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Slayer and Megadeth announced touring together in 2010  arround the United States . This tour will include that shows the shows that were postponed by Slayer’s vocalist .

(complete list of cities and dates in my other blog)

Quiet Riot “Cum On Feel The Noize” (originally by Slade)
Britny Fox “Gudbuy T’ Jane” (Slade)
Age Of Evil “Slave To The Grind” (Skid Row)
Blues Saraceno “My Generation” (The Who)
Bon Jovi “The Boys Are Back In Town” (Thin Lizzy)
Gilby Clarke “Dead Flowers” (Rolling Stones)
Anvil “Paint It Black” (Rolling Stones)
Doro “Breaking The Law” (Judas Priest)
Eddie Ojeda (with Dee Snider) “Eleanor Rigby” (Beatles)
Alice Cooper, Steve Vai, Duff McKagan, Mikkey Dee “Hey Bulldog” (Beatles)
Aerosmith “I’m Down” (Beatles)
Geoff Tate, Michael Wilton, Craig Goldy, Rudy Sarzo, Simon Wright, Scott Warren “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” (Beatles)
Lemmy Kilmister, John 5, Eric Singer “Back In The USSR” (Beatles)
Guns N’ Roses “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” (Bob Dylan)
Warrant “We Will Rock You” (Queen)
Gary Schutt “Death On Two Wheels” (Queen)
Lynch Mob “Tie Your Mother Down” (Queen)
Van Halen “Where Have All The Good Times Gone?” (The Kinks)
Winger “Purple Haze” (Jimi Hendrix)
The Answer “Sweet Emotion” (Aerosmith)
Velvet Revolver “No More No More” (Aerosmith)
Billy Idol “L.A. Woman” (The Doors)
Fifi Larue “People Are Strange” (The Doors)
Phantom Blue “Bad Reputation” (Thin Lizzy)
Black Robot “Cocaine” (JJ Cale)
Yngwie Malmsteen “Carry On My Wayward Son” (Kansas)
Poison “Your Mama Don’t Dance” (Loggins & Messina)
Judas Priest “Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)” (Fleetwood Mac)
Randy Piper’s Animal “Zombie” (The Cranberries)
Lita Ford “Only Women Bleed” (Alice Cooper)
Megadeth “No More Mr. Nice Guy” (Alice Cooper)
Anthrax “I’m Eighteen” (Alice Cooper)
Carbon 9 “Mother” (Danzig)
Def Leppard “Space Oddity” (David Bowie)
Faster Pussycat “You’re So Vain” (Carly Simon)
Ace Frehley “Fox On The Run” (Sweet)
Vince Neil “Set Me Free” (Sweet)
Krokus “Ballroom Blitz” (Sweet)

The race is over and I survived!

Today I reached an unbelievable personal goal, completing a half-marathon after about two months of training. I started on this project as both a personal challenge, and as a way to inspire people through the American College of Endocrinology Power of Prevention program. Along the way, I have heard from so many of you who are following my progress, have been inspired yourselves, or who are just rooting me on to success. On this Thanksgiving Day, I have to tell you all how grateful I am for all of your support.  What started out as a project to inspire others has certainly changed my life, and a significant part of that comes from all of you.

Now, on to race day.

First, a brief note.  I did not run with my iPhone, so I did not take any pictures.  Sarah took some, and I will work to add them later in the day.

So, I guess the story begins with dinner last night. My good friend Britt has been following my progress in this training regimen, and was sorry to tell me that he would not be able to come out to the run and see me finish, due to the fact he is out of town today. But he did offer to help me carbo load the night before. So last night our two families went out and enjoyed a delicious Italian dinner. In fact, I had to stop loading because I was too full. (I had an awesome shrimp alfredo Sicilian style pizza. Pictures forthcoming as well. I promise you will be jealous).

I got home and had a good night’s sleep.  This morning when I woke up, my number one priority was my pre-race preparations. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, go here to get up to speed, but suffice it to say, I was very nervous about making sure this was not a problem today.

