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Famous North County neighbor Dave Mustaine has formed a new band with ex-Anthrax guitarist Dan Spitz. The band, reported to be called Red Lamb, has risen from the ashes of Spitz's previous project, Deuxmonkey, which was shelved after vocalist Wade Black quit in April and issued a cease and desist on all of his lyrics and vocals.
The Red Lamb album will be mixed by Johnny K, who is also producing the next Megadeth album after producer Andy Sneap had to drop out due to a scheduling conflict with his own band, Hell.
Mustaine had already been involved in Deuxmonkey as far back as last year. In November 2010, he told this writer (in an unpublished segment of an interview for Mixdown magazine): "I've been working with Danny Spitz on his project and I was trying to sing a melody to him over the phone and I grabbed a guitar to play it, because with the increments of the frets it's a lot easier than when you're singing, when you're helping someone zero in on a melody over the phone."
The duo is said to be working out songs in San Marcos this week, while Mustaine begins work on the next Megadeth album by recording drum parts in his San Marcos studio Vic’s Garage. They were spotted yesterday morning (Monday, May 9) having a 5:00 a.m. meal at Denny’s.
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Attention music writers,
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If you are privy to some music news and want a soapbox to stand on, you'll reach more eyes and ears from here than anywhere.
Band reports, venue news, tours too good to miss, hot tracks from locals and other radio ga-ga, give it to [email protected] .
Possible postings should be around 100 words of San Diego-centric music reportage. Picked posts can be expanded to Blurt or Music Feature.
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Famous North County neighbor Dave Mustaine has formed a new band with ex-Anthrax guitarist Dan Spitz. The band, reported to be called Red Lamb, has risen from the ashes of Spitz's previous project, Deuxmonkey, which was shelved after vocalist Wade Black quit in April and issued a cease and desist on all of his lyrics and vocals.
The Red Lamb album will be mixed by Johnny K, who is also producing the next Megadeth album after producer Andy Sneap had to drop out due to a scheduling conflict with his own band, Hell.
Mustaine had already been involved in Deuxmonkey as far back as last year. In November 2010, he told this writer (in an unpublished segment of an interview for Mixdown magazine): "I've been working with Danny Spitz on his project and I was trying to sing a melody to him over the phone and I grabbed a guitar to play it, because with the increments of the frets it's a lot easier than when you're singing, when you're helping someone zero in on a melody over the phone."
The duo is said to be working out songs in San Marcos this week, while Mustaine begins work on the next Megadeth album by recording drum parts in his San Marcos studio Vic’s Garage. They were spotted yesterday morning (Monday, May 9) having a 5:00 a.m. meal at Denny’s.
Soapbox Available for San Diego Music Writers!
Attention music writers,
Exciting news from Reader HQ: we're getting ready to rock-n-roll in real time with a live stream of spontaneously updated bloggage from guess who? You! Yeah, it's your blog.
If you are privy to some music news and want a soapbox to stand on, you'll reach more eyes and ears from here than anywhere.
Band reports, venue news, tours too good to miss, hot tracks from locals and other radio ga-ga, give it to [email protected] .
Possible postings should be around 100 words of San Diego-centric music reportage. Picked posts can be expanded to Blurt or Music Feature.
Thanks for your continued interest in the San Diego Reader and local music-- Barnaby Monk