Whewww....that's really a long time since I heard about this type of band. I like the skull icon of this group. What is his name? I couldn't recall it...

endgame 3/5. Mainly becoz only some songs are good. the rest...nothing unique. well, maybe the lyrics are. like New world order.

He probably wasted or drugged because that's the way he live his live in the late 80's and early 90's hence the vocal sound very off.

lol megadeth thread, kinda a big fan of them out of the 4 giants. i always felt that metallica was mellow and slayer tend to go into WRAGGBBBBBLLLLLLLLLLLLLL moments.

anyhoot, being able to see them right infront of me was like one of the best experiences in my life. not to mention getting crowd surfed to mustaines feet

well try playin his riffs and sing i m sure ull be OUT...

that's y studio and live he sounds totally diff.
they record the riffs and vocals separately

u can watch in awe wen he plays live

not bad how much u bought the tee

i think dave mustaine made the difference with metallica last time same like slash made the difference with GNR...kinda sad both depart 2 other band but i dont say its a bad thing la i still ok with meth latest but not GNR latest thats 4 sure...haha...come lets vote megadeth come 2 msia tour

Actually i'm never a big fan for megadeth, i prefer slayer more..

i prefer the european thrash metal over american thrash except slayer of being american band (they're my all time fave ), european thrash i like Sodom (death/thrash), Kreator & Destruction.

all their sound will be differ between each other. go find their stuff and you'll notice about the difference. european more extreme

SLAYER'S SEASONS IN THE ABYSS AND MEGADETH'S RUST IN PEACE TO BE CORNERSTONES OF "AMERICAN CARNAGE" LIVE SETS

"I'm feeling great and anxious to get back on the road."
-- Slayer's post-op Tom Araya

"If you missed us playing with our friends Slayer back in the 90s, well, here's your chance to make it up to yourself.  If you miss it this time, well then you ain't metal anyway!"
-- Megadeth's Dave Mustaine

"We've been sitting home for six months...I can't remember the last time
I wanted to tour so bad."
-- Slayer's Kerry King

LOS ANGELES, CA - Monday, April 26, 2010 -- Megadeth and Slayer, who last toured the U.S. together nineteen years ago on the  "Clash of the Titans" extravaganza, have confirmed that they will each perform, start to finish, their 1990 releases - Slayer's world-wide, million-selling Seasons In The Abyss and Megadeth's Platinum Rust In Peace - on the upcoming Canadian and American Carnage Tours.  The six-date Canadian Carnage kicks off July 23 in Quebec City, while the 19-city American Carnage dates begin August 11 in Glens Falls, NY (complete itinerary is below).  With Slayer and Megadeth co-headlining, Testament will be Special Guest on all dates.

Tickets purchased for the Canadian and American Carnage shows when they first went on sale late last year will be honored for these rescheduled dates.  Complete information regarding ticket sales can be found at www.slayer.net . www.megadeth.com . www.testamentlegiions.com

1990 was one stellar year for fans of intense heavy metal, as both Rust in Peace and Seasons in the Abyss are considered to be among the genre’s all-time classics. “War Ensemble,” “Holy Wars...The Punishment Due,” “Dead Skin Mask,” “Hangar 18,” “Seasons in the Abyss” - the preeminent list of metal standards that these two albums spawned has rarely been matched by others.  Click HERE to see the original music video (shot in Egypt) for Slayer's "Seasons in the Abyss," and HERE for "Holy Wars," Megadeth's first music video from Rust In Peace.

Slayer - guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, bassist/vocalist Tom Araya, and drummer Dave Lombardo - scored a major breakthrough upon the original release of Seasons in the Abyss (Slayer’s fifth studio album overall), as it was the group’s first album to hit the US Top 40, and saw Slayer playing to the biggest crowds of their career with 91's "Clash of the Titans" tour.

Megadeth's fourth album, Rust In Peace saw the band cement their status as one of the most important metal bands with masterpieces like "Hanger 18" and "Holy Wars...The Punishment Due," as well as a top 25 debut on the Billboard charts.  The album has been hailed as one of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time with IGN recently naming it one of the most influential metal albums ever.  Megadeth is now rejoined by original bassist Dave Ellefson and are firing on all cylinders.

The American Carnage Tour, originally scheduled to take place in January and February, had to be postponed due to Slayer vocalist/bassist Tom Araya's treatment for severe back pain, an occupational hazard for the rocker who is known for aggressively swinging his long mane of hair while performing.  A surgical procedure in January corrected the problem once and for all, and he felt better almost immediately. 

