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Megadeth

США

Acoustic Rock
Heavy Metal
Speed Metal
Thrash Metal
Instrumental

http://www.megadeth.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/megadeth
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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
16 фев 2024 :	DAVE MUSTAINE: TEEMU MÄNTYSAARI Is The 'Right' Guitarist For MEGADETH
13 фев 2024 :	DAVE MUSTAINE Shoots Down Rumor MARTY FRIEDMAN Will Play With MEGADETH In Argentina: 'That's Not Going To Happen'
13 фев 2024 :	DAVID ELLEFSON Explains Why There Are Three Different Versions Of MEGADETH's Cover Of 'These Boots Are Made For Walkin''
3 фев 2024 :	DAVID ELLEFSON: What I Miss About Being In MEGADETH
29 янв 2024 :	MEGADETH Adds Third Concert At 15,000-Capacity Movistar Arena In Buenos Aires
13 янв 2024 :	KIKO LOUREIRO On His Decision To Leave MEGADETH: 'I Knew I Needed And Wanted To Be Home'
11 янв 2024 :	KIKO LOUREIRO On His Replacement In MEGADETH: 'I Thought Bringing MARTY FRIEDMAN Back Would Be Amazing'
23 дек 2023 :	MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Says Increased Cost Of Touring Is Main Reason Concert Ticket Prices Are So High
19 дек 2023 :	MEGADETH - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? Funko Pop! Album Figure Available In February
16 дек 2023 :	MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I See Myself Living Till I'm In My 80s Or Maybe 90s'
7 дек 2023 :	MEGADETH Launches New NFT Collection And Metaverse Community
30 ноя 2023 :	MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Has No Interest In Making A Concept Album: 'I Think It's A Little Limiting'
30 ноя 2023 :	KIKO LOUREIRO Opens Up About His Decision To Leave MEGADETH
22 ноя 2023 :	New MEGADETH Guitarist TEEMU MÄNTYSAARI: 'I Can't Wait To Get Back On Stage And Rock All Over The World'

1 окт 2019

DAVID ELLEFSON Says MEGADETH Knew 'Right Away' That 'Risk' Album Wasn't Connecting With People

David Ellefson says that "Risk" was "very much a transitional record" for MEGADETH, explaining that it was made during a time when "heavy metal had such a horrible stigma" in America.

Issued in 1999, "Risk" received a mixed response from critics and alienated hardcore MEGADETH fans due to its departure from the band's heavy thrash metal roots to a more commercial, pop-rock sound. The album debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard chart and was later certified gold for selling half a million copies in the United States.

During a recent interview with Eonmusic, Ellefson was asked how he looks back on "Risk" 20 years after its release.

"It's a storied one, for sure," he said. "I think ultimately we came off a very successful rebuilding campaign with 'Cryptic Writings'. That was a record that repositioned the band — we finally became profitable again. We dug ourselves out of some huge financial holes, major transitions in our whole management team — a lot. And plus, here in America, we basically wrote a record that fit very well with the FM radio sound that was going on, because, man, as you know, the '90s were not kind to thrash metal. Between the Seattle sound, the nu metal music and all this stuff, I mean, for us thrash bands, it was challenging, and I think we really hit the mark with 'Cryptic Writings'."

Elaborating on why he thinks "Risk" failed to repeat the success of its predecessor, the bassist said: "I think we came off the road, and we went into the studio with 'Risk' much too early. We didn't have all of the songs together. I think our mindset was, 'We need to write these sort of mainstream radio songs, and when we get to [the recording studio in] Nashville, we'll chuck these metal tunes out, no problem, because we can do that in our sleep.' And I think what happened is we got to Nashville, and we didn't chuck out the metal songs. I think there was so much focus on the record being this sort of polished, mainstream, radio-friendly record that the metal songs sort of got pushed to the side, and they didn't get included. And if anything, I think that's the story of that. But [some of the tracks on the LP] are very likeable songs; forget about the genre or anything. But I think when you buy a MEGADETH record, it needs to have a certain sound to it. I mean, even the logo — all of a sudden, pointy guitars, pointy logos, all that shit was illegal in heavy metal. People were thinking, 'Don't even say you're heavy metal. Say you're hard rock.' Because heavy metal had such a horrible stigma here in America. IRON MAIDEN — everybody went through a downturn. It was a challenging time."

Asked when he and his bandmates realized that the album wasn't connecting with people, Ellefson said: "We knew it right away. As soon as we put it out, we knew it, and honestly, there was a conversation on the bus not long after that European tour when Dave [Mustaine, MEGADETH leader], he just said, 'We have to go back to being a thrash band.' He said, 'We've got to get back to who we really are and stop chasing this and that.' And that was when Marty Friedman [MEGADETH's then-guitarist] just said, 'Look, if we're going to go back to being a thrash band, I'm out.' And the next day he quit. And it was a couple of weeks later when Al Pitrelli came in. So, yeah, it was very much a transitional record for us personally in the band. And part of me was going, 'God, are we just going to go back to being what we used to be? Shouldn't we continue to move forward? As humans, don't we grow forward?' It was an interesting moment — very, very challenging. The whole infrastructure of just who we were as a band was just on the line — everything."

