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- 03/03/2015
Studio update #8 which is posted on youtube during the recording of Super Collider, there is a song that is played at the start. I want to know is this just dave practicing or was this turned into a song then taken out before release? I always looked forward to seeing what this song would turn into and I am curious to know if it was indeed a song and why it didnt make its way into the album.
ArkaHello Arka, the riffage that Dave is playing to the click track at the beginning of the Studio update #8 video, 0:00 - 0:17, is what would become the song "A House Divided" from the album "Super Collider". Is is a bonus track on the extended version of the album. Great song!!!
Studio Update #8
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qIeQNTon20A House Divided
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBVqJhQqCwA - 02/02/2015
Hi ScorpioN
I always wanted to know about the meaning of "So Far, So Good... So What!" 's title and why Dave called it like this!
Thank you
Riccardo, ItalyHello Riccardo,
I sent your question over to Dave Mustaine himself. This is what he had to say.
"It's just an added sarcasm I made to the end of an encouraging saying. There is no other meaning...I was just being a brat!"
...and there you have it! Great question!
- 01/27/2015
I was wondering about the Hangar 18 video. What is that footage from? A sci fi movie? I have tried to find it but have probably looked in the wrong places. The only other answer I can come up with is that its film created by Megadeth specifically for that video.
You are right, the footage was created by Megadeth and director Paul Boyington. You can hear comments from both Daves about the making of Hangar 18 on the Rusted Pieces home video, which I will translate here:
Mustaine: The making of Hangar 18 was really elaborate, as far as the people that were involved. There's a lot of creatures, a lot of makeup, a lot of special effects, miniaturization..
In this video, the creatures that were used, they were quite numerous. There was all kinds of variations from just normal makeup to prosthetic makeup, where they put plastic on you, and they had all different kinds of helmets and masks that they were wearing.
Ellefson: Director Paul Boyington's specialty is building miniature sets, in fact he's done it for some commercials, and for special effects in movies, building entire cities in miniature, like 2-3 feet high miniatures and then having a robotic arm with a camera on the end swooping through the city, and you're going to see a lot of that kind of effect in the Hangar 18 video here, in fact there's a segment right in the very beginning where there's some cattle mutilation, there's dead cattle, there's a comet superimposed coming through in the background...
We shot for two days to actually get the band shots, at a power plant, which supplies about one third of the power to all of Los Angeles, down by the beach...Richard Schnell, who actually created the characters and did all the makeup for the aliens, had us painted white, and then put kind of like a water-based white makeup all over us, and we had to wear these contact lenses. I personally had never worn contact lenses before and I hate the things. Anyway we were put in the four cryogenic chambers in the end and (they) were put onto a cart which was towed by a couple of people down this track, it's at the very end of the video...eyes were killing us, freezing cold...the fun of making videos.
- 01/06/2015
I have been a fan of Megadeth since I was a young boy. I have been playing guitar bass and drums for many years now and I was wondering if you could pass this along to David Ellefson. When I play bass I use his signature concert bass by Jackson but I have went through several amps and just cannot get a sound that I like. I was wondering if he had any advice on putting a rig together and what would be some combinations that would work well to play Megadeth and other metal bands music. I really hope he gets this I'm really at a crossroads and need some help and I wouldn't dream to ask any other person.
Thanks in advance Tom
Hi Tom, David Ellefson read your email and asked that I get back to you with the following advice.
As for the bass sounds, tone is always in the hands and how the player attacks and fingers the notes. With that said, David uses a medium heavy gauge pick, anchoring his hand on the bridge, and also fingers the notes on the fingertips for the least amount of skin contact and clarity.
For gear, David always suggests the Jackson basses and Hartke amplifiers as they have been a staple of Megadeth recordings (studio and live) for many years. His signature line of basses have fast thin necks and have EMG pickups to replicate the active sounds of the legacy. The Hartke LH500 or LH1000 amplifier heads are really simple and sound fantastic! He uses the HyDrive cabinets live but often prefers the articulate tone of the XL series aluminum cone speaker cabinets.
Hope that helps! Let us know how it goes.
- 12/29/2014
Hi ScorpioN,
I was just wondering what acoustic Dave is using in this video from 2001. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rwQujLNQyV0. I couldn't really read it clearly.
Also does Dave use/still have any other acoustics other than his signatures?
(Come visit Scotland soon wee miss you)Thanks
DaleHi Dale, the acoustic guitar Dave Mustaine was using in the video that you have linked to, from a Musique Plus acoustic performance in Quebec in 2001, was a Tacoma. The guitar was given to Dave and he didn't like it much and ended up eventually giving it away. Tacoma Guitars was a line of musical instruments from Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. Tacoma brand guitars were originally manufactured in Tacoma, Washington. Fender eventually shut down manufacturing of Tacoma products, and new stock is unavailable to dealers.
- 12/22/2014
I am wondering. Has Risk(1999) ever been released on vinyl?
Hello, in fact the album Risk was never officially released on vinyl. Check out some Risk release info posted at www.discogs.com/Megadeth-Risk/master/33026.
- 12/08/2014
Hello! I was wondering if there was any meaning behind the phrase "4 in the morning" in Dave's lyrics. Take the lines:
"It's four in the morning" - Wake Up Dead
"It's four in the morning and I still see your face" - Almost Honest
Thanks! =
The lyric "four in the morning" does in fact have meaning behind it. Four in the morning is supposed to be the time that the most demonic activity is taking place in the unseen world. It is also the supposed "Darkest Hour". As well, Dave Mustaine's insomnia strikes every night at 4 am! This is a fact.
Great question!
- 12/01/2014
Hey Scorps,
Got a question for the lord and savior for all metal bass players: David Ellefson
Back in the KIMB era David played with his fingers (I'm a finger style player as well) and I really enjoy playing that stuff, what brand of strings did Mr Ellefson use back then (if he played with fingers or pick) I tried a lot of strings before and attempting to play with pick and fingers.
I found out that DRs are too heavy for finger play and Rotosound not durable enough for pick.So would be awesome to know what brand David used to play.
W. Baeten
Hello W!
David used Rotosound Swing Bass strings during that period. He initially played with fingers when Megadeth was formed but he moved over to a pick full time by the time the band was into the KIMB era.
- 11/18/2014
Hi ScorpioN,
I want to ask David Ellefson or whoever knows, is there a prototype of his signature Jackson concert bass guitar, designed for left-handed people, and if yes, where i can find it ?
Thank you!
David Ellefson doesn't have a prototype of the signature model as a lefty but Jackson will likely offer a left handed model bass in the near future.
Hope that helps!
- 11/10/2014
I was watching a video of the song The Right To Go Insane. I suppose it is about Shawn Nelson, is that true??? And what are that graves on the beginning of the video (there is inscription "beloved father and beloved mother" on it) and on the end of the video (with inscription "vic rattlehead 1952-1995")???
Hello, yes this is true, the "The Right To Go Insane" video is based on Shawn Nelson's tank rampage.
"Shawn Timothy Nelson (August 21, 1959 – May 17, 1995) was a U.S. Army veteran and unemployed plumber who stole an M60A3 Patton tank from a United States National Guard Armory in San Diego, California, and went on a rampage on May 17, 1995, destroying cars, fire hydrants, and a recreational vehicle before being shot and killed by police."
The two graves at the beginning of the video represent Nelson's mother and father who both died of cancer in 1992.
The Vic Rattlehead grave at the end is a representation of the one who drove the tank through the video. It is fictitious, and is why the dates of Nelson's death don't exactly match what is on the Vic headstone.
