Tag Archives: Johnny K

Unlocking the Truth granted permission to sign label deal

Posted by on July 24, 2014

On Tuesday, in Manhattan Supreme Court, preteen Brooklyn metal trio Unlocking the Truth were officially given permission to sign the multi-year record contract with Sony. The New York Daily News reports that with the approval granted, the three began recording their first single, “Monster,” yesterday. That’s good, because the band have already been crowdfunding the release, and […]

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David Draiman probably won’t appear on next Megadeth album

Posted by on February 21, 2014

Super Collider was easily Megadeth’s most polarizing album since Risk. And love it or hate it (most people, um, didn’t love it), the album was one of their more successful albums, debuting in the top ten on Billboard. However, according to bassist David Ellefson, they’re not going to make Super Collider Part Deux . Calling their 14th album a […]

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Megadeth’s David Ellefson on new album, Gigantour, David Draiman and Lemmy

Posted by on August 16, 2013

When we met Megadeth bassist David Ellefson last week at Vevo headquarters, he was about to do something he hasn’t done much before: play a three song acoustic set with the band in front of a small audience. As the bassist of the band, Ellefson has been with Megadeth for almost its whole career, so […]

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New Megadeth Album Has Slide Guitar On It

Posted by on January 9, 2013

[youtube]http://youtu.be/W2SRcTsNUBI[/youtube] There are a lot of things up in the air with the new Megadeth album, and not many of them are answered in this making-of clip that the band posted online. We can confirm that Dave Mustaine plays a mean slide guitar. And we also know that Johnny K. is producing the new album. […]

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Dave Mustaine Previews Snippet Of New Megadeth Song In Studio-Update Video

Posted by on December 21, 2012

It’s been a little known fact that Megadeth has started work on a new album. And this evening, Dave Mustaine gave fans a sneak peak in the form of a video-update from the studio. Filmed at “Vic’s Garage,” the video features a brief intro from Mustaine and footage of him recording a riff from a […]

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Megadeth’s Recording Session Halted By Ill Producer

Posted by on May 27, 2011

Megadeth’s recording sessions for their upcoming new album were halted yesterday after producer Johnny K was “suddenly struck ill.”

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Dave Mustaine Officially Joins Ex-Anthrax Guitarist’s New Project

Posted by on May 9, 2011

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine revealed back in December of 2010 that he was helping ex-Anthrax guitarist Dan Spitz’s new project Deuxmonkey with some “fine tuning.” However, when original singer Wade Black (Crimson Glory, Seven Witches, Leatherwolf) departed from the group, he also gave a “verbal cease-and-desist” on all of his contributions to the group (including lyrics and vocals). […]

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