MegadetH Thrashes Through Latin America

MegadetH has embarked on their 2010 Latin American tour. The band has already made their way through Argentina and Chile, and was forced to cancel their Ecuador date due to logistics.

As is sadly customary amongst Latin American promoters and fans, numerous rumours had been spread regarding the 'secret' cancellation of the Quito date. Said rumours eventually reached Mustaine prompting a statement in which he called the rumours "the biggest mountain of horse manure," assuring Ecuadorian fans that the band was still scheduled to play there and that there was no cancellation coming. Mustaine quickly pointed at "idiots who spread rumors about us cancelling shows," albeit no names were mentioned. However, much to the dismay of Ecuadorian fans, the band announced today that "due to logistical problems with getting Megadeth’s gear into Ecuador" the band was forced to 'postpone' the May 4th date in Quito, the future date thus-far is set to the band's "next trip to South America" which is not really postponing much but a cancellation instead.

This is not the first time that issues regarding rumours and unreliable 'logistics' arise during this tour. Sources close to DPR have indicated that a similar instance forced the cancellation of a scheduled Bogotá date originally set for May 8th.

Ok, so enough with the bad and in with the good! As mentioned above, the band has made their way through Argentina and Chile, and as fans around the world were able to see on the That One Night DVD, the Argentinian crowds are pretty intense -– Football and Metal are things you just don't mess around with over there, and this time around is no different. During the band's visit to Argentina they performed a short acoustic set during 95.9's 'Cual Es?' show. A complete video of the set is available HERE.

Thanks to South American fans and YouTube we've been able to get some fresh updates on what the shows have been like during this tour, and naturally here are some of the best highlights!

Argentina:

Chile

MegadetH is schedule to play in Lima tomorrow night, and continue to Venezuela, Costa Rica, Guatemala and El Salvador. for official dates check The Killing Road.