- 10/21/2014
Hey Scorpion !
Megadeth is my favorite band since I was just 3 years old, thanks to my dad a great metalhead, I'm 14 now and I'm still trying to know what's "MD.45"
I searched in some places one the internet, but they have different information! So I asked my dad what's "MD.45", he said that it was a solo band of Dave
Mustaine. Can you explain me what was that ??Thanks and congratz for the great work that you have done so far !
Gonçalo Marques, Portugal.
Hello Gonçalo
MD.45 was indeed a solo/side project for Dave Mustaine. The album "The Craving" was released in 1996, and features Dave on guitar, Lee Ving of Fear on vocals, Kelly Lemieux of Goldfinger on bass, and future Megadeth drummer Jimmy DeGrasso. The name was a play on Dave and Lee's initials, 'MD' (Mustaine Dave) and 45, the translation of Roman numerals 'VL' or 'XVL' (Ving Lee). In 2004, "The Craving" was included in the Capitol Records remasters of Megadeth's back catalog, released with three bonus songs and Dave's re-recorded vocal tracks. The remastered version of the album is still in print and available online at Amazon.com.
- 10/13/2014
ScorpioN, will the Blood of Heroes wine be available to non club members? I really want a bottle but unfortunately cannot renew my Cyber Army membership at this time. :(
Steve from Tennessee
Hello Steve, the new Limited Edition "Blood Of Heroes" Syrah 2011 is being sold to club members only for 48 hours starting Monday, October 13 @ 9 a.m. PDT. The wine will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. But if there are bottle left over after the club presale, there will be an opportunity at a later time for non-club members to purchase the wine. Keep checking the websites and our emails for when that time may be.
- 10/06/2014
To David I ask...
What would your Favorite Bass be?
As you play a lot on your Jackson range but do you have a FAVORITE bass?Thanks again The Scorpion, You rock!
Sincerely, Orian, AKA Zac "The Stripper" Solomon
Hello Orian, David was happy to provide an answer for you question!
"My Jacksons are the perfect fit for Megadeth live shows and certain recordings.
But I also have some studio faves as well, like my Spector NS2 (used on the Cryptic Writings album), Modulus Quantum 5 and 78 Fender Pbass (both used on the Youthanasia album).
So my faves are all the above!"
- 09/23/2014
Dear ScorpioN
I have a question about the intro to 'Blackmail the Universe'. Can you tell me who the female voice reading the news broadcast belongs to?
Jack from England
Hello Jack,
Celeste Amber Montague is the female voice you hear reading the news broadcast at the beginning of the song "Blackmail The Universe". Celeste is a professional newscaster in Phoenix, Arizona and was a friend of Dairen Bennett, who is the voice of the General in the song and also a friend of Dave Mustaine's. This is how she was brought into do the spot on the song.
Our nation stands at DEFCON 3!
- 09/15/2014
Scorpion, could you tell me what TV shows Megadeth music has been played on? I can think of a few times I have heard Megadeth in the background for shows, but I really wonder how many times Megadeth has actually been played musically on a show ... or movie.
Ken from Ontario, Canada
Hi Ken, Megadeth's music has indeed made its way in to many TV shows, movies, soundtracks and even video games. I happen to have a list of just some of Megadeth's "on-screen" musical appearances. See below!
• Shocker (original soundtrack) – "No More Mr. Nice Guy" (1989)
• Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (soundtrack) – "Go To Hell" (1991)
• Beavis and Butt-Head (TV show) – "Sweating Bullets", "99 Ways To Die" (1993)
• Last Action Hero (original soundtrack) – "Angry Again" (1993)
• Super Mario Bros. (movie soundtrack) - "Breakpoint" (1993)
• Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (original soundtrack) - "Diadems" (1995)
• Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (soundtrack) – "Almost Honest" (1997)
• WCW Monday Nitro (TV show) – "Crush 'Em" (1999)
• Universal Soldier: The Return (soundtrack) – "Crush 'Em" (1999)
• Killer (short film) – "Looking Down The Cross" (2000)
• Black Scorpion (TV show) – "Trust", "Hangar 18", "Five Magics" (2001)
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (video game) – "Peace Sells" (2002)
• Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast (TV show) – "Symphony Of Destruction" (2003)
• True Crimes: Streets of LA (video game) – "Peace Sells", "Symphony Of Destruction" (2003)
• Guitar Hero (video game) – "Symphony Of Destruction" (2005)
• Gears of War (video game) – "Gears Of War" (2006)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series (TV show) – "Hangar 18" (2006)
• 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (TV movie) – "Peace Sells" (2008)
• Brutal Legend (video game) – "High Speed Dirt", "Tornado Of Souls" (2009)
• Guitar Hero 5 (video game) – "Sweating Bullets" (2009)
• Never Dead (video game) – "Never Dead" (2010)
• Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (video game) – "Sudden Death" (2010)
• Metal Evolution (TV show) – Peace Sells, "Tornado of Souls" (2011)
• NCIS Los Angeles (TV show) – "Built For War" (2013)I am sure to be missing some, but that gives you an idea, doesn't it?! Pretty cool "eh" Ken? ;)
- 09/08/2014
In the Holy Wars... The Punishment Due (Casey McMackin demo), who exactly is Casey McMackin?
Hello there, Casey McMackin is a music engineer/producer who has worked since the early 80's on many albums including Megadeth, Motorhead, Exodus and more. He is credited as the audio engineer on Megadeth's 1986 release, "Peace Sells… But Who's Buying" on which he is also credited for additional vocals on "Good Mourning/Black Friday" and "My Last Words".
David Ellefson talks about Casey in David's recent autobiography "My Life With Deth".
"After that tour [February '86 USA east coast - technically second leg of Killing Is My Business tour] we started putting plans together to record Peace Sells… at the Music Grinder studio on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. The recording was contractually still with Combat Records, our label at the time. We had a $25,000 budget from them this time, so we could put ourselves on small salaries. It also allowed us to bring in an outside producer, Randy Burns. He and his engineer Casey McMackin worked fast and furious on the album. Casey was an excited young lad who spent a long time running through guitar bass tones with us and offering suggestions on parts and revisions—in many ways, responding like a producer."
"Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" (Casey McMackin Demo) was previously unreleased before being released on Megadeth's 2007 "Warchest" Box Set. You can check out the track at this YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ1Y95ZxRG4
- 09/01/2014
Hey there ScorpioN, it's Orian again.
I have a question about Shawn.
What was his first kit?
Cause I am a multi-musician as I play drums, guitar, bass, sing and most other stringed instruments.
I am writing a 40 page S.A. about Megadeth and I have two weeks to finish it.
I have written about the several times i have seen Megadeth, twice here in New Zealand, 4 times at Sound Wave in Australia and I loved all...
But the big highlight was hearing A Tout Le Monde LIVE here in New Zealand.But I am drifting away from my question, if you could tell me that would be great.
Orian Nomolos, lead guitar, main vocal of Church Hill
Orian, here is the story of Shawn's first drum kit, directly from the man himself!
Hi Orian, thanks for the question. My first drum kit is in the Guinness book of world records for being the WORST drum set in the history of time, but man I sure was proud of it, as I literally bought it piece by piece (bass drum and snare first, 2 rack toms, floor tom and 2nd bass drum came later) I bought all the pieces from the local teenage rock drummer, whom I admired as a young 13 year old whipper snapper dying to obtain and and all drum knowledge. I can't even tell you which drum company made any of the drums, as the shells were bare wood, to which I put a clear coat of varnish on them to attempt to make them look "somewhat" similar. I didn't even have cymbal stands so I would steal music stands from my school, put some tape on the top and rest the cymbal on them - it actually worked, believe it or not!!!!! The first good piece of equipment i bought for that kit was a Pearl double tom stand-I still remember buying it at Steve's music in Montreal (where I bought all of my gear over time as a teenager) Once that was set up I was on cloud 9 with sheer joy.
