“Dave Mustaine must have been born with a horseshoe up his ass. That’s how lucky he has been and how fortunate he is to be pulling breath after so many close calls. In ‘Mustaine’ he tells a story that will inspire, stun and terrify.” -James Hetfield
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Hardrock Haven: (Megadeth Bassist David Ellefson) “It was quite shocking actually, especially because we were just coming up the ranks and were not the big MTV icons at the time. That bass line has certainly been the subject of many great conversations over the years, that’s for sure!” Dave Mustaine told Rolling Stone…
File this in the ‘huh!?’ category. METAL SHOP listeners may strongly disagree. RockshowCritique.com: “Queen Of The Reich” has been one of your most popular tunes yet over the past several years, you rarely played it live. Was that by choice or is it just a harder song to sing? GT: “Actually its…
Jan. 4, 1986: Thin Lizzy singer/bassist Phil Lynott died at the young age of 36. His longtime abuse of cocaine, heroin and booze led to his collapse on Christmas day at his home in London. Kidney and liver infections complicated by pneumonia and, finally, heart failure took his life too soon. …
Metal Forces: (Bassist Jeff Pilson) “George Lynch and Don Dokken sadly have an acrimonious relationship. Sure, there are reasons they don’t get along. I could go into all sorts of psychological explanations for why. Things have happened over the years (laughs). We were kind of a volatile band for many years – there was…
Original Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno and Bruce Dickinson replacement for a time, Blaze Bayley banded together for a tour of Australia and New Zealand this fall. The final show was December 8th in Auckland… check out some fan-shot video below. About Di’Anno, Bayley told Metal-Rules.com, “he’s a very funny guy with a…