Rich, Jackson, ESP and Dean – his heart “secretly still wanted to be with Gibson”. He says that while he's partnered with several guitar companies over the years – including B.C. But these dates more than make up for it because when you close your eyes and you’re standing on stage, it feels good.”Įlsewhere in the interview, Mustaine speaks on his new signature guitar series with Gibson, and why he decided to join the company as a Brand Ambassador. “God we’ve got so many dates backed up right now because of all of the mandates and restrictions for us to travel as Americans. We’ve got a great agent that put this together, unfortunately we’re not able to take this overseas right yet, but it would be great to do that. “I think that when you start looking at all of those individual things it starts to become a blur, so we just kind of tend to address our team. But getting to the crux of why I play music in the beginning, it wasn’t to have magazines say that I’ve assembled a good tour, and even if that was, to be totally honest there are so many moving parts. On the praise given to the tour's first leg – which took place in 2021 – Mustaine explains: “I think the goal is to get that kind of recognition for a job well done.

James LoMenzo will again handle bass guitar duties, following the departure of longtime bassist David Ellefson last year. Megadeth are set to commence the second leg of the Metal Tour of the Year in April, with Lamb of God, Trivium and In Flames also on the bill. Back in July 2021, when the guitarist revealed the album's official title, he shared a snippet of its title track containing clean electric guitars, and a month later teased another riff, this time far more rapid-fire and heavy.

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