Bottom line is I have such fond memories of that kit because I worked for it and bought it with my own $$$$$ as a 13 year old. It didn't sound very good, but i was so happy to have it at the time.
Be well
Shawn Drover
- 08/26/2014
Dear "The Scorpion"
I have had a question about Megadeth (Rather about Dave Mustaine) for I'd say about Several years now.
Being 17 and all Music has a more "Expensive" take on me.
What was Dave Mustaine's First Electric Guitar, cause his Biography's never said anything about his "First Electric Guitar"!If you could tell me or if Dave could tell me HIMSELF, that would be amazing!
Hi there, Dave Mustaine's first guitar was a cheap $80 SG copy.
Thanks for asking!
- 08/18/2014
Hi,I always wondered, in the chorus of Tornado of Souls (best chorus ever!) Dave sings "eye of THE tornado" or just "of tornado", I'm pretty sure he said "the" but he said it really quickly. Hopefully I'm right and ill win my 10 bucks bet!
Thanks for reading
Idan from Israel.
Hello Idan, looks like you are going to win that bet! Dave does sing the word "the" in that line.
But, now I'm safe in the eye of the tornado
I can't replace the lies that let a 1000 days go
No more living trapped inside
In her way I'll surely die
In the eye of the tornado, blow me awayI have to agree, one of the best choruses ever!
- 08/11/2014
Dear ScorpioN,
Who does that laugh at the beginning of Lucretia, coz everytime my mates dog hears it she goes absolutely nuts, barking and foaming at the mouth, now we always have to skip the intro to avoid severed limbs.
Its not Marge Simpson is it?Stu
No kind sir, it is not Marge Simpson. Rather, it is a woman named Sandra Rabin, and if my knackered memory serves me correctly I believe she was a secretary at Laffitte Entertainment Division at the time RIP was recorded.
- 08/04/2014
I was wondering about the Hangar 18 video. What is that footage from? A sci fi movie? I have tried to find it but have probably looked in the wrong places. The only other answer I can come up with is that its film created by Megadeth specifically for that video.
You are right, the footage was created by Megadeth and director Paul Boyington. You can hear comments from both Daves about the making of Hangar 18 on the Rusted Pieces home video, which I will translate here:
Mustaine: The making of Hangar 18 was really elaborate, as far as the people that were involved. There's a lot of creatures, a lot of makeup, a lot of special effects, miniaturization..
In this video, the creatures that were used, they were quite numerous. There was all kinds of variations from just normal makeup to prosthetic makeup, where they put plastic on you, and they had all different kinds of helmets and masks that they were wearing.
Ellefson: Director Paul Boyington's specialty is building miniature sets, in fact he's done it for some commercials, and for special effects in movies, building entire cities in miniature, like 2-3 feet high miniatures and then having a robotic arm with a camera on the end swooping through the city, and you're going to see a lot of that kind of effect in the Hangar 18 video here, in fact there's a segment right in the very beginning where there's some cattle mutilation, there's dead cattle, there's a comet superimposed coming through in the background...
We shot for two days to actually get the band shots, at a power plant, which supplies about one third of the power to all of Los Angeles, down by the beach...Richard Schnell, who actually created the characters and did all the makeup for the aliens, had us painted white, and then put kind of like a water-based white makeup all over us, and we had to wear these contact lenses. I personally had never worn contact lenses before and I hate the things. Anyway we were put in the four cryogenic chambers in the end and (they) were put onto a cart which was towed by a couple of people down this track, it's at the very end of the video...eyes were killing us, freezing cold...the fun of making videos.
- 07/28/2014
Hello, I'm very interested, is there any video material where Mr. Ellefson plays Jackson JS3 Kelly or his signature Jackson Kelly models all the lives I've ever seen he uses Concert models lately only Concert V quicksilver I would appreciate to see a video where he plays Kelly bass live.
Thanks Sincerely Acho Junior.
Hello Acho Junior, most of the time David only plays the Kelly Birds later in the live set, or on the encores. So, there may not be much video out there with that bass in it. YouTube may have something if you look up a live version of "Peace Sells..." or " Holy Wars.
- 07/21/2014
What album does the song "One thing" come from? I cant find it any where.
Coronado, CA
Hello, the song "One Thing" is considered a "non-album single". It was recorded in 1997, and appeared as a bonus track on the Japanese version of Cryptic Writings.
- 07/15/2014
Hey Scorp, Is there a particular reason why your name is ScorpioN? You remind me my favorite Megadeth song, The Scorpion. (: Is there any connection?
Busra, Turkey
As I climb onto your back, I will promise not to sting
I will tell you what you want to hear, and not mean anything
Then I treat you like a dog as I shoot my venom in
You pretend you didn't know that I am a scorpion, oh...Yes... I am definitely connected to this song! ...my fave too!
- 07/07/2014
Hi, I'm not sure if you would be the right person to ask but during the Super Collider Tour (at least at the Warfield in SF) there were videos playing in the background and I was wondering if it's possible to find them or buy them?
Hi Aron, the video snippets you are referring to are played between select songs during Megadeth's current setlist. The clips are from movies that include talk about Megadeth. Entertaining, aren't they?! They are shown on the big screens when the band is either changing instruments or taking a very short pause between songs. As for that particular date at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, CA on December 18 2013, the video snippets included in the setlist were as follows:
Hangar 18
Wake Up Dead
In My Darkest Hour
Set The World A Fire
Silver Lining Video (from the movie Silver Linings Playbook - 2012)
Sweating Bullets
Devil's Island
She Wolf
Garth Video(from the movie Wayne's World 2 - 1993)
Tornado Of Souls
Symphony Of Destruction
Talk Radio Video (from the movie Talk Radio - 1988)
Peace Sells
Holy WarsYou can check out those clips here:
- 06/23/2014
I'm a girl who playing electric guitar and Megadeth guitarists are always be my inspirer. I want to learn what Megadeth members are thinking about ladies in Metal world?
Hazal, Turkey
Hi Hazal,
The guys love being an inspiration to all aspiring musicians. We need more ladies in Metal!! There has been a resurgence of women stepping into the arena in recent years, and we are all for it! I once heard some DJ on the radio say, "If we didn't have women in rock n' roll, it would just be a bunch of loud, drunk dudes." So play with confidence, practice a ton, and welcome to the fold!
- 06/17/2014
Hey ScorpioN! I have a question for Chris Broderick.
Chris, I adore your work with Megadeth and think that you are an unbelievably amazing guitar player! Your guitar playing inspires me! Anyway, I have a question regarding your first guitar solo on the song Deadly Nightshade (the one that comes after Dave's first solo). Your solo is played under a very cool, harmonized rhythm. How did you approach that solo? What scales did you go to? I'm very interested in the technical aspects of guitar playing.
Thank you! Cheers!
Huge Megadeth fan!
Hey yourself!
What a great question and I love that song! I know a thing or two about poisonous substances, but Chris knows more than I about all that technical guitar playing stuff. As I've said before they won't let me near guitar strings!
