New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ RoadRunner Records) Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine gave a major interview to the French website MetalRadio.com when
Megadeth appeared at the Sonisphere Festival in France earlier this month. The conversation covered a variety of subjects, including the band's upcoming album TH1RT3EN, the return of bassist
David Ellefson to the group, and more.
About TH1RT3EN, Mustaine says, "I'm really proud of it. All the other records, you want to say 'Hey, it's a great record, it's this, it's that.' I haven't been just trying to color my answers, I've just been saying 'This is what it is, you've got to hear it for yourself.' I love it! I think it's great. I think it's the best thing I've done in a long time. But I mean, you've got to be the judge."
Regarding the return of Ellefson, a founding member of
Megadeth who left the band in 2002, Mustaine says, "Dave is a great bassist. When we parted ways, he was really good, but he's gotten even better. The good thing when you're playing with somebody you're familiar with, that you've been playing with for a long time: it doesn't take quite as long in the studio. So we benefitted from kind of speeding things up a little bit, and he also knew my influences very well. So when a part came up, he would suggest stuff like during the recording of 'Sudden Death.' Standing in the doorway of the control room and he goes 'Yeah, I think I'm gonna do a part here kind of like Budgie would do.' And I kind of got a boner! And he goes, 'And I'm gonna do a part here like Diamond Head would do.' And I'm... like... I'm just like, 'Oh my God, I'm gonna come!' You know, you hear the bass part, and it's like 'Thank you, thank you, thank you!'
Go here to read the full interview with Dave Mustaine.
And don't forget,
Megadeth will be signing every day at the Roadrunner Records tent on the grounds of the Rockstar
Energy Mayhem Festival tour this summer. You can pre-order TH1RT3EN there, and get a free poster . Text MGDETH to 67463 on the day of the show to receive signing times and be automatically entered to win an autographed guitar from Megadeth!
