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AC Entertainment
11/22/2009 6:45 PM at 94.3 the X presents The Endgame Tour featuring Megadeth
Valarium, Knoxville, Tennessee 37992
Cost: $39.50 Advance/Doors, Plus applicable service fees
After he left Metallica in 1983, guitarist and vocalist Dave Mustaine formed the thrash metal quartet Megadeth. The group distinguished themselves by lessening the progressive rock influences, adding an emphasis on instrumental skills, speeding the tempo up slightly, and making the instrumental attack harsher. By streamlining the classic thrash metal approach, making the music and the lyrics more nihilistic, Megadeth became one of the leading bands of the genre during the mid-’80s and late ’80s. Each album they released went at least gold, and they continually sold out arenas across America and developed a strong following overseas. In the past 25 years, the band has been through several different line-ups as they have continued to develop musically. After the reissue of their remastered collection, Megadeth released The System Has Failed in 2004-2005 and began an impressive comeback. In the following years, the band released a Greatest Hits album and two new intoxicatingly apocalyptic records including Endgame, which hit stores this September.
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