Chris said, "Thanks for the compliments, I am glad you liked my solo!!!! The first thing that I heard was a rhythmic sequence. I composed that using some interlaced arpeggio's (i, and V) down in octaves by tapping them. The general tonality would be a harmonic minor but what I wanted to achieve was a cool interval playfulness. From there I went into a pentatonic scale that ascends as kind of an answer to the arpeggio's. To end the solo I use a string skipping minor 7 arp to resolve. I hope this gives you some insight and inspiration. Maybe I can hear what you come up with someday? Thanks again. Chris."
- 06/10/2014
Hey guys, I'm a huge fan of Megadeth. I was watching the From the Vault videos and i realized that before Megadeth appeared on the stage, there used to be a speech like 'stay in your home, remain calm'. Whose speech is this?
Violet from Turkey.Hi Violet,
The intro music you are referring to is called "Shut Up, Be Happy". This is actually the opening track on Ice T's third album, "The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say". The music in the background of the song is Black Sabbath's "Black Sabbath" and the voice you hear delivering the spoken word is Jello Biafra, the singer of the Dead Kennedys, who is a self-proclaimed anarchist and member of the Green Party. Here are the lyrics, reprinted courtesy of Sire Records:
We interrupt this program with a special bulletin:
America is now under martial law.
All constitutional rights have been suspended.
Stay in your homes.
Do not attempt to contact love ones, insurance agent or attorney.
Shut up.
Do not attempt to think or depression may occur.
Stay in your homes.
Curfew is at 7 PM sharp after work.
Anyone caught outside of gates of their suveillance sectors after curfew will be shot.
Remain calm, do not panic.
Your neighborhood watch officer will be by to collect urine examples in the morning.
Anyone gaught intefering with the collection of urine examples will be shot.
Stay in your homes, remain calm.
The number one enemy of progress is questions.
National security is more important than individual will.
All sports broadcasts will proceed as normal.
No more than two people may gather anywhere without permission.
Use only the drugs described by your boss or supervisor.
Shut up, be happy.
Obey all orders without question.
The comfort you demanded is now mandatory.
Be happy.
At last everything is done for you-ScorpioN
- 06/02/2014
Hi, Scorpion!
I'm a huge Megadeth fan, Dave is one of the most influential figures in my life, in terms of guitar playing, songwriting, and learning about life.
I remember Dave saying that he has written a few love songs for Pam before 'The Hardest Part of Letting Go', so I was wondering which songs are about her? I presume there are some on Youthanasia, Cryptic Writings, Risk, and maybe TWNAH & TSHF.
Hey Joel,
Excellent question! Megadeth and Dave are not known for love songs or ballads, but the occasional love-inspired song has made its way onto albums. To answer your question specifically, "Tears In A Vial" off The System Has Failed was a song for Pam.
- 05/26/2014
I have watched countless hours of AWESOME backstage footage of Megadeth on YouTube from the name "MegadethizeD". A lot of the vids are from the R.I.P. era and whoever filmed them was someone super close to the band. My question, ScorpioN, is, WAS IT YOU?? And if not, who was it?
Thanks- Megadeth Rules...
Hey Cindy,
There is no shortage of Megadeth footage on YouTube, that's for sure!
Any band that has been around for 30+ years is going to have videos from their vaults floating around. To answer your question directly...yes, it was me. I had my own special guy that carried me around at human height so that I could film all the awesomeness that surrounds a Megadeth show.Thanks for watching!


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Saturday, December 29, 2012
ROCHESTER — If the Somersworth/Coe-Brown boys ice hockey team expected shorthanded Marshwood-Traip to lie down for them Friday night, then they were sadly mistaken.
Austin Siering tied the game up for the Bearcats 41 seconds later with a slapshot from the right point. Slovakian-exchange student Timo Jurenka, who misfired on a half dozen golden scoring chances, picked up one of his two assists on the play. "Timo had a hard time hitting the net, but maybe it's because his family's in town visiting," said coach Siering. "Maybe he had a little bit of jitters. Overall, the boys played pretty decent." The Siering brothers broke the tie in the second period with similar goals 17 seconds apart. Colby Siering scored on a rush from the left, going to the right corner for the 2-1 lead. Brother Austin scored 17 seconds later, also unassisted, coming in from the same left side and going to the same right corner.
Marshwood-Traip's freshman back-up goalie Alex Weeks played very well, stopping 28 shots, including several breakaways.
"We got a little tired down the stretch and their minds went on them and we made some mental mistakes," Royal added. "Again at this point in the season we shouldn't be tired and out of shape. We need to be in better shape. We'll have to do a little more conditioning to get ready."
Goalies: M-Weeks (33 shots, 28 saves); S-Robertson (21, 18).

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January 16th, 2011, 09:12 PM #31
January 16th, 2011, 09:17 PM #32
Hey, despite my mild disappointment with The Name of the Wind, I'm definitely going to pick up The Wise Man's Fear.
...in mass market paperback, mind you. ;-)
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I'm really looking forward to this book. I expect it will be at least one of my top 5 for the year. Anything less and I'll be a little disappointed.
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Aaaah the wonder of opinions I have to stick my oar in here, to balance the scales as it were. With the greatest respect Pat, there's some stuff in your review that is simply....well, I found it misleading, to be honest. The University section is patently not a tedious retreading of old ground. To suggest that Rothfuss wastes 400 pages telling us the same stuff all over again is disingenuous to say the least. This section is full of tension and adventure, the deepening of Kvothe's knowledge, some truly wonderful moments with Elodin, Auri, Kilvin and Hemme, the pursuit of forbidden knowledge, powerful confrontations...honestly, it sounds like you read a different book to me. It is a wonderful section.
As for Rothfuss 'holding back', not deepening the world? Again, we must've read different books. The scope of WMF is extremely broad - culturally, geographically, he takes us to some incredible places. We gain deep insights into language, power, history, and watch Kvothe grow in power and character.
Anyway, that's just my alternative view, in case people felt the wind (ahem) knocked out them a bit. I had to chime in because I fell deeply in love with NOTW, and was worried that he wouldn't be able meet my expectations with WMF. He surpassed them in every single way.
January 18th, 2011, 12:15 PM #35
Thank you and well said. Pat's review was extremely well written. All of his reviews are but I found all the nit picking strange given that I never found any of the issues he complained about present in The Name of the Wind. Those same issues he states are present in The Wise Man's Fear. Obviously I have yet to read WMF so of course I can't comment on the new issues he brings up but they just didn't seem to be problematic. For me it matters little but I did have concern given the amount of hits this website gets that the review might turn some away from what I have no doubt is going to be a fantastic book.
Dammit I am starting a blog just so I can start getting ARCs of all these amazing books!!
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January 18th, 2011, 01:53 PM #36
Like Third Eye, I have not read WMF either. However, your description above of the University events does sound like a retread of old ground to me. Those are all things that were done previously in NOTW. Like you said, it is all the matter of opinion, and some people will like it and some will not. Taking whether or not it is good or bad out of the equation though, it does sound like we will be returning to the University and revisiting some themes though.
I think Pat's point, again, appears to be valid. If you loved NOTW, you will love WMF. If you didn't, you will view it a bit as more of the same.
January 18th, 2011, 07:26 PM #37
Gotta disagree with this. Phil, who read the ARC, just expressed the exact opposite sentiment. Rothfuss isn't revisiting the same subject matter he is continuing to tell the story of Kvothe. The university years are vital think of where Rothfuss left off. Kvothe still has quite a lot to learn before he becomes the most powerful wizard in the Four Corners. I think it would be absurd NOT to continue where NOTW left off. It would be ridiculous to start WMF with a Kvothe that just miraculously becomes this uber powerful character. I want to read the story of how it happens and I don't care how many pages it takes which is a testament to Rothfuss's remarkable talent and skill. Phil just made it clear that quite a lot goes on during the opening pages and what is going on is engaging and relevant to plot development.
