December 31, 2007 - NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE FROM DAVE MUSTAINE!
Dave Mustaine wishes everyone a Happy New Year. "As we near the end of 2007 and my lovely Droogs down under celebrate 2008 already, we back here at the Mustaine House are reflecting on the last year. They are all laughing and joking and I have snuck off to make the last post of this year." Read the rest of Dave's new year's message HERE

December 31, 2007 - NEW MESSAGES FROM MUSTAINE AND MORE AT THELIVELINE.COM
TheLiveLine.com has been updated with new content including new messages from Dave Mustaine, Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy, Lamb Of God drummer Chris Adler and the number will be coming soon for Machine Head bassist Adam Duce. This service is just one of the features that The Live Line is eventually going to offer, but gives fans a beginning vision of what is to come. MORE

December 30, 2007 - MEGADETH AMONG BURRN! MAGAZINE'S TOP METAL RIFF-ALBUMS
Leading Japanese rock magazine Burrn! has published an article titled "Think About The Riffs" in which it cites Megadeth's "Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?" as the seventh greatest metal album for riffs of all time. View the entire top 50 "riff" albums, according to Burrn! magazine HERE

December 29, 2007 - VOTE FOR MUSTAINE/MEGADETH - GUITAR WORLD READERS POLL
Vote now for Dave Mustaine as 'Best Metal Guitarist' and United Abominations as 'Metal Album of the Year' at Guitar World's Readers Poll 2008! All winners will be printed in an upcoming issue of Guitar World magazine. All votes must be received by Dec. 31, 2007. Show your support by voting for Dave and UA HERE

December 28, 2007 - THAT ONE NIGHT: LIVE IN BUENOS AIRES - MUSIC REVIEW
Adam Parker for HotIndieNews.com reviews Megadeth's That One Night: Live In Buenos Aires. "Megadeth's That One Night - Live in Argentina, does what live albums do best. A live album should spotlight a band's ability to move the crowd and turn them into part of the spectacle as they erupt into a storm of white noise more or less in key and in time to the tunes, as they shout along and clap to the beat of the songs." Read the entire review HERE

December 27, 2007 - MEGADETH AG RIFFMASTER GUITAR CONTROLLER COMING SOON
ArtGuitar, a leading designer of custom graphics for electric and acoustic guitars, along with Peavey Electronics, has announced plans to release the RiffMaster Pro bundle. The limited edition AG RiffMaster™ Guitar Controller is a genuine life-size Peavey® guitar modified for play with guitar based music video games on the Playstation®2 computer entertainment system. Choose from 17 different designs featuring Megadeth, and more. Learn more and see the Limited Edition AG RiffMaster™ Megadeth guitar HERE

December 26, 2007 - THELIVELINE.COM - THE VOTES ARE IN AND PHASE 2 COMING SOON!
Voting is now closed at TheLiveLine.com. The brand new site had a huge success over the past two weeks with 80,000 visitors and over 20,000 votes going to bands that may have an opportunity to tour with Megadeth in Europe this spring. This unique, first-of-a-kind poll to help Megadeth choose their touring support gave bands some great exposure to new, and faithful fans, and even more bands can look forward to this happening again! Check it all out at TheLiveLine.com and stay tuned for phase 2 coming soon!

December 25, 2007 - INTERVIEW WITH SHAWN DROVER AND JAMES LOMENZO
"American thrash metal icons Megadeth have created a touring phenomenon". Lachlan Barclay for MP3.COM.AU caught up with Shawn Drover and James LoMenzo while the band was in Australia this past November to discuss life or death situations, learning 28 songs in a week and Guitar Hero. Read the interview HERE

December 24, 2007 - HOLIDAY GIFT CERTIFICATE WHEN YOU JOIN THE MEGAFANCLUB!
Join up for a premium membership at the MegaFanClub today, and until Dec 31st and receive a holiday gift certificate redeamable at our official Megamerch store! Premium package includes a Deluxe MFC Vic T-Shirt, MFC Laminate, signed 8x10 photo, personalized membership card, Megadeth postcards, MFC metal keychain, genuine Megadeth guitar picks, gold stitch Megadeth patch, a letter from Dave and all kinds of online action and exclusives! Details are HERE

