MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine has issued the following update:

"Droogies!

I have been surfing around the site today, whilst doing my Yoga workout, and working some more around the studio; reviewing the Head Crusher video etc., etc., etc.

Speaking of the HC vidi, there are three versions: My extreme version - not really extreme, just the real thing that hasn't been emasculated for broadcast; the broadcast version, which isn't really too different from the extreme version; and the UK version, which has no fight scene in it at all.

The girl in the vidi is smokin' and she is really skilled at MMA. I asked to really focus in on her skills and not so much how beautiful she was, because the world is full of hot chicks. We needed someone to play a specific role. That she did!

Our fighters too were great. In fact you should call Jorge Oliviera at TheLiveLine and leave him a message. I am going to workout with him a few times and talk to him about maybe putting up some Ju-Jitsu lessons for a contest for TLL.

The main fighter was in one of Rob Zombie's recent movies, and was a good sport about letting that pretty, sexy, talented MMA/model jump on him at the end, straddle him (we had to twist his arm ), and the bonus was she got to beat his head in [not really]. I almost could read everyone's mind around her when she did it too. It was pretty easy because we were ALL thinking it.

As I near another birthday, I want to say that while you seem to think that I have given YOU the present, meaning Endgame, I disagree. The real present is your support and love, again meaning the present is YOU.

Sure it hurts to see people here that go to the extent to lurk with a fake name and go through the whole process of getting registered here, just to come in here lobbing grenades at everyone. Sometimes banning cures it, sometimes not.

Please remember that I play music because I love to play, but that doesn't mean that your opinions or your approval doesn't matter to me. I am still the boy next door; an old boy, but still a boy

All of the positive comments that have come from around the world leave me scratching my head and eternally grateful, but it also makes it really hard to tolerate people that say the record sucks. I can't help but think, 'this is what happens when cousins f*ck each other,' and keep on with my life.

Now I know that not everyone is going to like it, but you would have to be a complete cotton headed, brain donor to say that it sucks. Just the ability of my band mates are something to behold and revere.

That is slightly stupider than standing in front of a charging Rhino, just because like don't like the beast, and therefore their strength and power are not to be respected, all the while as the armor plated monster cleans your guts from between his toes!

Anyway, we are nearing the time for us to head to NYC to film Jimmy's show, and I am going to be playing a new guitar there. You probably will not recognize this guitar, but it is a new DEAN guitar that we are releasing at the next NAMM show. It is a smoldering guitar!!!

So, I am going to soak in a hot tub, because I feel like I have been beaten with a sock full of soap bars.

God Bless you guys for everything that you do for me. I will never be able to fully tell you how much I love you and how grateful I am for your encouragement during this really great, yet really not so great time.

I will save some cake for all of you - I'm just afraid it will be a loofa pad by the time I get to share it with you.

Mucho besos chicos!

MSHBTM, HBTM, HBTM, HBTM. AMM! (see if you recognize that one)."

As previously reported, 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