Megadeth Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/megadeth/ The proven voice in music since 2013 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 19:09:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://redefined.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/31135224/cropped-V-SOCIAL-2023-32x32.png Megadeth Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/megadeth/ 32 32 Year in ReView: Vanyaland’s favorite 617 Q&A recommendations https://vanyaland.com/2025/12/11/year-in-review-vanyalands-favorite-617-qa-recommendations/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:32:24 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10042795 One of the best parts of the 617 Q&A series (Six Questions; One Recommendation; Seven Somethings) is the one recommendation portion. Typically, if we haven’t flipped them already with our somewhat standard interview portion, it’s when the artist really comes alive and often provides some deeper insight into what they’re buzzing about off the stage as we ask them to tell us what they’ve been into recently that isn’t their current project. Over the years, we’ve had some doozies, from […]

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]]> 617 Q&A: Marty Friedman on ‘Dreaming Japanese’, alleged metal feuds, and Cap’n Crunch https://vanyaland.com/2025/02/04/617-qa-marty-friedman-on-dreaming-japanese-alleged-metal-feuds-and-capn-crunch/ Tue, 04 Feb 2025 10:06:11 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10040636 Marty Friedman is an alien in a genre made up of outcasts. The guitarist moved to Japan 23 years ago, shortly after his decade-long stint with metal titans Megadeth came to an end. It was there that he found not so much a rebirth as a reinvention that saw an immersion into the Tokyo music scene and foreign environment that somehow led to various television undertakings, the latter making him a household name in the country. One was just as […]

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]]> Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine reveals throat cancer diagnosis https://vanyaland.com/2019/06/17/megadeths-dave-mustaine-reveals-throat-cancer-diagnosis/ Mon, 17 Jun 2019 17:02:48 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10009615 Dave Mustaine has been diagnosed with throat cancer. The Megadeth singer-guitarist and metal icon revealed the news Monday morning on social media, taking a positive approach to the diagnosis. “It’s clearly something to be respected and faced head on – but I’ve faced obstacles before,” the 57-year-old Mustaine writes in his message. “I’m working closely with my doctors, and we’ve mapped out a treatment plan which they feel has a 90 percent success rate. Treatment has already begun.” The news […]

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]]> Killing Is His Business: Dave Mustaine slashes ravers in ‘Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill!’ https://vanyaland.com/2017/10/26/killing-is-his-business-dave-mustaine-slashes-ravers-in-halloween-pussy-trap-kill-kill/ Thu, 26 Oct 2017 13:13:46 +0000 http://vanya.wpengine.com/?p=167779 Here’s a concept: Imagine the Saw chronicles’ evil mastermind Jigsaw, but voiced by Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine. This weekend, as diehard horror fans line up to see the eighth installment of the (seemingly never-ending) Saw series, Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill! is offering moviegoers that very alternative villain. Which makes perfect sense, of course, because according to Megadeth lore, killing has been Mustaine’s business since 1985. The work of film producer and “b-movie godfather” Roger Goreman, Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! […]

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]]> Rock The Rink: Puck Hcky signs Overkill and Testament to metal-themed hockey jersey series https://vanyaland.com/2017/05/10/rock-the-rink-puck-hcky-signs-overkill-and-testament-to-metal-themed-hockey-jersey-series/ Wed, 10 May 2017 21:45:16 +0000 http://vanya.wpengine.com/?p=159167 The post Rock The Rink: Puck Hcky signs Overkill and Testament to metal-themed hockey jersey series appeared first on Vanyaland.

]]> No Respect: Megadeth wins Best Metal Performance at Grammys, house band plays Metallica instead https://vanyaland.com/2017/02/12/no-respect-megadeth-wins-best-metal-performance-at-grammys-house-band-plays-metallica/ Mon, 13 Feb 2017 00:01:43 +0000 http://vanya.wpengine.com/?p=154583 The GRAMMYS are going down live from Los Angeles tonight, and as is tradition (we guess), many of the awards are given out before the party actually begins at 8 p.m. ET. One of the awards given out pre-show was for Best Metal Performance. Dave Mustaine, we have good news and we have bad news. The good news is that Megadeth won, for their album Dystopia. The bad news is that the GRAMMYs house band broke into a rendition of […]

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]]> Rust in Peace on Earth: Dave Mustaine to play Music Drives Us holiday show at Boston’s Hard Rock Cafe https://vanyaland.com/2016/10/24/rust-peace-earth-dave-mustaine-play-music-drives-us-holiday-show-bostons-hard-rock-cafe/ Mon, 24 Oct 2016 20:42:46 +0000 http://vanya.wpengine.com/?p=150138 By Michael Marotta

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]]> Make America Metal Again: Megadeth announce fall tour with Suicidal Tendencies, Amon Amarth https://vanyaland.com/2016/07/18/make-america-metal-megadeth-announce-fall-tour-suicidal-tendencies-amon-amarth/ Mon, 18 Jul 2016 16:56:05 +0000 http://vanya.wpengine.com/?p=136956 By: Michael Marotta

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]]> RIP: Former Megadeth drummer Nick Menza dies after collapsing on stage with OHM https://vanyaland.com/2016/05/22/rip-former-megadeth-drummer-nick-menza-dies-collapsing-stage-ohm/ Sun, 22 May 2016 13:05:29 +0000 http://vanya.wpengine.com/?p=133596 By: Michael Marotta

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]]> Photo Gallery: Megadeth bring their ‘Dystopia’ tour to the House of Blues https://vanyaland.com/2016/03/22/photo-gallery-megadeth-bring-their-dystopia-tour-to-the-house-of-blues/ Tue, 22 Mar 2016 18:48:25 +0000 http://vanya.wpengine.com/?p=130284 Recap and Photos By: Michael Christopher

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