefson further opened up about his departure from Megadeth, saying that it felt like he “got kicked out of hell.” As previously reported, the bassist was ultimately fired from the band due to a sex video scandal involving him masturbating with a young woman online. Ellefson…
As previously reported, Megadeth recently revealed that they were recording a Judas Priest cover for an upcoming “Amazon project.” Now, it has been confirmed that the band decided to take on “Delivering The Goods” for the release. Frontman Dave Mustaine said the following while naming Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton as his “rock god” during…
Megadeth have premiered a new video for the title track of their newly released album “The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!.” The following was said about the clip: “‘The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!’: Chapter III is the latest in the series that follows the saga of a war hero, now fully transformed…
Several Megadeth singles have obtained new gold/platinum certifications from the RIAA. Among them are “Symphony Of Destruction,“ which has gone platinum, “Peace Sells,” which has gone gold, and “Holy Wars… The Punishment Due,“ which has gone gold. The band were presented with plaques following their August 24 set in Irvine, CA.
Last month, Dave Mustaine made headlines after berating one of Judas Priest’s roadies during Megadeth’s set at the Barcelona Rock Fest in Spain. The frontman says he was irritated after the crewmember started running soundcheck on another stage and he just “lost it.” Mustaine told TalkShopLive the following about the situation and what led up…
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