MEGADETH have issued the following update:

"James Lomenzo will be appearing at the Rotosound booth (5596, Hall B) at the upcoming NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show on January 16th, 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. James is scheduled to appear at 11:00am.

Note: The NAMM show is not open to the public. The only attendees are NAMM member companies and their invited guests. Read more on NAMM here.

As previously reported, Lomenzo is featured in a new interview with ZoiksOnline.com. An excerpt is available below:

Z: It seems like three of the big four original thrash metal bands are at their best right now. SLAYER’s new album (World Painted Blood) is getting rave reviews, obviously Endgame is amazing, and last year METALLICA had theirs (Death Magnetic). Do you think it’s a coincidence or were you trying to one up each other?

Lomenzo: "I think it’s a natural progression. I think what happens is that bands mature, you blow off a lot of the teenage anxiety and testosterone that we carry so it’s a little easier to craft what we do. All these bands have their own vocabulary if you know what I mean. They already have a sound that they know they already do, so they can refer to that as another part of the language of the band. I think that makes it easier, it really does. Some bands on the other hand, find themselves getting a little lost with all of that, because they’re always trying to do something new. There are ways to incorporate that sort of vibe but remain true to the band’s essence. I think that’s what a lot of these bands do, because heavy metal is such a delineated style; such a fascist style if you will."

Go to this location for the complete interview.

Upcoming Megadeth tour dates are as follows:

December

7 - Great Hall at River Center - Davenport, IA
8 - Fargo Civic Auditorium - Fargo, ND
10 - Shrine Auditorium - Billings, MT
12 - Reno-Sparks Convention Ctr, Reno, NV
13 - House Of Blues, Las Vegas, NV

Megadeth's complete American Carnage schedule, also featuring SLAYER and TESTAMENT, is as follows:

January

18 - WaMu Theatre - Seattle, WA
19 - Memorial Coliseum - Portland, OR
21 - Cow Palace - San Francisco, CA
22 - Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA
23 - Dodge Theatre - Phoenix, AZ
25 - Magness Arena - Denver, CO
26 - Tingley Coliseum - Albuquerque, NM
27 - El Paso Coliseum - El Paso, TX
29 - Verizon Wireless - Houston, TX
31 - Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, TN

February

1 - Gwinnett Arena - Duluth, GA
2 - Broadbent Arena - Louisville, KY
4 - Roy Wilkins Auditorium - Minneapolis, MN
5 - UIC Pavilion - Chicago, IL
6 - Cobo Arena - Detroit, MI
9 - Chevrolet Theatre - Wallingford, CT
11 - Izod Center - East Rutherford, NJ
12 - Civic Center - Glens Falls, NY
14 - Tsongas Arena - Lowell, MA
16 - Pavillon de la Jeunesse - Quebec City, QC
18 - John Labatt Centre - London, ON
19 - Air Canada Centre - Toronto, ON
20 - Bell Centre - Montreal, QC
22 - Moncton Coliseum - Moncton, NB
23 - Metro Centre - Halifax, NS