GRAMMY Award winning bassist DAVID ELLEFSON has announced his BASS WARRIORTOUR in Europe for winter 2025. The tour will feature Ellefson and his solo band performing select cuts from his well-known catalog of Mega hits, solo material and other hard rock & metal favorites which inspired him during his 40-year music career. Direct support on all dates is Screaming Mad Dee Calhoun. Wardogs will be joining as additional support on December 4th.
Ellefson states, “It’s been a super fun and productive year and even more so to be able to close out the calendar one last time with my Bass Warrior shows across Europe. I’m excited to be taking this show into new cities as we celebrate each night with songs from across my career and more!”
Ellefson launched his Bass Warrior tour in 2024, with musical director Andy Martongelli (Ellefson-Soto, Artemis) as a way to perform songs for fans across Europe from his 40+ years as a world renowned recording artist.
Tickets and VIPS go on sale Friday, October 31st. More Information can be found at www.basswarriortour.com
GRAMMY Award winning bassist DAVID ELLEFSON has announced his BASS WARRIORTOUR across Europe for spring 2025. The tour will feature Ellefson and his solo band performing select cuts from his well-known catalog of Mega hits, solo material and other hard rock & metal favorites which inspired him during his 40-year music career.
To coincide with the announcement, Ellefson teamed up with AMERICAN IDOL contestant JAMES DURBIN to release a powerhouse version of the JUDAS PRIEST classic Metal Gods. The song also features Ellefson’s solo band of musicians including his long-time friend & musical director Andy Martongelli.
The song is now available across all digital platforms and can be heard here:
Ellefson states, “As we’re announcing the next round of Bass Warrior tour dates for 2025 it seemed fitting to push out a new track which so clearly identifies heavy metal music, that of our favorite Judas Priest! And, to do it with our friend James Durbin on vocals. He has such a fantastic voice and he even performed with the mighty Priest on American Idol so this story pretty much wrote itself.”
Durbin continues, “When David Ellefson & Andrea Martongelli DM you and want you to cover Judas Priest with them, the answer is ‘YES’! Aside from the late great Ronnie James Dio, the mighty Priest are the top of the heavy metal mountain for me and covering their music is a request I’ll never turn down, especially considering who that request come from.”
James Durbin was a contestant on the 10th season of American Idol and performed alongside Judas Priest during the show’s finale that year. The track is produced by Ellefson and his solo band guitarist Andy Martongelli and mixed by Alessio Garavello at Rogue Recording Studios in Wembley, UK.
Musician’s featured on the Metal Gods track are:
James Durbin-Lead Vocals David Ellefson-Bass Guitar Andy Martongelli-Lead & Rhythm Guitars Walter Cianciusi-Lead Guitars Paolo Caridi-Drums
Produced by David Ellefson & Andy Martongelli
Mixing and backing vocals by Alessio Garavello for Rogue Recording Studios, Wembley, UK
Grammy® Award-winning bassist David Ellefson presents his inaugural BASS WARRIOR TOUR, gracing select European cities with a captivating evening of cherished classics, deep cuts, and insightful storytelling from his illustrious career. This journey will encompass his role as a co-founding member of MEGADETH, his ELLEFSON solo material, and more.
Ellefson, with enthusiasm, expressed, “I’ve approached my career as that of a musical warrior, always accompanied by my bass guitar. I eagerly anticipate bringing these songs back to the stage, while sharing introspective and entertaining anecdotes about their creation. It’s been a wild ride of low notes and high stakes!”
Accompanying him on this tour is Italian guitarist and musical director, Andy Martongelli, a longtime friend and collaborator who has been by Ellefson’s side during his solo ventures, BASSTORY®, ELLEFSON-SOTO, and ALTITUDES & ATTITUDE tours across Europe.
On drums Roberto Pirami (Michael Angelo Batio, Rowan Robertson, Gus G), on vocals Titta Tani (Ehfar, ex-drummer of Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin), on rhythm guitar Walter Cianciusi (Geoff Tate band).
David Ellefson – BASS WARRIOR TOUR -Featuring Andy Martongelli
Europe 2024
FEBRUARY 23 Borderline Club – Pisa (Italy) 29 Kill Joy – Roma (Italy)
MARCH 1 Il Druso – Bergamoo (Italy) 2 Il Giardino – Lugagnano (Italy) 5 Analog Live hall – Budapest (Hungary) 7 Reigen Live – Vienna (Austria) 8 Eden Klub Underground – Broumov (Czech Rep) 9 L.A. Live Style Club – Cham (Germany) 10 The Pitcher – Dusseldorf (Germany) 12 Mdn – Kolin (Czech Rep) 13 Bounty Rock Cafe’ – Olomouc (Czech Rep) 14 Kino Regis – Bochnia (Poland) 15 Rc Mlyn – Vrutky (Slovakia) 16 Kollosseum – Kosice (Slovakia) 17 Randal – Bratislava (Slovakia)
ANDY MARTONGELLI, guitarist of ARTHEMIS and ELLEFSON-SOTO, has unleashed the new facemelting instrumental Metal song titled “ULTRADEAD”, the single and title track from his new solo album, coming out tomorrow, July 21st. “Ultradead” will be available digitally through major online stores, plus available on CD, high quality download, and very limited special merchandising that you will soon get directly from Andy’s Official Web site http://www.andreamartongelli.com , or at the merch table on Andy’s upcoming tour dates!
