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Chris Poland with an Agile electric guitar, pictured in front of blue smoke-effect background.
Chris Poland on writing to Captain Kirk’s voice and Nuclear Messiah’s Megadeth alumni club

By Andrew Daly Published

Boasting 36 star players, Chris Poland’s debut fusion album as Nuclear Messiah has the songs to match the payroll

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Dave Mustaine performs live with Megadeth in 2010, celebrating the 20th anniversary of landmark release Rust in Peace.
“Was this an attempt to challenge Metallica’s success with the Black Album?” A guide to every Megadeth album – and guitarist

By Andrew Daly Published

As Dave Mustaine prepares to ride Megadeth out into the sunset, we chart the thrash pioneers’ explosive studio output, album by album, guitarist by guitarist

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William Shatner, a man you might know as TV's Captain James T. Kirk, wears a wide-brimmed hat and dark jacket, is pictured in front of a flaming-red background, and is holding what looks like a Les Paul but... isn't
William Shatner is making an all-star metal album – with an AI-generated Les Paul, apparently

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The cast of players is yet to be announced – there is no title either – but Shatner says the whole thing was inspired by a guest turn on a Nuclear Messiah record with Chris Poland

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Chris Poland plays a black BC Rich onstage [left] and goes head-to-head with Dave Mustaine, who plays a black Jackson King V.
An accident defined Chris Poland’s playing, but it didn’t stop him handling the high demands of Megadeth’s debut

By Andrew Daly Published

Chris Poland offers an eye-witness account of a seminal moment in metal history, when Dave Mustaine channeled his fury through his Marshall and debuted with a thrash classic

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Chris Poland, left, and Dave Mustaine of Megadeth perform onstage at the UIC Pavilion (University of Illinois - Chicago) in Chicago, Illinois, February 12, 1987
The freak injury that changed the way Chris Poland played guitar – and informed the sound of Megadeth’s Rattlehead

By Matt Owen Published

The former Megadeth guitarist had a stand-off with a 200lb oak door, resulting in an injury that would forever change how he plays guitar

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"I don't even own a Strat! I used my Dean Thoroughbred, a far cry from what David Gilmour used": How ex-Megadeth guitarist Chris Poland ended up covering Pink Floyd

By Andrew Daly Published

Dave Mustaine's former right-hand man was surprised to find himself tackling Floyd's San Tropez, but it's the perfect showcase for his flexible chops. He explains his approach to playing Gilmour's leads, what he thinks of Megadeth's latest material, and why he was "so bummed out" when he first heard Peace Sells…

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David Ellefson (left) and Jeff Young
David Ellefson and Jeff Young to play classic Megadeth albums in their entirety on tour this fall

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Under the name the Kings of Thrash, the two will perform Killing is My Business… and Business is Good! and So Far, So Good… So What! in full

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Listen to David Ellefson Team Up with Former Megadeth Shredder Chris Poland On New Song, “Hammer (Comes Down)”

By Richard Bienstock Published

The track, which also features Mark Tremonti, is the first single from Ellefson’s forthcoming debut solo album, ‘Sleeping Giants.’

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Listen to Former Megadeth Members Nick Menza, Chris Poland and James LoMenzo Play "Wake Up Dead"

By Richard Bienstock Published

The previously unreleased recording dates to a 2014 rehearsal for an unnamed project.

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