Not joking, I resorted to jumping jacks in the living room, but it all came out fine in the end (did I really just type that?)

Sarah and I headed out to the run at about 6:45.  Race time was 8:00, but we wanted to get a decent parking spot and I also wanted to do a mile pre-run before the race to get loosened up.

People up north can complain about this next sentence, but it was cold this morning.  It was probably only 50 degrees when we got to the race site. I was not concerned about the race, because I know how much I heat up when I am running, but I was definitely freezing waiting for the race to start.

Sarah and our friend Melissa were running the 6k at the same time.  The starting line and starting time were the same, so we got “in the blocks” together and waited for the run to begin. After a pre-recorded National Anthem from Lee Ann Rhimes, the race was set to begin.

We had positioned ourselves towards the middle of the group.  We knew we were not fast enough to be in the front, but did not want to get stuck behind the walkers in the back, either. The gun sounded and we were off.  It took about a minute or so to cross the starting line. I’m glad this was a chip race, because I’m interested to see how off my chip time is from the race time. The first mile was the typical jockeying for position that you see at any race. I tried to keep my pace slow and steady, but it is definitely hard with the adrenaline of all the other runners around you.

Around mile one, the course split for the 1/2 marathoners and the 6k, so the crowds thinned considerably at that point. It was about this time that I realized I had forgotten to start the timer on my watch. This is a dual problem, because I had no way to track my time, and because it was not recording my heart rate (long time readers know that I have a history of overheating when not monitoring my heart rate closely). So I started the timer and hoped that at some point there would be a timer on the course that would allow me to get some idea of how I was doing.

The first course clock did not come until mile two.  The race time at that point was 19 minutes. That meant that even if I had been at the front of the pack, I was pacing at sub-ten minute miles. This was both exciting and troubling. Exciting, because I did not feel like I was moving at that pace and felt fairly good. Troubling because I was not sure I could maintain this pace for eleven more miles.

The next few miles were relatively uneventful. I was able to maintain that 9:30ish pace and was not feeling tired. One thing I did not do was take water at the water stations. I have learned from experience that I get bad cramping if I drink anything while running. I had tried to hydrate myself well before the race, and was banking on that being good enough.

The race was actually quite uneventful in general until about mile eight. Right about that time my feet began to really hurt, especially on the instep. I know that I am due for new shoes, but did not want to get them so close to race time. Many runners have told me that’s a recipe for disaster with blisters and real problems on race day. But what was a mild nuisance at mile eight had become a real pain by mile nine.

The mile nine refreshment center had something I can only refer to as runner’s goo. It came in a foil packet, and had the consistency of Vaseline.  But it tasted good, was packed with sugars and caffeine, and really gave me a bit of a boost when I really needed it.

By mile ten, I was in uncharted waters. Ten miles is the previous longest run I had ever done, and I still had a full 5k to go to finish. I resorted to counting miles, not in distance, but in songs. At my pace (I had slowed to about an even ten minute mile pace, by now) I knew it was about two and a half songs between miles. So I just focused on the music and plowed ahead.

At mile eleven, the pain in my feet moved to my calves. This was a new experience for me. Whenever I run, the only true obstacle is breathing. I never have physical pain in my legs that prohibits me from going forward. So this really caught me off-guard. I knew that I only had two miles to go, however, and was determined to power through it, no matter what.

At mile twelve, I could smell the finish line, and so could the rest of the group running at my pace. Everyone kicked it up a notch at that point. I did the same, despite what my legs were screaming to me (R-rated, can’t repeat here). That lasted maybe a quarter of a mile. That’s when I thought I was going to collapse. Despite the fact that I had made it more than twelve miles without stopping once, I had to stop and stretch out my legs, then walk for about 30 seconds. I regret this terribly, but really don’t think there was anything else I could do at that point.

