Megadeth‘s song Black Swan is available for streaming in theYouTube clip below [courtesy of Hot Topic]. The track — which is actually a re-recording of a cut was originally released as a bonus song for members of the band’s fan club who pre-ordered Megadeth‘s 2007 album, United Abominations — comes off the group new CD,TH1RT3EN, due on November 1 via Roadrunner Records.
The album was recorded at mainman Dave Mustaine‘s Vic’s Garage studio in San Marcos, California with producer Johnny K (full name: John Karkazis), who has previously worked with Disturbed, Sevendust, Machine Head and Staind, among others. The artwork was once again created by artist John Lorenzi, who worked on the last two Megadeth studio albums, 2007’s United Abominations and 2009’s “Endgame”, as well as the band’s 2007 box set, Warchest.
TH1RT3EN marks the recorded return of bassist David Ellefson who was part of the band’s classic lineup from 1983 to 2002. In a move that delighted the band’s legion of diehards, Ellefson returned to performing live with Megadeth in early 2010 and has remained a fixture on the stage ever since. This is the first time Ellefson has played on a Megadeth record since 2002’s Rude Awakening.
Megadeth filmed the Public Enemy No. 1 video on September 17 in Santa Clarita, California. The clip was shot on a movie set where old Westerns are filmed.
CD track listing:
01. Sudden Death
02. Public Enemy No. 1
03. Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)
04. We The People
05. Guns, Drugs & Money
06. Never Dead
07. New World Order
08. Fast Lane
09. Black Swan
10. Wrecker
11. Millennium Of The Blind
12. Deadly Nightshade
13. 13
Limited-edition picture-disc vinyl track listing:
Side A:
01. Sudden Death
02. Public Enemy No. 1
03. Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)
04. We The People
Side B:
01. Guns, Drugs & Money
02. Never Dead
03. New World Order
Side C:
01. Fast Lane
02. Black Swan
03. Wrecker
Side D:
01. Millennium Of the Blind
02. Deadly Nightshade
03. 13
New version of Black Swan (2011):
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