MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued the following update:

"Droogies,

"I wanted to check in with you as I get ready to start tracking my 14th MEGADETH record.

"For some of you that are new fans, the word 'Droogie' may seem a strange way to start a letter, but it means 'friend,' supposedly in Russian slang. I got the idea to call you that from watching Alex from 'A Clockwork Orange' call his two co-conspirators that. So, now you know I ain't calling you 'druggies.' Onward to the update.

"Last Thursday I went to see an ENT (ear, nose, and throat doctor) to find out the status of the damage to my vocal cords that they discovered prior to my surgery, and my neck from after the surgery. I was told during the first MRIs that I had a cyst or something on my vocal cords, and I didn't give it any more thought, because the fusion was way more important.

"I still find it laughable that someone I know said I was a pussy while lying in an ER awaiting spinal surgery for contemplating cancelling the 'Big Four' show in New York City. I guess the old saying, 'You spot it — you got it!' applies here. Except I don't want to offend our female fans by comparing this excrement to a body part of theirs.

"I walked away from the surgery, which was done after the concert (who's the pussy now?) and was a complete success, thinking I had nodes or polyps or something, and I wanted to wait until a year after the surgery to go get checked, because I just didn't want to go under the knife again that soon, if, of course I had to. Thank God I don't.

"Fortunately, if you can say that, my problem with my vocal cords is treatable, and it is just a matter of exercise, diet, and eating habits. I started drinking Aloe Juice, taking a tablet for my stomach, and I have to cut out some things I like. Coffee is one of things, but since I am not a cheerleader for overpriced, overrated Starbucks, like Thor [MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick] and Junior [MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson], I am not taking this too hard. I am bummed about no chocolate (I love chocolate!), and tomatoes (no spaghetti or pizza), but I am loving this 'Countdown' 20th-anniversary tour, and with the new record starting next week, singing is more important to me than ever.

"Thanks for all of your support through this whole ordeal, and I really, really look forward to seeing you at some point before the end of the year. Check out our support band KYNG and lemme know what you think. I like 'em and I hope you will too.

"One last thing, I don't generally watch video of myself, unless we are mixing or editing something, and over the last few months I had to; for one reason or another. I am really embarrassed by how much I swear or swore on stage and in interviews. I'm not a prude, but I am sorry for my language and some of the offensive words I chose to say. We all have said stuff we regret, and while I don't 'regret it,' I do feel that you deserve better from me.

"Here's to a great fu...., erm, a great flipping new record and tour!"

skoro mamy temat "Prace nad Endgame" oraz "Prace nad 13" wiec pora na temat o pracach nad nową płytą aby nie zaśmiecać tematu z newsami

Dave has settled on artwork and a title for the new record. All I know is I better be on this cover again, or I’ll be ticked off!

No to dorzucę coś, że Vic Rattlehead wrzucił na facebooka:/quote]

Johnny made it in. Record 14 is officially underway. Clips to upload tomorrow. Thrashin' time!

Thrashin' time!

Clips to upload tomorrow.

A mnie bardziej ciekawi co to będzie:

Fajnie, że chłopaki pracują, ale żeby tylko nie powstał z tego shit podobny do 13.

Uuuu, nie za ostro?

Dobrze gdyby zrobili coś jak Endgame. Ten album dla mnie to ścisła czołówka i nawiązuje do pierwszych 5 albumów jakością.

Czy będziesz gościem na tym czacie ?

Ciekawe, czy będą przecieki, bo na stronach zamkniętych CA jest informacja, że udostępnianie fanklubowych materiałów grozi wywaleniem

In a tweet earlier today, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine wrote: "Shawn [Drover, drums] and David [Ellefson, bass] have finished tracking songs 1, 2, and 3 and now it’s my turn today. I feel a burning in my soul!!! Arrrrggghhh!"

A 40-second video clip of Mustaine at his studio, Vic's Garage in San Marcos, California, talking about the new MEGADETH album and playing a riff from one of the band's new songs can be seen at this location http://www.megadeth.com/video/DSM122112.mov (Quicktime file, 43 MB).

Mustaine previously told NME about the direction of MEGADETH's new material, "Some of it's a little darker, some of it's a little faster. Being in this position right now, not knowing where we're gonna go or what we're gonna do, it's kind of like the world's ours to do what we want. Are we gonna go back to the speed and thrash metal roots that made us who we are? Are we gonna experiment and rely on the melody that we've discovered in MEGADETH songs?"

Mustaine also spoke about how he likes to keep MEGADETH's music more melodic than that of most thrash bands. "We've tried to do that in MEGADETH, have a little melody so that it's not just the same old grinding music like everybody else has," he said. "We're just happy to get going and get to the studio."