"Right after the surgery, " said Araya, "I could tell that the issue was fixed.  There's no more pain, it just feels really good.  I'm really excited and I'm anxious to get together with the rest of the guys and start rehearsing again.  We cancelled two tours, and I don't feel great about that, but I couldn't deal with the pain anymore, and that's now completely gone.  I know the fans are excited to see the band - the tour is on, we're keeping our word, there will be no more cancellations."

Complete dates for the Megadeth/Slayer Canadian and American Carnage are as follows:

Canadian Carnage
JULY
23        Pavillon de la Jeunesse, Quebec City, QC  CANADA
24        Heavy MTL, Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, QC  CANADA
26        Metro Centre, Halifax, NS  CANADA
27        Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB  CANADA
29        Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ONT  CANADA
30        John Labatt Centre Center, London, ONT  CANADA

American Carnage
AUGUST
11        Glens Falls Civic Center, Glens Falls, NY
12        Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ
14        Tsongas Arena, Boston, MA
15        Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ
16        Chevrolet Theatre, Wallingford, CT
18        Tower City Amphitheatre, Cleveland, OH
19        Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
20        UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL
21        Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN
23        Cap Fed Park @Sandstone, Kansas City, KS
25        Magness Arena, Denver, CO
26        Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM
27        Dodge Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
29        Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA
30        Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA
31        Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA

SEPTEMBER
1        Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA
3        Wamu Theatre, Seattle, WA
4        Washington County Fairgrounds, Portland, OR



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SLAYER
Slayer. The Chicago Tribune's Greg Kot wrote that Slayer is "one of the great American rock bands of the last 30 years, forget about genre." Indeed, few bands come close to matching the intensity that Slayer - guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, vocalist/bassist Tom Araya, and drummer Dave Lombardo - bring to its live shows, having been named "Best Live Band" by numerous media outlets including Revolver, SPIN, and Metal Hammer.  2009's World Painted Blood (American Recordings) offers a Slayer-ized point of view of our world - God's terrifying global genocide, the chaos of our broken political system, the way-too-close proximity of world horrors that technology has brought us, and a chilling hypothesis of how the rest of the world might view America. The album was recorded in Los Angeles over two time periods, during October 2008 and then between late January and March 2009. World Painted Blood was produced by Greg Fidelman who has spent time in the studio with Metallica, the Gossip, the (International) Noise Conspiracy, Slipknot and others, and executive produced by long-time Slayer colleague Rick Rubin, who suggested Fidelman for the project.  One reviewer called the album "the heaviest, bloodiest and best album in almost two decades."  World Painted Blood landed on boatloads of U.S. and International "Best of" lists for 2009, and N.A.R.A.S. saw fit to bestow its fourth Grammy nomination on Slayer - Best Metal Performance for the WPB track, "Hate Worldwide."  For "American Carnage," Slayer's Tom Araya promises, "no ballads, no acoustic numbers, no slow tempos."

MEGADETH
Megadeth. 2009 saw the release of ENDGAME, which has been heralded as Megadeth's best album in years. It's the record where it all comes full circle in a career that has not only set standards in hard rock and metal, but defined them. Megadeth's signature shredding and rousing lyrics are the hallmarks of ENDGAME, with vocalist/guitarist Dave Mustaine once again musing and making declarations about the world we live in, having named the album after a government document that should strike fear in the hearts of Americans! But that's Mustaine and Megadeth, using the vehicle of music to shake things up, to make a point and to rattle your brain, literally, figuratively and sonically. Revolver magazine said of ENDGAME, "One of their best albums." VH1's 'That Metal Show' deemed it "One of the metal albums of the year," and Popmatters said, "the record positively scorches with an intensity not heard since Rust in Peace." The band was also awarded the eighth Grammy nomination of its career for "Head Crusher," which serves as more proof that ENDGAME is quickly earning "essential" status in the Megadeth catalog. Megadeth has teamed with ILoveAllAccess.com to offer Ultimate Fan Packages. For more info, go to www.megadeth.com

TESTAMENT
Legendary thrash metal titans Testament, whose latest award-winning release (2008 Album of the Year, Metal Hammer's Golden God Award) The Formation of Damnation, displays them as the quintessential modern heavy metal band, whose experience and accumulated skill allows them to attack with reserves of anger, energy and finesse that make them more powerful than ever. Lead singer Chuck Billy says, "My first memories of playing with Slayer were in New York, they were our first shows even before we had a record out.  We got spit on for the first three songs and then the fans turned it around and started headbanging and fist pumping.  It was great and the shows were the heaviest and fondest memories of Testament touring with Slayer."
Added Alex Skolnick, "It's hard to believe that we actually toured together twenty years ago.  With everyone just a little bit older and wiser, I believe this time around will be even more fun.  It's great that these three bands, Slayer, Megadeth and Testament, are not only still going strong, but sounding better than ever.  I'm really looking forward to American Carnage as I'm sure all the fans are."