The 10-track album continues Andy’s on-going evolution with hook-laden melodies, fiery solos, heavy guitar riffs with no compromise. This is built atop a formidable rhythmic foundation laid down by the amazing Paolo Caridi (Ellefson) on drums, Andy himself on Bass guitar on most of the songs except for some very powerful guests as the great David Ellefson (ex-Megadeth, Kings of Thrash, Dieth) playing on “Save Us” and the amazing Giorgio JT Terenziani (Arthemis) playing on the title-track “Ultradead” together with extraordinary Alby Pizy Patuzzo on drums. Andy plays all the keyboards & synth arrangements / orchestrations, electronic loops on the album except for “Colossus” and “Hands of Fury” featuring the talented Enrico Kyoto Marchiotto on keyboards.
“Not only they are awesome talented Musicians that I’m honored to call true friends. They understand my vision of Music and the chemistry between us is so strong and real, that you can feel it, touch it on these songs!” says Andy.
“With ‘Ultradead’ I really focused on melody, power, composition and layering in order to ‘say’ something meaningful with my Guitar and let her do the talking. I literally want to ‘tell a timeless story’ to who listens to my Music, so once again, I pushed myself as much as I could and I can tell I’m very proud of how this album flows and sonically screams at the same time…” says Martongelli. “Music has always been very important in my life so the message is always clear, punchy and meaningful. I’m grateful I can play Guitar every day and spread good loud energy. That’s always the main goal!
“ ‘Ultradead’ relates to myself but at the same time, to many people in this world; you sleep few hours every night, you have a strong dream, life is great and sometimes can be very tough but you do your best, you feel like a zombie…but you keep the flame alive, you find the strenght and the magic to let this dream be real…and suddenly you become a true ULTRAdead, because, no matter what…you want it! I wanna thank all my friends, my fellow musicians and crew, fans, endorsements, and the music community for the amazing support and inspiration.
“Ultradead” was mixed and mastered by London-based producer and engineer Alessio Garavello at “Rogue Studios” – Wembley UK.
“Alessio did a fantastic work on this album. The friendship is strong and we’ve outdone themselves again…til the next time.”
As with any true artist, Andy remains driven by the desire to discover new ways to express himself through the music. “I’ve been releasing music for many years, and I always feel re-energized when we talk about a new album, a new song. It’s always a new challenging adventure and I always make sure I give 100% for me and for the fans who trust my Music through the years! I have so much more to say as a musician, and I hope you’ll join me for the Ultradead ride.”
TRACKLIST:
1 – ARMY OF DARKNESS 2 – COLOSSUS 3 – ULTRADEAD 4 – MY LAST TEARS 5 – BATTLE ON THE ICE 6 – SAVE US 7 – FACEMELT 8 – VERTIGO 9 – HANDS OF FURY 10 – EMBERS
Produced by: Andy Martongelli Mixed, Mastered and engineered by: Alessio Garavello at Rogue Recording Studios, Wembley – UK All songs written and arranged by Andrea Martongelli Andy Martongelli: Lead, Rhythm, Acoustic Guitars, Piano, Keyboards, Bass, Electronic loops. Paolo Caridi: Drums
Additional Musicians: David Ellefson – Bass on “Save Us” Giorgio JT Terenziani – Bass on “Ultradead” Alby PIZY Patuzzo – drums on “Ultradead” Enrico Marchiotto: Keyboards on Colossus, Hands of Fury Paolo Caridi drums recorded by Roberto Priori @ Pri Studio – Bologna, Italy
Additional Engineering: John Aquilino at The Platinum Underground – David Ellefson bass on “Save Us” Logo, artworks and merchandising design by Fabrizio Durigon Album artwork by Rob Marconi Photos by Annalisa Russo
On July 21, ANDY MARTONGELLI, guitarist of Arthemis and Ellefson-Soto, will release his brand new solo album “Ultradead”, following his succesful debut album “Spiral Motion”. “Ultradead” will be available digitally through major online stores, plus available on CD, high quality download, and very limited special merchandising that you will soon get directly from Andy’s Official Web site www.andreamartongelli.com , or at the merch table on Andy’s upcoming tour dates!
