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| | birth_name = David Scott Mustaine | |||
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| '''David Scott "Dave" Mustaine''' (born September 13, 1961) is the founder, main ], ], and ] for the American heavy metal band ]. Prior to Megadeth, Mustaine was the first lead guitarist and a co-songwriter of the heavy metal band ] until he was fired from the band in 1983. In 2009, he was ranked No. 1 in ]'s book ''The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/im-over-my-metallica-demons-says-dave-mustaine|title=‘I’m Over My Metallica Demons’, Says Dave Mustaine|publisher=Classic Rock}}</ref> Mustaine was ranked 89th by '']'' on their list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hearya.com/2006/12/04/hit-paraders-top-100-metal-vocalists-of-all-time/ |title=Hit Parader’s Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time — HearYa - Indie Music Blog |publisher=Hearya.com |date=2006-12-04 |accessdate=2011-11-08}}</ref> He is also the manager for the Canadian band ]. | |||
| ==History== | |||
| Dave Mustaine was born in La Mesa, California, to Emily and John Mustaine. His mother was Jewish but Dave was brought up as a ]. By the age of 16, Mustaine had rented his own apartment and was surviving financially by dealing drugs.<ref name="Everything2">{{cite web|title=Dave Mustaine biography|url=http://everything2.com/user/avalyn/writeups/Dave+Mustaine|publisher=|date=May 20, 2002|accessdate=May 9, 2010}}</ref> One of his clients, Willow{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}, was often short of cash, but worked in a record store, so in return for drugs, she offered albums by artists such as ], ], ] and ] in trade,<ref name="Everything2" /> which helped form his taste in ] and ]. In the late 1970s, Mustaine began playing ], most notably a ] and joined a band known as Panic for a short time. | |||
| ===The 1980s=== | |||
| ===Panic=== | |||
| Panic was Mustaine’s first real band. The lineup was Mike Leftwych on drums, Bob Evans on bass, Tom Queck on guitar, Pat Voeks as the vocalist and Dave Mustaine was the lead guitarist. Mike Leftwych and the sound man passed away after being involved in a car crash after Panics’ first show. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.megadeth.com/scorpion_archive.php?scorpion_id=59|title=Dave's band Panic?|accessdate=January 30, 2012|work=official Megadeth website}}</ref> | |||
| ====Metallica (1981-1983)==== | |||
| In 1981, Mustaine left Panic to join Metallica as the lead guitarist. Metallica's drummer ] had posted an ad in a local ], '']'', looking for a lead guitarist. In his own words, Mustaine remembers his first meeting with ] and ]: "I was in the room warming up and I walked out and asked, 'Well, am I gonna audition or what?', and they said, 'no, you've got the job.' I couldn't believe how easy it had been and suggested that we get some beer to celebrate."<ref name=RealmOfDeth>{{cite web|url=http://megadeth.rockmetal.art.pl/related_metallica.html|title=Megadeth vs. Metallica|accessdate=May 16, 2008 |work=The Realms of Deth}}</ref> | |||
| Mustaine's membership in Metallica lasted less than two years. ], owner of ], recalls in an interview: "Dave was an incredibly talented guy but he also had an incredibly large problem with alcohol and drugs. He'd get wasted and become a real crazy person, a raging megamaniac, and the other guys just couldn't deal with that after a while. I mean, they all drank of course, but Dave drank more...much more. I could see they were beginning to get fed up of seeing Dave drunk out of his mind all the time."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metallicaworld.co.uk/dave_mustaine.htm|title=Dave Mustaine|accessdate=May 16, 2008|work=MetWorld}}</ref> | |||
| On one occasion, Mustaine brought his dog to rehearsal; the dog jumped onto the car of Metallica bassist ] and scratched the paint. Hetfield allegedly yelled at Mustaine's dog and kicked it in anger, to which Mustaine responded by physically attacking Hetfield and McGovney and verbally abusing Ulrich. Mustaine was fired following the altercation, but the next day, Mustaine asked to be allowed back in the band and was granted his request. Another incident occurred when Mustaine, who had been drinking, poured a full can of beer down the neck and into the pick-ups of Ron McGovney's bass. When McGovney tried playing it, he received an electrical shock which he claims 'blew him across the room and shocked the hell out of him'. McGovney then told Mustaine and Hetfield to leave his house and left the band shortly after.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z24f6xIv9mU |title=Megadeth Documentary part 2 |publisher=YouTube |date=2009-02-18 |accessdate=2011-11-08}}</ref> | |||
| On April 11, 1983, after Metallica had driven to New York to record their debut album, Mustaine was officially fired from the band because of his ], drug abuse, overly aggressive behavior, and personality clashes with founding members Hetfield and Ulrich, an incident Mustaine refers to as "no warning, no second chance". The band packed up Dave's gear, drove him to the ], and put him on a ] bound for Los Angeles.<ref name=RealmOfDeth/> It was on this bus ride that Mustaine scribbled some lyrical ideas on the back of a muffin wrapper, which would later become the song "Set The World Afire" from the 1988 Megadeth album '']'' | |||
| During his time in Metallica, Dave Mustaine toured with the band, co-wrote four songs which appeared on ''],'' and co-wrote two songs which would eventually appear on '']''. Mustaine has also made unverified claims to have written parts of "Leper Messiah" from '']''.<ref name=RealmOfDeth/> He also recorded several songs with the band including the '']'' demo tape. A few of the songs he wrote with Hetfield and Ulrich went on to be re-recorded by Metallica. The most well-known of these is "The Four Horsemen" from ''Kill 'Em All'', which Mustaine wrote as "The Mechanix" and later released on Megadeth's debut album with the original lyrics as "Mechanix". {{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} | |||
