Year : 2026 (Cleopatra Records Edition)
Style : Hard Rock , Heavy Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 116 mb
Bio:
Former Megadeth stickman, Nick Menza, forms the backbone of these powerful recordings by monster metal outfit Serpent From Eden alongside band founders guitarist John "Gumby" Goodwin (Ozzy, Ringo Starr, George Clinton) and bassist Darwin Ballard!Menza isn't the only Megadeth alumni on the album either, both Chris Poland and David Ellefson contribute to this high caliber effort! The album comes just a day before the 10th year anniversary of Menza's passing, a perfect way to both honor and remember this drum legend! Nicholas Menza (July 23, 1964 – May 21, 2016) was an American musician who was the drummer of the thrash metal band Megadeth from 1989 to 1998. He played drums on four of Megadeth's albums: Rust in Peace (1990), Countdown to Extinction (1992), Youthanasia (1994), and Cryptic Writings (1997).
Album:
On May 22, California metal combo SERPENT FROM EDEN release one of the most eagerly-awaited albums of the year so far – a full length tribute to the late drummer Nick Menza, Serpent guitarist John “Gumby” Goodwin’s bandmate across 30 years of different projects, but better known to the wider world as the thunderous percussive backdrop to a string of MEGADETH’s finest albums.Menza forms the backbone of these powerful songs by monster metal outfit SERPENT FROM EDEN, alongside band founders guitarist John “Gumby” Goodwin (Ozzy, Ringo Starr, George Clinton) and bassist Darren Ballard. But Menza isn’t the only MEGADETH alumni on the album either, both Chris Poland and David Ellefson play all over this punchy metallic effort.The album comes just a day before the 10th year anniversary of Menza’s passing, a perfect way to both honor and remember this drum legend.Work on this record began as SERPENT FROM EDEN were piecing together their own new album. Gumby was sifting through his old tapes, in search of material they might want to work on and, to his astonishment, uncovered an entire album’s worth of tracks featuring Menza.Of course, SERPENT FROM EDEN bandmates Pauli Infantino (vocals), James Yokoi (bass), and Chris Tracy (drums), are all present and correct, together with another former Gumby bandmate Darren Ballard, and two special guests from MEGADETH itself, guitarist Chris Poland and bassist David Ellefson.With another Megadeth alumni, Youthanasia producer Max Norman (Ozzy, Savatage, Dangerous Toys) also on board, the result is a spellbinding reminder of true rock legend.“Nick was a true master of music and certainly the drums!,” says Ellefson. “Even more, he was highly prolific, and these tracks display his continuous creative excitement which is heard in every performance he put down on tape.”Timed to coincide with the tenth anniversary of Menza’s passing, on May 21, 2016, SERPENT FROM EDEN featuring Nick Menza is collection of powerful metal, dynamic, and groovy hard rock music… impossible to pigeon hole but cohesive regardless, seamlessly bound together by just one intention – to honor Nick Menza in the manner he would want to be honoured, with an uncompromising, heavy musical statement, encompassing his wide range of musical tastes but always with his ever insatiable need for musical power.And, if you’re around, don’t miss the album’s live launch at The Boardwalk in Sacramento, also on May 22. It’s going to be mega.
Line Up:
Pauli Infantino (vocals)
John “Gumby” Goodwin (guitar)
Chris Poland (guitar)
David Ellefson (bass)
James Yokoi (bass)
Darren Ballard (bass)
Chris Tracy (drums)
Nick Menza (R.I.P. 2016) (drums, percussion) - See also: ex-Rhoads, ex-Von Skeletor, ex-Megadeth, ex-Memorain, ex-Orphaned to Hatred, ex-Atomic Disintegrator, ex-Chodle's Trunk, ex-Cold Fire, ex-Deltanaut, ex-Grand Theft, ex-Menza, ex-Mindstreem, ex-Monstrous, ex-OHM, ex-Metal All Stars (live)
Tracklist:
01. Promises, Conspiracies, and Lies (ft Nick Menza)
02. The Atomic Disintegrator (ft Nick Menza, Chris Poland)
03. Let It Go (ft Nick Menza, David Ellefson)
04. The Kachillian (ft Nick Menza)
05. Killing Time (ft Nick Menza, Chris Poland)
06. America Is A Gun (ft Nick Menza, Chris Poland)
07. Dude Skywatcher (ft Nick Menza, Chris Poland)
08. Message From The Visitors (ft Nick Menza, Chris Poland)
09. Cydonia (ft Nick Menza)
10. Atlantis (ft Nick Menza)
11. Tomorrow Never Knows (ft Nick Menza, Chris Poland)
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