The artwork for the upcoming
MEGADETH album,
"United Abominations", has been unveiled as part of the
Gigantour e-card. Check it out at the
MEGADETH fan site
Rattlehead HQ. The e-card appears to use one of the
Vic Rattlehead (
MEGADETH mascot) redesigns from the
DeviantART contest that was held back in January/February. This entry appeared in the
Top 11 but did not win the contest. The
Vic that appears to feature on the cover of
"United Abominations" can be found
here.
"United Abominations" was recorded under the watchful eye of mainman
Dave Mustaine and co-producer
Jeff Balding. The initial studio sessions — held at
Sarm Studios, outside of London — were filmed by director
Michael Sarna (
ANTHRAX,
OBITUARY) and are available at
Megadeth.com to fan-club members. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include
"United Abominations",
"Washington Is Next" and
"Gears of War". An October 31 release via
Roadrunner Records is expected.
MEGADETH's last CD,
"The System Has Failed", has sold more than 180,000 copies since its September 2004 release, according to
Nielsen SoundScan. The group, who were most recently signed to
Sanctuary Records, were joined by bassist
James Lomenzo (ex-
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY,
WHITE LION) in February following the departure of
James MacDonough (ex-
ICED EARTH).