Once I started back up again, I decided to keep the pace slower and just get to the finish line. Two songs later, I was crossing the thirteen mile marker. At this point I knew that I had a 1/10 mile sprint in me, so I kicked it in and raced to the finish line, passing up a couple of guys down the stretch!

Final time: 2:07:18! Official results here: http://www.1stplacesports.com/obdc09halfres.htm

I looked around for Sarah, who had finished the 6k about and hour and 20 minutes earlier, but could not see her anywhere. So I got some water and tried to work out my legs a little bit. About 7-8 minutes later Sarah spotted me in the crowd and came over. I had anticipated finishing between 2:15 and 2:30, so she had gone home and got the turkey and stuffing in the oven, then was going to come back and watch me finish and take some pictures. Since I beat my goal time by about eight minutes, she missed the finish.

She’s more upset about that than I am. I’m glad she came back at all, and I appreciated the support in any case.

So we met up with some friends and compared times, then headed over to get a banana… AND THEY WERE OUT! So I settled for some orange slices and a couple of Michelob Ultras. Sarah also grabbed an Ultra, that she was actually getting for me.

As we walked to the van, I saw a sign for a “Brazilian Honey Bakery”. Having no idea what in the world that is, we headed inside and asked the question “What in the world is a Brazilian Honey Bakery?” The proprietor proceeded to give me a sample of a cheese bread pastry, which was so good, I immediately ordered a dozen.

And with that, we packed into the van, and headed for home. I received all of your well wishes on email, Facebook, and Twitter. You really have no idea how much that means to me. I am thankful today for all of you who have supported me through this training, and I look forward to sharing with you my next plan…

Until then, you know the drill…

Vital Statistics:

Workout: 13.1 Miles

Time: 2:07:18

Pace: 9:43

Playlist:

Neither Can I – Slash’s Snakepit

Estranged – Guns N Roses

Believe – Disturbed

Always On The Run – Lenny Kravitz

Sure Shot – The Beastie Boys

The Battle of Evermore – Led Zeppelin

I.R.S. – Guns N Roses

Brain Stew – Green Day

Miss Independent – Ne-Yo

Rusty Cage – Johnny Cash

The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson

Best I Can – Queensryche

All Along The Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix

Get It Together – The Beastie Boys

Strength Beyond Strength – Pantera

Hella Good – No Doubt

Hanger 18 – Megadeth

Used To Love Her – Guns N Roses

One – Creed

Razor – Foo Fighters

After The World – Disciple

Hollaback Girl – Gwen Stefani

Elvis Is Dead – Living Colour

Jane Says – Jane’s Addiction

Territorial Pissings – Nirvana

Madagascar – Guns N Roses

No Rain – Blind Melon

Monkey Wrench – Foo Fighters

It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over – Lenny Kravitz

There Is No God – Extreme

Megadeth - Crypting Writings

Seguimos con la discografía de Megadeth, con su séptimo álbum de estudio. Con “Crypting Writings” los californianos siguieron la senda que habían construído con el anterior “Youthanasia”. Temas con un sonido más heavy, con muchos toques de hard rock, en un disco ligero donde solo un par de temas se podrían clasificar como thrash metal: “FFF” y “The Desintegrators”

Un disco suave, sencillo pero curiosamente intenso, con temas míticos de indiscutible calidad, como la increíble “Trust”, la oscura “Almost Honest” o la épica “She-Wolf”, que según mi criterio es el tema más remarcable de todo el álbum.

Se acercaban tiempos “oscuros” para Mustaine y su troupe, si bien por esa época todavía tuvieron el reconocimiento de la crítica y del público, pese a firmar un álbum bastante comercial, eso no tiene que ser sinónimo de fracaso. A mí personalmente es un LP que me encanta.

