'He never does that with any other band,' Mustaine said. He became 'MegaDave' and guest Drew Barrymore 'MegaDrew.' The even had their own logos, a la Megadeth's.

It has also enjoyed a couple of recent well-publicized appearances on David Letterman's show. The tour is going so well, Mustaine said, that the band is planning major stadium dates in the summer. 4 on the Billboard chart, and has already gone platinum. 'It was very questionable whether or not we were going to be able to continue to live up to the standards and expectations (of the fans),' Mustaine said, 'and we've been pretty much unraveling that belief, dispelling that myth.' The release of the band's latest album, 'Youthanasia,' on Halloween, and the current 'Youth in North America' tour, which started last month, on Friday the 13th, are altering that perception. 'We're doing a preliminary run through the States to reestablish ourselves in the marketplace,' Mustaine explained, 'because I think a lot of people thought we were dead.'

The band came to a standstill while Mustaine went through rehab. His songs, despite their fascination with the dark side, emphasize individuality and freedom, and caution against dependence on drugs or anything else. Mustaine's confessions shocked many fans because he has always been one of the most intelligent, articulate figures in metal. He was also, he has said, addicted to heroin and was abusing other drugs. In February 1993, shortly after that Seattle show - which was well received by the audience despite the fact that Mustaine was in bad form and cut the set short - he entered a rehabilitation institute, following a near-fatal overdose of Valium. Hopefully the people that went will give us the benefit of the doubt and come and see us this time, because the band is much more stable and things have changed immensely.' 'That was a really unstable time in my life. 'We had a really peculiar performance last time we were in Seattle,' the band's lead singer-guitarist said in a phone interview from Philadelphia. įor those of you who saw Megadeth the last time the hard-rock/metal band played here, in late 1992, Dave Mustaine would like to apologize. Megadeth and Corrosion of Conformity, 7:30 p.m.

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