December 23, 2007 - DAVE MUSTAINE FINNISH TV INTERVIEW POSTED ONLINE
A 10-minute interview with Dave Mustaine conducted by Finland's Musiikki-TV has been posted online. The interview took place when the band was in Finland this past June of 2007. Dave talks about the recording of United Abominations, having Cristina Scabbia on the album, bringing the latest members of Megadeth into the band, touring, and more! The video can be viewed HERE

December 22, 2007 - ONE STEP CLOSER TO RELEASING PHASE 2 OF "THELIVELINE.COM"
Dave Mustaine has posted this update at the MegaFanClub, Megadeth, and Gigantour Forums: "We are one step closer to releasing Phase 2 of “TheLiveLine.com” site and this week we are going to introducing you to some of our new features and our new established artists.
I have been talking to some of my close friends and we are going to have a few more people for you to talk to at “TheLiveLine.com” MORE

December 21, 2007 - DAVE MUSTAINE: "GOING TO HAVE FIVE BANDS THIS YEAR"
Dave Mustaine has posted an update at the Gigantour Forums: "The breaking news is we are going to have five bands this year, instead of 8. The decision to drop it down from 8 bands to 5 was based on timing, set lengths, stage sizes, unions, and most importantly allowing “us” – the musicians to deliver to “you” – the fans the best shows we can. Besides it is easier to remember 5 bands and crews worth of names than 8." Read Dave's entire post HERE

December 21, 2007 - MUSTAINES DONATE TO THE 'TOYS FOR TOTS' ORGANIZATION
Lucky to have his own home spared in the recent Southern California wildfires, Dave Mustaine and his wife Pam recently organized the donation of toys to the Toys For Tots organization, which is being distributed to families affected by the fire. This month, pallets of toys bought in a joint venture with Hasbro Toys were delivered to Camp Pendleton, the town of Fallbrook and the North Coast Church, which the Mustaines attend. “We live in a little town,” says Dave, “and this is nothing any neighbor wouldn’t do for another neighbor.” MORE

December 20, 2007 - VOTE FOR WHO WILL SUPPORT MEGADETH ON TOUR THIS SPRING!
Who will support Megadeth in Europe? You decide at TheLiveLine.com! Your vote will help us choose who supports Megadeth on tour in Europe this spring! You can also leave Dave Mustaine messages, kinda like before, but better, and the site will continue to introduce more exciting artists in the days and weeks to come. Check it all out at the new TheLiveLine.com!

December 19, 2007 - MEGADETH LISTED AS ONE OF THE '20 FATHERS OF HEAVY METAL'
"Listed: 20 Fathers of Heavy Metal" will re-air on Canada's MuchMoreMusic this Friday, December 21 at 8 p.m., on Saturday, December 22 at 11 p.m., and on Wednesday, December 26 at 1:00 a.m.
According to a program description, "Listed" "counts down the 20 'fathers of heavy metal.' These bands' grandiose lyrics, theatrical performances and ear blasting power made them groundbreakers in their genre. MORE

December 18, 2007 - DAVE MUSTAINE'S 'ROCKLINE' APPEARANCE AVAILABLE ONLINE
Dave Mustaine was the featured guest last night (Monday, December 17) on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", hosted by Bob Coburn. The program is now available for streaming HERE

December 17, 2007 - DAVE MUSTAINE'S COFFEE RAISES FUNDS TO BUY TOYS FOR KIDS
Dave Mustaine: "Due to the tremendous success of Legends Cup Coffee already, I was able to get a whole bunch of toys with the help of one of our own Droogies here, Elaine Hinton, who works at Hasbro Toys.
Well, with your support over the last record, tour, and the launch of my family's new venture, I bought 9 1/2 pallets of toys and am donating them to the children who have lost their homes and ultimately their toys and their little worlds; the church I go to that has 300-400 military children whos parents are deployed; the Toys For Tots with the Marines, who always have given Toys to Kids, and lastly our Fire Fighters down here; where ever they want this donation made on their behalf."  MORE

