Metal Injection — Today seems to be a good day to put out new music, as Megadeth have released their second single off the terribly named TH1RT3EN. The track is "Never Dead," originally written for a video game of the same name. While not nearly as catchy as their fir... more info

Altsounds — Renowned guitarists *Alex Skolnick* of *Testament* and *Chris Broderick* of *Megadeth* have joined forces to create the first annual *Skolnick & Broderick's Winter Guitar Retreat*. This unique experience offers a select group of guitarists of all t... more info

Metalsucks — Back in July, Dave Mustaine announced that he was bringing Gigantour back in 2012, and now, in an interview with Street Date (above – skip to the 3:00 mark), Mustaine claims that Megadeth will soon be touring with Motörhead, Volbeat, and Lacuna... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Heavy metal star Dave Mustaine risked paralysis by pressing ahead with Megadeth's concert in New York on Wednesday - because he needed urgent surgery to fix a painful neck injury. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin The concert, or the tour, or the notion, is called the Big Four, and it needs an asterisk. Long ago one of the four became much bigger than the rest. In alphabetical order, Anthrax, Megadeth,... more info

Metalsucks — During our Big 4 Live Snark on Wednesday, we reported that during Megadeth’s set, Dave Mustaine told the crowd he needed neck surgery, and had been in a hospital as recently as Tuesday; in fact, not only was there a rumor on Monday that Megadeth we... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin Slayer / Anthrax Right from the start, when Anthrax hit the stage for its very early 4 p.m. slot, the collective goal of artists and audience alike seemed to be to peel the paint off... more info

Gigwise — Lars Ulrich admits... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin Rocks Off hosted a boat cruise to the Big 4 show at Yankee Stadium (Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax). The pictures from the actual concert are coming shortly, but here are some taken on the high... more info

NME — Drummer says metal's 'Big 4' have 'grown up and got out of the sandbox' more info