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To All the Megadeth Fans: "This project is the biggest I have ever taken on.  The confidence of Dave and his fans have pushed me to a new level.  I will not let them down.  In all my years as an avid metal fan, I had always admired the work on the Megadeth albums. I always found it inspirational to say the least. In my opinion, Ed Repka is one of the best in the business.  HIs are big shoes to fill. This is a golden opportunity to show the world what I am capable of doing. These chances don't come along too often and I feel totally blessed to take Dave's ideas and scramble them up in my head and make a vision of all the input. It is so exciting to be apart of what so many people have a passion for." Mike Learn

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MEGA FANS F.A.Q.

Q: Is your style a totally unique and innovative way to approach an album cover?
A: We are pretty sure that it is. When in the planning stages of this project, Mike wasnt sure exactly what medium he was going to use. He does not like canvas because it does not allow for the amazing detail he is able to create with his micron brushes. To do it completely with a computer would have taken too long. Sheet metal is really the perfect medium, and it is the medium on which Mike has built his reputation. I was very excited when he decided to do the art on metal.

Q: How will this be transformed to an album cover? do you simply take a digital pic and put it on disc?
A: Because of its size, we will have this professionally photographed in a studio. It will then be digitized and the logos, album name and legal mumbo jumbo will be added. Then it will be shrunk... WAAAAY down to fit in whatever packaging.

Q: I was looking at the new cover, and i noticed it's really rectangular. Is this piece going to be distorted and the width squashed to fit a square CD cover, or is only part of it going to be used?
A: The painting represents the front AND back cover of the CD. Imagine it folded in half. Vic and the cabinet members are the front and the flaming vic is the back.

Q: Would consider leaving it black and white?
A: Everyone always likes the black and white. But that is really just setting the stage for the final product. The white creates the highlights and contours of the painting. Mike paints in what we refer to as "the photographic method" using color "separations" to first lay the contrast, then add colors, one at a time, and finally back throught the painting with highlight and shadow. It gives the art an amazing depth. I

Q: Can someone tell me who the people are on the cover?
A: President George W Bush
John Ashcroft - US Attorney General
Bill & Hillary Clinton
Dicky Cheney - Vice President.
Donald Rumsfeld - Secretary of Defense.
Condoleezza Rice - the National Security Advisor to the President.
Ted Kennedy
Putin, Blaire, Schroeder, Arafat

Q: What happens to the original piece of art?
A: It is going in my house!
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