Wargaming Metal Fest Interview With Dave Mustaine of Megadeth on Wargaming's Newest Collaboration

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Megadeth shouldn’t require any type of introduction, especially if you're a music fan. Nevertheless, for the uninformed, they are an American Thrash Metal band from Los Angeles formed in 1983. They are known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship and are members of what is known as one of the «big four» of American Thrash Metal along with Metallica, Anthrax, and Slayer. All four are hailed as being responsible for the genre's development and popularity. 

MMORPG.COM was one of the first publications to meet with Megadeth’s founder/vocalist and guitarist, Dave Mustaine to talk about the Wargaming collaboration as well as some things Megadeth! This interview took place in early July of 2023, right before Megadeth took their tour overseas outside of the USA. 

MMORPG: Dave, Megadeth has had some substantial contributions to the video gaming industry, including Guitar Hero, Grand Theft Auto, you voicing a character in Brutal Legend as well as the Megadeth Invasion game back in 2017. What keeps motivating you to keep contributing to this gaming industry?? 

Dave Mustaine: Well, first off, it's good to be able to talk with you and with the magazine. We've been involved in gaming pretty much ever since it started with Atari back in the day with Pong and going to arcades and doing PacMan and Tron and stuff like that back in the  day. So, yeah, I've been a fan of all things blinking and all bells and whistles. So am I an active gamer at the moment? I'm actively aware of what's going on in the gaming world right now. But my hands are kind of messed up from arthritis which makes it hard to play. So I choose to use what I guess I have left in the tank with my fingers on my guitar. But I do really enjoy