Megadeth's Dave Mustaine diagnosed with throat cancer; band cancels 2019 shows

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dave Mustaine, lead singer and guitarist for the heavy metal band Megadeth, has been diagnosed with throat cancer, forcing the band to cancel most of its 2019 shows, he said on Monday.

Megadeth had been scheduled to perform this year in Milwaukee, Las Vegas, Buenos Aires and other cities in North and South America.

“I’m working closely with my doctors, and we’ve mapped out a treatment plan which they feel has a 90% success rate,” Mustaine said in a statement on Facebook. “Treatment has already begun.”

Megadeth, which was formed in 1983 and helped pioneer a style called thrash metal, reached the height of its popularity in the late 1980s and 1990s with albums such as “Countdown to Extinction” and “Youthanasia.” Mustaine is known for his shredding, a fast style of rock lead guitar playing.

Mustaine, 57, and his bandmates were in the studio working on a follow-up to their 2016 album “Dystopia,” the singer said, adding he could not “wait for everyone to hear” it.

Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis in Los Angeles; Editing by Matthew Lewis

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Megadeth postpones PH concert

MANILA – American thrash metal band Megadeth will not be performing here this week as initially scheduled, organizers announced.

According to Pulp Live World, Megadeth has postponed its shows in Manila and Indonesia until August 2014 or after Ramadan.

In a post on its Facebook page on Wednesday, Pulp Live World said all tickets purchased for Megadeth’s March 7 concert at the World Trade Center in Pasay City will be honored on the rescheduled date, which has yet to be finalized.

“We understand this could happen in August or October 2014,” it said.

Pulp Live World added that ticketholders “will be given special perks by the promoter such as open bar access and first entry to the venue should you decide to hold on to your tickets.”

“If you wish to refund your tickets, please return the ticket in its complete form to SM Tickets and the ticketing company will process your refund,” it said.

“Once again our sincere apologies for this delay. We withheld our announcement in the hope that the band would have given us an exact date.”

Megadeth last visited Manila in July 2012, when they also held a concert at the World Trade Center.

The band is known for songs such as “The Skull Beneath the Skin,” “Wake Up Dead,” “Symphony of Destruction,” “Peace Sells” and “Holy Wars… The Punishment Due.”

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