On Feb. 5, news broke that Newsted had been booted from two of Megadeth's upcoming Australian tour dates. It was stated by organizers that Jason Newsted's eponymous band were removed from the shows "at the request of Megadeth," but according to a Megadeth representative, the band had nothing to do with kicking Newsted off the Australian gigs.
Megadeth are currently on the road playing dates on their Super Collider US tour, but Dave Mustaine says the band are already working on new material for their next album:
“We right now have a bunch of dates that's gonna take us up until August of next year...
How do YOU define heavy metal? Is it a sound? Is it a look? Is it a lifestyle? Is it all of the above, or something altogether different?
October is Metal Month at Radio.com, and throughout the month we'll see artist interviews, plus mini-documentaries about metal, metal fans and the birthplace of metal.
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine was the guest on Full Metal Jackie's radio show this past weekend. The metal legend discussed the band's recent tour with Iron Maiden as well as the role social media plays in music these days. If you missed Full Metal Jackie's show, check out her full interview with Dave Mustaine:
Here's a brain-scrambler to sink your teeth into -- Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has been incredibly outspoken in recent years about becoming a born-again Christian. However, despite his statements on Christianity and committing biblical ideology to his personal belief system, Mustaine was recently quoted as saying, "I don't believe in religion."