Dave Mustaine – Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp Q&A

Droogies! Join MEGADETH‘s Dave Mustaine for a live online & interactive Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp MASTERCLASS, Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 12pm PT. The video chat will be limited to 25 VIPs, or participate as a viewer in this exclusive Q&A event! Tickets: bit.ly/3kujYQz

“Formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine after an acrimonious departure from Metallica, Megadeth became one of the most acclaimed and successful thrash metal bands of their era and beyond. Mustaine expanded on the typical metal blueprint by speeding up the tempos and putting an emphasis on his lightning-fast technical guitar skills. His nihilistic lyrics and unrelenting musical attack resulted in a series of thrash metal classics from Megadeth throughout the 1980s and into the early ’90s. Along with being considered high water marks of the metal genre, 1986’s Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? and 1992’s Countdown to Extinction sold in the millions and influenced the next generation of speed metal bands. Throughout Megadeth’s many lineup changes, the two core members were bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine (born September 13, 1961), who was the band’s official leader. Mustaine grew up in the suburbs of Southern California, where he was raised by his mother in a broken home; frequently, his mother left him to be raised by aunts and uncles, who never encouraged his musical inclinations and often belittled him for his fondness for heavy metal. In 1981, he formed Metallica with James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. Mustaine spent two years with Metallica, developing a strong cult following in California’s underground metal scene, before he was kicked out of the group in 1983, allegedly over his substance abuse. Immediately following his firing, he formed Megadeth with Ellefson, Slayer guitarist Kerry King, and drummer Lee Rauch. This lineup was extremely short-lived, and Mustaine and Ellefson soon recruited guitarist Chris Poland and drummer Gar Samuelson.” – All Music