Dave Mustaine Made Christmas Special

Rocker Dave Mustaine has turned Santa Claus for a group of San Diego, California-area children who face Christmas without homes or parents after a successful charity campaign left him filling sacks with toys.

The Megadeth frontman teamed up with Hasbro toys after fans helped him raise cash to buy gifts for military kids with parents serving overseas at Christmas or killed by the war in Iraq.

Firefighters' children and others less fortunate will also benefit from Mustaine's gifts.

The kind-hearted rocker says, "I was able to get a whole bunch of toys... I bought nine-and-a-half pallets of toys and am donating them to the children who have lost their homes and ultimately their toys and their little worlds. The church I go to, that has 300-400 military children whose parents are deployed; the Toys For Tots with the Marines, who always have given toys to kids, and lastly our firefighters down here."

Much of the money raised came from purchases of Mustaine's new charity coffee brand, Legends Cup, at Megadeth concerts.

In the website message to fans, the thrilled rocker says, "None of this would be possible without your support of Legends Cup Coffee Cup. Thank you guys, I really, really mean it."

Thanks for the info to Starpulse.com.

Comments

[thelonelywaffle]

Well that's cool. I would love to see Dave Mustaine dressed up as santa haha

[slappymoe66]

WOOOOO MEGADETH

[Metal_Rich]

Woot for Dave, I knew that coffee had a good purpose :p!
And Dave dressed up as Santa would be incredible XD!

[joshjhasarrived]

What a great guy. On a side note, I think Megadeth is possibly the most family-friendly metal band ever.

[LeperMessiah_]

I have so much respect for this man

[SikkiNixx]

Megadave XD

[bodomchld4]

dave is the best

[Gr1nd1ng_Scales]

DAVE MUSTANE FOR PRESIDENT!

[0h The Horror]

Gr1nd1ng_Scales :
DAVE MUSTANE FOR PRESIDENT!

hellz yeah.

[axl-is-awesome]

yeah he is a very good dude.i got his signature silver Dean V. Best guitar ive played yet. im proud of dave.hes a cool cat

[HyperBoy2519]

what a guy.

[CapnKickass]

Hey for a bit there it was MegaOpeth. but they fixed it now, good job. And good job Mustaine, UA kicks ass.

[fr33t0m]

Very generous thing to do. Good on him.

[hobo467]

Total respect.

[The_Seventh_Sin]

Dave's the man

[Spay]

Amen brother!

I want pics of him dressed up as santa though

[EscapeToTheVoid]

shredding santa clause
awesome

[TokaiRocker2000]

whats this im feeling, could it be a slight liking towards megadeth????? THIS FEELS WEIRD!! nah but seriously that was a pretty nice thing to do and guess I salute him.....

[twistedriffster]

very cool of him. i don't like all his music, but i respect him as a guitar player and as a person. happy holidays to all.

[Pedalboard]

Damn, I didn't know Dave was like that. Good for him.

[St. Angry]

Wow pretty cool....I couldnt help but notice a small subleminal advertisement for the coffee thing, though...

[dimebagsmygod]

Imagine if Kerry King ever did this :P I'd laugh so much of him in Santa costume!

Dave rules!!

[PlugOfDoom]

dave mustaine > santa claus

[Korzack]

haha *silenty approves*
Y'know, the less time Mustaine spends trying to get revenge on metallica, the cooler the guy becomes...

[outlaw metaler]

MEGADETH

i wuv dave

[lithium26]

Korzack wrote:

haha *silenty approves*
Y'know, the less time Mustaine spends trying to get revenge on metallica, the cooler the guy becomes...

I agree dude. Dave's the man.

[giginthesky]

I'd vote Dave in for President. We should all just write his name on the ballots. He has always been a straight forward guy and that is exactly what this country needs.

[GirlsGirlsGirls]

Are there pictures of him like this anywhere?

[Masonpwiley]

Dave is a great guy.

[valdemar28491]

Nice Dave, very great!

[postmortem2006]

giginthesky wrote:

I'd vote Dave in for President. We should all just write his name on the ballots. He has always been a straight forward guy and that is exactly what this country needs.

I couldn't have put it better myself.

