From the NME.
Megadeth have finally announced their long-awaited 16th studio album ‘The Sick, The Dying…And The Dead’ and shared the first track.
Due out September 2, 2022, the new Megadeth album is the first the band have released since vocalist Dave Mustaine recovered from throat cancer.
Speaking about ‘The Sick, The Dying…And The Dead’, Mustaine said: “For the first time in a long time, everything that we needed on this record is right in its place. I can’t wait for the public to get hold of this!”
The album announcement comes alongside brutal first single ‘We’ll Be Back’ as well as the first of three short films chronicling the origins of Megadeth’s mascot, Vic Rattlehead.
Produced by Dave Mustaine, ‘We’ll Be Back: Chapter I’ is a soldier’s tale of bravery, personal sacrifice, and the will to survive.
‘The Sick, The Dying…And The Dead’ was recorded at Mustaine’s house and features guitarist Kiko Loureiro and drummer Dirk Verbeuren alongside temporary bassist Steve DiGiorgio, who filled in for David Ellefson who was fired from Megadeth last year following allegations that the bassist had groomed an underage girl online. Ellefson denied the claims and has said he’s “perfectly happy” and has “no sour grapes” over his dismissal.
He’s now been permanently replaced by former Megadeth bassist James LoMenzo.
In June 2020, Mustaine revealed the band had recorded 18 new songs for the followup to 2016’s ‘Dystopia’ , while in April last year, he said he only had “one song left to sing”. In late November, Mustaine suggested they were targeting a spring 2022 release but at the start of the year blamed vinyl delays for the wait.
Earlier this year, ahead of a co-headline tour together, Megadeth teamed up with Lamb Of God to rework their 1986 track ‘Wake Up Dead’.
The two bands “recorded the Megadeth classic remotely”, per a description, with the process being documented for an official video that sees the musicians tracking their respective parts.
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MEGADETH Skin O' My Teeth (1992 UK limited edition 4-track 10" vinyl box set, complete with The Passes sticker sheet for the Megadeth game, also including the previously unavailable tracks Holy Wars (General Schwarzkopf Mix) & a live version of High Speed Dirt. The 10" includes its own picture sleeve, all housed in a title box. The box shows some storage wear, with a little light creasing, the vinyl has only minor cosmetic wear & the other contents remain in a really nice condition 10CL669)
- Megadeth - The World Needs A Hero - UK - vinyl LP - £125.00, $152.50, €147.50 (New Item) (arrived 04-Nov-2024 17:28)on January 20, 2025 at 7:54 pm
MEGADETH The World Needs A Hero (2001 UK 12-track LP written by Dave Mustaine and released on the Sanctuary label. Housed inside a wide-spined glossy gatefold picture sleeve featuring the alternative 'cleaner' version of the artwork on the front,which shows 'Vic Rattlehead' climbing out what looks like a ripped hole in the floor instead of the chest of a man, as used on the CD version and printed inside the gatefold here. The sleeve has minimal wear and the vinyl remains in a 'nearmint' condition MISLP006)
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MEGADETH Peace Sells...But Who's Buying (1986 UK limited edition 8-track Picture Disc LP, the second studio album by the American heavy metal band, including the singles Peace Sells and Wake Up Dead, complete with lyric printed back picture insert within a clear PVC sleeve ESTP2022)
- Megadeth - Train Of Consequences - Etched - UK - 12" vinyl - £45.00, $54.90, €53.10 (New Item) (arrived 19-Jul-2024 10:49)on January 20, 2025 at 7:54 pm
MEGADETH Train Of Consequences (1994 UK Limited Edition 1-sided 4-track vinyl 12" single including Holy Wars, Peace Sells & Anarchy In The UK recorded live at the Cow Palace, San Francisco on the 4th of December 1992. B-side is beautifully etched with two train images and the Megadeth logo, housed in an individually numbered die-cut picture sleeve. The sleeve has some light storagewear and the disc looks seldom played 12CL730)
- Megadeth - The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead! - 180gm - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £34.99, $42.69, €41.29 (New Item) (arrived 22-Oct-2024 17:18)on January 20, 2025 at 7:54 pm
MEGADETH The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead! (2022 German manufactured UK/EU/US limited edition 12-track double LP, pressed on Blue Opaque & Green Translucent Vinyl. Housed in a deluxe gatefold picture sleeve with the fold-out lyric insert. The cover displays minimal wear and the vinyl remains in a 'near mint' condition)
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