Artista – Megadeth
Álbum – Cryptic Writings
Año – 1997
Género – Thrash Metal/Heavy Metal
Web – Oficial
Procedencia – Los Angeles (California), USA

Tracklist
1. Trust
2. Almost Honest
3. Use The Man
4. Mastermind
5. The Disintegrators
6. I’ll Get Even
7. Sin
8. A Secret Place
9. Have Cool, Will Travel
10. She – Wolf
11. Vortex
12. FFF

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-Dako-

Good morning internet!

Today was my last training run before the big half-marathon on Thursday.  I got up early enough to actually spend some time stretching and really waking up before heading out on the road this morning.

And it was a beautiful morning for running.  The air was clear and the temperature was in the low 60’s. I decided to slow down the pace that I’ve been running at the past few times out. I know that there is no way that I can maintain a 9:15 pace for the entire 13.1 miles, so I decided to pace myself down a little bit in preparation for Thursday.

The result was and easy and enjoyable 3.1 miles this morning. I finished in 30:16, which is a 9:43 pace. That pace was easy and I felt could be sustainable for a long run.  At that pace, I’d finish the 1/2 Marathon in about 2:07-2:08.  My average pace for longer distances has been in the 10:30 range.  At that pace, my time would be 2:17:33.  I think given those conditions, I would like to set the reasonable goal of finishing my first half-marathon in under 2:20, but feel that it is a possibility to do it in under 2:10.

Slight non sequitur, I know that carbo-loading does not happen until the night before, but this looked too good in the office today, and I feel good about where I am at training-wise and physically as well. And let me tell you, it was delicious (worth the calories!)

Delicious Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. YUM!

Tomorrow is a rest day and Thursday is the big day.  I plan to update multiple times tomorrow and Thursday, so stay tuned!

Now, for today’s Vital Statistics

Vital Statistics:

Date: Tuesday, November 24

Workout: 3.1 Miles

Time: 30:16

Pace: 9:43

Weight: 240

Playlist:

Fight For Your Right To Party – Beastie Boys

One Vision – Queen

Living Loving Maid (She’s Just A Woman) – Led Zeppelin

Summertime – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

Things That Make You Go Hmmmm.. – C&C Music Factory

Crush ‘Em – Megadeth

Crawling In The Dark – Hoobastank

Man In The Mirror – Michael Jackson

Escape From The Killing Fields – Ice-T

The intro to the new book  “Full Metal Jackie Certified: The 50 Most Influential Heavy Metal Songs Of The ’80s And The True Stories Behind Their Lyrics” describes the joy of vinyl — in a time before the Internet — with perfect sentiment.

“Listening to a metal album used to be an event. Without the digital availability of information on the Internet, hearing an album for the first time was the single source of make-believe, a direct connection to the imagination. Fans would slit the shrink wrap and carefully slide the vinyl LP from the cardboard cover. The paper sleeve would rest in cross-legged laps while the listener absorbed the lyrics, word for word, studying them and staring at the photographs and artwork to make the songs come alive in their mind’s eye.”

Of course, this could be describing any album. And the experience is just not the same with a new CD.

There is also a foreward by Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine. Who could be a better person to describe those metal times than Dave Mustaine? Maybe Lars Ulrich. But, post-Napster, it comes out better from Dave Mustaine.

One other thing: that’s a fantastic photo by Mark Weiss of Rob Halford and KK Downing on the cover (cropped, of course, just right) of Full Metal Jackie Certified.

Agora que já tem um tempinho que o disco foi lançado, coloco aqui pra vocês o link para o último álbum do Megadeth – Endgame

Download: Megadeth – Endgame

Para a capa e mais links relacionados ao Endgame, clique aqui!

Abraço!

By Zach Shaw

While it isn’t exactly the mega historic tour featuring the big four (Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax) everyone was gossiping about, getting half of that lineup is still pretty unbelievable. Tickets officially went on sale last week for the American Carnage Tour featuring Slayer, Megadeth and Testament. The landmark tour will be taking place this coming January and February. Slayer and Megadeth already did the unthinkable by performing together (despite their slew of heated words for one another) on mini tours in Canada and Australia/New Zealand. So we can thank god that they are giving U.S. fans the chance to see both thrash titans share the stage once again. I myself have already purchased my ticket for their stop in Lowell, MA on February 14 (best part: I only spent a little above $10 for good seats!!! Haha).

