MEGADETH founder and frontman Dave Mustaine has announced the return of original bassist David Ellefson (1983-2002) to the iconic multi-platinum group. This reunion is appropriately timed to MEGADETH’s upcoming historic month-long “Rust In Peace” 20th anniversary tour. MEGADETH will play their landmark, genre-defining 1990 album “Rust In Peace” in its entirety, in addition to other MEGADETH favorites.
MEGADETH 2010
Confirmed dates with TESTAMENT and EXODUS as support:
March 1 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
March 2 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
March 3 – Medford, OR – Medford Armory
March 6 – Calgary, AB – Big Four (Testament with Special Guests)
March 7 – Edmonton, AB – Shaw Conference Centre (Testament with Special Guests)
March 8 – Saskatoon, SK – Prairieland Exhibition Hall
March 11 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theater
March 12 – Pittsburgh, PA – Palace Theater
March 13 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
March 15 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
March 16 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
March 18 – Scranton, PA – Scranton Cultural Center
March 19 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
March 21 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
March 22 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
March 23 – Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
March 25 – Houston, TX – Verizon Wireless Theater
March 26 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Amphitheater
March 27 – Lubbock, TX – The Pavilion
March 28 – El Paso, TX – Club 101
March 30 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theater
March 31 – Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Palladium (Testament with Special Guests)
Sep. 14 – Nashville, TN – Sommet Center
Sep. 15 – Cincinnati, OH – US Bank Arena
Sep. 17 – Indianapolis, IN – Conseco Fieldhouse
Sep. 19 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Sep. 28 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
Sep. 29 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Oct. 01 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Bank Atlantic Center
Oct. 03 – Tampa, FL – St. Pete Times Forum
Oct. 04 – Atlanta, GA – Phillips Arena
Oct. 12 – Winnipeg, MB – MTS Centre
Oct. 13 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
Oct. 15 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena
Oct. 17 – Charlottesville, VA – JPJ Arena
Oct. 18 – Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Oct. 26 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
Oct. 29 – Ottawa, ON – Scotiabank Place
Oct. 31 – Quebec City, QC – Colisee Pepsi
Nov. 09 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
Nov. 10 – Buffalo, NY – HSBC Arena
Nov. 12 – Albany, NY – Times Union Center
Nov. 14 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Dec. 05 – Las Vegas, NV – Mandalay Bay
Dec. 07 – Boise, ID – Idaho Center
Dec. 08 – Sacramento, CA – ARCO Arena
Dec. 10 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
Dec. 12 – San Jose, CA – HP Pavillion
Josh Groban, the young velvet-voiced singer who bridges opera and popular music, is getting ready to make a new album with Metallica producer Rick Rubin.
I wouldn’t call myself a huge fan of GROBAN (just not familiar with much more than the above song for reference) but I did think the melodies in “You Are Loved (Don’t Give Up)” were pretty interesting coming from a songwriting perspective.
* All Nightmare Long
* Battery
* Creeping Death
* Disposable Heroes
* Dyers Eve
* Enter Sandman
* Fade To Black
* Fight Fire With Fire
* For Whom The Bell Tolls
* Frantic
* Fuel
* Hit The Lights
* King Nothing
* Master of Puppets
* Mercyful Fate (Medley)
* No Leaf Clover
* Nothing Else Matters
* One
* Orion
* Sad But True
* Seek And Destroy
* The Memory Remains
* The Shortest Straw
* The Thing That Should Not Be
* The Unforgiven
* Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
* Wherever I May Roam
* Whiplash
If you downloaded the “Death Magnetic” album for Xbox and PS3, those ten songs will play in their entirety in the full game mode. PS2 and Wii versions (coming in the spring, most likely in early May) will include “Broken Beat & Scarred”, “Cyanide” and “My Apocalypse” since they are not compatible with the “Death Magnetic” downloadable content.
Other artists:
* ALICE IN CHAINS – No Excuses
* BOB SEGER – Turn The Page
* CORROSION OF CONFORMITY – Albatross
* DIAMOND HEAD – Am I Evil?
* FOO FIGHTERS – Stacked Actors
* JUDAS PRIEST – Hell Bent For Leather
* KYUSS – Demon Cleaner
* LYNYRD SKYNYRD – Tuesdays Gone
* MACHINE HEAD – Beautiful Mourning
* MASTODON – Blood And Thunder
* MERCYFUL FATE – Evil
* MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP – Armed and Ready
* MOTÖRHEAD – Ace of Spades
* QUEEN – Stone Cold Crazy
* SAMHAIN – Mother of Mercy
* SLAYER – War Ensemble
* SOCIAL DISTORTION – Mommy’s Little Monster
* SUICIDAL TENDENCIES – War Inside My Head
* SYSTEM OF A DOWN – Toxicity
* THE SWORD – Black River
* THIN LIZZY – The Boys Are Back in Town
Source: Metallica.com Metallica’s Official Website has named March 29th, 2009 as the release date for ‘Guitar Hero: METALLICA’.
March 29 in North America for Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3, with our friends outside of North America seeing the game in early May. Nintendo Wii and PS2 will follow later in the Spring, also most likely in early May.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
No Fear Energy Music tour dates:
Apr. 02 – Dodge Theater – Phoenix, AZ
Apr. 03 – Palladium – Los Angeles, CA
Apr. 04 – Events Center – San Jose, CA
Apr. 05 – Crest Theater – Fresno, CA
Apr. 07 – Paramount – Seattle, WA
Apr. 08 – UBC Thunderbird Arena – Vancouver, BC
Apr. 10 – Shaw Conference Center – Edmonton, AB
Apr. 11 – The Coral – Calgary, AB
Apr. 12 – Praireeland – Saskatoon, SK
Apr. 13 – Convention Centre – Winnipeg, MB
Apr. 14 – City Auditorium – Thunder Bay, ON
Apr. 16 – Ricoh Coliseum – Toronto, ON
Apr. 17 – Cepsum – Montreal, QC
Apr. 18 – Palladium – Worcester, MA
Apr. 19 – Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA
Apr. 21 – LC Pavillion – Columbus, OH
Apr. 22 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
Apr. 23 – Blackham Coliseum – Lafayette, LA
Apr. 24 – Verizon Theatre – Houston, TX
Apr. 25 – Concrete St. Ampthitheatre – Corpus Christi, TX
Apr. 26 – Palladium Ballroom – Dallas, TX
Apr. 28 – Fillmore – Denver, CO
Apr. 29 – Uptown Theater – Kansas City, KS
Apr. 30 – Myth – St. Paul, MN
May 01 – Congress Theater – Chicago, IL
May 02 – The Pageant – St. Louis, MO
May 03 – Egyptian – Indianapolis, IN
May 05 – Expo Five – Louisville, KY
May 06 – Fillmore Theater – Detroit, MI
May 08 – Roseland Ballroom – New York, NY
May 09 – Convention Center – Asbury Park, NJ
May 11 – Rams Head Live – Baltimore, MD
May 12 – House of Blues – Boston, MA
May 13 – Washington St. Armory – Albany, NY
May 14 – [to be announced]
May 15 – House of Blues – Myrtle Beach, SC
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