Megadeth Tickets : Megadeth Has Been Nominated Nine Times For Best Metal Performance

Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1983. Founded by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine and bassist David Ellefson following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica, the band has since released 12 studio albums, three live albums, two EPs, 26 singles, 32 music videos.

As a pioneer of the American thrash metal movement, Megadeth rose to international fame in the 1980s and was ranked as one of the "Big Four of Thrash" along with Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax, who were responsible for creating, developing and popularizing the thrash metal sub-genre.

Megadeth has experienced numerous line-up changes, due partly to the band's notorious substance abuse problems. From 1983 to 2002 and as of February 8, 2010 Mustaine and Ellefson are the only original members of the band, with Mustaine being the only constant member.

After finding sobriety and securing a stable line-up, Megadeth went on to release a string of platinum and gold albums, including the platinum-selling landmark Rust in Peace in 1990, and the Grammy nominated, multi-platinum Countdown to Extinction in 1992.

Megadeth disbanded in 2002 after Mustaine suffered a severe nerve injury to his left arm. However, following extensive physical therapy, Mustaine reformed the band in 2004 and released The System Has Failed, followed by United Abominations in 2007; the albums debuted on the Billboard Top 200 chart at #18 and #8, respectively.

Megadeth, along with their new lead guitarist Chris Broderick, released their twelfth studio album, titled Endgame, on September 15, 2009, which debuted at #9 on the Billboard 200, marking Megadeth's fifth top 10 album.

Megadeth is known for its distinctive, technical instrumental style, often featuring dens, as well as for Mustaine's recurring lyrical themes including politics, war, addiction, personal relationships and religious themes. Megadeth has sold over 25 million albums worldwide, with five consecutive albums being certified platinum or multi-platinum in the USA. The band has also been nominated nine times for Best Metal Performance.

Dave Mustaine said these words about the new upcoming album; "So, right now I have Ken Eisennagel, you may remember him from the last two records doing engineering for all of the pre-production phases of Megadeth records? Well, he is here going over all of the new Megadeth stuff that I am working on believe it or not we have five songs almost finished for the new Megs record already!" The album name and release date is still to be announced.

On December 18, 2010, it was announced that Megadeth and Slayer will join forces once again for European Carnage Tour in March and April 2011. Megadeth is also confirmed for fourth annual of Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival in July and August 2011.On January 25, 2011, another Big 4 show was announced, this time in the USA. The gig took place on April 23, 2011 in Indio, CA at the Empire Polo Club.

At the time, this was the only scheduled stop in the USA, this was also be the first time all of the Big 4 members play on the same stage in the USA.Shortly after the show, a second American show, to be held at at Yankee Stadium in New York, was announced.On January 31, Dave Mustaine posted the following on his Twitter: "In the studio today working on guitar parts! Love you all. DSM", suggesting that the recording process for the follow-up to Endgame has begun.

During an online chat with members of the band's fan club, Mustaine has revealed that the band has completed 5 new songs for the next album. Mustaine also noted that the new album is turning out to be "more like Endgame."The new album is expected to be produced by Johnny K, rather than Andy Sneap (who produced Megadeth's previous two albums) due to scheduling conflicts.