December 16, 2007 - MEGADETH TO BE FEATURED IN 'LIVE FROM NAMM' WEBCAST
Following the success of last year's "Live From NAMM", Dean Guitars' live webcast of the 2007 NAMM show, Dean is again giving guitar players worldwide a members-only look at NAMM with the second installment of the program. Dean fans will be able to go to DeanGuitars.com to view an array of rocks stars spending their day at the Dean booth. Cameras go live on Friday, January 18 at noon CST and will continue airing throughout the weekend. Dave Mustaine and Glen Drover are scheduled to appear at the 2008 event.

December 15, 2007 - MEGADETH TO HEADLINE 'ROCK IN INDIA' FESTIVAL
Megadeth is proud to announce that they will headline the 'Rock In India' Festival, March 14 in Bangalore, India with this performance being the final show of the Feb/March 2008 European 'Tour Of Duty' leg, supporting the United Abominations record. Check the Killing Road for tickets and details!

December 14, 2007 - DAVE MUSTAINE SCHEDULED TO APPEAR ON ROCKLINE DEC 17TH
Dave Mustaine will be the featured guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", hosted by Bob Coburn, airing Monday, December 17 at 11:30 p.m. EST/8:30 p.m. PST. Fans can talk live with Dave Mustaine by calling 800-344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you or to listen to the show live via the Internet, go to www.rocklineradio.com

December 13, 2007 - VOTE FOR WHO WILL SUPPORT MEGADETH ON TOUR THIS SPRING!
Who will support Megadeth in Europe? You decide at TheLiveLine.com! Your vote will help us choose who supports Megadeth on tour in Europe this spring! You can also leave Dave Mustaine messages, kinda like before, but better, and the site will continue to introduce more exciting artists in the days and weeks to come. Check it all out at the new TheLiveLine.com!

December 12, 2007 - TALKING METAL ON FUSE SPECIAL FEATURING DAVE MUSTAINE
The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features the uncut interview hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with Dave Mustaine for their Talking Metal on fuse pilot. Topics include Megadeth's Warchest, politics, guitars, tattoos, 9/11, Megadeth's current lineup, Gigantour 2008, and the United Abominations album. The Talking Metal on fuse pilot will be re-broadcast on fuse on December 13 at 11 PM Eastern and 8 PM Pacific. The audio podcast can be downloaded HERE

December 11, 2007 - HELSINKI ADDED TO MEGADETH'S EUROPEAN 'TOUR OF DUTY'
Helsinki, Finland has now been added to Megadeth's February/March 2008 European 'Tour Of Duty' supporting the United Abominations record. The band will play at the Old Ice Hall on Feb 4th being the first show of the 2008 world tour! Check the Killing Road for tickets and details!

December 10, 2007 - VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH DAVE MUSTAINE POSTED ONLINE
FaceCulture.nl spoke with Dave Mustaine in June of 2007. Dave talks about the first songs he ever played, David Bowie, All The Young Dudes, Kiss, Led Zeppelin, A Toute Le Monde being banned twice, playing live, his setlist, disbanding the band in 2002, United Abominations and lots more! For those who may have missed this interview, check it out HERE

December 9, 2007 - DAVE MUSTAINE: "NEW YEARS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR GIGANTOUR"
Dave Mustaine has posted an update on the Megadeth Forums: "I mentioned over at the Gigantour site that there is a new site that is going to be developed with your help to connect with me and the band and make your experience even that much cooler than before. Although I posted that here a while ago, I am making sure that the Gigantour part of my last post over there is not overlooked. I doubt that anything related to overlooking is going to be possible this year." MORE

December 8, 2007 - GLEN DROVER'S TOP TEN FAVORITE ALBUMS OF 2007
Glen Drover is among the Roadrunner Records artists whose favorite albums of 2007 have been posted on the Roadrunner web site. Glen's top three... Opeth - The Roundhouse Tapes, Planet X - Quantum, and Fates Warning - No Exit (25th Anniversary Edition). Check out the rest of Glen's top ten list at RoadrunnerRecords.com!