Seeing Megadeth and Slayer on their own (let alone together) is enough to make fans storm to a venue. Combine the two with Testament … well HELLZ YEAH! As amazing as this lineup is though, I personally would have liked to have seen one more act added. Not that this line up needs another act to make it any better (umm, did I tell you that Megadeth, Slayer and Testament are playing together?!). However, it would be cool to see the elder gods of metal pass the torch to an up and coming metal band, as a way to put the spotlight on the future of metal.

So who should be the fourth addition who represents the new generation amongst a line up of legends? Well here are a few suggestions of likely candidates and bands I simply would love to see added:

-Machine Head: These guys would probably be everyone’s first choice for multiple reasons. 1. Machine Head already took part in Slayer and Megadeth’s previous tours. 2. Both Slayer and Megadeth have praised them not stop for their greatness. 3. fans simply cannot get enough of them (rightfully so) And 4. to simply put it: THEY ARE AWSOME!!! The only reason why they probably wouldn’t take part in this tour is because they have been touring non-stop for the past 3 years (you name the band, they probably were on tour with them recently). As much as I love The Blackening, I’d recommend that the band takes a tiny rest and record another great album. The more music from Machine Head the better!

-Shadows Fall: These guys would probably be one of my first choices. Hot off of their latest release Retribution, the boys from Mass have proven that they are ready to be the next big metal icons. Being part of such a major tour would be great exposure to a band who put on a top-notch show and have grown as musicians and song writers. Hopefully the band will get on Mayhem Fest next year (maybe we could also start a campaign to get them on this tour? I’d be down to push!).

-Suicide Silence: These guys would be a likely choice because they also served as openers (along with Machine Head) on Slayer and Megadeth’s previous tours this past year. They are an up and coming band who has received both critical and fan praise for their music and live show.

-God Forbid: Call me biased, but I would love to see my fellow NJ thrashers on such a line up. Not only do they put on an energy packed show, but they have continue to grow musically (I dare you to listen to their latest release Earthsblood and tell me it isn’t spectacular). God Forbid is a band that should be amongst the top of their generation (always just shy of getting the rightful exposure), and being a part of this tour would help get them there faster.

-Devildriver: Mixing melody with hardcore death metal, Devildriver has always stood out amongst the crowd. Always releasing incredible albums (listen to their recent release Pray For Villains asap!), they have always been just shy of getting the exposure they deserve. With their intense live shows, Devildriver would have made a great addition to an already amazing tour. Sadly, these guys will definitely not be apart of this tour for they just announced a tour with Suffocation that will occur during the same time. A shame, but hell: a Devildriver and Suffocation tour is pretty awesome as well!!!

-High On Fire: These guys are also likely candidates for being a late addition since they were rumored to be on the lineup before the American Carnage tour was confirmed (only to not be included in the official press release). While they wouldn’t be my first choice, High On Fire are a great band and know how to put on a hell of a show. Plus, with their sludge metal sound, the band would stand out in a lineup filled with thrash metal.

-Trivium: Admit it, once you saw the name in front of this you screamed out loud “Oh Hell Yeah!”. Trivium’s mix of screaming and melodic thrash would be a perfect addition to this tour (maybe too perfect if that’s possible). Add in their powerful performance (see my review of their show in Worcester, MA) and you’d get even the pickiest old metal fans believing they saw the second coming. As perfect as this may seem, this addition may be unlikely for Trivium announced the most recent leg of Into The Mouth Of Hell We Tour as their last tour in support of the album Shogun. Then again, I would probably change around my schedule if I got offered to open for Slayer AND Megadeth.

