Head Crushers

A musical mayhem is expected when flame-haired Dave Mustaine on the vocals and guitar,Dave Ellefson on bass,drummer Shawn Drover and rhythm and lead guitarist Chris Broderick take centre stage on the second day of Bacardi NH7 Weekender.

“We’re looking forward to playing a great show to a really passionate set of fans. It’s been four years since we last came to India,and we think it’s time for the fans to see us again and the right time for us to come back and play a great show,” says Drover,in an e-mail interview to The Indian Express.

Known as the pioneers of the American thrash metal movement and one of the Big Four metal acts in the world — the others being Metallica,Slayer and Anthrax — the Grammy-winning band has toured the world,sold millions of albums worldwide and is known for its flawless musicianship. What is the secret behind the longevity of the band? “I’ve been in the band for about eight years and that’s a question I can’t really answer. But I think it is probably the amount of passion that Dave (Mustaine) has put into the band since it began. This has carried the band through all these years,” says Drover.

The band may have gone through a lot in terms of controversies,addictions and illnesses,but Drover points out that the band has also evolved over the years and become stronger. “Every Megadeth album is different. If you listen to Peace sells… and compare it to Youthanasia,they’re obviously going to sound a lot different from each other. The way the band sounds now,and the way it sounded before,has changed,” adds Drover.

While the audience will be expecting some tracks from their earlier albums such as Peace sells… but who’s buying? and So far,so good… So what! and hoping for some strong cuts such as Head crusher and Rust in peace,and Mustaine’s famous guitar solos,Drover says that the act will be dominated by tracks from their last album titled Thirteen. The track titled Sudden Death has already done the rounds at various music festivals. “We will be playing songs from the new album. But we will also play the classics that our fans love,” said Drover.

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