As a fifteen year old boy growing up in the small town of Vernon, Texas waiting for ...And Justice For All to hit the streets I felt like me and a few of my close friends were onto something no one else was. At that time hair bands were all the rage with bands like Motley Crue, Cinderella and Poison dominating the air waves and while those bands had done a few songs here and there that I like, those bands just didn't speak to me. Their music was all about partying and getting laid and that most certainly wasn't goin' on in my adolescence.

After reportedly spending Tuesday in a hospital bed due to a neck-related injury, Mustaine and his band rocked Yankee Stadium in New York on Wednesday night along with fellow Big 4 bands Metallica, Anthrax and Slayer.

But prior to the concert, Mustaine dropped some heavy news: he needs surgery to fix the damage.

I'm thinking when Dave Mustaine runs into a little writer's block while writing lyrics for Megadeth he turns to the old trusty "killing".

Thanks to the peeps at Metal Injection for this jewel.

Thanks to the folks at Metal Injection for this footage of the Big 4 live in Milan, Italy doing a cover of Misfits "Die Die Die My Darling" back on July 6th.