| ===Fallen Angels (1983)=== | |||
| The original line-up for Fallen Angels was vocalist Lor Caine, rhythm guitarist Robby McKinney and bassist Matt Kisselstein. David ‘Junior’ Ellefson and Greg Handevidt joined in June of that year, replacing McKinney and Kisselstein. Lor Caine left the band, Mustaine became the vocalist, and the bands’ name was changed to Megadeth. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.megadeth.com/scorpion_archive.php?scorpion_id=99|title=Fallen Angels|accessdate=January 30, 2012|work=official Megadeth website}}</ref> | |||
| ====Megadeth (1983-present)==== | |||
| {{Main|Megadeth}} | |||
| Subsequent to his firing, in 1983, Mustaine met bass player ]. He then enlisted guitarist ] and drummer Dijon Carruthers. After a series of unsuccessful vocalist auditions, Mustaine elected to take on vocal duties himself in addition to playing lead guitar. In 1984, Megadeth cut a three-song demo with drummer Lee Raush. ] joined the band for a few shows; however, he opted to leave Megadeth after less than a week so he could continue working on his own band, ]. Jazz-influenced drummer ] replaced Raush. Megadeth recorded a demo as a three-piece band which captured the attention of guitarist ], also a jazz player and a friend of Samuelson, who subsequently joined the band.<ref>Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good remastered liner notes</ref> In November, the band signed a deal with ] and began touring. | |||
| In May 1985, Megadeth released their first album, '']'', on Combat Records. That summer, the band toured the U.S. and Canada with ]. Guitarist Mike Albert replaced Chris Poland for a while because Poland was charged for possession of heroin. After Poland was released, he rejoined the band in October and the band then began recording their second studio album for Combat. On New Year's Eve of that year, Megadeth played in San Francisco with ] and ]. Metallica was the headliner. This was the only time Megadeth and Metallica were on the same card, until "The Big Four". | |||
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| In 1986, after recording Killing Is My Business..., Mustaine approached ] for a custom-built guitar. Jackson modified their existing Jackson King V model for Mustaine by adding 2 more ]s to the standard 22 fret King V. In the 1990s the company began mass-producing a Dave Mustaine signature series Jackson King V which continued into the early 2000s this model had a seymour duncan sh-4 also called the tb-4 . | |||
| The following year, major label ] signed Megadeth and obtained the rights to their second album, '']'', from Combat. Megadeth opened a U.S. tour with ] and ]. This album, released in November, is regarded as a landmark metal album. It produced the notable title track (the opening bass lick of which was used by "]" segments) as well as the thrash anthem "Wake Up Dead." The videos for both songs became staples on ]'s ''].'' | |||
| In February 1987, Megadeth opened for ] on his ''Constrictor'' tour. The band also toured with ] whose previous band, ], were a huge influence on Megadeth. In March, Megadeth's first world tour began in the U.K. Mustaine and Ellefson guested on the band Malice's ''License To Kill'' album. Megadeth re-recorded "These Boots" for a movie soundtrack, and that summer went on tour with ] and ]. Amid drug problems and suspicions of stealing the band's equipment and ] it for drug money, Mustaine fired Poland and Samuelson after their last show in ]. | |||
| ], who had been Samuelson's drum tech, became Megadeth's new drummer with a guitarist named ] replacing Poland. Megadeth released their third album, '']'', in January 1988. The album contains the song "]", which, according to the liner notes of '']'', was composed after the death of Metallica's bass player ], despite the lyrics having nothing to do with Burton. "Hook in Mouth" attacked the ] with gusto, although their cover of the ]' "]", despite a guest appearance from ex-Pistol ], was ill-advised in the eyes of ''Allmusic's'' critic. | |||
| Later that year, Megadeth opened for ] and then ] on tour before playing the ] festival at Castle Donington in the U.K. with ], ], ], ], and ]. Shortly after, Mustaine fired Behler and Young, accusing Young of having thoughts of a relationship with Mustaine's then-girlfriend. Around this period, Mustaine produced the debut album from Seattle thrash band ], called ''].'' | |||
| Nick Menza, who was Chuck Behler's drum tech, joined Megadeth in 1989, and the band recorded their only track ever as a three-piece: a cover of ]'s "No More Mr. Nice Guy" for the ]-directed horror flick, ''].'' Video director ] would later recount in the Megadeth episode of '']'' that Mustaine showed up to the video shoot so fried on heroin and other drugs that he could not sing and play guitar at the same time; therefore, the singing and playing had to be recorded separately. Mustaine was arrested for "impaired driving" that March with seven or more drugs in his system and was forced by authorities to enter a rehabilitation program (the first of his 17 visits to rehabilitation centers). | |||
| ===The 1990s=== | |||
| In February 1990, guitarist ] (formerly of ]) was auditioned to fill in the vacant lead-guitar position. In September of that year, the band joined the ] tour overseas with ], ] and ]. The tour began one month before Megadeth released '']'' (1990), which continued their commercial success. They then went back on the road to promote the new album, this time as support for ]. | |||
| Megadeth started off 1991 by performing for 145,000 people at a festival in Brazil before starting their own world tour with ] as their special guest. Mustaine got married in April, the same month the '']'' home video was released. That summer, the Clash of the Titans tour hit the U.S., featuring Megadeth, Slayer, and ], with Alice in Chains taking the opening slot. Later that year, the Megadeth song "Go to Hell" was featured on the soundtrack to ''].'' | |||
