Full Metal Jackie, corresponding for Guitar World from the Revolver-sponsored 2011 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, got the chance to catch up with Megadeth guitarist Chris Broderick for an exclusive interview. You can check it out in the video below.
Megadeth are currently wrapping up work on their new album, TH1RT3EN, which is due out this fall on Roadrunner Records.
For more information on this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, including dates, tickets and exclusive media, click here.
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Josh Hart is a former web producer and staff writer for Guitar World and Guitar Aficionado magazines (2010–2012). He has since pursued writing fiction under various pseudonyms while exploring the technical underpinnings of journalism, now serving as a senior software engineer for The Seattle Times.

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