Former MEGADETH Members DAVID ELLEFSON, JEFF YOUNG And CHRIS POLAND Unite On KINGS OF THRASH Single 'Lockdown'
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KINGS OF THRASH, the acclaimed union of MEGADETH alumni David Ellefson (bass) and Jeff Young (guitar),plus Chaz Leon (vocals, guitar) and DEAD GROOVE/BULLETBOYS drummer Fred Aching, with special guest (and fellow ex-MEGADETH-er) Chris Poland, returns to the fray with a stunning new single, and a dramatic shift in attitude, too.
The band, after all, is most renowned as the sonic spark that detonated one of the recent past's most incendiary live albums, the mighty "The Mega Years" reinvention of MEGADETH's first and three studio LPs, "Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good" (1985) and "So Far, So Good...So What?" (1988),plus highlights from the intervening "Peace Sells...But Who's Buying!" (1986). The albums, in other words, upon which the entire thrash metal genre was built and defined in the first place.
Released today, the new single "Lockdown", however, sees the KINGS OF THRASH step out of the shadow of their old band, while both maintaining, and even amplifying all the qualities that made those albums so wildly influential. Watch the official video here.
A brand new KINGS OF THRASH original, "'Lockdown' has it all," confirms guitarist Poland. "Great riffs. A super catchy chorus. And a rhythm section that is locked up tight! And I'm honored to have been invited to be a part of it."
"Lockdown" is what Young describes as "a cool mix of '80s thrash and punk vibes, plus four guitar solos (!!!) We had a lot of fun bringing this song to life!"
"'Lockdown' captures the true spirit of old school thrash metal," says bassist Ellefson, "with a lyric that can be seen as timely in this chaotic world we now live in."
A stunning new video, directed and edited by drummer Aching and his DEAD GROOVE bandmate Holly West, captures KINGS OF THRASH both live in the studio and, appropriately, behind bars.
During its 2023 "Thrashin' USA" tour, KINGS OF THRASH played another new original song called "Bridges Burned".
KINGS OF THRASH recently completed a couple of tours during which it performed MEGADETH's classic albums "Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good" an "So Far...So Good... So What!" A live CD/DVD package called "Best Of The West…Live At The Whisky A Go Go" was recorded and filmed live at the legendary Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California on October 15, 2022 and was released in March 2023 via Cleopatra Records. The DVD, which was directed by Michael Sarna for Inmotion Entertainment, includes an appearance by Poland.
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)
