Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine is known for his outspokenness, and he again didn’t shy away from mentioning his former bandmates in a recent interview with Bloodstock TV’s Oran O’Beirne.
Mustaine touched on many topics during the interview, including Megadeth’s special performance in late February, where he and his current bandmates were joined by ex-guitarist Marty Friedman.
During this concert at the famous Budokan in Tokyo, Japan, the musicians performed Countdown To Extinction, Tornado Of Souls and Symphony Of Destruction together.
When asked if Friedman’s first gig with Megadeth in 23 years felt natural, Mustaine replied, “It felt like the good old days.” Plus, Marty has since made a name for himself. Out of all the former members of Megadeth, Marty seems to be the only one who managed to do something worthwhile. Without wishing to offend others, this is the reality.
He added, “If you look at their sales and things like that, Marty is the only one who’s done anything significant. And the fact of being able to see him in his world… It was nice to find him outside of his usual environment. Also, when he arrived, he made a lot of suggestions about certain things to make the show go really well. And he wanted to go through all the songs we played multiple times to make sure everything was right. And of course, being true to himself, Marty stormed onto the stage and mesmerized us all, including me.”
Commenting further on the performance, he said, “I had a little bit of a hard time watching it and doing my job at the same time, but I really wanted to go to the show and see Kiko.” [Loureiro, guitariste actuel de Megadeth] and Marty play together because these two are some of the greatest hard rock and heavy metal guitarists today and it was amazing to watch them both play.”
Megadeth released their latest album, The Sick, The Dying…And The Dead on September 2nd, 2022 via UMe.
“The Sick, The Dying…And The Dead” debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 with approximately 48,000 album-equivalent units. Of that, 45,000 went to “traditional” album sales, while streaming generated 3,000 units.
The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead also reached number two in Switzerland, number six in Belgium and number 12 in France, the highest charts of the band’s career in those countries.