Editing Cryptic Writings (section)

==Touring==
Megadeth supported the album with a world tour that started in the summer of 1997. [[Misfits (band)|The Misfits]] were the opening act of these live shows, one of which was the band's first all-acoustic performance that took place in Argentina.<ref name="Tour">{{cite web|title=Megadeth History (1997)|url=http://www.megadeth.com/history|publisher=Megadeth.com|access-date=November 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017093309/http://www.megadeth.com/history|archive-date=October 17, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The following summer, the group participated in [[Ozzfest lineups by year#Ozzfest 1998|Ozzfest '98]] for the dates in the United States. These live shows were the last for drummer [[Nick Menza]], who was fired subsequently. Menza began to suffer knee problems and escalating pain during the tour. He was diagnosed with a tumor and underwent surgery which waylaid him briefly. However, the tumor was benign and Menza was eager to rejoin his bandmates, who had continued the tour with [[Jimmy DeGrasso]]. Although DeGrasso was hired as a temporary replacement, he stayed with the band for the recording of their next two studio albums. Menza stated that Mustaine had dismissed him from the band two days after his knee surgery via phone call telling him that his services "were no longer needed".<ref>{{cite web|title=20 question with ex-Megadeth drummer Nick Menza|url=http://www.metalsludge.tv/?p=28655|publisher=Metal Sludge|date=March 12, 2002|access-date=November 15, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111105113/http://www.metalsludge.tv/?p=28655|archive-date=November 11, 2013}}</ref> On the other hand, Dave Mustaine believed that Menza had lied about his injury.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nick Menza: "I Was Fired From Megadeth Two Days After Surgery"|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/nick-menza-i-was-fired-from-megadeth-two-days-after-surgery/|work=RockRage|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=February 19, 2002|access-date=November 15, 2013|archive-date=March 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190313230126/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/nick-menza-i-was-fired-from-megadeth-two-days-after-surgery|url-status=live}}</ref>