Last year, Mustaine said that "Risk" was the result of him "capitulating" to Friedman's "desires to be more of an alternative band." He told SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation LA Invasion: Live From The Rainbow Bar & Grill": "We kept slowing down and slowing down and slowing down. If that record would have been called THE DAVE MUSTAINE PROJECT and not MEGADETH, I think it would have been successful. People wanted a MEGADETH record. They didn't wanna see Dave bending over backwards to keep Marty Friedman happy, 'cause Marty wanted us to sound like fucking DISHWALLA."

DAVID ELLEFSON Says MEGADETH Knew

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1 окт 2019

НELLECTOR

Интересная тема оказалась нераскрытой. Непонятно отношение самих музыкантов к Риску. Ясно, что его не приняли. Но самим-то нравится?

Плюс сильно не понял вот это: "мы начали очень успешную кампанию по восстановлению с "Cryptic Writings". Это была пластинка, которая изменила позицию группы — мы наконец-то снова стали прибыльными"

Хм... Начали восстановление после платиновых "Countdown to Extinction" и "Youthanasia", клипы с которых не сходили с экранов MTV?? Дэйв, ты пил?

1 окт 2019

YNWA

Не, ну он же дальше продолжает: """"Мы вытащили себя из огромных финансовых ям, серьёзных перестановок во всей нашей управленческой команде — очень больших""""".
То, что альбомы хорошо продаются, а клипы в эфире, ещё не значит, что группа в целом была в прибыли. Нужен менеджмент хороший.

1 окт 2019

Svarg_1349

Хелл, альбом этот нравится только Мастейну, тема этого альбома уже давно избита. Единственное о чем Рыжий жалеет, то что не выпустил его сольно. У Фридмана это самый нелюбимый альбом. у Джуниора тоже, потому-что в период сессий данного альбома у него с Рыжим начались портиться отношения. Мое мнение: альбом хороший.

1 окт 2019

gravitgroove

"Между командами из Сиэттла, ню-металлом и всем подобным, для нас, трэш-команд, всё было совсем непросто".
хехехе, это в то время-то они трэш играли? Не думаю, но знаю, что было куча групп, которые играли быстро и жестко даже в лихие 90е. А эти прям бедолаги. Еще бы написал, что жить в америке и быть металлистом, исполняя хв - не легко. Потом начать ностальгировать 80ми и ворчать на меломанов, что они говно, потому что выбрали другую музыку. Вот это прям почти в каждом интервью красной нитью. Бизнесмены, епть.

"Потому что у тяжёлого металла здесь, в Америке, была отвратительная репутация"

Ну вот опять.

1 окт 2019

Flaming

На Атлантике, филиалом East/West, руководила какая-то странная женщина, заявлявшая Скотту Яну, что какая де-чудовищная ошибка, что вас сюда подписали. Я бы никогда, мол, так не сделала.

То есть не меломаны, а музыканты говно. Играют хупоймишто. А бизнестетьки - сила.

Альбомом доволен, особенно риффами Prince of Darkness

1 окт 2019

gravitgroove

Это называется правила свободных рыночных отношений. Нет спроса - до свидания! Группа на лейбле - это товар, как колбаса, и если все перешли на овощи или что-то другое, то колбасой перестают торговать. Значит, нужно искать другого ретейлера/дистребьютера или (новый рынок сбыта, если не хочешь менять продукцию) иметь свой собственный флот из нескольких авианосцев и идти экспансией на освоение земель - к неискушенным гитарным чесом аборигенам. Нести, так сказать, культуру и прививать хороший вкус дикарям.

1 окт 2019

Lord Iscariah

Риск порожняк. Хорошо что они сами это понимают.

1 окт 2019

StormReaver

Считаю Risk лучшим альбомом Мегадет за последние лет 25 :З

2 окт 2019

Alex ASP

Помню в год выхода очень много слушал этот альбом, очень понравились песни c 4 по 9 на альбоме (под песню Crush 'Em рестлер Голдберг выходил на арену в WWF), Мастейн ярко продемонстрировал свой мелодический талант на нём. Жаль что потом такого не повторилось, думаю с 1992 по 1999 самые любимые альбомы были выпущены.

7 окт 2019

Nicht Von Hier

Randolph Scott:
Голдберг под Мегу выходил в WCW, а никак не в WWF.

9 окт 2019

nabastak_

90е - лучшие годы у трешеров.