Megadeth bassist David Ellefson and Sons Of Apollo singer Jeff Scott Soto have launched a new project called Ellefson-Soto. The band, which also includes guitarist Andy Martongelli and drummer Paolo Caridi, have released a cover of Riot‘s “Swords & Tequila,” which features Rick Hughes (Sword). Ellefson commented: “Jeff and I have been friends for so…
Megadeth’s Dirk Verbeuren has shared a new song, titled “Downed At A Gulp,” from his Bent Sea project. The track, which features Dave Witte (Municipal Waste), Mike Paparo (Inter Arma), and Brett Bamberge (Revocation), serves as the seventh single in Verbeuren’s “Instagrind” series. He said the following: “When Dave Witte’s behind the kit, you know…
Ellefson Films, the film production company ran by Megadeth’s David Ellefson and music/film producer and industry exec Thom Hazaert, have announced that their award-winning horror film “Dwellers” will be released on Blu-ray/DVD/Digital on October 12. The movie, which was written and directed by musician, filmmaker, and actor Drew Fortier, will also be screened virtually on…
Phil Demmel (Vio-lence, ex-Machine Head), David Ellefson (Megadeth), Russell Allen (Symphony X), and Stix Zadinia (Steel Panther) have joined forces for a quarantine cover of Dokken’s “Tooth And Nail.” Demmel commented: “Me and Stix has been wanting to jam on something for awhile and finally had the opportunity on one of my favorite tunes from…
Audio of another previously unreleased live jam from ex-Megadeth members Nick Menza, Chris Poland, and James LoMenzo has been shared online. The rehearsal was recorded two years before Menza died in 2016. The trio’s unnamed project will be discussed in the upcoming Nick Menza documentary “This Was My Life – The Story of Nick Menza.”…
Dave Mustaine has offered an update on the new Megadeth album, while also revealing that the effort will include a cover song. The frontman said the following about the record during a recent episode of “The Dave Mustaine Show” on Gimme Radio: “Lyrics, all done. Singing, almost all done. Guitar solos, in the process. And…
Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine has officially announced a new partnership with Gibson. This news comes after the legendary musician previously spent 13 years with Dean Guitars. Gibson commented: “Gibson is proud to officially announce a new partnership with Dave Mustaine, the legendary guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and GRAMMY®-winning founder and leader of Megadeth who joins Gibson as…
Kill Division, the band featuring Kyle Symons (ex-Malevolent Creation), Gus Rios (Gruesome, ex-Malevolent Creation), Jeramie Kling (The Absence, etc.), and Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth, etc.), have premiered a new song titled “Cultists.“ You can find a lyric video for that below: Rios commented: “I would say that Kill Division sounds like what if [late Terrorizer and…
Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has announced that his fiction novel “The Sledge Chronicles: Rock Star Hitman” is now available as an audiobook. You can purchase the book on the platform of your choice HERE. Here’s a description of the novel: “The Sledge Chronicles: Rock Star Hitman is the first chapter in the action-packed saga of…
Dave Mustaine has returned to the studio to continue working on the new Megadeth album. The frontman’s son Justis shared a photo of his father tracking vocals, along with the caption: “Vocals are being laid down and they sound KILLER! Quiet when recording please… #MEGADETH.” This news comes after bassist David Ellefson recently said that…
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