MEGADETH Mainman Issues New Album Songwriting Update

November 19, 2008

MEGADETH is in the early stages of the songwriting process for the band's new album, which is tentatively expected sometime next year via Roadrunner Records. The CD is once again being helmed by acclaimed British producer Andy "Undie" Sneap, who produced MEGADETH's last album, "United Abominations" (May 2007, Roadrunner Records).

MEGADETH's forthcoming LP will be the group's first with guitarist Chris Broderick, who replaced Glen Drover at the end of last year.

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued a lengthy update via the "Forums" section of the band's official web site. An excerpt from his message follows below.

"Yesterday was the first official jam that Shawn [Drover, drums] and James [Lomenzo, bass] and I had, and I had a blast! Of course, it is still hard to play guitar and run back and forth from the jam room to the drum room where we all are set up to play with Shawn 'The Fastest Guitarist In The World' Drover. [See what I have to put up with?]

"We are working on the four songs that I mentioned and had to come up with a really strong chorus riff yesterday, which I believe I did by moving the bass line under what I was doing. We are still moving some of the sections around and determining if there is a call for another part or 'connector,' as I like to think of it.

"There is also a song that I have been trying to record for several records called 'Hornet F*ck', appropriately titled after a premature-ejaculating bandmate that we used to make fun of when he would take a 'girl,' by most outward appearances, into his bunk, and no sooner were the curtains drawn, then they were opened back up again. He would come back to where we were, and his 'hostage' would usually walk out embarrassed, but every once in a while they would both sit down, hot, steamy, covered in baby glue, and sweat, and act as if nothing happened. [Well, for one of 'em, I guess] He resented my nickname for him of 'Minuteman,' so I wrote this. Maybe in his (or hers/its) honor, I will dig up the lyrics and call it 'Minuteman' again. I surely am not going to call a song 'Hornet F*ck'."

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