Despite not being able to spell correctly, I must confess that Megadeth is capable of banging out a decent tune. The metal band is also pretty “happening” and “with it” in terms of embracing new forms of social entertainment, be it Youtube, MySpace and videogames.
In fact, frontman Dave Mustaine looks down on any band that isn’t following these trends, labeling them “dinosaurs” and suggesting that they’re all stupid. I am sure he’ll be Twittering about that later.
“In fact, I think the advent of these new games and YouTube and MySpace and being able to upload your music — it’s the way of the future,” exclaims Mustaine. “These old fucking dinosaur bands that don’t want to put their music up on iTunes or have anything to do with you guys doing games with Rock Band and stuff like that. It’s just stupid. You know, just have mercy on them and feel sorry for them and buy our stuff instead.”
He has a point, of course. It’s rather blinkered to ignore the current trends and how they can be used to promote your work. The various online social networks and videogames out there are excellent promotional platforms. To not use them is — as Mustaine so eloquently puts it — stupid.