Mustaine would make an awesome president, and as an added bonus he'd make the national anthem 'Peace Sells' XD

[ibikinz]

lithium26 wrote:

Korzack wrote:

haha *silenty approves*
Y'know, the less time Mustaine spends trying to get revenge on metallica, the cooler the guy becomes...

I agree dude. Dave's the man.

Agreed!


WHOW I LOVE DAVE MUSTAIN!

At first i didnt like Dave because he got kicked out of Metallica but after listening to couple of songs, I LOVE MEGADETH now I LOVE THEM EVEN MORE NOW!

I WISH TO BECOME MUSTAIN.

[LazyLatinoRocke]

Dave=awesome

[sashki]

Wow, I never knew he'd do something like this. Bravo, Dave!

And he should have his own signature tic tacs called MEGABRETH.

[AvengedThrice]

I just gained a lot of respect for Dave Mustaine.

[captainoid]

Wow that was pretty cool of him. Rock on Dave!

[xCoilx]

what a sexy beast

[slashNpage77]

0h The Horror wrote:

Gr1nd1ng_Scales :
DAVE MUSTANE FOR PRESIDENT!

hellz yeah.

+1000 hell, i'd vote for him even though i'd have to do it illegally being that i'm not old enough to vote!! also, i didnt know dave was christian ("the church that i go to...") thats awesome!!

[postmortem2006]

sashki wrote:

Wow, I never knew he'd do something like this. Bravo, Dave!

And he should have his own signature tic tacs called MEGABRETH.

:haha Oh dear God, you sir are a genius!!

[MedicreDemon]

That's a big ass church...

[NightwishAngel]

Awesome, great job! Dave is an amazing guy!

[Jonjy2]

The church I go to, that has 300-400 military children whose parents are deployed;

><

Mustaine goes to church?

Oh and nice job and all...that's probably the way Christmas was meant to be..

[MTVget0FFtheAIR]

damn, that's really nice of him.

[Viking_Swede666]

Dave's a really kind-hearted person. it's nice that he did that for all of those kids.

[restless_thrash]

slashNpage77 wrote:

+1000 hell, i'd vote for him even though i'd have to do it illegally being that i'm not old enough to vote!! also, i didnt know dave was christian ("the church that i go to...") thats awesome!!

yea, he's a born-again christian. He wont tour with bands like "Rotting Christ" because of it.

[Ultimate_Gio92]

Metallicaz is betterz than Megadethz lulzzz


no seriously thoe daves gotten into the christmas spirit. Great to hear! And it would be sick to see mustaine dressed up as santa... and glen and shawn as elves :-P

[ai4281]

screw Obama and Hilary! Mustain for president!

[Kai-7]

So, there IS a santa , and his name is Dave

[jfsj123]

to sashki great idea also i have full respect for dave the stunnin shredder i like hs asstitude more than metallica cos they show off imo

[KoRnHead]

Awesome Job MegaDave I swear I love Megadeth more and more each day even makes me want to buy some coffee even tho I don't even drink coffee.

[IMABBALLPLAYER]

That's so awesome. Dave is one of my favorite guitarists and people. It's amazing how much he has changed.

[ItWillDo]

http://www.legendscupcoffee.com/

^ You can order coffee from there. I think i'm going to order me some. His site says it's the best coffee he ever tasted, and it keeps him shreddin' all day. Hell, i was never able to shred for 2 seconds, but i've got a feeling this coffee is going to change it all!

Wish me luck guys.

Btw, Dave Mustaine is awesome.

[connorusry13]

Is this the only Megadeth article that doesnt have Metalica or Dave bashing? Must be a Christmas miracle..

[SkAsupafly]

wow no comments removed... and it looks to me like dave is becoming quite the popular guitar player here... yea cuz he's the best. and the shit. GO DAVE.

[Local666Union]

IMABBALLPLAYER wrote:

That's so awesome. Dave is one of my favorite guitarists and people. It's amazing how much he has changed.

Yeah. From a dude that bashs Metallica whenever he can to a metalhead-santa.
Well done Dave.

[_A.D.I.D.A.S._]

Dave you rock!

Dave for President!

