	NIGHTWISH Releases 'Perfume Of The Timeless' Singl... 31
	SLIPKNOT Performs Without CLOWN At 2024 SONIC TEMPLE Festiva... 27
	EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT Isn't Worried About Art... 21
	METALLICA Makes History With Their New #1 Single 19
	KERRY KING Says He Was 'Shaking' Before He Present... 18
	KERRY KING: 'I Lost 10 Pounds Not Even Trying' 17
	Five MEGADETH Concerts On Spring 2024 Latin American Tour Gr... 16
	SIX FEET UNDER's CHRIS BARNES Explains Why He Quit Smok... 16
	No New KREATOR Album Until 2026: 'I Need To Take My Tim... 15
	WOLF HOFFMANN Responds To PETER BALTES's Comment That A... 14

все новости группы

Megadeth

США

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

22 май 2024 :	Five MEGADETH Concerts On Spring 2024 Latin American Tour Grossed Total Of $4 Million
21 май 2024 :	TEEMU MÄNTYSAARI On New MEGADETH Music: 'We're Gonna Start Talking About Putting Some Ideas Together'
15 май 2024 :	Go Behind The Scenes Of MEGADETH's Concert In Paraguay During 'Crush The World' Spring 2024 Latin American Tour
7 май 2024 :	DAVE MUSTAINE On Future Of Metal: 'As Long As People Make Good Records, There's Nothing To Worry About'
5 май 2024 :	Watch Video Report On MEGADETH's Concert In El Salvador
2 май 2024 :	MEGADETH Release Recap Video For Crush The World Tour: Monterrey, Mexico
30 апр 2024 :	MEGADETH Visits Astronomical Observatory In Chile
29 апр 2024 :	Watch MEGADETH's Entire São Paulo, Brazil Concert During Spring 2024 'Crush The World' Tour
26 апр 2024 :	MEGADETH Release Recap Video For Crush The World Tour: Bogota, Colombia
24 апр 2024 :	Watch: MEGADETH Fans In Bogota Light Up Arena In Colors Of Colombian Flag
23 апр 2024 :	MEGADETH's DIRK VERBEUREN Shares 'Mechanix' Drum-Cam Video From Buenos Aires Concert
22 апр 2024 :	See Behind-The-Scenes Video From MEGADETH's Concert In Peru
18 апр 2024 :	Watch: MEGADETH Performs Three-Song Acoustic Set Outside Buenos Aires Hotel
17 апр 2024 :	MEGADETH Share Recap Video From Crush The World Tour Stops In Buenos Aires, Argentina
16 апр 2024 :	MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: TEEMU MÄNTYSAARI Is The Guitarist 'I've Been Looking For For A Very Long Time'
15 апр 2024 :	Watch: MEGADETH Plays First Sold-Out Concert At 15,000-Capacity Movistar Arena In Buenos Aires
14 апр 2024 :	MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'Killing Is My Business' Was 'So Ahead Of Its Time That People Didn't Really Understand It'
11 апр 2024 :	Watch 4K Video Of MEGADETH's Concert In Santiago During Spring 2024 South American Tour
10 апр 2024 :	MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Says New Guitarist TEEMU MÄNTYSAARI Is 'A Really Great Fit'
8 апр 2024 :	MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE On Singing About Political Issues: 'I Don't Try And Tell People In My Songs What To Do'
7 апр 2024 :	Watch: MEGADETH Kicks Off 2024 South American Tour In Lima, Peru
27 фев 2024 :	New MEGADETH Guitarist TEEMU MÄNTYSAARI: 'I Never Thought Something Like This Would Happen To Me'
26 фев 2024 :	GUS G. On Being Approached To Audition For MEGADETH: 'That Was A Discussion That Basically Didn't Go Anywhere'
24 фев 2024 :	DAVE MUSTAINE Blasts Musicians Who Think They're 'Better Than Other People': 'We're All The Same'
18 фев 2024 :	DAVE MUSTAINE Is 'Preparing' To Start Writing Next MEGADETH Album: 'I Feel Like I Still Have The Mojo In My Hands'
17 фев 2024 :	GUS G. Says He Was Approached To Audition For MEGADETH Before KIKO LOUREIRO Joined The Band

19 апр 2020

KIKO LOUREIRO Releases Two More 2015 MEGADETH Audition Videos: 'Trust' And 'Holy Wars'

In April 2015, it was announced that Brazilian guitarist Kiko Loureiro had joined MEGADETH, replacing Chris Broderick, who had left the band five months earlier. Loureiro has now released two more videos he sent to David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine five years ago of him performing the songs "Trust" and "Holy Wars" as a way of showcasing his skills.

