![]() I wrote that about the actual facts of the boats coming from the Baltic Sea to Sicily, and how it was a disease that was communicable via the rats and the fleas, and how that whole thing happened.īelieve it or not, this was a really hard left-turn from London Bridge Is Falling Down. But this one was inspired by another virus, the Plague. “Yeah, it was written before! Ha ha ha ha! But I think if anybody wants to take the piss about me being Nostradamus, there are plenty of other songs, like Peace Sells… and all that stuff. Impressively, Dave reports that The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! was written before the pandemic, which effectively makes him Nostradamus. Perhaps the most stunning moment is the opening title track: a brutish but eccentric paean to the Great Plague that could hardly be a more fitting anthem for the last few years. From fast-paced, snotty pit-starters like Life In Hell and new single We’ll Be Back to the epic, turbulent thrash of Night Stalkers and Dogs Of Chernobyl, it is as uncompromising as anything the band have ever produced. In true Megadeth tradition, The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! is a predominantly dark and vicious affair. If Dave Mustaine hadn’t confirmed that he is in a great mood and having a splendid time, his new album might have set off a few alarm bells. It’s fun if you do that, but you have to play extra hard and be extra convincingly good. We had the dubious privilege of playing last. When you want to give 100% every single night, sometimes it feels like you just want to stay up there and play longer, and you don’t have the time. “There have been a couple of nights that have been harder than the other nights, because of my overall health conditioning and stuff like that. ![]() Two years on, he looks ridiculously lean and sharp for a man of 60 and has clearly done all the right things for his long-term health. The last time we spoke with Dave, he recounted the distinctly intense tale of his – ultimately triumphant – battle with throat cancer, noting that “if the process doesn’t scare you into changing your lifestyle, then shame on you”.
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