At the beginning of 2013, Megadeth parted ways with its label, Roadrunner, and jumped ship to Universal, where Mustaine also developed his own imprint, Tradecraft. Operating the tour and headlining each night are just two more tasks in what has already been a busy year for Mustaine. David Ellefson of Megadeth: "We had punk attitude with metal chops" Chris Broderick of Megadeth on the late '80s metal scene in Denver Friday: Megadeth's Gigantour at the Fillmore, 8/2/13 This year's iteration still packs plenty of guitar wallop with the perennial headliners, plus Black Label Society (led by Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde), Device (featuring Disturbed singer David Draiman), Hellyeah, Death Division and Newsted (led by former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted). More recently, the traveling festival has evolved into something more diverse. In addition to his own band, the festival's inaugural roster, in 2005, included prog-rock vets Dream Theater, extreme-metal unit Nevermore and skronky math-core heroes the Dillinger Escape Plan. Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine first conceived of Gigantour as a platform to showcase acts whose music featured virtuosic guitar playing.
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