| Also in 1991, Mustaine collaborated with Sean Harris from ] on the track "Crown of Worms." (Mustaine would later appear on Diamond Head's reformation album ''].'') Mustaine's wife, Pamela, gave birth to their son Justis on February 11, 1992. The band was featured on another soundtrack, this time for '']'' with the song "Breakpoint." July saw the release of Megadeth's most commercially successful record: '']''. The album debuted at #2 on the ] and boasted some the band's most commercially successful songs, including "]", "]" and "]". The original version of the "Symphony of Destruction" video was edited due to its depiction of a political leader being assassinated; "Skin o' My Teeth" was aired on ] with a disclaimer from Mustaine insisting that the song did not endorse suicide. Ellefson contributed lyrics to the family-farm ballad "]", and Menza wrote the lyrics about ]ing for the title track. This album began a new, more "collaborative" Megadeth. | |||
| ] and Suicidal Tendencies opened for Megadeth on the ''Countdown to Extinction'' tour. ] invited Mustaine to cover the ] for them that summer. In November, the "Exposure of a Dream" home video was released. In 1993, Mustaine guested on a new album by one of the bands who had influenced his own sound: ]. Megadeth began a U.S. tour with ] as their opening act. This tour, including a planned appearance at ], was ultimately canceled due to Mustaine's continuing struggles with addiction. In June, Megadeth played Milton Keynes Bowl with Diamond Head and Metallica and later opened for Metallica on a handful of European Stadium dates. Megadeth was kicked off ]'s U.S. tour after just seven dates due to the comment made by Mustaine that "We don't have much time to play because Aerosmith don't have much time left to live." was deemed offensive to Aerosmith. "Angry Again" was featured on the soundtrack to the ] movie '']'', while "99 Ways To Die" was featured on '']'' compilation album. | |||
| Megadeth spent the bulk of 1994 making ''],'' a much more commercial album undoubtedly inspired in part by the success of '']''. The band covered ]'s song "]" for '']'' and performed on MTV's "Night of the Living Megadeth" in celebration of the Halloween release of their new album. They began a tour the next month in South America. ''Youthanasia'' became the quickest album to go gold (500,000 units) in Canadian history and sold well throughout the world. It was an album that showed a more melodic side to the band with tracks such as "]." The album also included "]," the music video for which became one of the band's most well-known. | |||
| Another soundtrack appearance, "Diadems" on ''Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight'', kicked off 1995. Megadeth spent the first two months of the year on the "Youthanasia" tour with ] in tow. In March, the '']'' compilation hit European stores. The "Evolver: The Making of Youthanasia" home video followed in May, and ''Hidden Treasures'' made it to the U.S. and Japan in July, just in time for the start of the "Reckoning Day" tour with special guests ], ] and ]. In September the band performed at the "]" festival in South America. | |||
| A ] nomination for "Paranoid" began 1996 for Megadeth. Enlisting ] singer ], Mustaine released an album under the moniker "]" with Suicidal Tendencies drummer ]. In September, Megadeth returned to the studio, this time in ], to record '']''. | |||
| ''Cryptic Writings'' (1997) included thrashing songs like "Vortex" and "FFF" - reminiscent of Megadeth's older material - alongside radio-friendly fare like "]," the song which put Megadeth on the #1 spot in the U.S. Billboard, earning them many spins at rock radio. launched that year, and in June, the reformed ] opened for the band on tour. ] released "The Cryptic Writings of Megadeth" comic books, and a remix of "Almost Honest" showed up on the "]" soundtrack. The first ever all-acoustic Megadeth performance in Buenos Aires, Argentina closed out the year in December. | |||
| Mustaine's daughter, Electra Mustaine, was born on January 28, 1998, the same month that "Trust" was nominated for a Grammy. Megadeth played on the ] and that summer took part in ]{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}}. As Nick Menza sat in the hospital side-lined by a knee injury, he received a call from Mustaine informing him that his services would no longer be needed. Jimmy DeGrasso, who Mustaine had enjoyed playing with in MD.45, joined Megadeth in his place. On New Year's Eve, Megadeth opened for Black Sabbath alongside ], Slayer, and Pantera. | |||
| While touring after ''Cryptic Writings,'' Mustaine told interviewers that songs like "She-Wolf" and "Vortex" had reinvigorated his love for classic metal by bands like ] and ], and that he intended to write an album that was "1/2 Peace Sells, 1/2 Cryptic Writings"; however, after hearing about a comment that ] had made in the press in which he said he wished Mustaine would take more "risks," intentions changed. Managers and producers had more input. The song "]" was written with the express purpose of being played in sports arenas. In later years, Mustaine would blame much of this period on Friedman's desire to go in a more "]" direction. Recorded with producer ], again in Nashville, '']'' was released on August 31, 1999. "Crush 'Em" made it onto the ''Universal Soldier: The Return'' soundtrack and into WCW wrestling events (notably played live on Monday Nitro). In July, the band covered "Never Say Die" for a second Black Sabbath tribute. They closed the ] music festival and again opened for Iron Maiden in Europe. There were few other highlights in the Megadeth world in 1999, a year that ended with Marty Friedman announcing his departure from the band. | |||
| ===The 2000s=== | |||
