Reviewed: September 2021 Released: 2021, Firecum Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Lee Carter It’s an old argument, but we revisit it here: is there much point in reviewing re-releases? On the one hand, you have the potential scenarios of having the easiest writing session of your life (“Review: see comments from [DATE]”).…
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MEGADETH Plays First Show With Bassist JAMES LOMENZO In Nearly 12 Years
MEGADETH played its first show with bassist James LoMenzo in nearly 12 years last night (Friday, August 20) in Austin, Texas. The opening concert of “The Metal Tour Of The Year” at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater saw MEGADETH share the stage with co-headliners LAMB OF GOD, along with TRIVIUM and…
Megadeth announce bassist for “Metal Tour Of The Year” in North America w/ co-headline with Lamb Of God
In just 9 days, the Metal Tour Of The Year co-headlined by MEGADETH and LAMB OF GOD will lay waste to cities across North America as the highly anticipated trek finally hits the road. MEGADETH have today announced that joining them to take care of bass duties for this…
DAVE MUSTAINE Confirms DAVID ELLEFSON Will Not Appear On Upcoming MEGADETH Album
Dave Mustaine says that David Ellefson’s long-completed bass tracks on the upcoming MEGADETH album will be removed and re-recorded by another bassist prior to the record’s release. Ellefson laid down his bass tracks on MEGADETH’s sixteenth LP in May 2020 at a studio in Nashville, Tennessee. A short time later,…
David Ellefson – Removed from Megadeth
Sad, but not that unexpected, news today was confirmed by Megadeth on their social media channels: On May 10, 2021, sexually explicit videos of Ellefson were posted online. The videos, reportedly recorded in 2018 by a fan that Ellefson was in correspondence with, initially led to accusations of child grooming.…
MEGADETH BASSIST DAVID ELLEFSON LAUNCHES BRAND NEW VIDEO PODCAST “BACKSTAGE WITH DAVID ELLEFSON”
MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has launched his brand new on-demand video podcast called Backstage with David Ellefson on the Star Worldwide Network. The video podcast will feature both audio and four camera video production and each episode will be available on-demand. Hosted by Ellefson himself, his first episodes include Frank…
MEGADETH & LAMB OF GOD: The Metal Tour Of The Year Is Coming For You This Summer
Rescheduled North American Dates For The Co-Headline Tour Special Guests Trivium & In Flames Tickets Go On Sale Starting Friday, May 7th At 10am Local at LiveNation.com It’s time. MEGADETH and LAMB OF GOD cannot be stopped and today announced the rescheduled run of the Metal Tour of the Year.…
David Ellefson On New Ellefson-Soto Band – The Fun Of This Record Is That There Are No Boundaries!
Interview by Robert Cavuoto David Ellefson is one of the most recognizable names across the world as the bassist for Megadeth. With a career spanning 38 years, David has recorded scores of albums and toured the globe countless times. He is one of the hardest working musicians of our time,…
Without Mercy – Seismic
Reviewed: December, 2020 Released: 2020, self-release Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite Vancouver based groove-infused death metal band Without Mercy rise like a supermassive tsunami wave over the West coast of Canada and send ripples across the planet with their new release, Seismic. As the skies turn fatal blue and dominate the…
Mustaine, Dave-Rust In Peace (Book Review)
Reviewed: December, 2020 Published: 2020, Hachette Press Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP The 30thanniversary of Megadeth’s most iconic album, RUST IN PEACE is a good a time as any to write a book about it! The good people at Hachette have published just such a thing. The hardcover book is pretty…
BRAVE THE COLD RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM SCARCITY
Second Music Video Unleashed, “Blind Eye” Featuring Mitch Harris of NAPALM DEATH and Dirk Verbeuren of MEGADETH “Blind Eye” – a concise, ear shattering attack on the senses with a dystopian narrative sure to sum up 2020 – is the second song and music video released by BRAVE THE COLD,…
ELLEFSON Release “Wasted” Single and Tracklist From Upcoming ‘NO COVER’ LP
ELLEFSON the eponymous solo band of Grammy-Winning Megadeth bassist/co-founder David Ellefson has announced the tentative tracklisting for NO COVER, out 10/2 on Combat Records, featuring 17+ cover songs including classic tracks from Motorhead, WASP, Def Leppard, Cheap Trick, Queen, Judas Priest, Twisted Sister, Fastway, Fight, Dead Kennedys, and more, with…
MEGADETH’s KIKO LOUREIRO: Hear his new solo Album “Open Source”
MEGADETH guitarist Kiko Loureiro has just released his fifth solo album, “Open Source”. The disc can now be streamed in its entirety in the YouTube clip below: The cover artwork for “Open Source” was created by Gustavo Sazes (MACHINE HEAD, AMARANTHE, ARCH ENEMY). “Open Source” includes an instrumental titled “EDM…
David Ellefson on New Covers CD, No Cover – We’re All Part Of The Same Rock & Roll Playground!
Interview by Robert Cavuoto Bassist and co-founding member of Megadeth, David Ellefson, has announced the release of a new cover CD, entitled, No Cover, due out 10/2/20 via Combat Records. While recording cover songs for B-Sides and bonus tracks for his upcoming Ellefson solo LP (due out in the Spring…
MEGADETH BASSIST DAVID ELLEFSON’S SOLO BAND ELLEFSON RELEASES RE-IMAGINED COVER OF POST MALONE TRACK “OVER NOW” ON ALL DIGITAL OUTLETS
ELLEFSON, the solo band of Grammy-Winning MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson released their cover of the POST MALONE track “OVER NOW”, currently available exclusively on BANDCAMP, and on all other digital outlets. The track will appear on their as yet-untitled debut album, tentatively due in October. Track is available here: Bandcamp:…