Year : 2020
Style : Hard Rock , Heavy Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 152 mb
Bio:
From humble farm roots in rural Minnesota, David Ellefson has come a long way, literally and figuratively, to conquering stages around the World as bassist of thrash metal titans MEGADETH. Revered for his unique, hard-hitting playing style, and unwavering dedication to his musical craft, Ellefson has woven a vast professional tapesty as a bassist, songwriter, record producer, clinician and author. As a member of MEGADETH, he has been awarded 10 Grammy nominations, countless gold & platinum records and toured the world for the better part of 3 decades.In addition to Megadeth, David has lent his playing and writing abilities to several other recording and touring projects including Soulfly, F5, Temple of Brutality, Altitudes and Attitude (With Frank Bello of Anthrax) and Metal Allegiance, the "supergroup" formed by Mark Menghi with David, Mike Portnoy, and Alex Skolnick who released their eponymous debut in 2015 on Nuclear Blast.Ellefson who holds a Bachelor's degree in business marketing and continues to lecture on a variety of music and business related topics, has also ventured out into other related forays, as president of record label EMP Label Group (Ellefson Music Productions), and with his own coffee brand Ellefson Coffee Co.
Album:
Ellefson, the solo band of Megadeth bassist and co-founder David Ellefson, have a double album of covers for your enjoyment. Even the cover artwork is a homage to Def Leppard’s ‘On Through The Night’ album cover.Ellefson, the band, featue David Ellefson on bass, vocalist Thom Hazaert,gGuitarists Andy Martongelli and Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (Sons of Apollo, ex-Guns N’ Roses), and drummer Paolo Caridi. They are joined by a variety of guest musicians including Charlie Benante (Anthrax), Eddie Ojeda (Twisted Sister), Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth), Frank Hannon and Troy Lucketta (Tesla), Mark Slaughter, Jason McMaster (Dangerous Toys), Chuck Behler (ex-Megadeth), Gus G, Doro Pesch, Todd Kerns (Slash & The Conspirators), Andrew Freeman (Last In Line), Al Jourgensen (Ministry), Russ Parrish (Fight, Steel Panther) and more.Highlights depend on I guess which of the originals you really like. For this reviewer Queen’s ‘Sheer Heart Attack’ is given a very metal makeover and Doro’s vocals add to the song. Good to hear Jason McMaster’s vocals again as he nails AC/DC’s ‘Riff Raff’ and Priest’s ‘Freewheel Burning’, both are impressive versions.Interesting that a few musicians appear on the originals they played on like Russ Parrish on Fight’s ‘Nailed To The Gun’ (you forget how good some of these songs are!) and Eddie Ojeda on ‘Tear It Loose’. Extra marks for avoiding the obvious covers by bands too.Curveballs? Cheap Trick’s ‘Auf Wiedersehen’ featuring Ministry’s Al Jourgensen, certainly takes the song to new places and works well. The Sweet’s ‘Sweet FA’ with Todd Kearns on lead vocals sounds suitably metallic and glam at the same time. Some great guitar playing by Bumblefoot on that one too.Crank it up loud and enjoy! Great fun from beginning to end and a good mix of metal, rock and punk classics.
Line-Up:
Thom Hazaert - Vocals (lead)
David Ellefson - Guitars, Bass, Drum programming (Altitudes & Attitude, Megadeth, Metal Allegiance, ex-Knight Fury, ex-Temple of Brutality, Hail!, ex-Killing Machine, ex-The Alien Blakk, ex-Soulfly (live), ex-Tim Ripper Owens (live), ex-F5, ex-Angels of Babylon, ex-Fallen Angels)
Paolo Caridi - Drums (Hollow Haze, Sweet Oblivion, ex-Killing Touch, Cosmic Dead Ringers, The Bad Guy Experiment, ex-Arthemis)
Tracklist:
CD1:
01. Freewheel Burning (Judas Priest)
- ft. Jason McMaster, Gus G, Andy James, Dave McCLain
02. Tear It Loose (Twisted Sister)
- ft. Eddie Ojeda, Dave McClain
03. Love Me Like A Reptile (Motorhead)
- ft. Doro Pesch, Greg Handevidt, Chuck Behler
04. Holiday in Cambodia (Dead Kennedys)
- ft. Charlie Benante, Bumblefoot
05. Rebel Yell (Billy Idol)
- ft. Paolo Caridi
06. Wasted (Def Leppard)
- ft. Frank Hannon, Jacob Bunton, Dave McClain
07. Riff Raff (AC/DC)
- ft. Jason McMaster (Lead Vocals), Dave Lombardo, Bumblefoot
08. Nailed To The Gun (Fight)
- ft. Andrew Freeman, Russ Parrish, Jimmy DeGrasso
09. Not Fragile (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
- ft. John Aquilino, Paolo Caridi, Bumblefoot
10. Auf Wiedersehen (Cheap Trick)
- ft. Al Jourgensen, Brandon Yeagley, Charlie Benante
CD2:
01. LOVE Machine (W.A.S.P.)
- ft. Dirk Verbeuren, Dave Alvin, Bumblefoot
02. Love Hurts (Nazareth)
- ft. Brandon Yeagley, Chuck Behler, Tyson Leslie
03. Eat The Rich (Krokus)
- ft. Jason McMaster, Dave Sharpe and Opus of Dead By Wednesday
04. Sheer Heart Attack (Queen)
- ft. Bumblefoot, Doro Pesch, Charlie Benante
05. Over The Mountain (Ozzy Osbourne)
- ft. Andrew Freeman (Lead Vocals), Bumblefoot, Jimmy DeGrasso
06. Sweet FA (Sweet)
- ft. Todd Kerns (Lead Vocals), Bumblefoot, Shani Kimelman
07. Beth (KISS)
- ft. Tyson Leslie, Bumblefoot
08. Say What You Will (Fastway)
- ft. Mark Slaughter, Troy Lucketta
09. Downed
- ft. Chip Z’Nuff, Drew Frontier & Mike Heller
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