“What would thrash be without this rebel fighting to bring down the mighty Metallica which wronged him by kicking him out of the band before they released Kill em All? Nowhere. The …”
January, Dave Mustaine signs with Dean Guitars, debuts his new VMNT guitar at the NAMM Convention.
March, MEGADETH opens for a reunited Black Sabbath (Heaven And Hell) on their Canadian tour.
March, 'That One Night', filmed in Buenos Aires, is released on DVD. The 2CD set follows in October.
April, The Heaven And Hell tour continues in the U.S.
May, MEGADETH's 11th studio album, United Abominations, featurng the singles/videos 'A Tout Le Monde' (featuring Christina Scabbia) and 'Never Walk Alone' is released, debuts at #8 on U.S. charts.
June, MEGADETH's 'Tour of Duty' begins in Europe with summer festivals and headline shows.
September, Tour of Duty continues in the U.S. and Pacific Rim.
October, MEGADETH release Warchest, a 4CD/1DVD career-spanning box set.
November, Gigantour 2007 kicks off in Australia with Static X, Devildriver, Lacuna Coil and Bring Me the Horizon.
2006
March, the two-disc DVD anthology Arsenal of MEGADETH is released.
March, James LoMenzo (Black Label Society) replaces James MacDonough on bass.
March, MEGADETH headlines the United Arab Emirates' Dubai Desert Rock Festival.
April, MEGADETH begins recording a new album at SARM recording studios in England.
May, MEGADETH signs with Roadrunner Records.
July, MEGADETH plays Spain's Metalway Festival in Gernika and Jerez.
August, Gigantour's inaugural festival tour is released on 2-CD and 2-DVD sets.