Megadeth's Dave Mustaine Announces 'In My Darkest Hour' Release Event

(hennemusic) Megadeth's Dave Mustaine will hold a special conversation celebrating the release of his new memoir, "In My Darkest Hour", on September 8 at the Kaufman Music Center in New York, NY.

Each ticket includes a signed copy of the book, which is being published by Da Capo, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing (GCP) and the Hachette Book Group, as the project sees Mustaine sharing his story with Joe Layden.

"One of most harrowing experiences of my adult life has been my seven-year journey through cancer treatment and onward into remission," says Mustaine says about the experiences detailed in the forthcoming book. "This story is considerably more than just go to the doctor, get diagnosed, get treatment and hopefully I live happily ever after. This was a journey of me saving myself, staying alive, keeping my family together, and continuing to make music through it all."

Dave Mustaine is no stranger to pain and suffering. He battled demons all his life-including an alcoholic father, addiction, and black magic - and turned fifty-eight believing he'd survived the worst. But in 2019, Mustaine was forced to face the loss of his instantly recognizable voice and the disintegration of his musical talent. Diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma at the back of his tongue, his entire career-and possibly his life-was about to end.

For Mustaine, it was one more opportunity to fight like hell. "In My Darkest Hour" takes readers from the treatment room to the studio as Mustaine chronicles how his diagnosis inspired him to take up the pen and guitar pick, going from radiation and chemotherapy appointments straight into hours-long recording sessions, resulting in Megadeth's sixteenth studio album, "The Sick, The Dying...and the Dead!" Along the way, Mustaine details how confronting his own mortality brought him closer to his family, taught him how to ask for help, strengthened his faith, and challenged the vulnerability of his art.

Get more details on the memoir and the event - including ticket access - here.

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