Next year’s going to have a lot of new releases to get hyped about, but one thing that could potentially be on the horizon is Megadeth‘s follow up to 2022’s The Sick…The Dying…and the Dead!” With general concensus being that we could see a new release from the iconic thrash band in the future, guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari not only managed to confirm the album’s existence, but that the band is moving right along with the work.
The information came about during a recent interview with Megadeth Digital (as transcribed by Blabbermouth). During the interview, Mäntysaari provided a bit of an update about the ongoing songwriting sessions, letting fans know that things are moving right along even if the work’s getting done remotely.
“It feels really good at the moment. Yeah, we’ve been working remotely. So Dave [Mustaine, Megadeth leader] is in the studio in Nashville, and I’ve been working from home, and now from the vacation location where we are with the family. But I’m working a little bit every day. And just today I was working on some solo ideas, and [I am] talking with Dave on the phone every day and doing Zoom meetings and exchanging ideas. So, there’s progress every day, which is nice. I feel really good about the album. We have already so many good ideas. I think it’s gonna be a great one.”
In addition to the new album news, Mäntysaari discussed how the band’s changed around his addition to the lineup, stating that things are a lot more personal these days.
“Of course, now knowing the guys more on a personal level, it makes everything a little bit more, I guess, instinctive on stage as well. So you kind of know what the guys are doing and you don’t have to think that much anymore. But, honestly, it did feel like really relaxed from the get-go, from the first show on. But, yeah, getting to know the guys better and better, so it’s just more fun.”