Two groups headline Metal Tour of the Year
Heavy metal titans Lamb Of God join forces with Megadeth to remake a true classic. Originally released in 1986, “Wake Up Dead” was the lead single from Megadeth’s iconic multi-platinum selling album Peace Sells… but Who’s Buying?.
One week before the second installment of The Metal Tour of the Year is set to commence, Lamb of God releases “Wake Up Dead” featuring Dave Mustaine and the members of Megadeth. Lamb of God vocalist D. Randall Blythe, guitarists Mark Morton and Willie Adler, bassist John Campbell and drummer Art Cruz recorded the Megadeth classic remotely and recruited the Megadeth frontman himself to feature guitar and vocals on the song.
Mustaine lent his signature vocal to the track, with lead guitar work on the various solos by Lamb Of God’s own Mark Morton, as well as Megadeth’s Mustaine and Kiko Loureiro. The recording also includes vocal contributions from Megadeth members Kiko Loureiro, Dirk Verbeuren and James LoMenzo.
“We had a blast playing with Lamb of God on their cover of ‘Wake Up Dead’. Almost as much fun as we’re going to have playing every night on Metal Tour Of The Year. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone!” Mustaine shares.
“The first leg of The Metal Tour of the Year back in 2021 was a total blast, and we’re about to take it on the road again. What better way to kick it off than a little inter-band jam session? All nine members of Megadeth and Lamb of God are on the thrash classic ‘Wake Up Dead’ – turn it up, and we’ll see you on the road!” Blythe adds.
Mustaine broke the news earlier this week on an episode of SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk. The news was supposed to be a surprise until the release dropped, according to Blythe who elaborated that all members of both bands were featured.
The second leg of The Metal Tour of the Year kicks off April 9th in Las Vegas with special guests Trivium and In Flames. The trek wraps May 19th in Quebec City, QC, Canada.
