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Bill
Hale is a well-known photographer who has shot such legendary bands as
Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, UFO and many others. Perhaps, he is best
known to many metal fans by his excellent photo book about the early
days of Metallica ("The Club Dayz 1982-1984") which we have presented
here at Rockpages a while ago. Now, Bill Hale, is about to unleash his
latest photo installment with a book dedicated to the early days of
Megadeth with a foreword by Dave Mustaine himself! Rockpages will review
this one too and needless to say we are anxiously waiting for its
release date which is slated for early March. Here's the press release: Due
on March 13 via MTV Press, "Megadeth: Another Time, A Different Place"
gives the audience a front-row seat into the early days and meteoric
rise of this young band who would become one of the most influential
groups of all time and, with ANTHRAX, SLAYER, and METALLICA,
consistently touted among the best "thrash metal" bands ever to cross
the stage. This is the first MEGADETH photography book and only the
second book documenting their rise to rock glory, including rare,
never-before-seen photographs representing a small but crucial period
of time in their career. Author Bill Hale's photographs, from intimate
backstage photographs to screaming, kinetic live shots, are the images
of a young band prepared to take on the world. MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine writes in the foreword, "The 'work' that you hold in your hands now is the work of a friend, who is also a 'photo-grrrrrrr-apher,' and who has captured the very essence of my career: hungry, gritty, hard, cold, impersonal, personal, and very personal. Also, the sensitive unseen side of me, which was somewhat of an anomaly with the public and left me an enigma to my peers." |