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Megadeth

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Acoustic Rock
Heavy Metal
Speed Metal
Thrash Metal
Instrumental

http://www.megadeth.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/megadeth
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Megadeth

25 апр 2025 :	MEGADETH Shares 'Studio Timelapse 2025' Video Featuring Footage Of Recording Sessions For 17th Album
20 апр 2025 :	DAVID ELLEFSON Reflects On MEGADETH's Failed 'Rust In Peace' Lineup Reunion: 'It Just Wasn't Meant To Be'
19 апр 2025 :	MEGADETH's TEEMU MÄNTYSAARI: 'Heavy Metal Was What Inspired Me To Pick Up The Guitar'
1 апр 2025 :	MEGADETH
23 мар 2025 :	MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Blasts 'Nu Metal' Bands: 'Thank God That Genre Went Away'
12 мар 2025 :
7 мар 2025 :	Next MEGADETH Album To Be Released Via DAVE MUSTAINE's TRADECRAFT Imprint And BLKIIBLK RECORDS
2 мар 2025 :	DAVID ELLEFSON Talks Songwriting Splits In MEGADETH: 'The More Fair You Can Be On All Of It, The Better'
2 мар 2025 :
27 фев 2025 :
26 фев 2025 :
25 фев 2025 :	MARTY FRIEDMAN On Making Of MEGADETH's 'Rust In Peace': 'We Knew That What We Were Doing Was Gonna Be Cool'
24 фев 2025 :
10 фев 2025 :	DAVE MUSTAINE: 'We Are Almost 90 Days Into The Making Of The 17th MEGADETH Album'
2 фев 2025 :	MARTY FRIEDMAN Reflects On His Exit From MEGADETH: 'I Didn't Leave The Band On The Nicest Terms'
24 янв 2025 :	TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Says He Was 'On Standby To Fill In' For KIKO LOUREIRO In MEGADETH In 2016
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25 дек 2024 :	MEGADETH's TEEMU MÄNTYSAARI On Band's Upcoming Album: 'We Have Already So Many Good Ideas'
24 дек 2024 :	DAVE MUSTAINE On Upcoming MEGADETH Album: 'We've Got Some Really Great Ideas We're Working On'
20 дек 2024 :	DAVID ELLEFSON On Iconic Bass Intro To MEGADETH's 'Peace Sells': 'It Started As A Guitar Riff'
1 дек 2024 :	DAVE MUSTAINE Begins Work On Next MEGADETH Album
18 ноя 2024 :	TEEMU MÄNTYSAARI On Next MEGADETH Album: 'I'm Really Looking Forward To Contributing As Much As I Can'
15 ноя 2024 :	MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Agrees To Pay $1.4 Million To Settle Fired Ex-Manager's Lawsuit
13 ноя 2024 :	JAMES LOMENZO 'Felt A Bit Like A Fish Out Of Water' After Joining MEGADETH Nearly Two Decades Ago
12 ноя 2024 :	MEGADETH Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of First-Ever Band Web Site And 'Youthanasia' Album

4 фев 2013

MEGADETH Bassist Says New Album Really Takes Him Back To Origins Of Band's Sound

Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention that took place January 24-27 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. You can now watch the chat below.

On the recording sessions for MEGADETH's new studio album:

Ellefson: "It's really coming well. In fact, right before I cam here, I was just down [in the studio] playing some bass. We have ten tracks done as of now, at least the bass and drum tracks, and you can really hear the songs coming together now at this point. And boy, there's some great stuff. I mean, it really takes me back to some of the real origins of the MEGADETH sound from back in the very beginning, which I'm thrilled about."

"It's too early to [talk about individual songs], unfortunately, But all I can say is there's a pretty wide range [of music], as I think our best MEGADETH records have — we've got a very wide span of our musical history. But we are our best when we just get in a room and just start crushing and throwing it down, and that's where we're at right now. 'Cause when you go in the studio, you go, 'I've got this idea,' 'I've got this idea,' you kind of throw them out, and sometimes it's a process of elimination. And all of sudden, you find in the middle there's the heart and soul of it. And that's really where we're at right now. And I tell you, these last few days I've been playing bass on it, and it's a workout and it's just freakin' ripping. I hope my passion tells you the story. Yeah, I am excited; it's great."