I respect Pat. I think he writes great reviews and he seems like a nice dude. But again I have to wonder how much of his review is colored by his taste in fantasy. Go read the Memories of Ice review. I cannot comprehend how that could ever get a 10/10. Erikson's prose isn't in the same universe as Rothfuss and his plot lines are thin and disjointed. Nothing engaging in terms of character development unless Marvel is your cup of tea. I could understand Pat giving A Game of Thrones a 10/10 (not that I would) or Mieville's Perdido Street Station but Erikson? Just seems like quite a bit of personal preference.
All that aside is any review completely critically accurate? Outside of standard literary constructs taste is going to color any perspective. I suspect the true measurement comes when a book is reviewed by a broad range of both authors and publishers. When you get enough reviews naturally you will get a more accurate perspective on how the book is being received. Given the critical acclaim NOTW received and the buzz already surrounding WMF I suspect we are all in for something special.Last edited by 3rdI; January 18th, 2011 at 07:48 PM.
January 18th, 2011, 07:50 PM #38
Well I would give NoTW a 6/10, while MoI a 10/10. Then again I generally dislike rating systems. They just seem very pointless and invite flamewars, not to mention you can't really portray how much you like a book(or movie) via a number or letter or stars.
Just found NoTW very lame, apart from the writing, and everything after Kvoth entering the University felt very, but very uninteresting. Also there was no real ending, it just kinda stopped. And wasn't the biggest fan of the dragoncow. Was not feeling the overall vibe out it, after those really cool first 200 or so pages.
While in MoI, I was entertained during all of the book and involved with the world and characters.(even the clone ones!) Does that mean that MoI(and for that matter the whole of Malazan) doesn't have massive flaws? Not it doesn't. But when Erikson hits his mark he does it wonderfully. Flaws or not. I just didn't get that from NotW. But anyway I'm not Pat and I'm sure he has his own reasons.
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While I'm not over enthusiastic with WMF,(Even though I'll buy the hardback version if possible, I'm that kind of an idiot) I do hope Rothfuss manages to bring me into his world as Erikson did with Malazan.
Though hearing that a big chunk of the novel is in the University is not good news. I was guessing that part would be solved pretty quickly at the start of the novel and Kvothe could move on into his crazy adventures, which was what it was being advertised in the back of the novel. Never it said "I spent countless days pondering the financial status of my life.", I hope future editions they put that in.
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January 18th, 2011, 08:27 PM #40
From a literary standpoint(whatever that means) no he is not. And cause you going down this road nor is Patrick Rothfuss. They probably share the same level and everything. ^^ Rothfuss is no Gene Wolfe or Jack Vance or Mervyn Peake. And depending on how broad your fantasy term is, his no Jorge Luis Borges or Gabriel Garcia Marques.
January 18th, 2011, 08:46 PM #41
I already have it pre-ordered, along with The Crippled God. Potential for two amazing books on the same day...gotta love it.
January 18th, 2011, 09:09 PM #42
Rothfuss is absolutely on the same level as Gene Wolfe. Vance has more relevance in the science fiction realm and I don't consider the Borges of the world to be fantasy. Even bringing up Borges and Marques in this context seems a bit much. Should I throw Dunsany into the equation? We really should agree to disagree.
January 18th, 2011, 09:13 PM #43
Phil, have you written a review for the book? If so linky please
January 18th, 2011, 09:16 PM #44
January 18th, 2011, 10:20 PM #45
Perhaps to you and Phil, both of whom loved the first book, it isn't revisiting the same subject matter. To others that did not love the first book, it is starting off the first 400 pages with yet more of the same. You, admittedly, do not care how long it takes to get to the point of the story, as you are enjoying the ride. It provides you with a different viewpoint than myself. To me, everything that Phil described to show it is different just reminded me of the first book.
That is not to say that it is good or bad. Rothfuss should be writing the story as he envisioned it and should appeal to the hardcore fans rather than trying to find some happy medium between critics and admirers in which he probably would fail to appease either side.
I have not read an Erikson novel yet, so I cannot comment on whether or not a book in his series is worthy of a 10 or not. I do agree with your thought that a greater sense of a novel's worth comes from a cumulative consensus of many, rather than putting too much weight in a single review, whether it is positive or negative.
I also agree that WMF seems peaked to deliver on all expectations that fans have built up over the last several years, and considering how lofty those have become, that is no small accomplishment. It does not appear that Rothfuss will fall prey to any sort of 'sophomore slump' and deliver something that all parties find to be disappointing. And I am happy for that, as it will mean a rock star type of feeling when WMF is finally released and the level of excitement in bookstores around the fantasy sections will be escalated. I am a big enough dork to feed off of that and enjoy it, even if the series isn't one of my personal favorites.


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Here's our evening wrap of today's session
Here's a list of the main winners and losers on the ASX200 today:
The big piece of data coming up tomorrow is fourth-quarter inflation, which is expected to be moderate.
AAP's survey of 15 economists reveals a median forecast for the December quarter's consumer price index to show an increase of 0.5 per cent in prices over the three month period.
Underlying inflation, which excludes the most volatile price movements and is the Reserve Bank of Australia's prefered measure, is expected to be at 0.65 per cent for the quarter.
Economists have said that if underlying inflation surprises on the downside there's a higher chance the RBA will cut rates again in February.
Over the 12 months to December, consumer prices are expected to have risen 2.5 per cent and underlying inflation is expected to be 2.4 per cent, around the middle of the RBA's target range of 2 to 3 per cent.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics will release official CPI figures at 11.30am.
Arab Bank Australia treasury dealer David Scutt describes the Bank of Japan's announcement as ''very underwhelming'':
- Realistically, it's not going to have much of an impact [on the Australian economy].
- They're trying to do expansionary monetary policy, which should be seen as good for Australia's prospects. But how much that was built into the price action leading up to the Bank of Japan statement? I would saying almost all of it was already pre-built in.
Scutt said there would have been disappointment that the Bank of Japan was not more aggressive on the inflation front:
- [Analysts] were looking for them to do a 2 per cent near-term inflation goal, but yet all of their core CPI forecasts for 2013 and 2014 are all less than 1 per cent.
- It's more of the same, it's more of the underwhelming policy response that we've seen for years and years.
- Once [BOJ governor] Shirakawa's tenure comes to an end in April and presuming that Abe puts in a very pro-government BOJ governor, I suggest that what we are seeing today will not necessarily be what occurs.
Among the major sectors, materials edged up 0.1 per cent, while financials and energy stocks both slipped 0.1 per cent.
The sharemarket has closed, inching into the black. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index added 1.6 points to 4779.1, while the broader All Ords gained just 0.7 of a point to 4802.9.
Australia's property market surged ahead in the first few weeks of 2013, with home prices up more than 1 per cent since the start of January.
The RP Data-Rismark daily home value index for Australia's five largest capital cities was up 1.3 per cent today, compared to January 1, and up 1.7 per cent compared to a year ago.
CommSec chief economist Craig James said the index showed house prices were at their highest point since November 2011.
Mr James said the figures showed recent interest rate cuts and signs of improvement in the global economy had provided a boost for the housing market.
''The rate cut delivered in December certainly seems to be adding momentum to buying activity and thus prices,'' Mr James said.
