SOILWORK drummer Dirk Verbeuren will sit in for Chris Adler on MEGADETH’s upcoming live dates while Adler is out with LAMB OF GOD, reports Bravewords.com.
Says Verbeuren: “I can’t thank Chris Adler enough for his kindness. It’s truly a huge honour to fill in for Chris in Megadeth, a band I grew up listening to. I’m so very grateful to Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson and Kiko Loureiro for their warm welcome. First show is tonight at Rock On The Range in Columbus, OH.
“Filling in for me in Soilwork is the amazing Bastian Thusgaard of The Arcane Order who also happens to be a student of mine. I know Bastian will do a fantastic job behind the kit!
“I will perform with both Soilwork and Megadeth at Sweden Rock and Graspop, and I’ll rejoin Soilwork on June 26th in Italy and throughout the rest of The Summer Majestic. See you on the road!”
Megadeth welcomes Dirk with these words: “News from Dave, Kiko, David, and Chris: please welcome our friend Dirk Verbeuren, who will be filling in at all shows until Chris rejoins on June 28th. Excited to be playing with this great drummer and great guy!”
April 30 MEGADETH performed at the Fort Rock Festival in Florida (JetBlue Park in Fort Myers). Fan-filmed video footage of their performance has been posted online. Watch below.
The setlist was as follows:
01. The Threat Is Real
02. Hangar 18
03. Sweating Bullets
04. Trust
05. Fatal Illusion
06. Symphony Of Destruction
07. Dystopia
08. Peace Sells
09. Holy Wars… The Punishment Due
Besides the Frontman Dave Mustaine, MEGADETH‘s current line-up includes longtime bassist David Ellefson, LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler and guitarist Kiko Loureiro (ANGRA).
EMP Label Group, the label owned by Megadeth bassist David Ellefson, has signed Dallas, Texas Metal outfit EVEN THE DEAD LOVE A PARADE, featuring Drowning Pool bassist Stevie Benton, and will release their EP digitally on May 13, 2016.
The band have released their video for “Heart Poacher”, available on the EMP LABEL GROUP YouTube channel below:
EVEN THE DEAD LOVE A PARADE began life when friends, guitarist Braxton Henry and drummer Clint Litton decided they had wanted to get back to their original metal roots; a band with simple crushing riffs, huge drums, in your face vocals, a straight forward METAL band.
Braxton and Clint started sharing their ideas and riffs for the project with bassist Stevie Benton, better known as the bassist for international Rock band Drowning Pool, who almost immediately signed on, and the musical core was completed with the addition of second guitarist
Matt “Mattador” Raffaele, four guys who had spent countless tours and years together on the road working/playing for Drowning Pool and were already a brotherhood.
Stevie states: “I thought Matt would be a perfect fit for what we were trying to accomplish. He and I had discussed starting a heavy band in the past, so it was time to join forces and dominate the world.”
With the core of ETDLAP firmly in place the search for the missing piece began, agreeing they needed a frontman whose voice could match the fierce intensity of the music, whose lyrics would paint a macabre picture for the listener; like a “Grindhouse” horror flick that sticks with you, a lyrical boogeyman who is real, relevant and in the now.
After auditioning several potential frontmen to no avail, guitarist, Raffaele discovered Jordan Condrey. “After listening to his vocals and reading his lyrics which were dark as fuck, we had found our singer.”
Since completing the lineup, ETDLAP have nurtured a brotherhood which is very evident in their unholy live show. Touring most of 2013 all over the US and Canada sharing the stage with such acts as Five Finger Death Punch, Korn, Asking Alexandria, Drowning Pool, Eye Empire, Sevendust, Nothingmore, Hellyeah and many other heavy hitters and in the genre. ETDLAP have proven their accomplishment of creating the music they set out to do from the beginning.
With a slew of new songs demoed and ready to be tracked EVEN THE DEAD LOVE A PARADE are poised to bringing the HEAVY back to fucking metal and testing God’s patience along the way with their lyrics and general irreverent bravado, guaranteed to make an impact on the heavy music scene for years to come.
Even The Dead Love A Parade is:
Jordan Condery – Lead vocals
Braxton Henry – Guitars
Matt Raffaele – Guitars
Stevie Benton – Bass
Clint Litton – Drums
Heavy metal monsters HELSTAR, who recently signed with ALPHA OMEGA Management, have released their new single “Black Cathedral”, via MEGADETH Bassist David Ellefson’s EMP Underground. The single is now available via iTunes, at this location.
Comments HELSTAR Frontman and vocalist, James Rivera:
“As my late great father use to say. “Better Days are coming”! So here you go my blood thirsty friends! The new single you have been waiting for. This is just the beginning of the new Vampiric race we will establish!!”