| As the tour behind ''Risk'' soldiered on, ] replaced Friedman on the road. In April, the new lineup entered the studio to begin work on a new album a couple of months before they officially parted ways with Capitol Records. The summer was spent on the road with ] and ]. Capitol released a "best of" collection in the fall, '']'', featuring two brand new (and more metal-leaning) songs, "]" was one of the brand new songs and appeared on the next studio album the following year. With a new deal in place with ], Megadeth returned to the studio toward the end of the year to finish their album and on New Year's Eve, played a show in Anchorage, Alaska. | |||
| An acoustic tour sponsored by radio stations, a press tour, and a video shoot for the song "Moto Psycho" all preceded the May, 2001 release of ''].'' The summer was filled with festival appearances supporting ]. In September, Megadeth set out across North America with Endo and ]. VH1's "Behind The Music" special on Megadeth aired that year and was later released on DVD. At the end of the year, the band filmed two shows in Arizona, which were released as the 2CD and DVD ''].'' The early part of 2002 saw the release of a remixed and re-mastered ''Killing Is My Business...'' with bonus tracks and expanded packaging, followed by '']''. | |||
| In January 2002, Mustaine was admitted to the hospital to get a ] removed. While undergoing treatment, he was administered pain medication that triggered a relapse. Following his hospital stay, he immediately checked himself into a treatment center in Texas.<ref name = "GW2003"/> While at the treatment center, Mustaine suffered a freak injury causing severe nerve damage to his left arm. The injury, induced by falling asleep with his left arm over the back of a chair, caused compression of the ]. He was diagnosed with ], also known as Saturday Night Palsy, which left him unable to grasp or even make a fist with his left hand.<ref name = "Megadeth Disbands Press Release"/> | |||
| On April 3, 2002, Mustaine announced in a press release that he was disbanding Megadeth, officially due to his arm injury.<ref name="Megadeth Disbands Press Release">{{cite web| publisher=Megadeth's Official website| title=Megadeth Disbands Press Release| year=2006| url=http://www.megadeth.com/news/pr/disband.html| accessdate=2006-11-15}}</ref> For the next four months, Mustaine underwent intense ] five days a week.<ref name="GW2003">{{cite journal| last=Epstein| first=Dan| title=Die Another Day| month=August| year=2003| magazine=Guitar World| url=http://megadeth.rockmetal.art.pl/interviews_guitarworld2003.html| accessdate=2006-11-21}}</ref> Slowly, Mustaine began to play again, but was forced to "re-teach" his left hand. | |||
| Mustaine himself gave what he called "the ] version" of the whole matter during an interview for ]: "I went into retirement because my arm got hurt really bad. I broke up the band which at the time was ], ], ], and myself. I was having problems with Al because he liked to drink, and we didn’t want to show up at places with him drunk. Al also got married to a nice woman, but he wanted to spend time with her. After a few years, most married men are willing to die, so I figured if we got a couple years into the marriage that might have changed. But the fact was, Al wasn’t fitting. DeGrasso was really hard to be around because he was so negative all the time with his complaining about money and wanting things. Ellefson was all about 'play my songs, play my songs.' I hated being around these guys so when the arm injury happened, it was a welcome relief and an indication that I had to stop."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Megadeth+-+Dave+Mustaine/ |title=Megadeth — Dave Mustaine |accessdate=May 16, 2008 |author=Daniel Robert Epstein |date=September 14, 2004 |work=SuicideGirls.com}}</ref> | |||
| Mustaine went through ] for his arm injury. During his recovery, he explored other areas of the ], including production. Contrary to what doctors had predicted, within a short time he fully recovered. However, all was mostly quiet on the Megadeth front for the better part of 2003. Mustaine left Jackson guitars, did a solo acoustic performance at a benefit show, unveiled his new ESP model at the NAMM convention, and oversaw the release of ''Peace Sells... But Who’s Buying?'' as an audio DVD presented in Dolby 5.1 surround. | |||
| At the same time, Mustaine's personal life once again underwent change. It was during this period that Mustaine became a ]. He expressed his intent to withdraw from a show in Greece that had ] and ] opening for Megadeth.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_tours/dave_mustaine_vs_satanic_bands.html|title = Dave Mustaine Vs. Satanic Bands| work = ] | accessdate = May 9, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tartareandesire.com/interviews/rottingchrist2.html |title=Rotting Christ interview at |publisher=Tartareandesire.com |date=2005-09-22 |accessdate=2011-11-08}}</ref> Mustaine told '']'' during a recent interview, his own world was already shattered, and becoming a Christian was the one way he's found to put the pieces back together. “I went back to being a Jehovah’s Witness, but I wasn’t happy with that.” He later said in an interview, “Looking up at the cross, I said six simple words, ‘What have I got to lose?’ Afterwards my whole life has changed. It’s been hard, but I wouldn’t change it for anything. Rather go my whole life believing that there is a God and find out there isn't than live my whole life thinking there isn't a God and then find out, when I die, that there is."<ref name="thedailytimes.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20091119/ENT/311199947|title=ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIER: Megadeth's Dave Mustaine talks of his spiritual reinvention}}</ref> Mustaine also considers his talent a gift from God. "To be the No. 1 rated guitar player in the world is a gift from God and I'm stoked about it, but I think Christ is better than I am, anyway," he said. "Either way, I don't put too much earthly merit on it."<ref name="thedailytimes.com"/> | |||