ANZ currency strategist Andrew Salter says any additional quantitative easing by the Bank of Japan should see the Australian dollar appreciate against the yen:
- He added that any current reaction in the Australian-US dollar cross was likely to be a reflection of the volatility of the market.
- "I think it is too early to say if there would be any sustained change in the Aussie/US rate. I doubt there will be," he said.
- Salter says the Bank of Japan had delivered on market expectations with its inflation target.
- "There were a couple of features of the BoJ's monetary policy that were not expected, and that was the fact that the new asset purchases are going to be open-ended," he said.
- "The other factor that is working in the opposite direction is that the asset purchases are not going to be engaged in until January 2014, almost 11 months away."
The yen is gaining, reversing earlier losses, after the Bank of Japan announced open-ended asset purchases and adopted a 2 per cent inflation target.
''The BOJ statement disappoints on the pace of purchases in 2013, which has been maintained,'' says Greg Gibbs, currency strategist at Royal Bank of Scotland. ''Overall, the size of the program has not been raised as hoped. That is risking disappointment and causing a downward correction in dollar-yen.''
The yen was up 0.6 per cent to 89.07 per US dollar, after earlier weakening by as much as 0.8 per cent, while the Aussie slipped back towards 94 yen.
Some more details on the Bank of Japan announcement:
- The BoJ adopted an open-ended commitment to buy assets, surprising markets that had expected another incremental increase in its 101 trillion yen asset-buying and lending program.
- The BoJ also issued a joint statement with the government in which it set 2 per cent inflation as its new target, although two of the central bank's nine board members dissented against this decision.
- As widely expected, the BoJ maintained its overnight call rate target at a range of zero to 0.1 per cent by a unanimous vote.
- The central bank said it will buy about 13 trillion yen in assets per month from January 2014, including about 2 trillion in Japanese government bonds and about 10 trillion yen in treasury bills.
- The BoJ previously said it would ease until 1 per cent inflation is ''in sight''.
Here's a full article on the moves
The Australian dollar has jumped to $US1.0545 and 94.971 yen on the Bank of Japan move, but dropped to 78.84 euro cents.
The Bank of Japan has announced an open-ended commitment to buy assets and doubled its inflation target to 2 per cent to boost Japan's ailing economy.
The Nikkei rose 1 per cent to 10,855.03 after trading at around 10,777 before the BoJ announcement.
Australia's Port Hedland, a major terminal for iron ore exports will shut operations due to a tropical storm threatening the far west Australian coastline.
Port Hedland is used by BHP Billiton, Fortescue Metals Group and Atlas Iron to ship ore, currently at a rate of around 200 million tonnes per year, accounting for a fifth of global seaborne trader in the steel-making raw material.
"An official port closure time will be disseminated later today," the Port Hedland Port Authority said in a statement.
Public trust in business, government and media leaders has fallen in the wake of financial and political scandals, according to the results of a new global survey that probably won't surprise too many readers.
Heads of financial institutions did particularly poorly, mainly in richer countries that have suffered financial crises and fined banks for, among other things, manipulating markets and facilitating money-laundering.
The 2013 edition of the annual Edelman Trust Barometer found ''a very significant crisis of leadership'', said Richard Edelman, president and CEO of Chicago-based public relations firm Edelman.
''Leaders are just not seen as leading.''A big problem is that people think their leaders ''just can't get around to telling them the truth'', he said.
As a result, people are increasingly looking to other sources of information for the straight story about what's going on, such as academic experts or even their peers through social media and the internet.
More bearish analyst comments on iron ore coming in: Bank of America expects the commodity to fall to $US110 a tonne by the end of the year from $US140 a tonne in the first quarter. Iron ore was fetching just under $US145 a tonne yesterday.
The bank's outlook tallies with forecasts this month from Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase that prices are poised to retreat in the second half as supply increases.
Iron ore has surged 68 per cent since slumping to a three-year low in September as China, the world's biggest buyer, accelerated for the first time in two years and mills rebuilt inventories.
''The recent price rally is unsustainable and should come off in the second half of the year as more supply begins to come on line,'' Bank of America said. Prices will ''remain supported over the winter due to seasonal factors,'' it said.
Deutsche Bank said on January 8 that prices will drop below $US120 in the second half from about $US170 in the first six months, predicting that the theme of 2013 may be ''a tale of two halves.'' Prices will drop from an average $US145 a tonne in the first quarter to $US120 a ton in the fourth quarter as new supply comes on stream, JPMorgan Chase said last week.
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Ahead of the Bank of Japan's stimulus decision, this timely piece by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard is going gangbusters on our websites: Japan's economic revolution to rock the world:
Forces are being unleashed that could rock the world's asset markets and trading system. Premier Shinzo Abe has vowed an all-out assault on deflation, going for broke on every front with fiscal, monetary, and exchange stimulus.
This is a copy of what happened in the early 1930s under Takahashi Korekiyo, the first of his era to tear up rule book and pull his country out of the Great Depression. He took Japan off gold in December 1931. He ran ''Keynesian'' deficits, launching a New Deal blitz before Roosevelt.
Monetarists say Japan's mistake over the past 20 years has been to launch one spending spree after another without monetary backing. The result has been to push net public debt to 145 per cent of GDP this year (or gross
Mr Abe has lost patience. This time the BoJ will do what it is told. The next governor must be a soulmate ''with the will and ability to pull the nation out of deflation'', he said. Leaks suggest that the BoJ will set an inflation target of 2pc this week, backed by unlimited bond purchases.
The liquidity effects of this by the world's top external creditor could be large enough to leak into everything from New Zealand bonds, to Brazilian equities, and Chelsea property, a ''carry trade'' on steroids.
Premier Shinzo Abe has vowed an all-out assault on deflation. Photo: Reuters
With Sims Metal shares off another 1.8 per cent so far today, following on from Monday's 5 per cent slide on news of a $60 million exposure to fraud in the UK, holders of the stock can't draw much solace from this morning's broker notes.
For Macquarie, it has retained its 'underperform' rating on the stock:
"We have stated previously that we will need to see an inflection point in ferrous scrap earnings to get more bullish on Sims. We now couple this requirement with needing to satisfy concerns around Sims' internal governance and controls. Retain Underperform."
Commbank Securities also has an 'underperform' rating on the shares, and highlighted the potential for a write-down of goodwill against its US business, which accounts for half of total goodwill on the books:
"The US metal recycling industry is suffering from excess shredder capacity and low scrap generation growth," it told clients today. "This has resulted in more competition for scrap flows and significant margin contraction.
"In our view, rationalisation of underperforming assets is required to restore balance and profitability. But so far, industry efforts have been mainly concentrated on reducing headcount."
As a result, it has slashed its fiscal 2013 earnings a share forecast to 23.7 cents from 43 cents for the shares.
Businesses' enthusiasm to invest has sunk to its lowest level in at least 15 years against the back drop of a high Australian dollar and soft growth in non-mining sectors of the economy.
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) survey of investor confidence released today found while business conditions improved slightly in the December quarter, the outlook remained gloomy for future sales and profitability.
''This builds a strong case for the need for further interest rate cuts,'' ACCI chief economist Greg Evans told reporters in Canberra.
''The economy would certainly benefit from further rate cuts and our expectation is that we will see that throughout 2013.''
Household appliances and cleaning products supplier GUD Holdings says it is in a strong financial position although most of the sectors in which it trades remain highly competitive.
GUD on Tuesday booked a net profit for the first half of the 2012/13 financial year of $18.19 million, down 21 per cent on the the prior corresponding period.
