How can the frontman of one of the greatest heavy metal bands of all time endorse a member of the moral majority? Santorum is everything that Metal isn’t.
I’ll always have a soft spot in my heart for that album. My first squad leader, who was borderline insane, was a frothingly rabid Megadeth fan. He made us all memorize the words to several songs, and he’d come up to us and scream a lyric in our face. If we couldn’t recite the next line, we were down on our faces doing pushups. Great fun.
Mustaine is a reaffirmed Christian. He has a pastor(or priest, not sure of denomination, too lazy to look it up) travel with him while on tour to keep him from doing whores/drugs.
Regardless of your thoughts on this, Megadeth kicked much ass in Knoxville last year. They were travelling with Slayer (also great), who said “look, we aren’t really satanists.”
Anthrax was also with them, but we were too busy drinking to make it to the show in time to see them.
It was good to see Slayer and Megadeth together. It was Mustaine who told Kerry King of Slayer back in the 80’s to “ditch that pussy band and join Megadeth”.
Apparently, they both like money because they buried The Axe.
And Dave Ellefson is studying to be a pastor in my denomination (The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod). I don’t know if that may have been a factor in Mustaine’s endorsement. Times may have changed, but Megadeth can still bring it.
And no, Santorum is not my pick, either. The hair on my suit is too long for that.
Most of you seem to forget that Dave was the MTV News GOP corespondent at the 1992 and 1996 GOP conventions. He’s basically playing the media right now.
In 1978, I *desperately* wanted to go see Alice Cooper when he came to Calgary, but my parents were convinced that I’d lose my soul to the devil the minute I set foot in McMahon Stadium.
Flash forward 20 years, and my parents are in a sunday school class at Camelback Bible Church being taught by Vincent Fournier himself.
That reminds me; the answer to his question “Whaddaya mean I couldn’t be the President of the United States of America?” is “because nobody’d vote for you, Dave”.
February 15th, 2012 at 2:23 pm
If they don’t know what the title means, screw ’em.
February 15th, 2012 at 2:23 pm
I’m confused. Was Dave being a smartass?
How can the frontman of one of the greatest heavy metal bands of all time endorse a member of the moral majority? Santorum is everything that Metal isn’t.
February 15th, 2012 at 2:36 pm
I’ll always have a soft spot in my heart for that album. My first squad leader, who was borderline insane, was a frothingly rabid Megadeth fan. He made us all memorize the words to several songs, and he’d come up to us and scream a lyric in our face. If we couldn’t recite the next line, we were down on our faces doing pushups. Great fun.
February 15th, 2012 at 2:37 pm
Mustaine is a reaffirmed Christian. He has a pastor(or priest, not sure of denomination, too lazy to look it up) travel with him while on tour to keep him from doing whores/drugs.
Regardless of your thoughts on this, Megadeth kicked much ass in Knoxville last year. They were travelling with Slayer (also great), who said “look, we aren’t really satanists.”
Anthrax was also with them, but we were too busy drinking to make it to the show in time to see them.
It was good to see Slayer and Megadeth together. It was Mustaine who told Kerry King of Slayer back in the 80’s to “ditch that pussy band and join Megadeth”.
Apparently, they both like money because they buried The Axe.
February 15th, 2012 at 2:53 pm
And Dave Ellefson is studying to be a pastor in my denomination (The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod). I don’t know if that may have been a factor in Mustaine’s endorsement. Times may have changed, but Megadeth can still bring it.
And no, Santorum is not my pick, either. The hair on my suit is too long for that.
February 15th, 2012 at 3:35 pm
Mustaine supports Santorum, but who’s buyin’?
February 15th, 2012 at 3:38 pm
That was indeed a fine concert. I am glad we did not opt for the floor seats/mosh pit upon retrospect.
It was tyranny that night though, as HL was allowed to take his SOG in the show whereas I was jostled by the help. Selective!
February 15th, 2012 at 4:38 pm
Most of you seem to forget that Dave was the MTV News GOP corespondent at the 1992 and 1996 GOP conventions. He’s basically playing the media right now.
February 15th, 2012 at 4:50 pm
In 1978, I *desperately* wanted to go see Alice Cooper when he came to Calgary, but my parents were convinced that I’d lose my soul to the devil the minute I set foot in McMahon Stadium.
Flash forward 20 years, and my parents are in a sunday school class at Camelback Bible Church being taught by Vincent Fournier himself.
February 15th, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Kevin,
That is awesome. I wonder if people ask him to explain the meaning of “Milwaukee”?
February 15th, 2012 at 5:25 pm
If there’s a new way, I’ll be the first in line; it better work this time.
February 15th, 2012 at 5:28 pm
Didn’t Cooper also mentor Mustaine through his boozing?
February 15th, 2012 at 5:52 pm
Maybe he’s just angry again.
February 15th, 2012 at 7:10 pm
That reminds me; the answer to his question “Whaddaya mean I couldn’t be the President of the United States of America?” is “because nobody’d vote for you, Dave”.
And I say that as someone who likes Megadeth.