Megadeth: Loads Of Fun

It’s the tour metal fans have been waiting to see for years. The “Big Four” of thrash metal, Anthrax, Megadeth, Metallica and Slayer, together on tour.

It would be “The Mount Rushmore” of thrash performing in the same city, in the same arena, on the same night, and on the same bill. This would be such an important event that metal fans would even wear white t-shirts to make it happen.

Happily for metalheads this dream has never been closer to coming true than it is right now. Metallica bassist, Robert Trukilo, recently confirmed that his band to trying to make this happen.

"I think it's great. We've had a few different conversations on the subject. . . . There's a lot of history there. I think it'd be great for metal. I don't think all four bands have played together at the same time," said Trukilo.

Stay tuned for that historic announcement. Of course it won’t really need to be announced. Instead, the skies will open up and angels will blow trumpets heralding the greatest tour in the history of the universe. You won’t even need the internet to know it’s coming to a town near you.

Until then you can just listen to Endgame. Released on Sept. 15, Endgame is the 12th studio album for one of the “Big Four,” Megadeth.

For the uninitiated, Megadeth’s front man Dave Mustaine was an original member of Metallic. That’s partly why these four bands have not embarked on a tour before.

The lead single from Endgame is the rocking “Headcrusher.”

While the band is getting up there in years, their latest offering indicates that they have no intention of letting up.

"This is a Megadeth album for the fans, and if you don’t love it after playing it once, give it a second or third try and you’ll rediscover everything you originally loved about the band and the metal god known as Dave Mustaine," wrote album reviewer Shawn Loeffler of Craveonline.

Tickets for Megadeth’s Endgame Tour are on sale now. It launches Nov. 14 in Grand Rapids and is scheduled to conclude Dec. 13 in Las Vegas.

Megadeth is set to visit Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, and San Antonio as well as other cities in the Midwest. A Megadeth concert in Dallas is also on the itinerary.

Joining the boys are Machine Head, Suicide Silence and Arcanium. Warbringer replaces Machine Head starting Dec. 5 for the Kansas City concert.

The big four may not be playing together any time soon, but two of the four are, Slayer will join Megadeth (as well as Machine Head and Suicide Silence) for some shows in Canada. Starting Nov. 8, you can catch the pair of thrash bands all over the Great White North including a concert in Toronto.

The duo will also play some shows in early October in New Zealand and Australia.

Recently, Megadeth promoted Endgame with an appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.

There’s also plenty of reading material for Megadeth fans to consume. The band has been interviewed by the following publications: RollingStone.com, Decibel, Revolver, Guitar World, AOL, Noisecreep, and Thrasher.