The result included $3.6 million in integration and restructuring costs for the Dexion Commercial business. Its underlying net profit was 8.7 per cent lower at $21.7 million. Revenue for the six months to December 31, 2012 was up 0.2 per cent at $311.78 million.
Aussie stocks have slipped into negative territory ahead of a Bank of Japan announcement due this afternoon. The ASX200 fell below the break even point just after midday after after gaining as much as 0.5 per cent in morning trade. The ASX200 hit 4801.7 before slipping to its current level, 4769.4, a loss of 0.2 per cent on the open.
Former Treasury secretary Ken Henry will join the board of the ASX as a non-executive director.
Dr Henry, who will take on the role from February 1, was appointed as part of the ASX's board renewal process, the securities exchange said in a statement to the ASX this afternoon.
"Ken's reputation and experience as an economist in Australia and overseas, and as a senior bureaucrat who has worked with successive Australian governments, will bring fresh perspectives and strengthen the expertise of the ASX Board," ASX Chairman Rick Holliday-Smith said.
Dr Henry will stand for election at the ASX's annual meeting this year, the statement added.
The Aussie dollar has been drifting along today, without any clear moves up or down, but that could change with this afternoon's Japan announcement.
CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said a much-anticipated meeting of Japan's central bank on Tuesday could provide some impetus for the Australian currency.
''The Aussie-yen cross has been one of interest recently,'' he said. ''We've pulled back from our most recent high of 95 yen. But, given the Bank of Japan (BOJ) meeting today, we suspect that might be where the action will be for the Australian dollar.''
It is currently trading at $US1.0506 and 94.2 yen.
Mirvac Group's new chief executive Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz has put her stamp on the property developer by reshuffling her senior executive team.
Ms Lloyd-Hurwitz, who joined Mirvac late last year, abolished the chief operating officer's role and created a new group strategy position.
New residential and commercial business units have also been created, along with group executive roles for external affairs and services.
Japanese stocks are higher as the yen weakens before a policy meeting today at which the Bank of Japan is expected to add to its asset purchases.
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average added 0.5 per cent to 10,798.93. The broader Topix Index climbed 0.2 per cent to 907.15. The measure has risen about 25 per cent since elections were announced on Nov. 14 on optimism Prime Minister Shinzo Abe' new government will pressure the central bank to add economic stimulus.
''There's a lot riding on the Bank of Japan meeting today,'' Shane Oliver, Sydney-based head of strategy at AMP Capital Investors said. ''The change of economic policy in Japan, the switch to much easier monetary policy, is a huge positive.''
BHP Billiton has suspended operations at the construction site of its IndoMet Coal Project in Indonesia after a worker was killed.
BHP said an investigation is underway at the site in Central Kalimantan. It did not immediately provide further details.
BHP owns 75 per cent of the IndoMet project, with Indonesia's PT Adaro Energy holding the remaining 25 per cent. The miner has said it expects to start production in 2016.
Australian shares have hit a fresh 20-month high, headed by the mining and financials sectors and supported by a solid lead from Europe.
Investors will keep an eye on the outcome of the Bank of Japan's policy meeting which is expected to announce aggressive asset buying plans to stimulate the economy.
"As Japan is our biggest regional market, subdued news from the Bank of Japan could mute our current rally," says Evan Lucas, market analyst at IG Markets.
The yen and Asian shares are marking time as investors await the outcome of the Bank of Japan's policy meeting, with expectations running high for bold monetary easing measures aimed at reflating the world's third-largest economy.
The MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan is up 0.1 per cent, while Japan's Nikkei has added 0.2 per cent. Earlier today, the US dollar inched down 0.1 per cent against the yen at 89.51 yen, after touching a fresh 2-1/2-year high of 90.25 yen on Monday.
Markets have priced in the BoJ boosting its asset-buying and lending program by another 10 trillion yen and doubling its inflation target to 2 per cent. The BoJ will announce its decision after it ends its two-day meeting later today.
Sean Callow, senior currency strategist at Westpac bank in Sydney, noted a bit more uncertainty over the policy decision, given speculation about open-ended easing and removing the 0.1 per cent floor on short term interest rates.
"The biggest risk for USD/JPY is a cautious 10 trillion yen increase in asset purchases and not much else new aside from the 2 per cent target. The best case for USD/JPY bulls is an open-ended commitment to increase quantitative easing until the inflation target is met," Callow said in a note.
There's a perception in markets that even if investors cut their yen short positions in disappointment over the BOJ result, the yen's rebound was likely to be limited relative to its 13 percent decline against the dollar and a 20 percent drop versus the euro over the past two months, mainly due to expectations for more aggressive BOJ easing to drive Japan out of years of deflation and support the economy.
Looking now at how some of the blue chips are performing:
- Fortescue: +2.98%
- Newcrest: +0.77%
- Woolies: +0.71%
- Myer: +0.85%
- DJs: -0.21%
Rio shares are up another 1 per cent, bringing their gains to close to 4 per cent since the axing of Tom Albanese and his replacement with iron ore boss Sam Walsh, putting an Australian back in the chief executive seat - which Australians have occupied since Rio merged with CRA in the 1990's.
So should Rio shift its domicile to Australia?
At the end of last week, BusinessDay's Brian Robins got the ball rolling, pointing to the serial snafus at the company in recent years with a London HQ, and also the fact that the bulk of its earnings come from Australia.
Additionally, the UK has a longstanding tradition of mining investment houses, but not of actually operating mines, which is a big difference. Then at the weekend West Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart gave the topic another nudge, pushing for Rio to call Perth home.
So perhaps to put a bit reality into the debate, it is worth considering just where Rio's shareholders are based. According to the company's most recent factbook, 37 per cent of are registered in the UK with another 9 per cent in Europe, 19 per cent each in the US and Australia with the remaining 16 per cent in Asia.
Even if you allow for the fact that the UK holdings are overstated, since it would include funds from other regions but which are managed in the UK, this would mainly be European and Asian funds, not Australian or US money.
Looked at historically, there has been a steady decline in the UK ownership of Rio. In the early part of the last decade, it stood at around 60 per cent of the capital. So there has been a slide in UK ownership, with a modest rise for Australia (from around 15 per cent) and the US (from about 12 per cent).
London may be handy for interacting with the investment community, but it is a long way from where the bulk of its operations are, or where the bulk of the future demand for its output lies - Asia.
What goes up ...
QBE Insurance $QBE -0.91% after +3.3% y.day. This after reports it could cut 700 jobs to reduce costs. US, Japan & NZ has cost the co. ^SD
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The AFR's Chanticleer columnist Tony Boyd has some strong words about the NAB and QBE share performances yesterday. Boyd says:
Chanticleer reckons this is knee-jerk investing at its worst. It displays a lack of understanding of the main profit drivers of both companies ...
While the Financial Review and Sunday Times provided a valuable service to readers by putting the focus on key market developments surrounding NAB and QBE, any leap into the market based on these reports could well backfire. More.
The ASX200 is now trading 0.3 per cent higher for the day, hitting levels not seen since early May 2011. The All Ords is also 0.3 per cent higher in opening trade.
Now for the early gainers on the ASX200:
- FKP Property: +3.41%
- Decmil: +2.54%
- SAI Global: +2.33%
- Arrium: +2.22%
- Acrux: +2.22%
- Atlas Iron: +1.95%
- Fortescue: +1.55%
Fairly broad-based gains among the sectors on the ASX200 in early trade:
- Health: +0.68%
- Industrials: +0.66%
- Consumer staples: +0.53%
- Utilities: +0.43%
- Materials: +0.28
Financials have missed out, partly thanks to NAB - down 0.07% - and info tech stocks are dragging - down 0.93 per cent.
