Megadeth

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                      

             
  c   Megadeth was founded by Dave Mustaine. Dave Mustaine was born is September 13, 1961 in LA Mesa, California, United States. Mustaine grew up in an abusive household. He eventually got his first acoustic guitar, which he saved up for himself. At the time, he wasn’t very good, and is sisters kept reminding him, eventually his was smashed by one of them in an angry feud.
   Later in his life, he quit a band called Panic to join Metallica. He was the lead guitarist for two years. Dave was incredibly talented but he had large problems with alcohol and drugs.  
  p  In April of 1983 Mustaine was fired from the band for alcohol and drug use. After this, Dave’s goal in life was to make a band better than Metallica. Throughout the years Mustaine has had many different members and has recorded over  twelve albums.
   Along with Mustaine, David Ellefson is the only comstant member of Megadeth. Dave Mustaine met David Ellefson in a rather humorous way. It was early morning and Dave Mustaine hears a loud bass in the apartment below.
   Dave Mustaie grabbed a flower pot and dropped it out the window onto Ellefson’s air conditioner screaming “Shut up!” Later Ellefson came up and asked where he could purchase some cigarettes. Dave Mustaine opened the door and said “Now your talking.” As Mustaine said "And that’s how Dave got in the band. "
  Dave Ellefson was originally going to join a glam band on the LA strip, but after hearing a demo tape of Metallica he was immediately drawn to thrash metal.  In January of 2002, Mustaine suffered a compressed radial nerve in  his left arm making it impossible for him to play guitar. That was when Mustaine declared his retirement from the band.

                                              

 

. It seemed as though Megadeth’s career came to a halt. Mustaine went through physical therapy for his injury. The next year, following his full recovery, all of Megadeth’s albums where remastered by Capitol records. The band was back in business. After a disagreement with Dave Mustaine, Dave Ellefson filed a lawsuit that was unsuccessful. When Megadeth reformed in 2004, Ellefson declined his offer from Mustaine to rejoin the band.

 

                                   

 

                                                                  

   This is Vic.  Megadeth created him when they first formed the band. As you see in the picture to the left, his mouth, ears, and eyes have metal over them so he can't see, hear, or speak.

                                      

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