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Metallica and Dave Mustaine to perform 5 songs off “Kill ‘Em All”.

Details are coming in, for the first time in 28 years Dave Mustaine to join Metallica playing 5 songs off “Kill ‘Em All” at Metallica 30th Anniversary in Fillmore, San Francisco tonight. Megadeth.com spills the bean, that Mustaine and Metallica will perform the following:

UPDATE:
More information can be found at MetOnTour Journals.

During his stint with Metallica between 1982 and 1983, Mustaine wrote songs that were later included in “Kill ‘Em All” and “Ride The Lightning”.

  • The Four Horsemen (original version is called The Mechanix)
  • Jump In The Fire
  • Phantom Lord
  • Metal Militia
  • Ride The Lightning
  • The Call of Ktulu

Metallica has to release the video of this show.

Setlist of the show can be found here.

Picture courtesy of Megadeth.com

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Dave Mustaine to perform with Metallica for the 30th anniversary celebration.

Yes, the rumor was true. Dave Mustaine will be performing with Metallica for the 30th anniversary celebration. The event was much talked about backstage during the Big 4 at NY Yankees Stadium.

Mustaine himself confirms that he is in San Francisco, getting ready for Metallica 30th anniversary finale show tonight.

UPDATE:
Details of the show will be posted at Metallica On Tour.

@DaveMustaine
I am up in SF for Metallica’s 30 anniversary. I look forward to celebrating with them.

Dave Mustaine was a Metallica member in 1982 and 1983. Mustaine wrote numbers of songs that were later included in “Kill ‘Em All” and “Ride The Lightning”.

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iTunes Match, a $24.99 Question.

Apple finally launches iTunes Match two weeks after the “late October” date as mentioned in the “Let’s talk iPhone” event. iTunes Match costs $24.99 annually in the US.

How does iTunes Match work?
Well, iTunes scans the music in your iTunes library and matches them to the ones available in the iTunes Store. iTunes also uploads “unmatched” audio tracks (not just songs, but any audio tracks) from your iTunes Library into your iCloud account.

What you need to know about iTunes Match:

  • iTunes Match is limited to 25,000 songs.
  • iTunes Store purchases made with the same Apple ID being used for iTunes Match do not count towards the 25,000 song limit.
  • Songs containing DRM (Digital Rights Management) will not be matched or uploaded to iCloud unless your computer is authorized for playback of that content

You can find a lot of articles about iTunes Match including the one from Apple Support. Some of you want to know the answer to the $24.99 question. Is iTunes Match worth it?

First, it costs $24.99 for one year. That’s pretty cheap.

Second, once I had iTunes Match I found it to be really convenient. I can easily access my song library on my computers, iPhone and iPad. Well, my HP TouchPad, Android phone and tablet have to take a backseat since they are not supported.

Third, I still purchased CD. Over the years, I ripped the CD’s into AAC and MP3 in various quality. Once I had them matched, I get a music library with consistent encoding quality. That is great considering I had a lot of 128kbps MP3 tracks.

The answer is simple, if you can spare $24.99 a year then you should have no problem trying out iTunes Match.

Remember that iTunes doesn’t have those obscured live bootleg tracks you love so much. iTunes will upload them and it might take some times depending on your internet upload speed.

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The Spotify Effect.

I signed up for a free Spotify account before it required Facebook login. I found out that I had been postponing music purchases if I could listen to them on Spotify.

How would Spotify help the artists?

Well, when my free Spotify account is 6-month-old, I would have to abide by the limitation.

After 6 months, you’ll be limited to 10 hours of streaming a month and a 5-play limit for any individual track. Unless, of course, you’ve subscribed by then!

I was going to buy Megadeth – Th1rt3en but I couldn’t find it at local store. Since I found out the album is available on Spotify, I have postponed the purchase.

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Megadeth – Th1rt3en

First thing that came to my mind was:

Why are there a lot of previously released songs?

  • New World Order
  • Millenium Of The Blind
  • Black Swan

Then there are the also pre-Th1rt3en songs

  • Sudden Death
  • Never Dead

Don’t forget the singles:

  • Public Enemy No. 1
  • Whose Life (Is Is Anyways?)

Right there, 7 out of 13 songs I had somehow heard before the release of the album.

“New World Order” was recorded as a demo back in Countdown To Extinction days. The song was also released by a band called Zoetrope for their album Mind Over Splatter 1n 1993. Megadeth demo was included in Hidden Treasures in 1995 and Youthanasia 2004 Digital Remaster.

“Millenium OFThe Blind” demo was included in Youthanasia 2004 Digital Remaster. The demo included intro riff that later used in “1000 Times Goodbye” off The World Needs A Hero in 2001. The new version of the song is without the intro riff; it is actually something different.

“Black Swan” was originally recorded during United Abominations session in 2007 featuring then guitarist Glen Drover and bassist James LoMenzo. The song was made available for those who pre-ordered United Abominations through Megadeth.com and MegaFanClub. The song was much simpler back then.

I don’t think I need to go on and mention every little thing about this album. Megadeth die-hard fans would enjoy this album. Forget about the remake, re-recorded songs; this album still hits hard.

Roadrunner Records is still selling the CD Deluxe Bundle of Th1rt3en that includes the CD, Digital Downloads and two Picture Discs.