Local bar looks forward
to hosting Megadeth in November
By Kurt Esposito
Assistant
Campus Editor
Peace sells, but who's buying?
Megadeth's playing, but who's watching?
Citizens of the Greater Lafayette area can in November.
The heavy metal band will perform at 8 p.m. Nov.
3 at the Riehle Brothers Tavern, 2270 Concord Road, Lafayette. The tavern
fits 2,500 patrons standing room only. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the
show is open to all ages.
"I can't wait. I'm definitely going," said Jared
Brown, a senior in the School of Liberal Arts.
He said he is hoping to see the band perform a
variety of their music, ranging from their recent hits to their heavier
past. He has already seen them play in Cincinnati.
"It was a great show; they came and pumped up the
crowd," he said. "They came hard, they came loud, they came righteous."
The band was formed in San Francisco in 1983 by
frontman Dave Mustaine. Its lineup features bassist David Ellefson,
guitarist Al Pitrelli and drummer Jimmy DeGrasso. Its releases include
platinum selling albums "Rust in Peace" and "Youthanasia" and the double-platinum
album "Countdown to Extinction."
The band released its most recent album, "The World
Needs A Hero," in May to a No. 16 debut on the Billboard charts. Their
latest single is "Moto Psycho."
Michael Weinstein, professor of political science,
has also seen the band perform live. "They were a tight, straight up
trash band; very well disciplined."
He said he is a fan of the band because of Mustaine's
attitude toward life. He said Mustaine is a 'proud pariah,' a man who
is rejected by society but displays his deviances with pride.
Weinstein thinks the music is therapeutic and lets
the listener see every side of himself by showing that anger can be
relieved through art instead of through violence.
Weinstein's favorite Megadeth song is "Sweating
Bullets" off the "Countdown to Extinction" album. He especially likes
the lyric "Hello me … It's me again. You can subdue, but never
tame me" because it epitomizes the 'proud pariah' sentiment."
"It's one of my favorite metal songs. It gets exactly
to the heart of Dave Mustaine," Weinstein said.
Tom Riehle, owner of Riehle Brothers Tavern, said
Megadeth transcends generations and should attract both young and old
fans. "I think it's going to be a great mix of age," Riehle said.
An opening act has not been announced; Riehle said
he would like to see a local act open, but they have not decided on
the matter.
Tickets go on sale Saturday and are $25 in advance.
They are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, can be charged by phone
at 743-5151 or online at Ticketmaster.com., or bought with cash at all
Lafayette and West Lafayette Subway locations and at the Riehle Brothers
box office.
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