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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Says 'It's Fun' To Be Able To Start Writing Follow-Up To 'Dystopia' Album

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has confirmed to "The Right To Rock" podcast that the band has begun putting together material for the follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. "We're actually working on a new record," he said (hear audio below). "Working on it, meaning we're [collecting] ideas and we'v...

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MEGADETH Films Music Video For 'Lying In State' Song

MEGADETH filmed video for the song "Lying In State" during the band's just-completed South American tour. Several photos from the shoot in São Paulo, Brazil, as well as a short video clip, can be seen below. "Lying In State" is taken from MEGADETH's latest studio album, "Dystopia", which came out in...

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ICED EARTH To Tour Europe With FREEDOM CALL, METAPRISM

ICED EARTH will embark on a European tour in January with support from FREEDOM CALL and METAPRISM. ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer stated: "Brothers and sisters, the time is drawing near! We're happy to announce FREEDOM CALL and METAPRISM as support for our upcoming January dates in Europe. Lots...

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DAVE MUSTAINE On Next MEGADETH Album: 'It's Going To Be A Kick-Ass Record'

MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine was interviewed on the October 15 edition of "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On how his playing has evolved over time: Dave:...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE To Launch Show On GIMME RADIO

Dave Mustaine, the Grammy Award-winning guitarist, lead singer, songwriter and founder of legendary band MEGADETH, is joining San Francisco-based startup Gimme Radio, the world's only 24/7, all-metal streaming radio station as DJ and host of "The Dave Mustaine Show". His first show will air at noon...

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GHOST: PAPA EMERITUS III's Reign Comes To A Close With Dramatic Concert Finale

Swedish-based occult outfit GHOST wrapped the tour cycle for 2015's "Meliora" album and last year's "Popestar" EP with a concert Saturday night (September 30) in Gothenburg that ended dramatically with singer Papa Emeritus III getting forcibly removed from the stage by two men. A short time later, a...

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Watch MEGADETH Perform At Madison Square Garden

Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH's September 16 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City can be seen below. MEGADETH's tour with SCORPIONS kicked off Thursday night (September 14) in Reading, Pennsylvania and will conclude on October 15 in Tampa, Florida. The sixteen-date trek, dubbed t...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Is Working On Video Game That Will Include Previously Unused Riffs

MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine was interviewed this morning (Friday, September 15) when he made an appearance on the New York Stock Exchange facade balcony. You can watch the chat below. Asked what is next for him and MEGADETH, Mustaine said: "We're gonna do this [North American] tour with the SCOPRI...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE To Greet Fans On NYSE Facade Balcony

MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine will greet his fans this Friday, September 15 at 9:45 a.m. outside on the New York Stock Exchange facade balcony. Designed by George B. Post and featuring distinctive exterior sculpture by John Q. A. Ward, the ten-story Georgia marble facade of 18 Broad Street has becom...

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MEGADETH Is Starting To Compile Riffs And Lyrics For Next Album, Says DAVID ELLEFSON

SpazioRock recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if MEGADETH has commenced work on the follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album, Ellefson said: "We have. We're starting to just compile… The process usually goes, we compile riffs, we...

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TEN YEARS AFTER: 50th-Anniversary Box Set To Include Previously Unreleased Material

To coincide with the TEN YEARS AFTER's eponymous debut release in 1967, Chrysalis Records presents a fiftieth-anniversary ten-CD box set. Due in November, the limited-edition set gathers, for the first time, albums from both the Chrysalis and Deram periods from 1967 to 1974 and includes a disc of p...

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MEGADETH Made Its Best Records Under Pressure

Tristan Pratt conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson and guitarist Kiko Loureiro at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 9-12 at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, West Midlands, United Kingdom. You can watch the chat below. Asked about the overwhelmingly p...

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DAVID ELLEFSON: Current MEGADETH Lineup 'Feels Like A New Band'

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has confirmed that the band is contemplating returning to the studio at the end of the year to begin work on the follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. The Dave Mustaine-fronted band recently toured North America with MESHUGGAH and will play arenas this fall as the su...

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SOILWORK To Enter Studio Next Spring

Swedish metallers SOILWORK will enter the studio next year to begin work on the follow-up to 2015's "The Ride Majestic" album. The band's tenth full-length disc, "The Ride Majestic" was the last SOILWORK album to feature longtime drummer Dirk Verbeuren, who left the band in July 2016 to join MEGADET...

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Watch MEGADETH Perform In Tilburg, Netherlands

Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH's August 15 performance at 013 Poppodium in Tilburg, Netherlands can be seen below. MEGADETH recently completed a North American tour with MESHUGGAH and will play arenas later in the year as the support act for German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS. MEGADETH is pla...