Checked. That must've been fun for him, and its nice to have famous guitar players (or any famous person for that matter) do stuff like this. Props to him.

[Kyle_Daoust]

Dave Mustaine, you can be a real prick sometimes

but its good to see you have a big heart. Way to help out the kids, man! I want some of that coffee now. lol

[OffspringPhreak]

St. Angry wrote:

Wow pretty cool....I couldnt help but notice a small subleminal advertisement for the coffee thing, though...

If you read the article correctly, then you'd see that the charity money comes from buying the coffee; so without that "subleminal advertisement" the article wouldn't have where the money came from. So it's not any shameful advertisement.

Anyway, awesome for him to do. He seems like a really cool guy; we need more people doing generous(sp?) acts like this more often.

[Shinozoku]

I want me some of that coffee lol!

[clincher09]

Jonjy2 wrote:

The church I go to, that has 300-400 military children whose parents are deployed;


><

Mustaine goes to church?

He's a Christian.

[Saintsatan]

Jonjy2 wrote:

The church I go to, that has 300-400 military children whose parents are deployed;

><

Mustaine goes to church?

Oh and nice job and all...that's probably the way Christmas was meant to be..

He's a born-again Christian.

[Jim Page]

Dave Mustaine is absolutely amazing.
I love him and respect him so much because he doesn't act like a star at all, he's such a normal straight forward guy..... A genius... Happy Christmas guys! ( I'm a litlle bit late, but hey.. )

[mongo_man]

Dave kick ass!

[Shredder Guitar]

hope everyone had a great christmas.

i know the kids that Dave helped did.

Way to go, MegaDave!

[bjovi400]

dave dressed up like santa while shreding would be incredible. lol

[darkslde91]

this is the first article i read with comments that doesnt bag on the band or has anybody talking crap... im so happy =]]

mustaine for president!!!!!

[ObsceneGestures]

St. Angry wrote:

Wow pretty cool....I couldnt help but notice a small subleminal advertisement for the coffee thing, though...

When it's a charity organization, it's not "advertisement." It's publicity, and it's a good thing.

Dave's a great guy...got a lot of respect for him

[HonorableGoat]

I take my hat off to the man. _b

[TheNERD250]

that's nice

[seek_&_destroy]

Spay wrote:
I want pics of him dressed up as santa though

AGREED


and wow he's amazing..

Legends cup.. he should write a jingle, like Dethklok. And he should open up chains

[James_Het_Rules]

And To Think People Said Dave Is A Dick, I Have So Much Respect For Dave, Not Only As An Amazing Guitarist, But Also As A Person, KEEP KICKING ASS DAVE!

[jamus_dood]

joshjhasarrived wrote:

What a great guy. On a side note, I think Megadeth is possibly the most family-friendly metal band ever.

I'd say that death that is mega isnt too family friendly.

[Megadeth2011]

ibikinz wrote:

lithium26 wrote:

Korzack wrote:

haha *silenty approves*
Y'know, the less time Mustaine spends trying to get revenge on metallica, the cooler the guy becomes...

I agree dude. Dave's the man.


Agreed!


WHOW I LOVE DAVE MUSTAIN!

At first i didnt like Dave because he got kicked out of Metallica but after listening to couple of songs, I LOVE MEGADETH now I LOVE THEM EVEN MORE NOW!

I WISH TO BECOME MUSTAIN.

YOU SHOULD AT LEAST SPELL MUSTAINE RIGHT!!!
Dave Mustaine>anbody running for prez

[NorfIrIon]

Dave really is an awesome guy, and this is a pretty amazing thing to do.

[mrmrcactus]

0h The Horror wrote:

Gr1nd1ng_Scales :
DAVE MUSTANE FOR PRESIDENT!


hellz yeah.

**** yeah.

[kinghate69]

i guess he's not a complete douchebag! kudos Dave!

[Dr. No]

Dave Mustaine is awesome and Megadeth rocks.

[Jkenny919]

he trully is one of the greatest people to ever live on so many levels

[Alex Growllin]

i love dave mustaine somehow
wow he is a christian (respect)!!

[Lin]

with all that money couldn't he have payed for the toys himself instead of asking his fans, who were already charged something obscene for the last album?