On how MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine being a born-again Christian has changed MEGADETH's life on the road:

Ellefson: "I think it's been great. I mean, look, our story is out there. We've been a very open book about our lives, about the history of the band. I think it's the thing our fans appreciate about us — whether you like it or not, we speak it. And so to be open about that with our lives, 'cause our personal lives really are our professional lives by and large. Because being in MEGADETH, it's who we are — it's not just a band, it's who we are as people. For Dave, obviously, that was a great conversion for him and a great thing for his life. And I've done kind of a similar thing myself years ago. By the time I was 25, the drugs and the booze kicked me, and I was done. But the funny thing is that was right before we recorded 'Rust In Peace', and then from then on, I've had the best years of my bass-playing career and certainly of the MEGADETH career. So, for me, keeping my nose clean — for the real desire and not because I have to and not white-knuckling it, 'cause I have a real desire to… I'm a bass player first and foremost and a bandmember, and there's a lot of things that come along with that. My craft, being a bass player in MEGADETH, has been its best when I've kept my nose clean."

On whether the lifestyle of hard partying and excessive drug use gets old after a while:

Ellefson: "I couldn't even imagine, having done this now — 30 years of MEGADETH this year, actually, so to think back, at this point, to have lived a life like I used to back in the day, I don't know that we'd still be here having this conversation. So, for me, really, I had to really get back to just the real passion of why I even am here doing any of this, which is, I just love being a bass player in a killer metal band — that was my goal from age 11. When I picked the thing up, that's what I wanted to do. And I guess maybe if there's any inspiration from that, when you lock on to something you really like, man, just go for it — whether you're playing bass or whatever line of work it is — just really go for it and give it your all. I never had a back-up plan, and that seemed to work out pretty good."

On whether being sober has allowed him to connect with the MEGADETH audience better:

Ellefson: "Oh, sure, without a doubt. I mean, to actually look people in the eyes and see the whites of their eyes and see that front-row passion. Obviously, in the back of the arena, it's kind of the abyss and you don't have that personal contact. But, yeah, to be present and be in the moment. The fans pay a lot of money for a ticket, it's a special moment in their lives to be there to see us perform, so the least I can do is be present for them."

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4 фев 2013

Erkki

Какую тему уже хватит поднимать, так это религиозные взгляды Мастейна.

4 фев 2013

5up3rN0va

Был вопрос насчет христианской веры, а ответ - насчет наркотиков, мда

4 фев 2013

slavan

Насчёт веры,-в 25 никто никогда и не задумывается о вере.С возрастом приходит,и вера,и понимание,и тд и тп.Другое дело сваливать всё на Бога(помог,образумил....),просто с возрастом становимся мудрее.А насчёт интервью,-под ранними записями что подразумевают?86 года?88-90?Если 86 то как по мне,то не в кайф

4 фев 2013

5up3rN0va

Ну мудрость и традиционная вера вряд ли соседствуют друг с другом. Их загоны по христианству на самом деле не прибавляют желания слушать группу. Постные какие то стали

4 фев 2013

Rainmaker_665

slavan
Судя по интервью Мастейна ранее, Джуниор тут имел в виду времена Killing Is My Business

4 фев 2013

miami-bitch

slavan
Нет, не мудрее - просто умирать страшно.

4 фев 2013

Exterminator

Обещания, заявления, все как всегда.. но результат будет виден лишь на диске. В общем надоели эти россказни в стиле "Метлы2.

4 фев 2013

r2d2

Классная банда, ориентиры верные, это не может не радовать.

4 фев 2013

Vollstrecker

"В общем надоели эти россказни в стиле "Метлы2"
"В стиле Метлы" - это не к Мегадэф. Эти нормально выпускают альбомы, в отличии от. Сколько у Мегадэф вышло альбомов в 21 веке и сколько у Метлы. Ларс вон ещё в 2012 заявил, что в 2013 альбом не выйдет. Нет, они в этом плане просто уникальны. Из банальной записи альбома делают какое-то удивительное событие. У других же групп на всё про всё (сочинение, запись, издание) уходит 5-6 месяцев.

4 фев 2013

Petrovich Sexy

Vollstrecker
Да никто ничего специально не делает. Просто внимание к группе приковано огромное. Вот журналисты и лезут постоянно с вопросами.

5 фев 2013

JPV

А потом Мастейн скажет как Киске в своё время, что ему Бог не позволяет играть хэви-металл, и он начнет играть попсовый АОР.