Multi-Platinum, GRAMMY-Winning Band Invites Fans Everywhere to Join the Megadeth Cyber Army Party
Megadeth will celebrate the bandโs 35th anniversary all year long, with special releases, exclusive merch items, and one-of-a-kind events and opportunities for fans worldwide.ย Founder Dave Mustaine will also celebrate the bandโs anniversary on his weekly radio show. Megadethโs announcement comes two years to the day since the release of their acclaimed, GRAMMY-winning album, Dystopia, on January 22, 2016.
โWhen I started Megadeth, I didnโt imagine myself living for 35 years, let alone my band reaching this incredible milestone,โ says Dave Mustaine. โThanks to almost everyone Iโve met, worked, and played with these last three and a half decades.โ
Kicking off the celebration, Megadethโs new music video for โLying In Stateโ is available on the band’s website exclusively for Megadeth Cyber Army members. Megadeth is offering discounted Premium Cyber Army membership now through January 31st at 11:59 pm PST. In Megadethโs web store, all Dystopia items are specially priced for two weeks, beginning today (Jan 22nd).
Throughout the year, Dave Mustaine will also celebrate the bandโs anniversary on his weekly Gimme Radio show, The Dave Mustaine Show, which premieres each Thursday at 3 pm ET, with exclusive giveaways, contests, and behind-the-scenes stories about his career and Megadeth. Fans can tune in and communicate directly with Dave in the Gimme Live chat feed at gimmeradio.com or via the Gimme Radio app.
One of the original โBig Four,โ Megadeth burst onto the scene 35 years ago and virtually invented a genre with their debut album Killing Is My Businessโฆ And Business Is Good!ย (lauded by VH1 as the โGreatest Thrash Metal Debut Album of All Timeโ). Megadeth has sold more than 38 million albums worldwide, earning numerous accolades including 12 GRAMMY nominations and one win, and scoring five consecutive platinum albumsโincluding 1992โs two-million-selling Countdown to Extinction.
Their latest album, 2016โs Dystopia, debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and drew international acclaim from critics and fans. It was featured in several Best Albums lists from leading music magazines, including Rolling Stoneโs โ20 Best Metal Albums of 2016โ (No. 6); Revolverโs โTop 20 Metal Albums of 2016โ (No. 2); and Loudwireโs โ20 Best Albums of 2016โ (No. 12) and โBest Metal Songs of 2016โ (No. 2) for the title track, โDystopia.โ The albumโs blistering title track also earned Megadeth the yearโs GRAMMY Award for Best Metal Performance.