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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'The Last Two Weeks Alone Damn Near Killed Me' - June 22, 2008

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site:

"We just completed the 'United Abominations' world tour last night in Monterrey, Mexico.

"Thank you to everyone who came out to see us, and who supported us from afar.

"I will make a full report of what I though the last 1 1/2 years have been like; the last two weeks alone damn near killed me after getting a yellow fever vaccination to go to Manaus, Brazil alone.

"I am not one to post much about how hard it is to tour, but I am sure when I get back from my rest period that you will understand why I have been nearly invisible the last few months.

"I can't wait to get back home and get to work on TheLiveLine with my partners, as well as start the building of our new studio.

"Hell, we need our own place to jam in when we start to reconvene and demo songs for the next record after the summer.

"So, until I get back, thank you, thank you all."

On July 10, Dave Mustaine will visit the Guitar Center store in Hollywood, California for a very special installment of "GC Sessions". More details will be revealed soon.

Guitar Center Hollywood
7425 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, California 90046

Phone: 323-874-1060

Jelynn from Altitude TV's "Metalogy" conducted an interview with Dave Mustaine prior to the second-to-last show of this year's Gigantour on May 21, 2008 at the Long Beach Arena. Watch the eight-minute "raw and uncut" chat below.

The third installment of the U.S. Gigantour — the acclaimed traveling heavy music festival launched in 2005 by Dave Mustaine — wrapped May 22 in Phoenix, Arizona. The trek officially launched on April 12 in Denver, Colorado with headliner MEGADETH, Swedish metal band IN FLAMES, Finland's CHILDREN OF BODOM, Arizona's modern extreme act JOB FOR A COWBOY and Oakland, California heavy power trio HIGH ON FIRE.

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	COMMENT \| give up posted by : weremoose 6/22/2008 9:45:56 PM

	time to retire dude!

	COMMENT \| posted by : pigchop 6/22/2008 9:48:46 PM

	I wonder who the musicians will be on the next record? Whatever the case - I'm looking forward to hearing whatever Dave comes up with.

	COMMENT \| Dave posted by : toadload 6/22/2008 9:56:28 PM

	Write the next record with Waters from Annihlator. That would be metal history.

	COMMENT \| posted by : Emannikcufesin 6/22/2008 9:59:58 PM

	Jeff Water and Dave Mustaine? Ha, they would kill each other in the studio before actually writing anything worthwhile. Although the concept is a good one, their ego's are just too big.

	COMMENT \| Nah posted by : Forceski 6/22/2008 10:04:46 PM

	Waters could do it, he is a cool dude withOUT the ego. Mustaine would hate it though.That is ego and issues in one.

	COMMENT \| DAMN posted by : riccardostiles 6/22/2008 10:08:14 PM

	Waters and Mustaine would rule/ Waters is a cool dude. I met him in Germany and he was real. Daver? Difficult to work with I bet but a genius too

	COMMENT \| posted by : What what what what 6/22/2008 10:18:03 PM

	Dave rocks.

	COMMENT \| posted by : MetalKommandant 6/22/2008 10:20:58 PM

	I remember reading some joke site that Anders Frieden (In Flames) was joining Megadeth lol. Still, as long as there's a new album in the next year, awesome.

	COMMENT \| hammered posted by : Dario Sycco 6/22/2008 10:53:37 PM

	Dave sounds like he's totally wasted

	COMMENT \| posted by : icebreakeribs 6/22/2008 11:24:40 PM

	the title nicely takes things out of context if you read it differently, as if being alone damn near killed him.

	COMMENT \| Damit! posted by : SterileEyes 6/22/2008 11:39:41 PM

	Damn near killed him. Gettin' closer, kiddies!

	COMMENT \| posted by : Mordack- 6/22/2008 11:52:37 PM

	So the cargo plane thing wasn't the real reason that concert was cancelled?

	COMMENT \| Megadeth posted by : Acekicken 6/23/2008 12:04:16 AM

	Megadeth "KICKS ASS"

	COMMENT \| Mega Dave posted by : bmas020 6/23/2008 12:47:09 AM

	United Abomination still kicks ass! I've listened to pretty much all metal releases of this year and United Abomination is still the best metal album of this year. Testaments new stuff sucks, Judas Priests Nostradamus below average! Do yourself a favor and check out United Abomination if you haven't done it yet! Megadeth\m/

	COMMENT \| damn he should've had posted by : Prezz13 6/23/2008 12:54:01 AM

	two more weeks of whatever he had. haha

	COMMENT \| bmas020 posted by : Metal Fisted 6/23/2008 2:28:34 AM

	I respect your opinion that Testament's new stuff sucks, although I can't honestly understand why as I think The Formation Of Damnation rules. But I agree that Nostradamus is well below average, and that United Abominations kicks ass! \m/

	COMMENT \| posted by : Bigmeatt1 6/23/2008 4:08:54 AM

	Megadeth has not put out a great album since Rust in Peace, after that the rest are just OK, but always an awsome show live tho!

