According to Amazon.com, Megadeth will release a new single called ‘Fatal Illusion’ in Japan on October 16 via Universal. The song is set to appear on the band’s forthcoming fifteenth studio CD, which was recorded earlier in the year in Nashville, Tennesseee. The production duties on the follow-up to 2013’s “Super Collider” were handled by Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine and Toby Wright (Alice In Chains, Korn). The CD was mixed by Josh Wilbur, who has previously worked with Lamb Of God, All That Remains & Gojira.
Megadeth last Friday (September 25) launched a countdown clock online at the band’s official web site that is scheduled to hit zero on Friday, October 2 at 1:00 p.m. EDT (10:00 a.m. PDT). While there are no hints whatsoever on what fans can expect when the countdown ends, it is widely believed that it will coincide with an announcement of the first details of the group’s upcoming album.
Megadeth‘s next CD will mark the recording debut of the band’s new lineup, featuring founding members Mustaine (guitar, vocals) and David Ellefson (bass) alongside Lamb Of God drummer Chris Adler and Brazilian guitarist Kiko Loureiro, best known for his work with Angra.
Adler and Loureiro were recruited earlier this year following the departures of drummer Shawn Drover and Chris Broderick, who have since launched a new project called Act Of Defiance.
Mustaine told Revolver magazine aboutMegadeth‘s forthcoming CD: “There’s a lot of riffing going on in there, that’s for damn sure,” he said. “There’s a lot of solos, a lot of pounding drums and bass. I knew from the start that I wanted to go back to my roots, and I wanted to make a thrash record.”
Mustaine spoke to Rolling Stone about his mindset during the making of Megadeth‘s new album. He said: “Over the years we’ve always said, ‘We’re going back to our roots.’ But the naysayers, they just want ‘Rust In Peace’ 20 times, which is never gonna happen. Because I’ve never written the same song twice. Unlike a lot of other rock and metal bands that, you know, they rely on a set formula, I try and make the songs all different. The funny thing, though, was that when [Megadeth bassist David] Ellefson was doing the bass tracks, I was telling him, ‘This is the ‘Tornado’ [‘Tornado Of Souls’] part,’ ‘This is the ‘Bad Omen’ part,’ ‘This is the ‘Black Friday’ part,’ ‘This is the ‘Holy Wars’ part.’ Because a lot of the things were in that kind of vein. Now, is it going back in time? Hell, I don’t know. But I like what I’m hearing.”
As previously reported, Megadeth and Lamb Of God will join forces for a full UK & Eire co-headline tour in November 2015. The tour will coincide with this year’s release of Megadeth’s 15th Studio album through Tradecraft / Universal. Dates & locations are also listed below.
Tracklist:
01. Death From Within
02. Fatal Illusion
03. Conquer… Or Die!
04. Lying In State
05. Me Hate You
06. The Emperor’s New Clothes
07. Dystopia
08. Bullet To The Brain
09. Last Dying Wish
10. Post American World
11. Look Who’s Talking
12. The Threat Is Real
13. Poisonous Shadows
14. Melt The Ice Away (Budgie cover)
15. Foreign Policy (Fear cover)
The dates are as follows:
Oct 06 Hui Yuan M Zone Center Beijing, China
Oct 08 Shanghai Gymnasium Shanghai, China
Oct 11 Loud Park 15 Tokyo, Japan
Oct 13 Orix Theater Osaka, Japan
Oct. 16 – Perth – Red Hill Auditorium
Oct. 18 – Sydney – Hordern Pavilion
Oct. 19 – Melbourne – Festival Hall
Oct. 21 – Brisbane – Eatons Hill
Oct 24 NH7 Weekender Festival @ Bhoirymbong Shillong, India
Oct 30 Harley Rock Riders @ Richardson & Cruddas Mumbai, India
Nov 01 NH7 Weekender Festival @ Nicco Park Grounds Calcutta, India
Nov 04 Stadium Live Moscow, Russian Federation
Nov 05 A2 Arena St Petersburg, Russia
Nov 09 3Arena Dublin, Ireland
Nov 11 Braehead Arena Glasgow, United Kingdom
Nov 12 O2 Apollo Manchester, United Kingdom
Nov 14 SSE Arena Wembley, United Kingdom
Nov 15 O2 Academy Birmingham, United Kingdom
Dec 05 Centro Dinamico Pegaso Toluca, Mexico
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