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Megadeth: Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying 25th Anniversary.

Megadeth will be celebrating Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying 25th Anniversary on July 12th 2011 with a special commemorative package of the seminal album.

Hollywood, California – April 19, 2011 – Megadeth’s vital, Platinum-certified album, Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?, has been digitally remastered for the first time and expanded for a commemorative 25th Anniversary release in multiple configurations on July 12 by Capitol/EMI. All of the versions, including a 2CD lift-top box, digital album, and a deluxe 5Disc+3LP box set, include a previously unreleased 1987 concert from the band’s first world tour and new liner notes written by Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine and Metallica’s Lars Ulrich.

Stay tune for more info.

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Metallica’s Lars Ulrich is being sued by his former assistant.

Marin Independent Journal reports that Lars Ulrich of Metallica fame is being sued by his former assistant, Steven Wiig.

A Sausalito man who worked as a personal assistant to Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has filed a lawsuit claiming years of unpaid overtime.

Steven Wiig, 38, is seeking unspecified damages for alleged state and federal labor violations, breach of oral contract and continuing wages, according to the suit in Marin Superior Court. The lawsuit names Ulrich and Team Tours, a Burbank company that issued Wiig’s paychecks, as defendants.

A case management conference is set for June 24 before Judge Lynn Duryee.

Steven Wiig appeared at 1996’s Metallica Club Fan Can #1. Wiig can also be seen in 2004’s Metallica documentary Some Kind Of Monster.

Metallica is scheduled to play The Big 4 show in Indio, CA at the Empire Polo Club on April 23rd, 2011.

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Dave Mustaine mentions Lars Ulrich and The Big Four US Tour at Cow Place, San Francisco American Carnage Show.

As previously reported here, Lars Ulrich did attend American Carnage show at Cow Palace in San Francisco. A Megadeth Fan with handle TheSorrow posted a video of Megadeh ripping into “My Last Words” after Dave Mustaine mentioned The Big Four US Tour and Lars Ulrich in the middle of “Peace Sells.” Mustaine even mentioned that Lars was backstage requesting Megadeth to play the song.

Listen to Dave Mustaine starting at 3 minute mark.

Based on my sources they want The Big Four US Tour to happen. Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax are still working on the details.

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Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax – The Big Four Tour is Confirmed.

Well, it is now official. Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax will share a stage.

From Metallica.com

You’ve been posting and chatting about it for months and we’re here now to confirm it . . . Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax will all share the same stage for the first time EVER! Look for the four of us at the Sonisphere shows in Warsaw, Poland and Prague, Czech Republic on June 16 and 19, 2010 with a few more of the festival dates still in the works, you can be sure these shows won’t be the only ones.

From Megadeth.com

“This is a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity for Heavy Metal “Fans” to see the four greatest Heavy Metal “Bands” in American History back together on one stage” concludes Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine. “If there are any heads left at the end of this Festival that haven’t banged, they don’t belong there.”

From Slayer.net

“It’s about fucking time this happened,” declares Slayer’s Kerry King. “and about time the fans finally get what they want. This is fucking awesome.”

http://www.sonispherefestivals.com/

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Will RIAA Sue Lars Ulrich for Downloading “Death Magnetic” Off Bit Torrent?

In the ultimate sense of irony, Lars Ulrich told Wired that he downloaded the whole “Death Magnetic” using Bit Torrent. Back in April 2000 Ulrich spearheaded Metallica’s suit against Napster for copyright infringement.

Now the question is, will RIAA sue Lars Ulrich for downloading “Death Magnetic” using Bit Torrent? Well, RIAA has been suing people left and right for allegedly downloading music from P2P networks. Bit Torrent is one of those P2P networks.

irony |ˈīrənē; ˈiərnē|
noun ( pl. -nies)
the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect : “Don’t go overboard with the gratitude,” he rejoined with heavy irony. See note at wit .
• a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result : [with clause ] the irony is that I thought he could help me.
• (also dramatic or tragic irony) a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character’s words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.