Thu September 29, 2016
MEGADETH with Amon Amarth, Suicidal Tendencies, Metal Church and Havok
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It was over 30 years ago that Dave Mustaine founded Megadeth, in the process pioneering the sound that would become known the world over as thrash metal. And from the very beginning, the band proved to be the most lethal and audacious unit on the heavy music scene, pushing thrash to the limits of musical ferocity and instrumental virtuosity on early efforts like their 1985 debut, Killing Is My Business…And Business Is Good! and 1986’s seminal Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying?.
In the decades since, Megadeth have taken their place as one of metal’s most influential and respected acts—not to mention among its most successful: Over the course of their career, the band have sold 38 million albums, notched six consecutive platinum efforts—including 1992’s two-million-selling Countdown to Extinction—and garnered 11 Grammy nominations. And onstage they continue to be a world-dominating metal force, shaking stadiums from the U.S. to Bulgaria as a key component of the recent milestone Big 4 concerts, as well as playing their own shows to massive crowds in every corner of the globe.
Now, in 2016, Megadeth have reinvented themselves once again. The legendary metal outfit, led by visionary singer, guitarist and songwriter Mustaine, has announced the release of their 15th studio effort, Dystopia. The album, which sees Mustaine once again joined by stalwart bassist David “Junior” Ellefson, is the first Megadeth effort to feature new guitarist Kiko Louriero and drummer Chris Adler, the latter on loan from Lamb of God. Together, they inject new levels of musical venom and instrumental dexterity into what was already a wickedly potent brew.
The result is an offering that shows Megadeth at a new peak of their powers. “We wrote a really heavy, riffy record,” Mustaine says proudly. “And there’s an excitement right now that I haven’t felt in a really long time.” That excitement is at the core of each of Dystopia’s 11 tracks. The album bristles with a renewed energy and intensity, from the pile driving, “Motorhead-y” thrust of “The Emperor,” to the epic stateliness of “Poisonous Shadows”—which finds Loureiro adding both acoustic guitar and classical piano flourishes to the mix—to the labyrinthine riffing and pummeling rhythms of “Death From Within,” a song that, Mustaine says, “just continues to build and climax. There are riffs in there that come at you once and then you never hear them again.”
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In the decades since, Megadeth have taken their place as one of metal’s most influential and respected acts—not to mention among its most successful: Over the course of their career, the band have sold 38 million albums, notched six consecutive platinum efforts—including 1992’s two-million-selling Countdown to Extinction—and garnered 11 Grammy nominations. And onstage they continue to be a world-dominating metal force, shaking stadiums from the U.S. to Bulgaria as a key component of the recent milestone Big 4 concerts, as well as playing their own shows to massive crowds in every corner of the globe.
Now, in 2016, Megadeth have reinvented themselves once again. The legendary metal outfit, led by visionary singer, guitarist and songwriter Mustaine, has announced the release of their 15th studio effort, Dystopia. The album, which sees Mustaine once again joined by stalwart bassist David “Junior” Ellefson, is the first Megadeth effort to feature new guitarist Kiko Louriero and drummer Chris Adler, the latter on loan from Lamb of God. Together, they inject new levels of musical venom and instrumental dexterity into what was already a wickedly potent brew.
The result is an offering that shows Megadeth at a new peak of their powers. “We wrote a really heavy, riffy record,” Mustaine says proudly. “And there’s an excitement right now that I haven’t felt in a really long time.” That excitement is at the core of each of Dystopia’s 11 tracks. The album bristles with a renewed energy and intensity, from the pile driving, “Motorhead-y” thrust of “The Emperor,” to the epic stateliness of “Poisonous Shadows”—which finds Loureiro adding both acoustic guitar and classical piano flourishes to the mix—to the labyrinthine riffing and pummeling rhythms of “Death From Within,” a song that, Mustaine says, “just continues to build and climax. There are riffs in there that come at you once and then you never hear them again.”
It was over 30 years ago that Dave Mustaine founded Megadeth, in the process pioneering the sound that would become known the world over as thrash metal. And from the very beginning, the band proved to be the most lethal and audacious unit on the heavy music scene, pushing thrash to the limits of musical ferocity and instrumental virtuosity on early efforts like their 1985 debut, Killing Is My Business…And Business Is Good! and 1986’s seminal Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying?.
In the decades since, Megadeth have taken their place as one of metal’s most influential and respected acts—not to mention among its most successful: Over the course of their career, the band have sold 38 million albums, notched six consecutive platinum efforts—including 1992’s two-million-selling Countdown to Extinction—and garnered 11 Grammy nominations. And onstage they continue to be a world-dominating metal force, shaking stadiums from the U.S. to Bulgaria as a key component of the recent milestone Big 4 concerts, as well as playing their own shows to massive crowds in every corner of the globe.
Now, in 2016, Megadeth have reinvented themselves once again. The legendary metal outfit, led by visionary singer, guitarist and songwriter Mustaine, has announced the release of their 15th studio effort, Dystopia. The album, which sees Mustaine once again joined by stalwart bassist David “Junior” Ellefson, is the first Megadeth effort to feature new guitarist Kiko Louriero and drummer Chris Adler, the latter on loan from Lamb of God. Together, they inject new levels of musical venom and instrumental dexterity into what was already a wickedly potent brew.
The result is an offering that shows Megadeth at a new peak of their powers. “We wrote a really heavy, riffy record,” Mustaine says proudly. “And there’s an excitement right now that I haven’t felt in a really long time.” That excitement is at the core of each of Dystopia’s 11 tracks. The album bristles with a renewed energy and intensity, from the pile driving, “Motorhead-y” thrust of “The Emperor,” to the epic stateliness of “Poisonous Shadows”—which finds Loureiro adding both acoustic guitar and classical piano flourishes to the mix—to the labyrinthine riffing and pummeling rhythms of “Death From Within,” a song that, Mustaine says, “just continues to build and climax. There are riffs in there that come at you once and then you never hear them again.”
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In the decades since, Megadeth have taken their place as one of metal’s most influential and respected acts—not to mention among its most successful: Over the course of their career, the band have sold 38 million albums, notched six consecutive platinum efforts—including 1992’s two-million-selling Countdown to Extinction—and garnered 11 Grammy nominations. And onstage they continue to be a world-dominating metal force, shaking stadiums from the U.S. to Bulgaria as a key component of the recent milestone Big 4 concerts, as well as playing their own shows to massive crowds in every corner of the globe.
Now, in 2016, Megadeth have reinvented themselves once again. The legendary metal outfit, led by visionary singer, guitarist and songwriter Mustaine, has announced the release of their 15th studio effort, Dystopia. The album, which sees Mustaine once again joined by stalwart bassist David “Junior” Ellefson, is the first Megadeth effort to feature new guitarist Kiko Louriero and drummer Chris Adler, the latter on loan from Lamb of God. Together, they inject new levels of musical venom and instrumental dexterity into what was already a wickedly potent brew.
The result is an offering that shows Megadeth at a new peak of their powers. “We wrote a really heavy, riffy record,” Mustaine says proudly. “And there’s an excitement right now that I haven’t felt in a really long time.” That excitement is at the core of each of Dystopia’s 11 tracks. The album bristles with a renewed energy and intensity, from the pile driving, “Motorhead-y” thrust of “The Emperor,” to the epic stateliness of “Poisonous Shadows”—which finds Loureiro adding both acoustic guitar and classical piano flourishes to the mix—to the labyrinthine riffing and pummeling rhythms of “Death From Within,” a song that, Mustaine says, “just continues to build and climax. There are riffs in there that come at you once and then you never hear them again.”
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