MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine recently issued the following update:

"Droogies!

I am heading Northbound tonight (September 9th) to go to an event to watch Scott Weiland's new clothing line be released. Scott is pretty stylish in his dress, and I am curious as to what he did.

I am also meeting with the people from ILoveAllAccess.com and discussing our touring plans coming up and the various ways to work out ticket and pass packages, some of which will include as much as two seats up on stage on my side in some concerts. We are also discussing everything that would go along with the experience; besides meeting Megadeth (or at least me), a ticket, pass, some memorabilia, getting in the venue early, going backstage and just being a rockstar!

We won't have the two seats up on stage everynight, and sometimes it will be on Chris' side, due to stage restrictions.

I am feeling a little better today, although I am surprised why someone at the Roadrunner site would say that they don't need your help. I say we need your help. Don't stop for a second doing what you do, because if Roadrunner US knows my feelings and that I was willing to give them a fresh chance in the US and they want to do this, that is ok too. Please, don't believe that. I welcome your support here in the US and abroad.

Someone said that the label prolly doesn't want to spend any money on a band that is going to leave them. I never said that I was going to leave them, I said that the US label is not comparable to the Intl labels, and that I would stay with them if I continued on, and that I would re-evaluate the US label based on what they do with Endgame.

Bottom line is that everyone in the entire world is watching what they are doing, and everyone has seen problems around the world with the job that is being done. The Intl lables are keen to fix things, and usually on it in mere moments. Whereas there has been tremendous difficulty with the US label.

They have changed out some people and I am hopeful that they will make good on the things that they did last time, and do good by this record. It would be a travesty to the metal community to have this record dropped by people who just don't want to help.

If you don't want to help, just say so and step aside. There are millions of fans out there that have no idea we have a new record coming out. That is just not ok. If I had a label, and I don't intend on that now, I would certainly do things differently.

Regarding rumors of the Big Four touring, I have heard nothing about this, other than gossip, and I don't think that anyone would turn it down, but there are a lot of things that would have to be worked out. A LOT!

As far as journalists are concerned, there are good ones and bad ones, and the guys that ask the questions that piss you off, you can only imagine how I feel.

And for the people that are trying to get me to say something about Slayer, here goes:

I am having fun with this, and I hope not to hurt the tour or the fans chance of seeing these two great bands because I have said something I shouldn't have. I am aware that there are comments we all made in the past, but I have tried very, very hard not to make any comments about Slayer, other than their music and concerts, because it is none of my business, and I am much older now than I was when I said the regretable things I said.

I am aware that there is stuff out there that has been said about me, some of it is old, some of it is new. I am disappointed in the new comments, but I am going to remain professional and give Kerry and Tom and Slayer the benefit of the doubt and hope that it is just old stuff, and be the best tourmate that I can be.

Either way, I pray for the guys in Slayer, although they may not want it, but I do. I pray that we'll be friends again someday, I pray that the tour will be as much fun for them as it is for us, and I pray that they will be as happy as we are and more. Remember, three of the members in Megadeth where not even there for the COTT.

So, here is to forgiveness, and hopefully being forgiven for past "stuff"."

As previously reported, MEGADETH will appear on NBC-TV's Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on Thursday, September 17th. If you would like a chance to be close to the group's performance on the show, click here and you will be directed to the "Band Bench" sweepstakes entry form. Enter for a chance to win seats and an opportunity to surround the stage during Megadeth's performance. Be sure to include the band code "MEG" in your entry form.

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon airs weeknights at 12:35 AM EST. Tickets to Late Night With Jimmy Fallon are available by calling their ticket office at 212.664-3056. Generally, tickets are booked about one month in advance from the actual taping. You can request up to four tickets, and all audience members must be at least 17 years old.

For more information visit www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com.

Megadeth's new album, Endgame, will be released on September 14th in Europe and the 15th in North America via Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded at the band's own studio in San Marcos, California - Vic's Garage - which was named after their legendary and iconic Vic Rattlehead character. The album will be released in Japan on September 9th with the bonus track, 'Washington Is Next' (live).

The tracklisting is as follows: 'Dialectic Chaos', 'This Day We Fight!', '44 Minutes', '1,320', 'Bite The Hand That Feeds', 'Bodies Left Behind', 'Endgame', 'The Hardest Part Of Letting Go... Sealed With A Kiss', 'Headcrusher', 'How the Story Ends', 'Nothing Left To Lose'.

30-second audio samples of all tracks that will appear on Endgame, are available for streaming on Amazon.de at this location.

For more information go to: www.megadeth.com