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Frontman Dave Mustaine's first claim to fame - that he was kicked out of Metallica in 1983 - turned positive when he formed Megadeth, who went on to become one of the most popular thrash metal bands of the 80's and 90's. 

The band have had 19 official members over the years and have released 10 full length studio albums, each largely driven by the songwriting skills of Mustaine, the only original member.

Megadeth officially disbanded in 2002, after Mustaine was diagnosed with a nerve condition which left him unable to play guitar, but returned with another studio album - The System Has Failed - in 2004.

2006 saw Megadeth sign to Roadrunner Records and start work on a new album, titled United Abominations.

Latest Update: In 2007, Megadeth are touring in support of United Abominations.

Featured Video: Megadeth at the Download Festival 2007

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United Abominations

Megadeth's latest studio release

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Interviews with Dave Mustaine

Megadeth's main man speaks...

MTV took Dave Mustaine out on a rented yacht and quizzed him about the state of the music industry, guitar solos, recording United Abominations, and anything else they could think of. Then they posted some snippets of video on the Headbanger's Ball blog in a "5 days of Mustaine" series.

Musicians getting back to business
Megadeth's finest on taking the lead
Voices of recognition
Megadeth's holy warrior on new album

Dave Mustaine talks to Australian ezine Faster Louder about touring and the Metallica documentary Some Kind of Monster.

Dave Mustaine dishes the dirt on Megadeth

Dave Mustaine talks to FaceCulture about he first songs he ever played, A Toute Le Monde being banned twice, playing live, his setlist, disbanding the band in 2002, David Ellefson suing him, the new line up, mistakes, regrets, the passing of Gar Samuelson, United Abominations and lots more.

FaceCulture talks to Dave Mustaine

More from the Download Festival 2007

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Links

Megadeth
Official band news, fan information, releases, auction, and merchandise. History, biography, and pictures of the band.
Megadeth on Wikipedia
Detailed history of the band on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Megadeth on MetalUnderground.com
Latest news on Megadeth from MetalUnderground.com
DavidEllefson.com
This is the official site of the Co-founder, and bassist, of Megadeth, David Ellefson. It contains a short biography and discography, as well as information on his book and how to contact him. Flash 7 is requred to view the site.
Megadeth-The Realms Of Deth
Contains images, band member tree, lyrics interpretations, timeline and a vote poll
Marty Friedman official website
Marty Friedman was the lead guitarist in Megadeth on all albums from "Rust in Peace" through "Risk." His site contains all sorts of information such as his current tour schedule, magazine articles & interviews, biography. However, one of the most interesting aspects of the site is the "Story Behind the Song" which is literally what is says it is, Marty discussing the inspiration for his songs.
Megadeth Lyrics at Rockmagic.net
Song lyrics indexed by album and alphabetically.
Yahoo! Music Megadeth
Albums, reviews, latest news, MP3s, music videos, photos, biography, lyrics, links, and community.
RollingStone.com: Megadeth
Includes a biography, discography, photos, articles, videos, links and message board.
VH1: Megadeth
Band news, links, music videos, audio samples, and a biography.

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