Dave Mustaine to Undergo Neck Surgery

There were rumors flying around about the possible Megadeth pull out of the Big 4 show at Yankee Stadium Wednesday, and apparently it was closer to reality than anyone had imagined. As you probably know, they played, but it was revealed during their set that Dave Mustaine was playing injured and in an interview with Rolling Stone was confired:

“We called yesterday and said I couldn’t make [the gig]. And then I thought about it and I thought, ‘You know what? I trust God and I know He’s got me in His hands. I know that He hasn’t brought me this far through all this diversity and done all this reconciliation with all the [other] bands [the bill] and us all getting along this well to have the finale show [of the 'Big Four' tour] here in the States stopped. And I just thought, either God’s everything or it’s nothing, and I believe in Him, so that’s why I’m here.”

Although in good spirits, the planned surgery may sideline their upcoming South American tour and put him out of commision for a while for recovery. Who knew headbanging was so dangerous? I gues all that flailing around will catch up to you, just ask Tom Araya...

Jagermeister Big Four Metal Cocktails

Jagermeister has come out with a new list of receipes designed around the Big Four Concert at Yankee Stadium. As we all know Jager is one item that is in almost every metalheads freezer, so i thought I would provide you the list:

Angel of Death - Slayer 1.5oz Old Overholt Rye 1oz Jägermeister 1oz Averna 3 dashes Jerry Thomas Decanter Bitters Brandied Cherries Build, stir with ice and garnish with a cherry

Reign in Blood- Slayer 2oz Jägermeister .75oz Beefeater 24 .5oz Raspberry Simple Syrup .5oz Iced Tea Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass. Add Ice and Stir Strain into a Double Old Fashioned Glass Lemon Twist for garnish

Bring The Noise - Anthrax 1.5oz Jägermeister 1.5oz Grapefruit Juice .5oz Don Q anejo rum .5oz Velvet Falernum Combine all ingredients with Ice, Shake and strain into a tall glass.

Devil’s Island- Megadeth 1.5oz Don Q Anejo Rum 1oz Jägermeister .5oz Velvet Falernum 1oz Fresh Oj 1oz Pineapple Juice 2 dashes angostura Combine all ingredients in a tall glass, swizzle with crushed ice. Add more crushed ice and float with Jägermeister on top. Garnish with a pineapple leaf

Five Magics - Megadeth 1oz Jägermeister 1oz Plymouth Gin 1oz Gekkeikan Plum Sake .5oz Fresh OJ Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a glass with ice. Top with Ginger Beer and a piece of crystallized ginger

Anarchy in the UK - Megadeth 1.5oz Jägermeister 1.5oz Plymouth Gin 1oz unsweetened iced tea 1 sugar cube 3 lemon slices Muddle the lemon and sugar, add the iced tea and spirits and add ice. Stir and garnish with a lemon wheel.

Metal Thrashing Mad- Anthrax 1.5oz Jägermeister .5oz Appleton Estate Reserve .5oz Domaine de Canton .5oz Fresh Lime Juice .5oz Fresh Orange Juice .5oz Pineapple Juice .5oz Raspberry Simple Syrup Dry Shake and pour over crushed ice in a tall glass. Garnish with a mint leaf and float 2 barspoons of Jägermeister over the top.

Armed and Dangerous - Anthrax 1oz Rye 1oz Jägermeister In an rocks glass, add the spirits, add the ice and top with Cola. Garnish with a lime

Fade to Black - Metallica In a mixing glass with ice stir the following: 1.5oz of Jägermeister .5oz of Green Chartreuse Pour into a shot glass-

Master of Puppets - Metallica 1oz Rye 1oz Jägermeister 1 tsp Demarara syrup 2 dashes Jerry Thomas Bitters Lemon Twist Build, stir with ice, strain into cocktail glass serve with Lemon Twist

Big Props to mixologists Fred Dexheimer and Todd Richman.