[AdemaOnYourHead]

Jonjy2 wrote:

The church I go to, that has 300-400 military children whose parents are deployed;

><

Mustaine goes to church?

Oh and nice job and all...that's probably the way Christmas was meant to be..

slowpoke.jpg, he also won't play a couple songs anymore live because they are too satanic...The Conjuring and another one I don't remember.

[zekk]

Not a huge fan of him or his music, but he gets big kudos for this and having a big heart.

[Brain245]

This article sort of changed how I look at Mustaine. I've always liked his music, but i sort of thought of him as being a bit arrogant. Cool.

[Seidenschnur]

Note to all atheists:

If Dave believes in a God that inspires him to do such decent things for the less fortunate, is that not worthy of, at the very least, some quiet respect? Or should we just continue saying ****! all Christians?

[Metallicaxp]

slashNpage77 wrote:

0h The Horror wrote:

Gr1nd1ng_Scales :
DAVE MUSTANE FOR PRESIDENT!

hellz yeah.
+1000 hell, i'd vote for him even though i'd have to do it illegally being that i'm not old enough to vote!! also, i didnt know dave was christian ("the church that i go to...") thats awesome!!

idk, he might not be christian, he could go to the church of the devil....

W/E, great guy, great guitarist, and yea....but i still love metallica :P

[Tab Guy]

reminds me of metalocalypse, when they did a coffee benefit concert...

[Tab Guy]

also it's awesome that dave's christian

[sizzlefizzle]

+1 for dave, if all celebs would be active things like this instead of just bitching about the problem.....

[Mutant Corn]

Way to go Dave!

Let's not turn this into a religious debate, now.

Hooray for Dave.

Checked.

[_A.D.I.D.A.S._]

Metallicaxp wrote:

slashNpage77 wrote:

0h The Horror wrote:

Gr1nd1ng_Scales :
DAVE MUSTANE FOR PRESIDENT!

hellz yeah.
+1000 hell, i'd vote for him even though i'd have to do it illegally being that i'm not old enough to vote!! also, i didnt know dave was christian ("the church that i go to...") thats awesome!!


idk, he might not be christian, he could go to the church of the devil....

W/E, great guy, great guitarist, and yea....but i still love metallica :P

Nah, he's Christian. This was known for quite a while. I'm surprised people now are shocked to know this now.

[punk_mike_88]

Wow, to all the people who have said Dave is an ass, how do you like him now?

[nikhil101]

what a great guy imagine him as santa saying: "hello kids meet the real me! and my jolly way of life! the north pole is my...most valued possession! uhh i cant think of what else he could say in the same way as sweating bullets." lol

[gitarzero89]

this is one of the coolest stories i've heard all year. kudos not only to him but to his fans who donated money for his charity. God bless you, Dave.

and by the way he is a born-again Christian, I remember UG did an article on that a while back called "Faith, God and Rock & Roll." They also mentioned Brian Welch, Alice Cooper, and Bono.

[CJRocker]

That was very cool of Dave.

[Birdy266]

haha i know who santa now is

[Guitar_Dan_666]

Wow, Well done dave.

[Kanthras]

Dave's the man. If overseas shipping weren't so expensive, I'd buy some of his coffee.

[Decembero]

Dave = Santa = LEGEND!

Tab Guy wrote:

also it's awesome that dave's christian

It makes no difference what religion u are, or which god is your own, mate. As long as you are sensitive to those less fortunate than yourself.

[koerok]

I Allway's thought he was a A-hole but this is really cool of him!!!
( Dave can i have a PS3 PLEASE!!!!!)
I actually start to like this guy

[darksauce]

Rock On Dave. You had my respect, now you have it even more. I salute you sir

[Sakrimo]

whoa!! mustaine, and charity.. AND he's using line 6 as well :o!!

he's just getting better and better.

[drumpat]

The only thing that stays unlikable is Mustain's music now...
Really nice move!

[deadlyMETAL]

Rock on Dave!!

[metalgirl0]

Wow that's really great, I knew Mustaine was a great guy!

[Case_]

Mustaine has always shown what metal should really be about, people who love to play guitar and have a respect for the art just having a good time with it.