	COMMENT \| overrated posted by : rypro 6/23/2008 4:53:23 AM

	I'm not the only one who hates them and espeically Mustaine right?

	COMMENT \| fuk posted by : pennandtell 6/23/2008 7:03:49 AM

	waters and mustaine making a cd together would destroy all young poser trend metal bands today. then again, annihilator and megadeth do that already.

	COMMENT \| Eh.. posted by : NovembersDirge 6/23/2008 7:34:57 AM

	I thought the whole thing about him talking about metal being fashionable to THAT girl was pretty funny.

	COMMENT \| posted by : Chris Lester 6/23/2008 7:54:32 AM

	"waters and mustaine making a cd together would destroy all young poser trend metal bands today. then again, annihilator and megadeth do that already." Put that pipe down bro. Neither of them has released any material worth of shit, since early '90.

	COMMENT \| posted by : Mez 6/23/2008 8:50:58 AM

	You know I understand touring makes the big bucks but once your large enough and with age touring gets harder, how about sit back and just make a couple studio albums, pump them out one a year and tour after every 3 or 4. Good example would be Rush, or Maiden. Get in the studio and make albums, you guys are getting older fast and we want as much new material you can give us, then when your ready to call it a day tour a farewell tour, but before hand you may have given us a good 5 or more studio albums to treasure.

	COMMENT \| Chris Lester posted by : machinedead 6/23/2008 8:56:00 AM

	Whoa! 2 good Megadeth cds since 1990. At least 5 good Annihilator cds since then. Last Megadeth wa sreal good and King of the Kill/Schizo/Criteria/refresh Demon/Metal were smokin

	COMMENT \| U Corns posted by : SHaOLiN LoRD 6/23/2008 9:01:51 AM

	A Big F-U to all you MegaDave haters. You all sweat him and ifyou had a chance you would swap your pathetic lives with him anyday. If any of you have anything to say, come to staten island NYC to bring the beef. MegaDave owns the Metal world...booooogaaaa

	COMMENT \| posted by : Iced-Earth 6/23/2008 9:52:23 AM

	Yeah...

	COMMENT \| posted by : jollygood 6/23/2008 10:13:29 AM

	Get well - your new record will be way better than Plastica'

	COMMENT \| Thank YOU Dave!! posted by : mansnam 6/23/2008 10:19:52 AM

	Yeah we all know he reads this ;) All Metal bands secretly read Blabbermouth hehehe Seriously though, I loved UA. Its the best Deth album since Youthanasia. I saw them on this last tour and they kicked ass. So all you haters out there can suck my dick.

	COMMENT \| Hail King Mustaine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! posted by : RiotAct666 6/23/2008 11:11:39 AM

	Saw Megadeth in 2007 w/ Machine head and Heaven and Hell and saw them on gigantour this year. Both of those shows were just awesome. Get well Dave have a nice rest. Look forward to any new stuff from the world of Deth \m/

	COMMENT \| posted by : Sodden Jackal DCLXVI 6/23/2008 12:46:09 PM

	"I'm not the only one who hates them and espeically Mustaine right?" RIGHT! Screw Megadave...

	COMMENT \| Dave Rules posted by : Archaic_Cessation 6/23/2008 1:14:33 PM

	Dave Mustaine is fucking god.

	COMMENT \| maaannn.... posted by : gahgle 6/23/2008 4:10:09 PM

	he's either had a stroke or he's fucked up

	COMMENT \| posted by : webb88 6/23/2008 5:34:34 PM

	"Dave Mustaine is fucking god. " He is?!?! I didnt know god swung that way! :P

	COMMENT \| posted by : Dave Levine 6/24/2008 4:27:26 PM

	He looks like he's getting high again. He admitted to drinking again before going on stage and that gives me the impression that there is more to it. This matters to me because he has flirted with death so many times and I don't want to see this guy slip back into his old ways because he is cool and he has written real cool stuff. I like Dave and wish him the best and hope that he can stick with a little wine before shows. Being an addict, he will probably stay like that for a while until wine doesn't cut it any more. He might already be there by the way this video looks. He does not look sober here here at all. In this case, it's not just the music I care about but also the individual. I like Mustaine. He is a big part of metal and he is intelligent and cool.

	COMMENT \| dave posted by : Metal64 6/27/2008 5:18:06 AM

	dave was now smoking? smoking cock... lol

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