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Megadeth’s David Ellefson has added more dates to his summer “Basstory” tour. The trek will feature Q&A sessions/discussions about his new book “More Life With Deth” (out July 16) and full live-band sets featuring songs from the book’s companion album “Sleeping Giants.”

Tour Dates:

07/06 Providence, RI – Fete Music Hall
07/07 Long Branch, NJ – Brighton Bar
07/08 N. Branford, CT – Strangeland (book signing)
07/10 New Bedford, MA – Vault Music Hall at Greasy Luck
07/11 Waterbury, CT – Shamrock Pub and Grill
07/12 Halethorpe, MD – Fish Head Cantina
07/14 Long Island, NY – Revolution
07/17 Lakewood, OH – The Winchester
07/18 Pekin, IL – Twisted Spoke Saloon
07/19 Lombard, IL – Brauerhouse
07/21 Green Bay, WI – SV2
07/22 Rockford, IL – Whiskey’s Roadhouse
07/27 Indianapolis, IN – Citadel Music Hall
07/29 Minneapolis, MN – Turf Club
07/30 Mankatao, MN – What’s Up Lounge
09/07 Phoenix, AZ – Joe’s Grotto

Thom Hazaert, Dead By Wednesday’s Dave Sharpe and Opus Lawrence, and Hatchet’s Clayton Cagle are expected to perform with Ellefson on these dates.

In other news, Ellefson has also shared an updated track listing for “Sleeping Giants”:

Disc 1:

01. “Vultures”
02. “Sleeping Giants” (ft. DMC)
03. “Hammer (Comes Down)” (ft. Mark Tremonti and Chris Poland)
04. “Vultures” (Kristian Nairn Remix)
05. “If You Were God” (ft. John Bush) *

F5 Demos:

06. “Deadman Rise”
07. “I Fall”
08. “Bleeding”
09. “Why Can’t We Die”
10. “Dying on The Vine”
11. “Faded”
12. “Undeniable”
13. “Feel Your Pain”

14. “Out In The Rain” (ft. David Glen Eisley) *
15. “Voices” (ft. David Glen Eisley) *

*Unreleased Demo

Disc 2: (EMP/COMBAT Artist Sampler):

01. Last Crack – “Golden Age”
02. CO-OP (ft. Joe Perry) – “Howl”
03. Green Death (ft. David Ellefson) – “Pure Torture”
04. Semblant – “Scarlet Heritage – Legacy of Blood Pt. III”
05. Hatchet (Official) – “Back Into Dust”
06. Marc Rizzo – “Downside Up”
07. Mark Slaughter – “Conspiracy”
08. Doyle (ft. Alissa White-Gluz) – “Kiss Me As We Die”
09. Dead By Wednesday – “You & Die”
10. Evil United (ft. Jason McMaster) – “Operation Overlord”
11. Sunflower Dead – “Turn Away” (Radio Edit)
12. Arise in Chaos – “The Divine”
13. Doll Skin – “Daughter”
14. Psykotribe (ft. David Ellefson) – “End It”
15. Archer Nation – “Severed”
16. Ron Keel Band – “Fight Like A Band”
17. WRATH – “Draw Blood”