Shares in Macmahon Holdings have soared more than 15 per cent after the mining contractor sealed a $1.8 billion deal with Fortescue Metals Group.
The five-year contract is the biggest ever signed by Macmahon in the mining services arena and will see it provide services to help Fortescue expand its Christmas Creek iron ore mine in Western Australia's Pilbara region.
Shares in Macmahon were four cents, or 15.7 per cent, higher at 29.5 cents a few minutes ago while Fortescue shares were eight cents higher at $4.61.
Shares are up.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 12.7 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 4,790.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 12.6 points, or 0.26 per cent, at 4,814.8.
On the ASX 24, the March share price index futures contract was up 16 points at 4,759, with 2,523 contracts traded.
NAB's share price has fallen in early trade, slipping 0.6 per cent, or 16 cents, to $26.69, following the news that Santander was not actively seeking to buy its troubled UK banking businesses.
The main news item this morning may come as a disappointment to NAB shareholders. Spanish banking group Santander is denying reports it is contemplating a bid for the National Australia Bank's Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks.
NAB shares jumped yesterday at the reports, closing 50 cents, or 1.9 per cent, higher at $26.85, on an otherwise quiet trading day.
But a spokeswoman for Santander told BusinessDay that they would not comment or make a statement on the news reports, but she confirmed that Santander UK had denied it was in talks to buy NAB's underperforming British banks.
David Scutt at Arab Bank says the SPI futures might not be the most reliable guide to the open today:
#SPI futures point to a fall of 3pts on the open. Ignore this, it doesn't incorporate the Housebill to temporarily extend the #debtceiling
— David Scutt (@David_Scutt) January 21, 2013
In news out of Europe, Germany's central bank says the outlook is improving for eurozone's largest economy, adding that any downturn may have already bottomed out.
Data last week showed that Europe's economic powerhouse contracted in the fourth quarter, and might be less of a pillar of support than believed for the rest of the currency bloc, where many of its peers are deeply in recession.
"The broadly stable labour market and increasing employment prospects indicate that the business cycle weakness will not last all too long," the German central bank said, adding that already the first quarter of 2013 showed signs of improvement.
Iron snapped an eight session losing streak overnight, adding 80 US cents to $US145.90. But don't expect prices to dramatically rise throughout 2013, say analysts. An increase in global supply is expected to outpace a recovery in demand from top importer China, meaning prices this year may struggle to regain their January peaks, a Reuters poll showed.
A month-long rally in iron ore has lost steam after prices hit 15-month highs this month. And with the economy unlikely to rebound briskly this year, China's raw material demand may not rise sharply enough to suck in more output from global miners such as Rio Tinto.
Benchmark 62-per cent grade iron ore is forecast to average $US125 a tonne this year, according to the median estimate of a Reuters poll of 17 analysts. That is slightly lower than the 2012 average of $US128, as analysts predict weaker prices in the second half when supply ramps up.
There is no major local economics news out today, but all eyes are on the Bank of Japan which is set to unveil its most determined effort yet to beat years of economic stagnation. The big challenge will be how to impress markets already pricing in a doubling of its inflation target and further asset buying.
Under pressure from new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for bolder action to overcome deflation and lift the economy out of recession, the central bank will issue a joint statement with the government pledging to pursue aggressive monetary easing to achieve a target for inflation of 2 percent, a level achieved in only a handful of months since the late 1990s.
Such a pledge will keep the BOJ under political pressure to deliver economic stimulus steps beyond its regular policy prescription of the past few years of topping up an asset-buying and lending programme, analysts say.
''This will be a historical meeting for the BOJ that marks a big change in its policy framework, so the bank will be under pressure to deliver something new,'' said Masaaki Kanno, chief Japan economist at JPMorgan Securities.
For a comprehensive look at this morning's business news, check today's need2know. Here are this morning's key markets numbers:
- SPI futures are 3 points lower at 4740
- The $A is higher at $US1.0511
- Wall Street was closed for a public holiday
- In Europe, the FTSE100 rose 0.43% to 6180.98
- China iron ore added 80 US cents to $US145.90 a metric tonne
- Gold added 0.3 per cent to $US1,688.70 an ounce
- WTI crude oil fell 51 cents to $95.05 a barrel
- Reuters/Jefferies CRB index added 0.29% to 301.20
Good morning folks. Welcome to the Markets Live blog for Tuesday.
Contributors: Thomas Hunter, Jens Meyer, Max Mason
This blog is not intended as investment advice
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The Golden Age
Social Life and Respect for the StateIn the Golden Age, the arts and technology will flourish and develop to heretofore unimagined extents. In addition, social life will be markedly peaceful. Allah will present a previously unknown level of beauty to the life of people of faith who turn to His religion, for, as stated in the Qur'an, He promises good to His servants who comply with the Qur'an's morality: Allah calls to the Abode of Peace and guides whom He wills to a straight path. Those who do good will have the best and more! Neither dust nor debasement will darken their faces. They are the Companions of Paradise, remaining in it timelessly, forever. (Surah Yunus: 25-26) In the Golden Age, "the Abode of Peace" promised to those who "do good" will be present in its true sense. The most important element that ensures such a life will be strict adherence to the Qur'an's morality. How will this peace and tranquility be secured? As we know, respect, obedience, and confidence engender social peace and tranquility. In the Qur'an, obedience is featured and encouraged as an ideal moral attribute. In many verses, Allah commands Muslims to be obedient. Consequently, the social life of a community that embodies the Qur'an's morality is simultaneously an environment in which people show the greatest respect and obedience to the state. In addition, Allah forbids people from committing corruption. There are many verses related to this command:
Eat and drink of Allah's provision, and do not go about the land corrupting it. (Surat al-Baqara: 60) In compliance with these verses, sincere Muslims strictly avoid causing any corruption and instigating chaos and conflict. In a peaceful, stable, and tolerant manner, they always seek peaceful solutions to problems. Life in the Golden Age also will be characterized by peace. People will display the trust and respect they feel for the state by obeying its agencies. People will no longer pose difficulties or fight against police or other security forces. On the contrary, with their tolerant and kind attitude, those who live by the Qur'an's morality will always side with the security forces and thereby help them to accomplish their tasks. The presence of such people will eradicate anarchy, terror, chaos, enmity, and violence. As a result, humanity will attain a Paradise-like environment, the like of which has never been seen before. Conflict, fighting, and disagreement will be things of the past. On the streets, people will feel secure and will be able to go anywhere—even at night. Our Prophet (saas) stressed in his sayings that there will be no bloodshed in that period and that peace will prevail: In this time, one is not awoken from sleep and not a drop of blood is shed.21 In this time, neither a man will be awoken from sleep, nor will a person's nose bleed.22 Moreover, the self-possessed and obedient attitude of these morally excellent people will make it easy to administer the country. The absence of such vices as greed for material values and mundane troubles (e.g., striving to make a living) will put an end to theft and fraud. Violent outbreaks will not happen, and the pursuit for truth and research will occupy people's minds. In the absence of anarchy, terror, corruption, crime, murder, fraud, and so many other evil deeds, countries will prosper. This contemporary, civilized, and rational Islamic model, which will prevail during the Golden Age, will guide the Islamic world. The walls of bigotry surrounding Islam for centuries will collapse, and the original religion will resurface in all of its purity. Societies abiding by the Qur'an's morality will solve their internal social problems and become role models for other societies. NOTES21. Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan, p. 11. 22. Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar, p. 44. |