Earlier in the month, Kiko posted a video of him performing the song "Hangar 18" and he revealed the story behind his audition for MEGADETH. Introducing the clip, Kiko said: "This is not a 'How To Play A MEGADETH Song' video. So don't try to learn how to play this song from this video. There's a lot of wrong notes, a lot of wrong riffs. But there's a story behind this video. So let me tell you.

"In 2015, I got a call from Dave Ellefson and Dave Mustaine to do the audition for MEGADETH. And the management bought me a ticket on Monday to go to Nashville to meet Dave Mustaine and then actually to do the audition. But then I offered, 'So do you guys want me to film me playing from home so I can send you a video playing a few songs?' And they said, 'Yes.' So I had a Saturday and a Sunday to learn a few songs and shoot the video. So on Saturday I learned 'Symphony Of Destruction', 'Hangar 18', 'Trust' and 'Holy Wars'. I tried to learn as fast as I could, memorize the structure of the songs, the riffs and the solos. So that's why there's a lot of mistakes there. And then I filmed on Sunday the four songs. I found some backing tracks on YouTube, put my camera, little amp and played. So I didn't fix any notes, I didn't try to edit or do anything — just the real Kiko trying to play the four songs in two days. My idea was not to show that I could play a hundred percent note for note, but the idea was to show that I had the technique, I had the style and I would be able to play the MEGADETH songs, of course, if I would have more time to learn all the notes. So I sent to the management, to Ellefson, to Dave Mustaine. Dave Mustaine answered, like, 'Okay, there's a lot of wrong notes.' [Laughs] Then, on Monday, I flew to Nashville, and then here I am."

Kiko, who was previously a member of the Brazilian metal band ANGRA, continued: "A lot of people were asking me about those videos, but I didn't know where they were. So now, finally, I had the time to go through my hard disks and I found them. And please enjoy, but don't try to learn the way I'm playing here, because it's not correct. I did other videos on my YouTube channel showing how to play those songs, and you also can find a lot of tutorials, much better tutorials on the Internet from other players, and also the live gigs, the live shows, you can see me playing probably not a hundred percent but much better than this video. But I think it's good to watch what I did."

In an October 2015 interview with The Irish Sun, Mustaine was full of praise for Loureiro, saying: "A lot of times guitarists won't know how to add to something — they'll put something in there that's kind of like tits on a bull, unnecessary. Kiko came in and immediately started making some really good suggestions that we applied [to MEGADETH's 2016 album, 'Dystopia']. When he first came in, I knew he had the ability but I didn't know if the songwriting technique and talent was going to show up this early on."

He continued: "What was great about the suggestions that Kiko made was that they weren't just guitar ones — he made a bass part in a song called 'Me Hate You' [that made it] really come along. In fact, that was one of the songs where he made a huge melodic contribution in the chorus and I said, 'Man, this sounds like something.'"

According to Dave, Kiko possesses all the elements that are required to become part of a legendary metal act like MEGADETH.

"For me — really simply stated — if you want to be a musician, that's one thing. If you want to be a rock star, that's another," Mustaine said. "But if you want to be legendary, you need to have three very important components: you need to have ability, you need to have appearance, and you need to have attitude. Without all three of those things, it's kind of like trying to have a three-legged milk stool without three legs — it's just not going to work."

He continued: "I found with Kiko, his ability was astronomical, with his attitude he was very confident in what he did — there's a difference between confidence and arrogance. In appearance, he was very classy and very subdued on the street, but up on stage he totally takes command of his performance. When he came up to Nashville to visit with me, I didn't even have him play for the majority of the day he was there. I just wanted to hang out with him and it's been a really long time since I hung out with a guitar player before I hired him. Usually I would listen to how he played and then I'd go, 'Okay, we'll work it out.' I didn't want to do that again. Hanging out with Kiko, and having lunch and kicking back and talking music was all I needed — I knew he was the right guy."

In addition to Mustaine, Loureiro and Ellefson, MEGADETH's current lineup includes former SOILWORK drummer Dirk Verbeuren.

KIKO LOUREIRO Releases Two More 2015 MEGADETH Audition Videos:

-1

Комментарии могут добавлять только зарегистрированные пользователи.
Вы можете зарегистрироваться на сайте или залогиниться через социальные сети (иконки вверху сайта).

Сообщений нет