-The Black Dahlia Murder: After seeing them on Mayhem Fest this past summer, I have been hooked. Black Dahlia Murder’s music and performance would simply make them a great addition to such a lineup. ENOUGH SAID!

-Chimaira: The boys from Cleveland, Ohio would tear the stage apart night after night (see my review of their opening slot at Trivium’s show for more on their awsome live performance). With its mix of sludge and hardcore, Chimaira would stand out amongst the lineup of legends. Additionally, Slayer guitarist Kerry King has praised them many times over the past few years (thus making their chances a lot stronger).

So these are who I would suggest to be the new addition to an already amazing bill. To repeat, I am not saying that the American Carnage Tour needs to acquire an additional band (the three thrash gods are wwaayy more than enough). I am just saying it would be cool to see a newer band get the chance to be exposed to a wider audience.

Is there a band I left off that you feel deserves to be considered? Which up and coming band would you want to see go on tour with Megadeth, Slayer and Testament? Leave a comment and let your choice be heard!

Soy un  seguidor de las historietas de marvel, diria que una de las cosas que hago cuando no tengo nada que hacer es leerme una buena historieta y curiosamente hay en marvel una seccion que cuenta como seria el universo de superheroes si hechos que uno conoce o desconoce se dieran lugar en dicho universo y como afectaria a los elemntos que se encuentran en el…la seccion se llama What if…? o dicho en crillo Que tal si…??.

Esta seccion me llamo burda la atencion y pues se me ocurrio la absurda idea de crear yo mismo universos paralelos de lo que pudiera o no haber pasado si hubieran o no ocurrido ciertos hechos y de que manera nos afectaria a nosotros.

Bien, como esta horita la euforia por la venida de metallica a nuestro pais me puse a pensar en…Que tal si mustaine hubiera seguido con metallica???

Bueh la historia se resume asi, mustaine nunca fue despedido de metallica, todo un fue un malentendido producto de una borrachera compartida entre lars, james y el.

Asi siguieron los años y entre el renacer de un nuevo estilo y la desenfrenada vida de alcohol, drogas y rock and roll de mustaine, metallica estuvo varios años en el anonimato, con discos en el mercado como Kill’em all, rise of the destruction y skull master siguieron rodando con  ellos hasta los años 90, cuando debido a una soberana pea, a dave mustaine se le ocurrio la grandiosa idea de manejar la van en la que Metallica hacia sus giras, mustaine se quedo dormido y estrello la camioneta contra un arbol y se produjo un volcamiento el cual dejo como resultado a mustaine muerto al salir expelido por el parabrisas de la camioneta, a lars con una lesion en la espina que lo dejo paralitico, a james con lesiones leves en la cabeza y a cliff solo con un hueso roto y algunos aporreos. La inesperada muerte de dave hizo entrar en razon a james, cliff y lars (quien nunca pudo volver a tocar la bateria, pero debido a su talento para los negocios se convirtio en un gran empresario de la musica ayudando a bandas a salir del anonimato) quienes entraron en una clinica de rehabilitacion, recuperandose de sus adicciones. James y cliff siguieron con metallica y buscaron remplazos, se les unio el baterista nick mensa y el guitarrista kirk hamett, este ultimo proveniente de EXODUS, quienes estando en el punto mas alto de su carrera colgaron las guitarras y se separaron por razones desconocidas. Con los tres discos que ya tenia metallica en su haber, y la nueva formacion, decidieron sacar tres discos mas The justice is blind, The black memories y load your guns…for metal strike donde consiguieron la fama absoluta y consiguiendo mas fans que nunca con metal de la vieja escuela, caracterizandose tambien porque en todos sus espectaculos en vivo le rendian un tributo al fallecido mustaine, el cual quedo como un icono del metal, sus insesantes riffs, sus cortantes solos quedaron registrados para siempre en la historia y los nuevos retoños del metal lo escogian como modelo a seguir en la guitarra.

