Both Broderick and Drover issued separate statements in late November - just hours apart - that they were leaving Megadeth to pursue their own musical interests.

"I have known Matt for 15 years now and he is a great musician, songwriter, singer and all around great person," says Drover. "To say I'm jacked up about having Matt with us is an understatement!"

The band have been writing material for their debut album. "All the songs have shaped up nicely and there is a lot of metal dynamics on these songs, overall," explains the drummer. "Some of them are flat-out thrash-speed metal, others are uptempo, but I can assure you it is all 100% HEAVY METAL. Those who know me know I have always been an advocate for the more aggressive metal stuff, so if you're expecting anything to the contrary on this record, you would be dead wrong."