[samerika]

that's awesome!

it really made me smile

[mpeskett]

Great to see this kind of thing happening. I still think it's random, and really funny that he has is own coffee brand though... :p

[AbstractDeth7X]

Sakrimo wrote:

whoa!! mustaine, and charity.. AND he's using line 6 as well :o!!

he's just getting better and better.

According to his new guitar world column he's using Marshalls now.

[thycrusader]

go Dave!!! for some reason, this aticle made me smile, lately theres been alot of depressing articles, such as musicians dying and all, its nice to see a story with a happy ending.

[TC1223]

Good stuff, Dave. This makes his music sound even better, if possible.

[Led_Zeppelin992]

Dave's a good guy.

[S.L.A.Y.E.R.]

brings tears to my eyes.. dave is so great that i dont even give a shit that hes become more active as a christian.. and by the look of things, there have been more votes for dave on here than either candidates put together.. cmon dave! dont ignore this shit!!

[Ca1am1ty]

woot go dave,you rule i knew santa existed lol
also its kinda funny he has his own coffee brand lol,but at least its for an awesome cause

[HavokStrife]

Seems like lately all ya read is how much Dave ISN'T an ******* after all!

I always kinda figured, but still.. this is still really cool of him.

[Jastul]

DAVE MUSTAINE IS OFFICIALLY NOT A DOUCHEBAG ANYMORE!!!!!

anyway, props to the guy, and hope he does a concert dressed up as santa... that would be the pwn

[the boogieman]

good for dave

this > metallicas free xmas concert

[Kw1q51lv3r]

postmortem2006 :
[quote]giginthesky wrote:

I'd vote Dave in for President. We should all just write his name on the ballots. He has always been a straight forward guy and that is exactly what this country needs.

I couldn't have put it better myself.

Mustaine would make an awesome president, and as an added bonus he'd make the national anthem 'Peace Sells' XD[/quote]

On that note, Peace Sells has this line:"What do ya mean I could be the president/Of the United States of America?"

Too bad I couldn't catch him when Megadeth played here in Singapore.

[Schmeg Junior]

I think it's cool that he goes to church. I like Megadeath even more!

[LakeboDom]

Kerry King claims Dave is a dick...yeah right when do you hear slayer doing anything good for anyone

[metalmilitia90]

LakeboDom :
Kerry King claims Dave is a dick...yeah right when do you hear slayer doing anything good for anyone


thats true, and kerry king is just a bitter person that hates on megadeth and metallica, because they;re better than slayer.

also
Mustaine > Bono

[Page/Rhoads]

Another reason why Dave is amazing.

[tetsuma]

Bah, Christan Faggit.

[tetsuma]

Schmeg Junior wrote:

I think it's cool that he goes to church. I like Megadeath even more!

How is that cool?
Why would you want some deluded washed up jew for a leader? Great example for the young ones, " never grow up, fairies float in the sky and we all join then when we die"!

Morons, Churches are one step above metal asylums.

[HelloHalo]

Dave Mustaine! Dave Mustaine! Dave Mustane! Dave Mustaine!




He has officially won.

=D

[Shazazmic]

tetsuma wrote:

Schmeg Junior wrote:

I think it's cool that he goes to church. I like Megadeath even more!


How is that cool?
Why would you want some deluded washed up jew for a leader? Great example for the young ones, " never grow up, fairies float in the sky and we all join then when we die"!

Morons, Churches are one step above metal asylums.

Dude if you're gonna come in this article which is an awesome article, and just rag on Mustaine after what he did, just get the hell out of here.

Nobody wants to hear your crap, man.

[Matt_1213]

tetsuma wrote:

Schmeg Junior wrote:

I think it's cool that he goes to church. I like Megadeath even more!


How is that cool?
Why would you want some deluded washed up jew for a leader? Great example for the young ones, " never grow up, fairies float in the sky and we all join then when we die"!

Morons, Churches are one step above metal asylums.

I quite prefer thinking there's an awesome place to go after death rather than your line of thinking which pretty much gets at: 'We're all one big cosmic accident and death is the end of it'.

Get a bit of perspective mate. And for the record, churches do far more good in society than a cynical d*ckhead like you could ever do.