The new single “Black Cathedral” is taken from the band’s upcoming album “Vampiro”, another opus of tales of Dracula and vampires like the band’s all time most acclaimed 1989 release “Nosferatu” (produced and mixed by Bill Metoyer) in the same vein musically with shades of who HELSTAR are today. “Vampiro” – to be released in the coming months, via EMP Underground – was mixed by Bill Metoyer, and will certainly prove to the world that there is much much more left in these Texas Metal Legends!
HELSTAR are: James Rivera (voice), Larry Barragan (guitars), Andrew Atwood (guitars), Mikey Lewis (drums), Garrick Smith (bass)
With the core of the band playing together for well over a decade, Iowa’s GREEN DEATH have become a staple in the Midwest Metal scene, earning their stripes playing alongside artists like Slipknot, Suicidal Tendencies,Sevendust, Trivium, Napalm Death, Battlecross, John 5, Soulfly, Devildriver, Havok, Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals, Sebastian Bach, Doyle, Soulfly, Black Dahlia Murder, Dying Fetus, Carcass, and more, and releasing 2 critically acclaimed LPs, The Deathening, and Manufacturing Evil.
Their “big break” came in 2015 when Slipknot/Stone Sour vocalist Corey Taylor offered the band a slot on KNOTFEST in San Bernardino, CA, with Slipknot, Judas Priest, Korn, Mastodon, All That Remains, and more, and introduced them to EMP LABEL GROUP A&R director and Operations Manager Thom Hazaert, who immediately sent the band’s material to David Ellefson(on tour in India at the time with Megadeth), and the band were signed 4 days later.
On 4/1, (5/20 in Europe via SPV) EMP LABEL GROUP re-released the bands sophomore LP “Manufacturing Evil”, which the band celebrated this weekend at Wooly’s in Des Moines, with Ellefson even joining the band on stage in front of a packed house to crush a a crowd-pleasing “Green Death-ized” rendition of Megadeth classic “Peace Sells”. Local “Zombie themed” burger joint Zombie Burger + Drink Lab even named a GREEN DEATH burger basket and “Manufactured Evil” shake in their honor to mark the occasion.
View fan-filmed footage of the performance below:
The band will hit the road this week to open the Chicago date of the Decibel Tour, before heading out on a cross country trek with Hatchet and Black Fast. Check out the tour dates below:
April
8 – Chicago, IL – Decibel Tour 2016 – The Metro
9 – Omaha, NE – Stormfest – Lookout Lounge
April (Coast to Coast Tour with Hatchet, Black Fast)
12 – Trenton, NJ – Championship
13 – Toledo, OH – Frankie’s
14 – Indianapolis, IN – Headquarters
15 – Kansas City, MO – Riot Room
16 – Oklahoma City, OK – Thunder Alley
18 – Denver, CO – Trailside Saloon
19 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Bar
20 – Las Vegas – The Dive Bar
21 – Phoenix, AZ – Pub Rock Live
23 – Fresno, CA – Dynamite Vinyl
24 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
May
20 – Annandale, MN – Annandale Roadhouse
22 – Waterloo, IA – TBA
28 – Des Moines – GDP Festival – Wooly’s
31 – Omaha, NE – Lookout Lounge (with Striker)
Green Death are:
Mark Reinking – Rhythm Guitar
Erich Tran – Lead Guitar
Sol Bales – Vocals
Ryan Berrier – Drums
Parker Willis – Bass
June 11-19th David Ellefson‘s EMP Label Group and Thöm Hazaërt will be running a stage of music at the Laconia Motorcycle Week Rally in Laconia.
MEGADETH co-founder/bassist and Producer David Ellefson‘s EMP Label Group has issued the following:
So in another of our patented middle of the night announcements, it’s time to let another amazing cat out of the bag. June 11-19th EMP Label Group and Thöm Hazaërt will be running a stage of music at the Laconia Motorcycle Week Rally in Laconia, NH, the World’s oldest motorcycle rally. We will be running the official second stage at LaconiaFest, the official music event of Laconia Bike Week! Not only will the stage feature 8 days of your favorite EMP artists, but other featured artists and special guest headliners! Stay tuned for more details!
Some more info on the rally: “If you can only choose one National Rally to attend in 2016 – choose the one you have to ride the furthest to! And if riding is your pleasure then we hope you’ll be joining us for Laconia Motorcycle Week® in 2016 because In Laconia… We Ride®! Although our legacy as the World’s Oldest Motorcycle Rally® is because our gypsy tour began in 1916, our legacy has continued because of our unmatched scenic riding throughout the beautiful State of New Hampshire.
Residents and businesses alike, welcome motorcyclists during the Rally every year in June. With the 2nd largest demographic of motorcycle riders in the country and host to the oldest Rally in the country, NH opens its doors to motorcycle enthusiasts all year long!”
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