The 10-track album continues Andy’s on-going evolution with hook-laden melodies, fiery solos, heavy guitar riffs with no compromise. This is built atop a formidable rhythmic foundation laid down by the amazing Paolo Caridi (Ellefson) on drums, Andy himself on Bass guitar on most of the songs except for some very powerful guests as the great David Ellefson (ex-Megadeth, Kings of Thrash, Dieth) playing on “Save Us” and the amazing Giorgio JT Terenziani (Arthemis) playing on the title-track “Ultradead” together with extraordinary Alby Pizy Patuzzo on drums. Andy plays all the keyboards & synth arrangements / orchestrations, electronic loops on the album except for “Colossus” and “Hands of Fury” featuring the talented Enrico Kyoto Marchiotto on keyboards.
“Not only they are awesome talented Musicians that I’m honored to call true friends. They understand my vision of Music and the chemistry between us is so strong and real, that you can feel it, touch it on these songs!” says Andy.
“With ‘Ultradead’ I really focused on melody, power, composition and layering in order to ‘say’ something meaningful with my Guitar and let her do the talking. I literally want to ‘tell a timeless story’ to who listens to my Music, so once again, I pushed myself as much as I could and I can tell I’m very proud of how this album flows and sonically screams at the same time…” says Martongelli. “Music has always been very important in my life so the message is always clear, punchy and meaningful. I’m grateful I can play Guitar every day and spread good loud energy. That’s always the main goal!
“ ‘Ultradead’ relates to myself but at the same time, to many people in this world; you sleep few hours every night, you have a strong dream, life is great and sometimes can be very tough but you do your best, you feel like a zombie…but you keep the flame alive, you find the strenght and the magic to let this dream be real…and suddenly you become a true ULTRAdead, because, no matter what…you want it! I wanna thank all my friends, my fellow musicians and crew, fans, endorsements, and the music community for the amazing support and inspiration.
“Ultradead” was mixed and mastered by London-based producer and engineer Alessio Garavello at “Rogue Studios” – Wembley UK.
“Alessio did a fantastic work on this album. The friendship is strong and we’ve outdone themselves again…til the next time.”
As with any true artist, Andy remains driven by the desire to discover new ways to express himself through the music. “I’ve been releasing music for many years, and I always feel re-energized when we talk about a new album, a new song. It’s always a new challenging adventure and I always make sure I give 100% for me and for the fans who trust my Music through the years! I have so much more to say as a musician, and I hope you’ll join me for the Ultradead ride.”
TRACKLIST:
1 – ARMY OF DARKNESS 2 – COLOSSUS 3 – ULTRADEAD 4 – MY LAST TEARS 5 – BATTLE ON THE ICE 6 – SAVE US 7 – FACEMELT 8 – VERTIGO 9 – HANDS OF FURY 10 – EMBERS
Produced by: Andy Martongelli Mixed, Mastered and engineered by: Alessio Garavello at Rogue Recording Studios, Wembley – UK All songs written and arranged by Andrea Martongelli Andy Martongelli: Lead, Rhythm, Acoustic Guitars, Piano, Keyboards, Bass, Electronic loops. Paolo Caridi: Drums
Additional Musicians: David Ellefson – Bass on “Save Us” Giorgio JT Terenziani – Bass on “Ultradead” Alby PIZY Patuzzo – drums on “Ultradead” Enrico Marchiotto: Keyboards on Colossus, Hands of Fury Paolo Caridi drums recorded by Roberto Priori @ Pri Studio – Bologna, Italy
Additional Engineering: John Aquilino at The Platinum Underground – David Ellefson bass on “Save Us” Logo, artworks and merchandising design by Fabrizio Durigon Album artwork by Rob Marconi Photos by Annalisa Russo
ANDY MARTONGELLI, six-strings virtuoso and Guitarist of the Metal bands ELLEFSON and ARTHEMIS, releases the new video of the instrumental song “Army Of Darkness“.
Andy states: ” AOD is a fiery, melodic, dark song, a sort of soundtrack that combines many sides of me and the Music influences that inspired me through the years. I’m very proud of this piece of Music and I’m ready to write more songs with the same enthusiasm and freedom that inspired me to write my first instrumental solo album titled “Spiral Motion“!
Let the madness begin!”
This instrumental song, inspired by the famous movie “Army Of Darkness”, was written to celebrate Andy’s new one of a kind “Ibanez AOD” Guitar, that the famous Ibanez LACS (Los Angeles Custom Shop) built exclusively for him.
ARMY OF DARKNESS: Andy Martongelli ( Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, electronic loops ) – recorded at “Diablo Studio”. Mixed and mastered at “Rogue Studios” (Wembley – London) by Alessio Garavello. Drums by Paolo Caridi – recorded at “Pri Studio” (Bologna, Italy) by Roberto Priori (Danger Zone). Video by Elia Turra (Fisheye) – recorded in Bologna, Italy
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