Megadeth performs “Kick The Chair” for the first time in 15 years

Finnish metal music fans rubbed their eyes for a moment last September when the American thrash metal legend Megadeth named guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari, known from Wintersun and Smackbound, to fill in for Brazilian Kiko Loureiro, who had taken a break from the band before the North American tour. However, Loureiro’s break from the band became...

In a recent interview with Guitar World magazine, former Megadeth guitarist Kiko Loureiro said he recommended to Dave Mustaine that he be replaced by Marty Friedman, who once held the position. Finnish guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari, who was welcomed into the band last November after first temporarily filling in for Loureiro, was then announced as the replacement. Loureiro said: Actually, I even mentioned to...