Megadeth bassist David Ellefson will publish "More Life With Deth", the follow-up to his 2013 memoir "My Life With Deth", in November via Ellefson Music Press.
Ellefson co-wrote the book with his business partner, radio personality and music journalist Thom Hazaert, and features contributions from Alice Cooper, Brian "Head" Welch (Korn), Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth) and many more of David's friends.
"More Life With Deth" continues where Ellefson left off with "My Life With Deth." It picks up the story after his departure from Megadeth in the mid-2000s through his triumphant return in 2010, giving fans an inside look at the continued saga of one of the world's biggest and most enduring heavy metal bands.
Through the words of Ellefson, Hazaert and friends and colleagues, including Malcolm Dome, Mark Slaughter , Marc Rizzo (Soulfly), Ron Keel and many more, "More Life With Deth" provides an insightful and personal look at one of the pioneers of thrash metal through his work as co-founder of Megadeth.
"It's a good thing Ellefson found some time to write his new book, 'More Life With Deth', because I cannot wait to read it to figure out how he does it all!" says Welch. "Keep going, David!"
"My Life With Deth" chronicled the story of Ellefson's fall into addiction during Megadeth's early years, followed by his subsequent recovery and the return to faith which championed the band's rise to fame over the past several decades. The book was written with Joel McIver, the bestselling author of more than two dozen books on rock music, and featured a foreword by Cooper.
Megadeth launched their 35th anniversary celebrations in January with the release of a video for “Lying In State”, a track from their 2016 album “Dystopia.”
The band will begin a European tour in Olso, Norway on June 5, just days before the June 8 release of an expanded reissue of their 1985 album debut, “Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good.”
Originally released on the independent label Combat Records, the project introduced leader Dave Mustaine’s thrash band following his 1983 firing from Metallica. The cover marked the debut of band mascot Vic Rattlehead and, while the record failed to chart in the US, the set went on to become one of the label’s best-selling releases and impressed enough to help secure a major-label deal with Capitol Records.
“Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good - The Final Kill” has been completely restored to deliver Mustaine’s intended vision while revealing unheard parts and performances throughout the record with a new remix by veteran metal mixer Mark Lewis (Whitechapel) and remastering by Ted Jensen.
The package includes the full album alongside 7 live audio tracks from VHS tapes found in Mustaine’s own attic and features Megadeth’s 1984 3-track demo and the once removed cover of Lee Hazelwood’s “The Boots” that has been added back to the record with recut vocals intended to maintain the integrity of both the original song and the group’s revamped rendition.
See also:
Megadeth announces expanded reissue of 1985 debut
Megadeth launch 35th anniversary with Lying In State video release
Megadeth plan studio return
Megadeth announce North American tour
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