| In 2004 Mustaine oversaw the remixing and re-mastering of Megadeth's entire ] catalog. All albums were re-released with bonus tracks and full liner notes. With one album remaining in his contract to ], Mustaine began recording what he intended to be the first Dave Mustaine solo album with drummer ] and bassist ]. Complete with guest solos from old friend Chris Poland, this project became a new Megadeth album, ''],'' released September 14, 2004. One month before, Mustaine announced a new touring lineup for Megadeth: ] (]/]) and ] (]). Nick Menza had briefly been a part of the new band before differences once again caused his departure. One week before a new US tour with ] supporting, new drummer (and Glen's brother) ] (]) joined Megadeth. | |||
| The "Blackmail The Universe" tour started in February 2005 with ] and Dungeon supporting. Capitol released a new greatest hits, ''],'' in June, a month before Mustaine created "Gigantour" with ], ], ], ], ], ], and more. During 2005 Gigantour Mustaine brought a "spiritual counselor" to help him avoid the problems that almost cost him his life due to his prior drug addictions. ] frontman ] stated: "He had a ] walking around with him on tour and riding on his bus, I think to help keep him on the straight and narrow path."<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=43063|title = Dave Mustaine takes a Pastor on tour| work = ] | accessdate = October 21, 2005}}</ref> | |||
| '']'', a two-disc anthology ], was released in March 2006. Bass player James LoMenzo (], ]) replaced James MacDonough in February shortly before the band headed to the Dubai Desert Rock Festival in the ]. On April 19, the band began recording a new album, ''],'' at SARM studios in the UK (David Gilmour's house), they announced a worldwide deal with ] in May 2006. ''United Abominations'' was released worldwide on May 15, 2007. However, the album had already been leaked before its release. On January 13, 2008, Dave Mustaine confirmed that guitarist Glen Drover had quit Megadeth to focus on his family and that he had been replaced by ] of ]. The new lineup made its live debut in Finland on February 4 and returned to the US for Gigantour 2008 in the spring.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://megadeth.com/announcement.php |title=''"Press Release"'', January 14, 2008, at |publisher=Megadeth.com |date=2008-01-14 |accessdate=2011-11-08}}</ref> | |||
| A 12th studio album titled ] was released on September 15, 2009. | |||
| Mustaine planned to open Megadeth's California recording studio to under-privileged children to teach them about rock 'n' roll. The band owns a building in ], which has housed their recording equipment over the years. In an interview with '']'', Mustaine wanted to make better use of the studio by turning the space into a learning center for children who come from under-privileged backgrounds. He also said he vowed to teach them how to play instruments.<ref name="music">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dave_mustaine_to_open_school_of_rock.html|title=Dave Mustaine to Open School of Rock|work=www.ultimate-guitar.com|accessdate=August 14, 2009}}</ref> | |||
| ===The 2010s=== | |||
| Long time bassist, ] has recently re-joined Megadeth after 8 years since the disbanding of Megadeth in 2002. Ellefson and Mustaine have agreed to keep any unresolved issues in the past and are working on building and maintaining their friendship again. | |||
| Megadeth embarked on a Rust In Peace 20th Anniversary tour, playing the album in its entirety, along with fan favorites such as "Wake Up Dead", "In My Darkest Hour" and "Skin O' My Teeth." | |||
| On August 3, 2010, Mustaine released his autobiography in the US, titled "Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir". The book covers Mustaine's life from childhood till shortly before the release of the 2009 Megadeth album "Endgame". The book was released in the UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand titled "Mustaine: A Life in Metal" | |||
| On November 16, 2010, Mustaine revealed that he and Megadeth were working on material for a new album. At the time of the statement, they had "five songs almost finished". | |||
| On August 10, 2011, Mustaine revealed he approached Metallica's James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich to form a heavy metal supergroup. Dave Ellefson is said to be the bassist of the band. Mustaine said it was "on my bucket list." James has declined at this point.{{Fact|date=November 2011}} | |||
| On 10 December 2011, Mustaine reunited on stage with Metallica to play five songs as part of band's 30 year anniversary celebration at the Fillmore Theater. | |||
| ===''Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock''=== | |||
| Dave Mustaine composed the song "Sudden Death" for '']'' under the name of his band. The game also features two Megadeth titles: "Holy Wars: the Punishment Due" and "This Day We Fight". Megadeth downloadable contents are also available as tracks including "Hangar 18", "Symphony of Destruction" and "Peace Sells". | |||
| ==GIGANTOUR== | |||
| ] show in ].]] | |||
| In the summer of 2005, Mustaine launched a travelling North American metal festival. He named it ] after a favorite childhood cartoon of his, ]. It spanned six weeks and was co-headlined by Megadeth and ], with a variety of other supporting metal acts such as ] and ]. Mustaine has been quoted as saying that his main intention when conceiving the tour was to bring the American metal audiences an eclectic and affordable alternative to ]. | |||
| The second annual Gigantour began in September 2006 and was composed of Megadeth, ], ], and ]. The second stage bands were ], ], ], and The Smash Up. | |||
| The 2007 Gigantour featured ], ], ], and ] along with Megadeth. Megadeth appeared on their first tour to India, Bangalore in March 2008. | |||
| The 2008 installment of the tour featured Megadeth, ], ], ], and ] (and ] for the UK and Scandinavia tour).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=87190 |title=Gigantour 2008 lineup |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-08}}</ref> | |||
| Megadeth '']'' (from the Gigantour 2008) premiered on HDNet Sunday November 2 at 8PMET in high definition and 5.1 audio (Repeats check www.hd.net) | |||