Megadeth nunca se llego a formar pero, friedman y ellefson si llegaron a tocar juntos en una banda que se llamo rising death donde consiguieron cierta fama en su natal USA y fueron adoptados en japon como estrellas maximas, mudandose hacia alla donde se siguen presentando actualmente.

Los cuatro grandes del thrash nunca existieron pues Megadeth nunca existio, en lugar de eso Metallica, Slayer y Exodus fueron los maximos exponentes de este genero.

En la actualidad, en la vieja casa donde solia vivir mustaine, destruida parcialmente debido a un incendio, se encontraron unas cintas de sesiones en privado de dave donde habia grabado unos riffs y letras para las futuras canciones de metallica, las cintas fueron entregadas a lars ulrich y fueron re-grabadas y completadas por metallica y colgadas en internet, en total fueron cinco las canciones,  las cintas tenian unas etiquetas que decian:  Holy wars, simphony of destruction, a tout le monde, peace sells??? y high speed dirt…

Recuerden esta es mi bizarra forma de ver como sucedieron las cosas si mustaine nuca se hubiera ido de metallica…pronto mas historias paralelas en Que tal si…???

These guys still rock hard. Went to see them in Melbourne a couple of weeks ago. No disapointments there. Slayer played with them and the lead singer for Slayer (Tom Araya) had larangytis. Was still cool though. He just bought fans up on stage to sing for them.

The clip is Headcrusher from Endgame released in 2009.

Todo mundo sabe (tá, todo mundo não, só os metaleiros por dentro das fofocas) da antiga “rixa” entre Megadeth e Slayer. E todo mundo já tá careca de saber que Dave Mustaine e Kerry King se amam, mas esse ano o amor pegou fogo quando eles saíram juntos em turnê no Canadá (a Canadian Carnage) e irá entrar em combustão ano que vem quando iniciarem a American Carnage, que conta com o Testament de brinde.

Todo mundo especulou sobre uma turnê dos “Big Four” do Thrash Metal (Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer e Anthrax), o que não rolou, mas essa turnê vai ser foda de qualquer jeito (pena que não pretendem nem passar pela fronteira do México).

Traduzido por Karina Detrigiachi | Em 20/11/09 | Fonte: Thedailytimes.com

Fonte desta matéria (em inglês): Thedailytimes.com

Via: Whiplash!

Easily one of the highlights of the tour was seeing Syl sport a Megadeth Countdown To Extincition t-shirt on stage under his jacket in Chicago and DC.  We picked up a copy of Guns n’ Roses Use Your Illusion II in Columbus for the long car ride to the 9:30 Club and midway through the highly pompous album – check “Get In The Ring” to refresh your memory – we realized that Syl has this heavy Axl Rose inflection in his voice these days.  This led us to the idea of a Syl Johnson cover album called, Blues Your Illusion I & II. Try singing this like Syl, “Ohhhh you could be miiiinnnne.  But your waaaaay out of liiiinnnnne.”  I think we are on to something….

I’m heading out on a short vacation; so no major blogs for the next few days… next concert is The Swell Season next Monday.  For the time being, there’s a new tour hitting the road next winter… Megadeth, Slayer and special guests Testament!  Holy cow!!! I’ve seen all three of these bands before, but it’s been a while – and I’ve never seen them at the same time.   I’ll be at the Portland show, if ticket sales serve me well…

JANUARY 2010
18  WaMu Theatre, Seattle, WA
19  Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
21  Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA
22  Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA
23  Dodge Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
25  Magness Arena, Denver, CO
26  Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM
27  El Paso Coliseum, El Paso, TX
29  Verizon Wireless, Houston, TX
31  Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN

FEBRUARY
1  Gwinnett Arena, Duluth, GA
2  Broadbent Arena, Louisville, KY
4  Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN
5  UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL
6  Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI
9  Chevrolet Theatre, Wallingford, CT
11  Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ
12  Glens Falls Civic Center, Glens Falls, NY
13  Susquehanna Center, Camden, NJ
14  Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA
16  Pavillon de La Jeunesse, Quebec City, QC
18  John Labatt Centre, London, ON
19  Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
20  Bell Centre, Montreal, QC
22  Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB
23  Metro Centre, Halifax, NS

~Dan – np: Dizzy Gillespie – Professor Bebop

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the “Forums” section of the band’s official web site:

“It has been harder thank drinking a twelve-pack of Meisterbrau and not going pee than to keep this tour info [referring to the upcoming 'American Carnage' tour featuring MEGADETH, SLAYER and TESTAMENT] inside. And now you know and I can relax!

