LAMB OF GOD / MEGADETH Drummer CHRIS ADLER In Praise Of Guitarist KIKO LOUREIRO – "This Dude Speaks An Entire Different Musical Vocabulary Than Anybody I've Ever Seen"

Lamb Of God drummer Chris Adler recently spoke with Ultimate Guitar about recording the forthcoming highly anticipated Megadeth record. He discussed working with Angra guitarist Kiko Loureiro, who was brought in to replace Chris Broderick.
 
Adler: “Kiko is just on another planet. This dude speaks an entire different musical vocabulary than anybody I’ve ever seen. The band guys all lived together in a little house and he got there and he was talking to me about this project he just finished and he was over in Japan and blah blah blah. He mentioned he had done a solo record and I was like, ‘Oh, that’s great, man. I’d love to hear it,’ so he gave me a copy.”

“I’m looking at the back of it to see who played drums and it’s Marco Minnemann and I’m like, ‘What is going on? Oh, my god. I’m just with the most elite team of people.’ He was such a ripper. He had a guitar in his hand seriously 25 hours a day and constantly playing classical stuff and then he’d rip into jazz stuff. It was all over the place and he’s just an incredibly talented guy.”

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In a new interview with Revolver, Angra guitarist and co-founder Rafael Bittencourt revealed that the band will have find a replacement for new Megadeth guitarist Kiko Loureiro.

Bittencourt states about Loureiro: “As a brother-in-life and friend, we’re proud of/for him. I think he’s worked his way into something bigger from the beginning. He deserves it. He earned it with his hard work.”

He continued: “At this moment, heis managing to finish the Secret Garden world tour with us, coupled with the first touring with Megadeth. Soon, that won’t be possible, so he will be taking Megadeth as a priority, most probably as his exclusive band. So, since we won’t be able to count on having him with us very soon, the solution will be to find a substitute for him.”

Mustaine took part in a special online chat at the Megadeth Cyber Army chat room on July 27th. During the chat, he revealed the tracklisting for the band’s upcoming album.

Tentatively due in late-2015 or early-2016, the yet-to-be-titled album was produced by Mustaine and Toby Wright (Alice In Chains, Korn). Tracks on the release will include:

“Death From Within”
“Fatal Illusion”
“Conquer… Or Die!”
“Lying In State”
“Me Hate You”
“The Emperor’s New Clothes”
“Dystopia”
“Bullet To The Brain”
“Last Dying Wish”
“Post American World”
“Look Who’s Talking”
“The Threat Is Real”
“Poisonous Shadows”
“Melt The Ice Away” (Budgie cover)
“Foreign Policy” (Fear cover)

Megadeth is confirmed to headline two shows in India this fall. The band will perform at the NH7 Weekender festival in Shillong, India on Saturday, October 24th and in Calcutta, India on Sunday, November 1st. Tickets are now on sale. Details are available here.

Nova Film has released a two minute video overview of Megadeth’s appearance at Festival d’été de Québec on July 18th. It was the band’s first performance with new members Kiko Loureiro (guitars/Angra) and Chis Adler (drums/Lamb Of God).

Fan-filmed video from the show has been posted online and can be viewed below:

The setlist on the night was as follows:

“Hangar 18”
“Wake Up Dead”
“In My Darkest Hour”
“Skin O’ My Teeth”
“Sweating Bullets”
“Tornado Of Souls”
“Dawn Patrol”
“Poison Was The Cure”
“Trust”
“Kingmaker”
“A Tout Le Monde”
“She-Wolf”
“Symphony Of Destruction”
“Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?”
“Cold Sweat” (Thin Lizzy)
“Holy Wars… The Punishment Due”