| In November 2011, it was announced the Gigantour would start up again. The lineup consists of Megadeth, ], ], and ]. The tour kicks off at the ] in Camden, NJ on Jan 26, 2012. | |||
| On February 16, 2012, Dave gave a lucky fan in Saskatoon Saskatchewan his guitar he used to play a few songs. Devin Prieston, who was the lucky fan, was voted by the Rock 102 crew, a local Saskatoon radio Station, as Megadeth's "Ultimate Fan" earning him the right for Dave to give him his guitar. What won the judges over for Devin was the tattoo of the word "Megadeth", that was done the morning of the concert. According to Devin, Dave asked him to play a few bars on stage but Devin was so nervous and excited, he declined Dave's offer due to him being "way to jittery". | |||
| Feb. 17, 2012, a fans beanie was thrown on stage, Dave now holds onto this as his "lucky beanie". | |||
| ==Equipment== | |||
| Mustaine used ] guitars early in his career (and for his entire duration with Metallica), most notably a B.C. Rich Bich 10 string with just the regular six strings. First the guitar started in a natural finish, but Dave painted it black around the time 'Peace Sells' was released. In 1987 he switched to Jackson guitars. | |||
| In March 2009, while he was guest hosting Bruce Dickinson's Friday night radio show, Mustaine attributed his choice of the Flying V guitar to being a fan of UFO's Michael Schenker when he was growing up. | |||
| After switching to ] he helped to re-design the guitar maker's version of the ] model (at the time, it was a "double Rhoads size" meaning it had two of the longer fins from the RR). The reshaped Mustaine KV1 model had slightly shorter fins, Kahler bridge and ] JB (SH-4b) and Jazz (SH-2n) pickups. He also specified 24 frets rather than the original King V's 22, a tradition which Jackson still keeps on its King V models today, and the KV1, as have all of Mustaine's signature models, also featured a smaller, medium fretwire compared to the extra jumbos featured on most Jacksons. | |||
| Mustaine later switched to ]. The company released the DV8 signature model in the 2004 NAMM convention also at which time Mustaine announced his ESP endorsement deal. In 2005, Mustaine and ESP teamed up to release the ESP Axxion, (pronounced Action), in order to celebrate Megadeth's 20th anniversary.(the XX in Axxion and the fretboard inlays being the number 20 in Roman numerals) The ESP Axxion and ESP DV8 were both successful and cheaper models such as the LTD-DV8 R, LTD DV200 and the LTD Axxion were released to target a bigger market. | |||
| ]]] | |||
| However, on December 6, 2006, Dave Mustaine announced that he was leaving ESP guitars and shifting his endorsement to ]. His new signature guitar was revealed during ] on January 19, 2007. The signature guitar is called the ]. The V-shaped guitar is very similar to his earlier Jackson and ESP Signature models. The release campaign of the VMNT had a limited copy of only 150 in the world and are signed by Dave Mustaine. This was posted on the . | |||
| "After two successful years, I have decided to leave ESP guitars. This was a business decision and had nothing to do with the guitars or the manufacturing of the guitars, and I wish the staff of ESP, both in the USA and in Japan and Korea the very best of health and prosperity. Meanwhile, I am taking my Classic Metal V known formerly as a Jackson King V1 or an ESP DV8, and my new guitar design presently known as an Axxion, which was the recipient of the Gold Award from Guitar World Magazine for 2005 for new guitar designs with me. I will also be re-introducing through my new endorsement many special models, including re-issues of my old models from over the span of my career, as well as some retro V shapes, similar to the formerly known Jackson Y2KV or a Gibson Flying V. I will make my announcement and be attending the 2007 NAMM show to meet Megadeth fans and all metal fans, musicians of all styles-especially guitarists." | |||
| ], with his Dean Zero.]] | |||
| Today he uses his signature models by Dean Guitars, the Dean VMNT and Zero. The USA models were available briefly in limited run after release, although the Korean and Chinese models are in continuous production. Mustaine uses the USA and Korean models on stage. | |||
| Dave Mustaine has also recently collaborated with Marshall in order to produce the 1960DM Dave Mustaine Signature Cabinets. He is now using his signature Marshall cabinets on tour. | |||
| Dave Mustaine endorses Seymour Duncan and has his own Signature Live Wire pickups and uses Signature GHS Progressives Strings (10-52). | |||
| The Dean Zero debuted in 2010 with Dean guitars was a unique new shape for Dave, resembling the Gibson Explorer with sharper points. Dave has made a few appearances so far; with this guitar on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and on shows during the Australian tour with Slayer. He has also used the guitar in the later dates of the 2009 Endgame tour and continues to use it to this day. He says he primarily still uses his VMNT's so he can grab on to the lower horn with his legs for certain songs.<ref name=DeanGuitars>{{cite web|url=http://www.deanguitars.com/mustaine_series2010.php |title=Dean Electric Guitars-Acoustic Guitars-Bass Guitars |publisher=Deanguitars.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-08}}</ref> | |||
| Dave has also used ] acoustic guitars for most of his career. However, he stopped endorsing the company after receiving a signature acoustic from ], dubbed the Mako.<ref name=DeanGuitars/><ref> ''Hardrock Haven'' interview April 17, 2010</ref> | |||
| Dave also has his own signature ] pedal, called the Zoom G2.1DM. | |||
| ==Gear== | |||
| Guitars | |||
| *] Dave Mustaine Signature VMNT Models | |||
| *] Dave Mustaine Signature Zero Models | |||
| *] Dave Mustaine Live Wire Pick Ups | |||
| *] .73mm Picks | |||
| *] Dave Mustaine Progressive Strings 10-52 | |||
| Amps | |||
| *] JVM410 100W Amp Head | |||
| *] Axe FX Ultra Preamp | |||
| *] GSP1101 Preamp | |||
| *] EL34 100/100 Dual Monobloc Power Amp | |||