December 7, 2007 - MEGADETH MEGAFANCLUB HOLIDAY LYRICS CONTEST 2007
Win an 'United Abominations Limited Edition Lithograph' signed by Dave Mustaine, Glen Drover, James LoMenzo, and Shawn Drover in the MegaFanClub Holiday Lyrics contest! MFC members, write a set of lyrics in your own words based on a holiday song that already exists and win big! Second place wins a prize as well! Details are at the club! Not a member? Join today and win! HERE

December 6, 2007 - MEGADETH MEGAMERCH HOLIDAY STOCKING STUFFERS!
Check out the latest Mega shirt designs, killer new hoody's, long sleeves, hats, wristbands, super sized Mega mug and more at Megadeth's official online Megamerch store! Decorate that tree Megadeth style this year with a one-of-a-kind ornament - the Limited Edition Megadeth Holiday Ornament. Stop by the store and get some Christmas shopping done today! HERE

December 5, 2007 - DAVE MUSTAINE SCHEDULED TO APPEAR ON ROCKLINE DEC 17TH
Dave Mustaine will be the featured guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", hosted by Bob Coburn, airing Monday, December 17 at 11:30 p.m. EST/8:30 p.m. PST. Fans can talk live with Dave Mustaine by calling 800-344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you or to listen to the show live via the Internet, go to www.rocklineradio.com

December 4, 2007 - AN EVENING AT THE MUSTAINES' - JOURNAL BY SHANE MCCONNELL
Megadeth.com System Lord, Shane McConnell, recently interviewed Dave Mustaine at his home in California for an upcoming podcast. Shane writes about his evening at the Mustaines' in Megadeth.com's Journal section. "Dave gave me some awesome news snippets, announcements and maybe even what the lineup for Gigantour 2008 is. :-D I won’t spill the beans just yet, but when I get the go ahead, I will post this revealing audio clip!" MORE

December 3, 2007 - TORONTO STAR SUGGESTS "WARCHEST" FOR THE AUDIOPHILE
The Toronto Star lists "Warchest" in their Holiday Gift Guide. "...go deep and go specific with this bad-ass, four-CD, one-DVD monument to the on-again/off-again genius of Dave Mustaine. There's a steep tail-off from the glory days of "Peace Sells" and "Hangar 18" to the present, admittedly, but the 1990 live show from Wembley Stadium captured on Disc 4 will still singe your eyebrows. Some of the studio versions actually seem slow and restrained by comparison. And, dear lord, you've gotta see Warchest's 3-D packaging to believe it. Nicely done." MORE

December 2, 2007 - SHAWN DROVER FEATURED IN THIS MONTH'S MODERN DRUMMER
Shawn Drover is featured in the December issue of Modern Drummer. "Alive and Kicking - When Shawn Drover joined Megadeth in October 2004, his biggest concern wasn't learning the group's head-spinning drum parts, but rather being accepted by long-time fans. "Fans of Megadeth are so proud of this band that I think if you weren't doing a good job, they'd let you know," Drover says." MORE

December 1, 2007 - JLO: "METAL... ALIVE AND WELL ALL OVER THE WORLD!"
James LoMenzo has posted this update on the Megadeth Forums: "Just a quick line to say hey and catch up with you all. My heads still reeling from the fantastic Pac-Rim Tour-O-Duty. What a great surprise to see the enthusiasm of all the crowds from Thailand through to Japan and then on to Gigantour Austrailia. I was particularly impressed with the turnout in Singapore and Korea." MORE

December 1, 2007 - AUTOGRAPHED LIMITED EDITION DAVE MUSTAINE COFFEE BAGS!
Now available is a limited run of 100 bags of Dave Mustaine Coffee hand signed by Dave! Bags are numbered and orders are limited to one bag per customer. They make a great Christmas present! Dave Mustaine's new Legends Cup Coffee was introduced to the public earlier this week. DM: "I have personally selected this coffee from thousands available worldwide. It is by far the best tasting coffee I have ever come across." Click HERE to get your order started!