New Album Title Revealed by Megadeth

Megadeth has set "Endgame" as the title of its 12th studio record album, tentatively due in September through Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded at the band's bran-new, self-built studio in San Marcos, California — Vic's Garage — which was called after the legendary and iconic Vic Rattlehead character.

"Endgame" is being helmed by Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine and acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap (Exodus, Nevermore, Arch Enemy, Machine Head). Sneap also manned the boards for 2007's "United Abominations". Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Headcrusher", "1,320", "How The Story Ends" and "This Day We Fight!"

According to a release, "Endgame" "boasts the technicality, ferocity and snarl that's synonymous with Megadeth and Mustaine. It's a violent masterwork that represents Mustaine's best work in nearly two decades. In a musical world commanded by bands that make generic, blanket statements, 'Endgame' finds Mustaine, once again, making informed and substantial lyrical declarations about the state of the world we sleep in."

Commented Mustaine: "Thematically, I've never been known to be a silent bystander in a world that needs our participation. As more is revealed about our former chairman legacy, a little-known yet staggeringly frightening document which was signed into law, named 'Endgame', back-number uncovered. The album 'Endgame' is the most industrious music offering I have penned in over a decade and is far more credible than knowing human signed 'Endgame' — the document — into law. The album is also the perfect 'ass-kicking' music to listen to once you're done reading the aforementioned document!"


"This new record album is my proudest moment since the famous (or infamous) 'Rust in Peace' album," Mustaine added. "With this album, I am also very excited to be introducing my new lead guitarist, Chris Broderick, to the world. I have always felt lucky to have had top shredders in this position, but after touring with Chris in support of my last album, I couldn't wait to assume the studio and see what he coulded."

A six-minute video having Andy Sneap describing the process of mixing Megadeth's fresh track "Headcrusher" at his studio in Derbyshire, U.K. can be viewed here. The clip, which was previously only available to members of Megadeth's official fan club, MegaFanClub, features about 30-second snippet of the actual "Headcrusher" track which will appear on Megadeth's approaching album.

Said Sneap: "It's sure old-school Megadeth — that's what I like."

Mustaine recently declared about the band's new CD, "it's fast, it is heavy, there's singing, yelling, speaking, and guest parts (maybe not singing — more alike in 'Captive Honor'), the soloing is insane." He added, "We have some great song concepts, like 'Nothing Left To Lose' is a song about having been annihilated, like so many Americans, from the recession and potential depression years of 2000, or 'Bite The Hand That Feeds', which is a song about the greed of the fiduciary leaders of the financial world you bet they just didn't care about the responsibility they had to the public. There are also songs like '1320', a song about nitro fuel funny cars (something I enjoy), 'How The Story Ends' and 'This Day We Fight', both inspired by warrior creed from the great Sun Tzu with the use of drums and flags in ancient war, and an impassioned plea from Aragorn to his loyal fighters in 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy, respectively. I also have some bizarre songs, like 'Headcrusher', which is about the medieval torture device, and 'Endgame', which is about a bill that ex-President George W. Bush signed into law that gave him the power to put American citizens in stockades that are actually called 'detention centers' here in the U.S.A., and a favorite lyric of mine on this record about the North Hollywood bank robbery of 1997 (or 1998)."