| *] Dave Mustaine Signature 1960DM Cabinets With Celestion Speakers | |||
| Other Effects/Rack Equipment | |||
| *] All Access Controller | |||
| *] PL Plus Power Conditioner | |||
| *] Cables | |||
| *] MultiSelector | |||
| *] UHF-R Wireless Guitar System | |||
| *] Hum Eliminator | |||
| ==Guitar playing== | |||
| In 2004, ''Guitar World'' magazine ranked Dave Mustaine and Marty Friedman together at #19 on the 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time. | |||
| In 2009 Mustaine was named the No. 1 player in ]'s book ''The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists''. As he told '']'' magazine in September 2009: "It was especially sweet when I found out that Joel has written books on Metallica. Every page I turned, I became more excited. I get to Number 5 and it's ], and I thought, 'Thank you, God'. At that point it didn't matter . To be better than both of them meant so much – it's been one of the pet peeves of my career and I've never known how to deal with it. All I thought was – I win!"<ref> ''Classic Rock'' magazine interview August 25, 2009 (retrieved March 31, 2010)</ref> | |||
| ==Personal life== | |||
| Mustaine was married to Pamela Casselburry in 1991.<ref name=autogenerated1>. EddieTrunk.com. September 11, 2009.</ref> They have a son named Justis David Mustaine and a daughter Electra Nicole Mustaine.<ref name=autogenerated1/> Mustaine recently confirmed to ] that after two trial separations, he and Pam had reconciled.<ref name=autogenerated1/> | |||
| ===Coffee line=== | |||
| Mustaine helped promote his wife Pam's coffee business, Net Worth Coffee Brokers, by creating a Dave Mustaine line of coffee and associated items, with part of the proceeds going to Door of Faith charity. The bags featured his silhouette with a guitar and his signature. Among the items in the line were Dave Mustaine's Peruvian Blend coffee, Black Gold Blend coffee, Decaff coffee, Dave Mustaine's Perfect Tea Maker, a Barrel Mug, Travel Tumbler, and a Christmas T-shirt. Mustaine announced the line would be discontinued in August 2009, though his wife's business would continue.<ref>{{cite web|title=Coffee To Extinction: Dave Mustaine Stops Production Of Coffee|author=Bram Teitelman|date=Fri, Aug 14, 2009|url=http://www.metalinsider.net/the-coffee-has-failed/coffee-to-extinction-dave-mustaine-stops-production-of-coffee}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://networthcoffeebrokers.moguling.com/2009/June/Introducing-Net-Worth-Coffee-Brokers-Inc-1.htm|author=Dave Mustaine|date=6/21/2009|title=Introducing Net Worth Coffee Brokers, Inc.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://networthcoffeebrokers.moguling.com/2009/May/Dave-Mustaine-1.htm|title=Dave Mustaine|date=5/29/2009 10:13:48 PM}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dave Mustaine's Peruvian Blend Coffee|url=http://www.hotfrog.com/Companies/Net-Worth-Coffee-Brokers-Inc/Dave-Mustaines-Peruvian-Blend-Coffee-14935}}</ref> | |||
| ===Christianity=== | |||
| Mustaine was raised as a Jehovah Witness<ref>Jodi Beth Summers talks to Dave Mustaine, "Out to Lunch," '']'', June 1987</ref> and over the course of his career has been born again as a Christian.<ref name=autogenerated2> Blabbermouth.net - May 8, 2007 </ref> | |||
| In 1988, in response to the British government's criticism of homosexuality, Mustaine said: "More power to them. It says in the ] that men should not lay with men like they lay with women. I mean I don't wanna f--k up and not go to heaven."<ref name="MegadumbInterview">Roy Wilkinson, "MegaDumb: Interview with Dave Mustaine," ], 28 May 1988, Page 23</ref> In an answer to a question about Judas Priest having an overt homosexual image, "I don't wanna talk about this. The last thing I need is a bunch of homos picketing us."<ref name="MegadumbInterview"/> In 2012, on ] he was asked if he supports gay marriage and replied: "Well, since I’m not gay, the answer to that would be no."<ref name="GayMarriage"> ], Feb. 17, 2012]</ref><ref> By Chris Kornelis, Seattle Weekly, Feb. 15 2012</ref> He was then asked if he would support legislation to make gay marriage legal and said, “I’m Christian. The answer to that would be no.”<ref name="GayMarriage"/> | |||
| Mustaine began to focus on religion more directly while attending ] meetings.<ref name=autogenerated2/> Finding that the meetings were actually impeding his progress in sobriety and spirituality, Mustaine left to focus on Christianity on his own.<ref name=autogenerated2/> Through this process he became a committed Christian.<ref name=autogenerated2/> In line with this, it has become his policy not to appear with any band that is seen as ] or ], such as declining to appear in a music festival in Greece with the band ] as well as in Israel with the band ].<ref name=autogenerated3>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_tours/dave_mustaine_vs_satanic_bands.html|title=Dave Mustaine vs. Satanic Bands|date=May 9, 2005}}</ref> In these instances, Mustaine requested that the bands not be kicked off the bill, but that Megadeth would step down and perform some other night.<ref name=autogenerated2/><ref name=autogenerated3/> However, the promoters actually removed the smaller bands from the billing rather than deal with rescheduling the headliner.<ref name=autogenerated2/> | |||
| ===Politics=== | |||
| Over his career, Mustaine has made comments about politics in the US and internationally. In a confrontational 1988 interview with ] journalist Roy Wilkinson, Mustaine said, "If I were President of the United States, I'd build a great wall along the Mexican border and not let anybody in. ... The beauty is gone when you see Americans sleeping on sidewalks and it makes me sick to to think we have assh---s in this country letting f--king Mexicans in. Who needs this s--t?"<ref name="MegadumbInterview"/> | |||
| In 1988, Mustaine caused a riot when Megadeth played a concert in ] after he "unwittingly" expressed support for the ] (IRA) regarding the problems between Northern Ireland's Catholic and Protestant communities.<ref> ContactMusic, 12 November 2005 09:19 </ref><ref> The Guardian, 14 February 2008 </ref> This incident occurred amid a period of turmoil in the province known as ]. | |||
