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Dave Mustaine celebrates his 60th birthday – Slash, Ozzy Osbourne, Nikki Sixx and Ice-T wished him happy birthday

Author Samuel Järvinen - 16.9.2021

Dave Mustaine, the front man of the metal band Megadeth, celebrated his sixtieth birthday on 13 September. Fittingly, Mustaine was on tour with his band in Boston at the time.

The crowd sang a congratulatory song for Mustaine, and during the show, a heartwarming video was shown from Mustaine’s colleagues and friends.

In the video, Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Slash, Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx and Body Count’s Ice-T all remembered Mustaine.

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