The Dave Mustaine picture gallery on MEGADETH's official MySpace page has been updated with several new photos, some of which are vintage shots from both on and off stage. Go to this location to check them out. New additions are on pages 2 and 3.

As previously reported, Mustaine recently issued the following update on the band's forthcoming album.

"Well, some of you have no doubt heard the samples of the songs that have been being worked on by me and the boys that I have been leaving for you at TheLIVELine. It has been a real blast for me to call in, hold the phone up and let you hear what a great job Andy (Sneap) is doing, and how he really does know me better than anyone I've ever worked with, and how he really does understand Megadeth, and how he really does have metal know-how and sensible suggestions, and most importantly of all, how he does have class - English class I should say.

I must say that after spending this last year working almost exclusively with Andy, and working with my amazing amplification team, the one and only Marshall Amps, that I have had one of the most refreshing and rewarding year of my career.

How can I not say that? What with this years events and all of the great things that happened for myself and for Megadeth, which only made the Megadeth Experience that much more enjoyable for us all, I would be a fool not too. We just got back from one of the funniest tours we have had in a long time on Priest Feast, you guessed it, . . . more Englishmen (and women).

And now as we are nearing the completion of the new record, I will tell you, it is fast, it is heavy, there is singing, yelling, speaking, and guest voices (maybe not singing - more like in 'Captive Honor'), the soloing is insane, and I am just starting my parts and so far I have been playing like mad! Both of the two solos I have gotten down are as fast as anything I have played on.

We have some great song concepts, like 'Nothing Left To Lose' a song about having been wiped out, like so many Americans, from the recession and potential depression years of 2000, or 'Bite The Hand That Feeds' which is a song about the greed of the fiduciary leaders of the financial world and how they just didn't care about the responsibility they had to the public. There are also songs like '1'320' a song about nitro fuel funny cars (something I enjoy), 'How The Story Ends' and 'This Day We Fight' both inspired by warrior creed from the great Sun Tzu with the use of Drums and Flags in ancient war, and an impassioned plea from Aragorn to his loyal fighters in "Lord of the Rings" Trilogy respectively.

I also have some bizarre songs like 'Headcrusher' which is about the medieval torture device, and 'Endgame' which is about a bill that ex-President George W. Bush signed into law that gave him the power to put American citizens in concentration camps that are actually called 'detention centers' here in the United States, and a favorite lyric of mine on this record about the North Hollywood Bank Robbery of 1997 (or 1998).

Be sure to go to TheLIVELine daily to hear snippets of music from Chris and I, in the background while we finish up the record these next 12 days and..."