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MEGADETH Drummer Shawn Drover Checks In From New San Diego Recording Studio

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has issued the following update:

"So I'm down here in San Diego at the new recording studio that is getting closer to being 100% operative. I am helping out with getting certain thing's a bit more 'cosmetically appealing' shall we say. Things are really taking shape now, and I think we should be ready to go here in the next few weeks or so, which for me is good - it's been fun having the summer off, but it's time to get back at it, if you ask me."

MEGADETH Drummer SHAWN DROVER Checks In From The Studio: "All Of Us Taking Part In Creating Something Cool"


MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has issued the following update:

"San Diego - Day 3.

90% done with what I am working on here in San Diego at the new Megadeth recording studio - everything looks killer now (my past-life work skills have not left me, thankfully) a few little touch-ups, and all will be done on my end. It's been a fun trip. Kind of reminds me a bit of how Evolver was done, all of us taking part in creating something cool, that should really benefit us all in the long run. Anyways, enough of this, I am heading for the BEACH!

Give me a call on my "The Live Line" 877-388-3786."

Be well,
Shawn.

MEGADETH Drummer SHAWN DROVER Issues Studio Update; Vic Firth Interview From 2007 Available

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has issued the following update:

"Hello all,

Back at home now from my second trip to San Diego, to which all things are going great at Vic's Garage (our recording studio name). We are very close to making the studio 100% functional, so we are all pretty excited about that, believe me.

My drum set I will be using for the record will be my B-Rig kit I used on fly dates on the world tour, as well as the entire South American tour we completed in June 2008. Once this new record is finished, I will be auctioning off the drum set on our Megadeth ebay site and donating part of the $$$ to a charity called TACA (Talk About Curing Autism) - more on this in the coming months, as the record won't be finished until some time in 2009.

I just found a little video interview I did in 2007 for my friends at Vic Firth, check it out here, as I make a small verbal error on it (see if you can figure it out).

Be well,
Shawn

MEGADETH's Shawn Drover - "The Pieces To The Musical Puzzle Are Slowly Being Put Together"

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover issued the following update earlier today:

"So I arrived on Wednesday, right on the heels of Mr. Sneap (he arrived from the UK on Tuesday) and with each passing day, we seem to get more done than the last, I am happy to say. This morning Dave (Mustaine), myself and Andy finished another tune, and as I write this, I am almost finished recording the song that I have written - Dave had to step out for a few hours, so he will most likely hear it on Monday morning. No idea at all if it will or will not make the record, so we will have to see about that one. Andy and I both dig it, so there you go.

It has been a good creative week. The pieces to the musical puzzle are slowly being put together, and I like what I am hearing. I hope you wil as well.

I am going back home right before Christmas and my daughter Alexa's 21st Birthday - I promised her we would go out and have a drink or two, so that should be fun. Then it's Christmas Eve, and once again last-minute shopping for me. With the economy being so bad, I am sure to find a few good deals at the mall, eh?

Be happy,
Shawn"

MEGADETH Drummer Shawn Drover - "Now, I Can Sit Back And Hear Over The Course Of Time How The Others Lay Down Their Respective Tracks To Bring This New Record Closer To Completion"

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has issued the following update:

"Man, it is so good to be home!!!!! I have been going back and forth to Vic's Garage now since September, and reflecting now over my morning coffee (Millstone - Chocolat Velvet, the BEST coffee on earth!!!!) It is quite amazing how much really has been accomplished, from being there to help unload all of our gear in an empty warehouse, to leaving a fully operational, beautiful recording facility - So many people were a part of this reality, and to thank them all would be a page in itself, though they all know who they are and have been thanked countless times. I also sit here knowing that I am 100% finished with my part of the record (drum tracks) and that makes me very happy. Now, I can sit back and hear over the course of time how the others lay down their respective tracks to bring this new record closer to completion. OK, enough of that.

The first order of business here at home was of course, to take the family to see My Bloody Valentine 3D (like you didn't know that, eh??) and we had a great time. I hadn't seen a 3D movie in 27 years (Friday the 13th 3D being the last, back in 1982) and my daughter, Alexa had yet to experience a 3D movie, which made it even more fun for me to watch her enjoy it. Was it as good as the original IMO?? No, but that wasn't the point (it usually never is to me, with the mild exception) we had fun, so to me that is all that matters. We actually may go see another movie today - not sure which movie as I write this though.

I have over two weeks here at home before I leave on the killing road once again, so I plan on spending quality time here with my family, and watching my Steelers win the Super Bowl!"