“It is true, as I said in my posts and columns, and as you can see . . . all of the clues were there. All that is left is sending positive vibes Tom’s [Araya, SLAYER bassist/vocalist] way to assist in his rehabilitating his back, and then, as I like to say, this one ain’t over till the fat lady dies!

“Let us remember also that we are out with a very exciting package for just this short, very short run, and we are specifically coming to these less traveled cities to bring MEGADETH metal everywhere we can, and we wanted to see you and you to see us before the end of the year. We have Bay Area heroes MACHINE HEAD out with us, and this tour is really intense. As you can hear at Megadeth Radio, MACHINE HEAD has some fantastic metal songs and some of the heaviest stuff we play on Megs Radio.

More here: DAVE MUSTAINE: I Have Some Massive News About A Music Project For Me And MEGADETH - Nov. 17, 2009

Bay Area thrash legends TESTAMENT are taking the stage once again in support of their 2008 release, “The Formation of Damnation”, TESTAMENT will be touring as special guest with fellow thrash legends MEGADETH and SLAYER. The tour will feature the classic lineup of vocalist Chuck Billy, guitarists Eric Peterson and Alex Skolnick, bassist Greg Christian, and drummer Paul Bostaph and will mark the 20th anniversary of these major players taking the stage together on the same stage as MEGADETH and SLAYER.

“The Formation of Damnation” will be reissued just in time for this amazing tour with SLAYER and MEGADETH with a bonus CD that contains live renditions of the classics “The New Order”, “Practice What You Preach” and “Souls Of Black”. The tracks will also feature enhanced video clips recorded in Alcatraz for their MTV special “52/52″ campaign feature as well as the music video for “More Than Meets The Eye”. This special album re-release with bonus material will be in stores on February 23. TESTAMENT will have the tour reissue available on all of the dates of the upcoming “American Carnage” tour prior to it hitting stores.

More here: TESTAMENT: ‘The Formation Of Damnation’ To Be Reissued With Bonus CD - Nov. 17, 2009

Köp Megadeth – Risk.

Aún falta mucho tiempo, pero la espera valdrá la pena, de menos para aquellos metaleros que tengan lana y visa para ir a EU o a Canadá, ya que se ha anunciado el cartel de la gira Amertican Carnage 2010, nada más ni nada menos que con Slayer, Megadeth y Testament juntos!

Estas leyendas del thrash metal no tocaban juntos, si mal no recuerdo, desde la gira Clash of the Titans en 1991 o algo así, y será el fenómeno metalero del año.

Llamada de antemano como la más poderosa, explosiva y esperada mega gira del invierno, American Carnage arrancará el 18 de enero en Seattle, EU, y continuará girando alrededor de los Estados Unidos y Canadá durante 26 fechas más.

Lo más interesante será que los tres grupos estarán tocando material prácticamente nuevo, ya que Slayer con World Painted Blood, Megadeth con Endgame y Testament con The Formation of Damnation, atacaron los oídos de los fans de forma fuerte durante el pasado año y medio aproximadamente.

Sin duda el evento thrasher del año, si tienen chance de ir de una vez busquen las entradas en Internet, por ahí suena que algunos boletos andarán rondando los 10 dólares dada la cabronsísima situación económica, una buena oportunidad de ver a los monstruos del thrash californiano en Florida, Texas o California, más información ahí en cuanto sepa se las paso.

Carpe diem.