Lydverket NRK 1 Wednesdays @2315
…and the radio show Jørn mentions is Pyro, a weekly hardrock/metal show on NRK P3 Tuesdays @2100-2300

Stay classy,
Asbjørn

Knowing Lydverket (and NRK) I would have to assume that you guys have done your jobs well, I just like to get the whole picture. And, much like you it seems, there’s something I’m missing about why he didn’t like the video.

To Jørn, somehow I think this whole thing has more to do with him being pissed at Roadrunner than anything else (noticing what you said, in rage he blamed RR for the interview) – and this interview video got caught in the crossfire or something.

A lovely weekend to you too!

I’m looking forward to see the entire interview! Although I’m a fan of Megadeth, I must say Dave Mustaine is above average grumpy. This is not the first interview you can see him like that, so I’m not really that surprised. What’s interesting is his reaction to the interview, apparently blaming someone else for what he said..? What’s up with that?

http://www.nrk.no/pyro/megadeth-endgame-lat-for-lat/

Per: The interview is not only about Metallica, Dave Mustaine talks about both the bast, the present and the future. Please look through the story again, if you haven´t noticed. And as Kristin says in the interview with Dagbladet, she´s a journalist doing a job, and that means finding the interesting stuff someone says in an interview, and presenting it as a story. This story has OBVIOUSLY hit the right spot, wouldn´t you say? And of course VG picks it up. What they see is a superstar threatening to beat up a female Norwegian journalist. That IS news, whether one likes it or not. VG and other news outlets wouldn´t have looked twice at this, if it wasn´t for Dave Mustains threat.

Joe Blow: The footage where it is referred to number two, is Dave HIMSELF who talks about himself not being happy being number 2. He actually SINGS about it in one of his songs! I would also like to point out that in Kristins voicing on the story, she mentions several times how great the new album is, how the critics have embraced it, and how much Dave Mustaine is back on top of his game. Make a name for ourselves? Come on, it was Dave Mustaine who brought this whole drama forth, by threatening to physically assault Kristin.

I would also like to point out, and THIS IS IMPORTANT, that it was not us who sent the original story to Blabbermouth. Someone in Norway (a Megadeth-fan, perhaps?) translated the voice on the story, and sent it to Blabber. I´ve sent several stories to Blabber in the past, but not this one.

Now I´m gonna put on Endgame, listen to 44 Minutes, and try not to think too much about Monsieur Mustaine singing about «44 minutes of target practice».

…and a nice weekend to all of you!
Asbjørn

Det er veldig bra om intervjuet blir tilgjengelig i sin helhet til uka, så kan vi se selv alle mann. Er det virkelig så mye om Met vs MD som han selv tar initiativ til å snakke om, fair enough, da har det nok flippa litt for Dave denne gangen. Er det ikke det, stiller jeg meg nok en liten smule skeptisk til hvilke temaer dere har valgt å fokusere på i forhåndstitten.

Jeg innrømmer gjerne at jeg er Megadeth-fan selv, og at jeg stusser på hva det er Lydverket har gjort som har fått «sjefen sjøl» så hissig. Jeg nekter å forsvare det å komme med trusler, uansett hvem som gjør det og i hvilken sammenheng. Men det er et par momenter som ikke har kommet godt fram i media her, hvertfall ikke enda:

1) Mustaine innrømmer at det var noe han aldri skulle ha gjort, spøk eller ei. Han skrev selv dette på MD-forumet nå i kveld. Forståelig at dette ikke er nevnt noe sted, med tanke på tidspunkt.
2) Bandet har tydeligvis gått på en smell i forholdet til Roadrunner Records i USA. Dette er også nevnt på forumet. Jeg er ingen psykolog, og jeg ville hate det om jeg framsto som «rabid», siklende fanboy, men hvis Mustaine allerede var rasende for det (og alt tyder på at han er det, med god grunn) kan det ha vært dråpen som fikk begeret til å renne over at han ikke er fornøyd med hva forhåndstitten deres fokuserer på.

En trussel kan ikke under noen omstendigheter forsvares, men av og til blir det for mye for de fleste av oss. At nå blant annet VG plukker det opp og løper avgårde med det irriterer meg fordi det gir et lite nyansert bilde av hva som foregår og hvorfor uttalelsen falt. Jeg blir også oppriktig overrasket om VG i morgen slår opp på nytt at Dave innrømmer at det var galt. Men det er langt fra første gang jeg er misfornøyd med vinkling og overskriftsjag i norske nettaviser, og Mustaine er definitivt ikke noe særtilfelle.

Hvorvidt Lydverket faktisk har gjort et godt intervju eller ikke vil jeg, i lys av det du har skrevet her nå, vente med å gjøre meg opp en endelig mening om før jeg har sett hele

This story is about old times as well as the excellent Endgame.

Kristin went to the interview with the intention of talking a lot about Endgame, an album she had twittered enthusiastically about since hearing Head Crusher for the first time. It was Dave Mustaine who started talking about Metallica, religion, pot dealing etc.

To the people who claims that Mustaine was «manipulated» by Lydverket, remember that Dave Mustaine has been in the limelight for almost three decades, he knows the game. And if you´ve heard kristin on NRK P3, seen her on Lydverket TV, or read some of the stuff she´s written the last two decades, you know she´s not a tabloid, scandal seeking kind of journalist. I don´t even have to defend her, she´s hands down one of the best and most thorough music journalists around here.

Having said that: I seriously don´t understand why this interview has caused so much spectacle, and I´m especially in the dark on why Mustaine himself is so pissed. He comes across as articulate, funny, honest, ambitious, and FAR more driven than most younger and older metal musicians.

We´ll get back to the rest of the interview next week, it´s a great piece of journalism about a true metal legend. Stay tuned, people.

Best regards,
Asbjorn Slettemark,
Lydverket.

Og hvis dere virkelig vil at vi skal gjøre oss opp en mening må vi få tilgang på alt materiale uredigert.

Jeg er 110% sikker på at majoriteten av intervjuet handlet om andre ting. Viss ikke utfordrer jeg lydverket til å poste hele intervjuet, uredigert, så finner vi sannheten. Men det skjer jo ikke?

If Kristin Winsents is regarded as one of the top journalists in the world then why does she feel the need to put together an interview that has already been done a hundred times over by other journalists in the past? Ever heard of beating a dead horse?

Virker som han var dopa under hele intervjuet… han husker ikke intervjuet engang. Han har definitivt noe uoppgjort med noen. reaksjonen er vel heller det motsatte av det han sa om seg selv i intervjuet. Ærlig talt…

Dette påvirker ikke hvor mye jeg elsker musikken, heldigvis. \m/