MEGADETH played its second show with bassist James LoMenzo in nearly 12 years last night (Saturday, August 21) in Irving, Texas. As was the case the night before in Austin, "The Metal Tour Of The Year" concert at the The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory saw MEGADETH share the stage with co-headliners LAMB OF GOD, along with TRIVIUM and HATEBREED.
MEGADETH's 12-song show in Irving did not include "The Threat Is Real", " Bullets" and "Mechanix", all of which were performed in Austin, but did see the Dave Mustaine-fronted outfit add "Take No Prisoners", "The Conjuring", "She-Wolf" and "A Tout Le Monde" to the setlist.
MEGADETH played the following songs in Irving:
01. Hangar 18 02. Take No Prisoners 03. The Conjuring 04. She-Wolf 05. A Tout Le Monde 06. Trust 07. Conquer Or Die! 08. Dystopia 09. Tornado Of Souls 10. Symphony Of Destruction 11. Peace Sells 12. Holy Wars... The Punishment Due
Produced by Live Nation, the rescheduled trek will hit a further 26 cities before wrapping in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada on Saturday, October 2.
LoMenzo joined MEGADETH in 2006 and appeared on two of the group's studio albums, 2007's "United Abominations" and 2009's "Endgame". He was fired from the band in 2010 and replaced with returning original MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson.
In addition to MEGADETH, LoMenzo has played with Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde and WHITE LION. For the past eight years, LoMenzo has been performing with iconic rocker John Fogerty.
Mustaine has yet to reveal who played bass on the band's new album after Ellefson's tracks were removed from the LP following his dismissal from the group in late May.
Ellefson laid down his bass tracks on MEGADETH's sixteenth LP in May 2020 at a studio in Nashville, Tennessee.
In July, Mustaine announced during an episode of his Gimme Radio program "The Dave Mustaine Show" that Ellefson's bass tracks would not be used on the new MEGADETH LP.
As reported, Megadeth has parted ways with David Ellefson after the rumors have raised that he groomed an underage girl and that his special messages, videos, and photos’ were disclosed by a person. Following the departure of the Ellefson, Dave Mustaine has announced the band’s former bassist James LoMenzo as a touring member.
This week, on August 20, Megadeth walked to the live scenes for the first time ever after the lockdown. The band has rocked out the crowd in Austin, Texas.
On the show at Germania Insurance Amphitheater, the successful bands’ Lamb of God, Trivium, and Hatebreed were appeared with them and enjoyed the fans.
In the night, Megadeth has played 11 songs in total. The setlist was included the band’s classic and iconic songs.
The show was opened with Hangar 18, the song taken from the band’s fourth studio album, Rust in Peace. After the song, the show has continued by Megadeth with a song titled The Threat Is Real.
The remaining 10 songs were including Tornado of Souls, Bullets, Trust, Conquer or Die!, Dystopia, Symphony of Destruction, Peace Sells, Mechanix, and Holy Wars… The Punishment Due.
Megadeth Hard At Work On Upcoming Effort Dave Mustaine has informed Megadeth fans about the band’s upcoming and long-awaited studio effort, titled The Sick the Dying And the Dead.
On August 9, the musician has added a social media photo to his official Instagram account while mixing the album. He wore a Megadeth hoodie to excite fans.
Speaking about the forthcoming effort, Mustaine said that they are in the final step. He also revealed in the message that he looks forward to playing songs with Megadeth fans.
“Sending the album in for mixing,” Mustaine stated. “Final step. I can’t wait to play the new songs for you! #Megadeth @megadeth.”
A video of Dave Mustaine offering a tour of the backstage area from MEGADETH's "The Metal Tour Of The Year" with LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM and HATEBREED can be seen below.
Mustaine made the clip while filming a new message on Cameo, which lets users hire celebrities to record brief, personalized video messages about virtually any topic.
"The Metal Tour Of The Year" kicked off on August 20 at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater in Austin, Texas. The trek marks MEGADETH's first run of shows with bassist James LoMenzo in nearly 12 years.
Produced by Live Nation, the rescheduled tour will wrap in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada on October 2.
LoMenzo joined MEGADETH in 2006 and appeared on two of the group's studio albums, 2007's "United Abominations" and 2009's "Endgame". He was fired from the band in 2010 and replaced with returning original MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson.
In addition to MEGADETH, LoMenzo has played with Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde and WHITE LION. For the past eight years, LoMenzo has been performing with iconic rocker John Fogerty.
Mustaine has yet to reveal who played bass on the band's new album after Ellefson's tracks were removed from the LP following his dismissal from the group in late May.
Ellefson laid down his bass tracks on MEGADETH's sixteenth LP in May 2020 at a studio in Nashville, Tennessee.
In July, Mustaine announced during an episode of his Gimme Radio program "The Dave Mustaine Show" that Ellefson's bass tracks would not be used on the new MEGADETH LP.
In early May, on the same day that sexually tinged messages and explicit video footage involving Ellefson were posted on Twitter, he released a statement on Instagram denying all social media chatter that he "groomed" an underage fan.
On May 24, Mustaine — who formed MEGADETH with Ellefson in 1983 — announced the bassist's departure from the band.
Ellefson was in MEGADETH from the band's inception in 1983 to 2002, and again from 2010 until his latest exit.
MEGADETH played its seventh show with bassist James LoMenzo in nearly 12 years this past Sunday night (August 29) in Phoenix, Arizona. "The Metal Tour Of The Year" concert at the the Arizona Federal Theatre saw MEGADETH share the stage with co-headliners LAMB OF GOD, along with TRIVIUM and HATEBREED.
MEGADETH's setlist was as follows:
01. Hangar 18 02. Take No Prisoners 03. She-Wolf 04. The Conjuring 05. A Tout Le Monde 06. Trust 07. Conquer Or Die! 08. Dystopia 09. Tornado Of Souls 10. Symphony Of Destruction 11. Peace Sells
Encore:
12. Holy Wars... The Punishment Due
Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user Billy AZConcertGuy).
Produced by Live Nation, the rescheduled trek will hit a further 22 cities before wrapping in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada on Saturday, October 2.
LoMenzo joined MEGADETH in 2006 and appeared on two of the group's studio albums, 2007's "United Abominations" and 2009's "Endgame". He was fired from the band in 2010 and replaced with returning original MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson.
In addition to MEGADETH, LoMenzo has played with Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde and WHITE LION. For the past eight years, LoMenzo has been performing with iconic rocker John Fogerty.
Mustaine has yet to reveal who played bass on the band's new album after Ellefson's tracks were removed from the LP following his dismissal from the group in late May.
Ellefson laid down his bass tracks on MEGADETH's sixteenth LP in May 2020 at a studio in Nashville, Tennessee.
In July, Mustaine announced during an episode of his Gimme Radio program "The Dave Mustaine Show" that Ellefson's bass tracks would not be used on the new MEGADETH LP.