![]() ![]() I think the thing we learned from that is: « Don’t try to make a record, just go, make an album ». It was kind of the climate of heavy metal in the United States at the time, which was really going through a big change at that time and that’s why Risk came out. I’m not gonna lie to you, I was because anytime that you try to go in a different direction… I think the difference is that Risk was a premeditated, attempted, something… And it was put to us by managements. Weren’t you actually afraid to fall back in a kind of Risk scenario where people don’t accept, or at least understand, the experimentations, the new elements in your music? That’s the emotion that you hear on Super Collider. There’s been a lot of success around the band, a lot of big shows and a lot of good will. And I think that’s inspired by past and recent activities. I think there’s kind of a positive uplifting feeling about Super Collider, which is probably why your hear some major chords (laughs). Did you feel the need at this point to try new things creatively?ĭave Ellefson (bass): Yeah, these albums, they just naturally unfold. Super Collider shows the band experimenting again and adding new colors to its music. Radio Metal: Endgame and Th1rt3en were very classic thrash oriented Megadeth. There are some things that are more broad beyond thrash metal of course, but it wasn’t a forced attempt to try to create a mainstream album. » « I think the difference is that Risk was a premeditated, attempted, something… And it was put to us by managements. It was a good opportunity to decipher the new album, compare it to Risk and put it in perspective with the rest of the band’s discography. On 9th June, during Sonisphere France festival, we were lucky to interview bass player Dave Ellefson, who has revived his old friendship with Dave Mustaine and confirmed his return in Megadeth with the album Th1rt3en. In a way, in terms of risk-taking if not of style, this is exactly what happened with another one of the band’s album: the much maligned but aptly named Risk. On the limited edition of the album, one track, “A House Divided”, even includes a trumpet!Īs was expected, criticisms were not long in coming. Even though Megadeth’s sound and typical riffs are well and truly present, some of the songs go farther than thrash, using elements from various worlds and even going as far as experimenting. Not only because it’s the latest offering from one of the most influential American thrash bands – and a member of the Big 4, no less –, but also because the band are taking their audience to unexpected places. Megadeth’s new album, Super Collider, is an event in and of itself. ![]()
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