[thegrungyhippie]

signature..... coffee????

[7stringuzr]

Dave would totally win in a pitfight VS Hillary and Obama

[Vantage]

+1 to the guy who said MEGABRETH.

[MustaineMenza]

Good man.

[daniel c b]

good man

[canoshiz]

This is a pretty cool thing to do. I still think it's absolutely hilarious that he endorses COFFEE of all things, though.

[finalzz]

kudos to you dave. DAVE MUSTAINE FTW!

[koolfoolinapool]

And everyone calls him an *******. . .

They were a bit off.

[Kornholic]

Well I guess he is not such a cock as media makes him look like

[Kornholic]

Kw1q51lv3r wrote:

postmortem2006 :
[quote]giginthesky wrote:

I'd vote Dave in for President. We should all just write his name on the ballots. He has always been a straight forward guy and that is exactly what this country needs.


I couldn't have put it better myself.

Mustaine would make an awesome president, and as an added bonus he'd make the national anthem 'Peace Sells' XD

On that note, Peace Sells has this line:"What do ya mean I could be the president/Of the United States of America?"

Too bad I couldn't catch him when Megadeth played here in Singapore.[/quote]
"Tell me something, its still we, the people right ?"

[alfonzo99]

Im not much of a metal guy but i have so much respect for this guy. most metal bands have their heads up their asses and seem like real twats but he seems like a really nice guy

[sashki]

Vantage wrote:

+1 to the guy who said MEGABRETH.

That wasn't my own idea, though.
All credit goes to the original author, whose name I don't remember

[sashki]

Sorry to double post, it was Kutanmoogle who first mentioned Megabreth

[Night_Lights]

tetsuma wrote:

Schmeg Junior wrote:

I think it's cool that he goes to church. I like Megadeath even more!


How is that cool?
Why would you want some deluded washed up jew for a leader? Great example for the young ones, " never grow up, fairies float in the sky and we all join then when we die"!

Morons, Churches are one step above metal asylums.

Grow up.

[Shabalaba]

Wow like 99% of these commments are kudos toward dave and there is no Metallica vs Megadeth row, its amazing. On topic its pretty cool he did this

[sTx]

Dave deserves all the respect in the world. Seriously.

[poona]

Hold on a second, Dave has is own coffee brand? I want some of that stuff!

[metallica_death]

I'd so love mustane to be santa and come down my chimey with one of his dean axes!!!

[SuperRitsu]

Good for him!
And for the little kids who got presents

[HeavyMetalHokie]

Megadeth=Metal
Dave Mustaine going to church=not metal

[Monolith295]

Not a Megadeth fan, but he seems like a good guy.

[and1balla15]

After reading this, i have gained a lot of respect for him now. =) Go Dave.

[ihaterap69]

dont really like him that much, but this has given me some respect for the man

and lol @ metalhead going to church

[Meester_Vai]

tetsuma wrote:

Bah, Christan Faggit.

Good grief...
I know your just looking for a bite, saying that kind of crap in here and i'm not even a christian, but theres no need for that kind of attitude in here.
Dave did an extraordinary thing for those children.
Wish there were more people like Dave and far less like you.

Scumbag.

[Vermintide]

Can I get a Dave Musard-Stain action figure yet?

[MonsterOfRock]

^^^Agreed. It has nothing to do with the fact that he is Christian. Its something more simple like one human helping other humans. And I've gotta say that Dave has really turned around as a better person over the last few years, and Its really good to see a class musician change the life of himself and others, for the better.

PS: I'm a Metallifan, but that has nothing to do with anything (point taken?). Kudos Dave Mustaine!

[acdc1]

Dont think hes gonna be in the holiday spirit after he sees what his album got rated on this site... jk
nice guy though

[PLOP]

DAVE MUSTAINE KICKS MAXIMUM ASS!

[logan189]

mustaine rocks

[Nebblacktip]

Helping kids is Totally Metal. Way to go Dave.

[mr.blue7]

It's a good thing he got kicked out of metallica, Mustaine rulz! Megadeth rulz!

[G-Gilles]

good on him!

HO-HO-HOLY WARS!