| In 1992 Mustaine covered the ] for ].<ref> AllMusic biography</ref> He went on to vote for President Bill Clinton.<ref> Blabbermouth.netFeb. 3, 2011 ]</ref> | |||
| In 2004, Mustaine said he would vote for President Bush because John Kerry would "ruin our country."<ref>' - Oct. 25, 2004 , Blabbermouth.net</ref> In 2011, he called President Obama "the most divisive president we've ever had. I've never, in my 50 years of being alive, listened to an American president try and turn one class of people against another class of people."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=165143 |title=DAVE MUSTAINE Says OBAMA Is 'The Most Divisive President We've Ever Had' |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-08}}</ref> | |||
| In 2009, Mustaine discussed the influence ]' films and ideas have had him and his music.<ref>, The Alex Jones Show/Prison Planet, 2009</ref> Specifically, Mustaine said that he wrote the album '']'' based on Jones' '']'' in order "to educate his fans and the general public about the conspiracy behind the march towards ]."<ref>, ], December 10, 2009 | |||
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| In a February 2012 interview, Mustaine gave a statement supporting conservative politician ]'s campaign for ], saying "You know, I think Santorum has some presidential qualities and I'm hoping that if it does come down to it, we'll see a Republican in the White House...and that it's Rick Santorum." Mustaine pointed to Santorum's ] as the act that gained his attention and respect. He expressed his hope that Santorum would win the nomination but stated that regardless of the results he would be voting against a second term for President ], "I can't bear to watch what's happened to our great country. Everybody's got their head in the sand. Everybody in the industry is like, 'Oh, Obama's doing such a great job...' I dont think so. Not from what I see."<ref>{{cite web|title= | |||
| Megadeath frontman wants to see Rick Santorum in the White House, report says|date=February 15, 2012|publisher=NewsCore|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/02/15/megadeath-frontman-wants-to-see-rick-santorum-in-white-house/#ixzz1mUVBwauP}}</ref><ref>, ], February 14, 2012</ref> Mustaine's position was seen by many as a switch from his politics during the ] administration when Mustaine acted as a reporter for ] during the ], and was seen as leaning to the political left due to the lyrics of "Foreclosure of a Dream."<ref>{{cite web|title= | |||
| Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine endorses Rick Santorum for President - big change for one-time GOP critic|author=Ethan Sacks|publisher=NEW YORK DAILY NEWS|date=February 15, 2012, 2:04 PM|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/megadeth-dave-mustaine-endorses-rick-santorum-president-article-1.1023136#ixzz1mUW5rYMJ}}</ref> Mustaine later claimed that his statement was not intended to be an endorsement for Santorum. <ref>, ], February 16, 2012</ref> | |||
| ===Martial arts=== | |||
| Dave Mustaine holds black belts in ] and ]. In 2007 he was made a Goodwill Ambassador of the World by the ].<ref>{{cite web|title="Taekwondo Changed My Life" Says Megadeth Leader Dave Mustaine | |||
| |url=http://www.wtf.org/bbs/bbs.php?bbs_no=1222&bbs_code=10004&bbs_cate=&bbs_num=35&page=3&search=&keyword=&symode=view&PHPSESSID=a1584ee18820d1835f0695916bc14569}}</ref> | |||
| ==Cameo appearances== | |||
| Dave Mustaine has appeared on various television shows: | |||
| * In 1992 Mustaine covered the ] for ]. He also hosted the ] Television Network's series '']'' on two occasions: once on a tribute to ] in December 2004 and the second time as a special guest on an episode which aired August 27, 2005. He also played the song "Gears of War" with Megadeth on an episode about the video game release under the same name. | |||
| * Dave Mustaine makes an appearance on the 1998 '']'' episode entitled "In Ramada Da Vida". When Drew and the gang decide to start a band, they audition guitarists, including Mustaine. After playing a lightning fast guitar solo, Lewis Kiniski tells Mustaine "Don't be nervous son, just slow down," to which Mustaine replies, "It's supposed to sound that way." Drew replies by saying, "Yeah, sure it is..... next."<ref name = IMDB/> | |||
| * In the 1996 ''Black Scorpion'' sci-fi series episode Mustaine plays Torchy Thompson, a vengeful arsonist. | |||
| * Dave Mustaine and Megadeth appear in the '']'' 2006 episode , the second-to-last episode of the series.<ref name=IMDB>Internet Movie Database ''"Dave Mustaine IMDB webpage"'', reported by ; last accessed November 20, 2006.</ref> In the show, Mustaine plays a cryogenically frozen version of himself. He is unfrozen because the main cast requires an incredibly loud noise to overload a Martian sonic weapon, and "nobody rocks harder, faster, or louder than Dave Mustaine." He is referred to in the episode as being "genetically engineered to rock and raised by wolverines". During this episode he played the song "Back in the Day" from the album '']''. Mustaine appeared again in the show in the final episode, ''Bonafide Hero: Captain Duck Dodgers''. | |||
| * Mustaine appeared on the second episode of season 8 on the television show ]. | |||
| * Mustaine and Megadeth appeared in promotional videos for the ] team ] in response to an inflammatory comment by Mike Wise in the '']'' which suggested that some of the Flyers' fans could work security for Megadeth.<ref name=Wise>Washington Post ''"Beaten to the Punch"'', reported by ; last accessed May 16, 2008.</ref> Mustaine invited them to do so. Megadeth all wore Flyers' jerseys. Mustaine sported the one of team captain ], while other members wore the jerseys of ], ] and ]. | |||
| * Mustaine appeared in an episode of '']'' along with ] and ]. He won the game in a landslide victory. | |||
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