Risk
has gone Gold!
MEGADETH TO BE AWARDED GOLD RECORD FOR THEIR JUST RELEASED CD, RISK AS
BAND HITS LOS ANGELES FOR HOUSE OF BLUES SHOWS JANUARY 7 & 8
January 5, 2000 - Los Angeles, California - Propelling the explosive millennium
celebration into
the New Year, multi-platinum, hard rockers Megadeth will awaken Los Angeles
later this week as
they deliver what promises to be a set of hair-raising performances on
Friday, January 7 and
Saturday, January 8 at the House of Blues. The celebration will begin on
Friday at 8pm, as they are
awarded a Gold Record for their recent Capitol Records release, RISK, their
seventh gold amidst their
many platinums. For 15 years, Megadeth's uncompromising attitude has made
them one of the most
revered bands in the rock arena. With eight releases to their credit, more
than 12 million records
sold, 7 Grammy nominations, sold-out tours worldwide, Megadeth continue
to break new ground in
defining the genre with their latest album RISK. In just 4 months, the
CD which Playboy calls
"...ferocious" has gone Gold and like it's predecessors is bound for platinum.
Their first single "Crush 'Em," which also appears on the soundtrack for
Universal Soldier: The
Return has spawned a Top 5 Rock radio hit and a music video in which the
band appears with film
co-stars WCW champion Goldberg and Jean Claude Van Damme. In the tradition
of their last release,
the critically acclaimed Cryptic Writings, Megadeth has once again established
themselves as musical
pioneers through a unique blend of power, melody, intellect and raw emotion
that fans have come
expect.
The latest single, "Breadline" is currently shooting up the top 10 at rock
radio and has launched this
CD into mega-sales. Through hard work, lots of risk-taking and endless
touring, Megadeth have made
their mark and will continue to do so.
Disaster
has struck Megadeth!
Marty has left the band during the US Risk
Tour. Now we have lost a GREAT guitarist.
Who can ever replace this excellent guy? For now Al Pitrelli (Alice Cooper,
Savatage) will fill in for him.
Megadeth
tour dates at: http://www.megadeth.com
Megadeth stuff!!