Aerosmith and Megadeth Coming To Costa Rica
Although rock fans were disappointed for the
cancellation of Friday's performance by Gun
N'Roses, the can take hearth that two more
bands will be making an appearance in Costa
Rica: Megadeth and Aerosmith.
Producers have confirmed that Megadeth will
be appearing on May 9, while no date has
been released for Aerosmith.
Both concerts will take place at the
Autódromo La Guácima, in Alajuela
Don Stockwell, owner of Tropix II production
company said that the Aerosmith date will be
announced next week.
"We got a call from the the Aerosmith people
that they had sold out in Brazil and would
be postponing the Costa Rica date", said
Stockwell.
Megadeth is an American heavy metal/thrash
metal band from California, America, formed
in 1983. Founded by guitarist/vocalist Dave
Mustaine and bassist David Ellefson
following Mustaine's departure from
Metallica, the band has since released
twelve studio albums, six live albums, two
EPs, twenty six singles, thirty-two music
videos, and three compilations.
As a pioneer of the American thrash metal
movement, Megadeth rose to international
fame in the 1980s and was ranked as one of
the "Big Four of Thrash", along with
Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax, who were
responsible for creating, developing and
popularizing the thrash metal sub-genre.
Sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from
Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and
Roll Band", Aerosmith which is rooted in
blues-based hard rock, has come to also
incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal,
and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many
subsequent rock artists.
The band was formed in Boston, Massachusetts
in 1970. Guitarist Joe Perry and bassist Tom
Hamilton, originally in a band together
called the Jam Band, met up with singer
Steven Tyler, drummer Joey Kramer, and
guitarist Ray Tabano, and formed Aerosmith.
In 1971, Tabano was replaced by Brad
Whitford, and the band began developing a
following in Boston.
They were signed to Columbia Records in
1972, and released a string of
multi-platinum albums, beginning with their
1973 eponymous debut album. In 1975, the
band broke into the mainstream with the
album Toys in the Attic, and their 1976
follow-up Rocks cemented their status as
hard rock superstars.
By the end of the 1970s, they were among the
most popular hard rock bands in the world
and developed a loyal following of fans,
often referred to as the "Blue Army".
However, drug addiction and internal
conflict took their toll on the band, which
resulted in the departures of Perry and
Whitford, in 1979 and 1981 respectively.
They were replaced by Jimmy Crespo and Rick
Dufay. The band did not fare well between
1980 and 1984, releasing a lone album, Rock
in a Hard Place, which went gold but failed
to match their previous successes.
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