TEEMU MÄNTYSAARI Is “Really Looking Forward To Contributing” To Next MEGADETH Album

In a latest interview with Mxdwn, Megadeth guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari spoke in regards to the band’s plans for creating new music and his involvement within the course of.

Addressing the way forward for the band after their U.S. tour wraps up, Mäntysaari revealed: “This tour right here after the second leg of this U.S. tour ending in late September, I believe after that we’re gonna take a bit little bit of time without work and begin actually concentrating on songwriting, and the plans are to go increasingly more into the songwriting mode subsequent 12 months, the place I believe we cannot have that a lot touring developing. So I am actually wanting ahead to contributing as a lot as I can. And we have type of began speaking about it already some time again.”

Mäntysaari, who joined the band over a 12 months in the past as Kiko Loureiro‘s substitute, defined how his inventive strategy has advanced since becoming a member of Megadeth. He highlighted how frontman Dave Mustaine‘s encouragement has fueled his dedication to crafting new materials.

“The primary time Dave talked about that, yeah, he’d be glad to have a few of my concepts there and take heed to my issues, from that second on, I already took the mindset that, okay, each time an concept involves thoughts, I am simply gonna put it down and file it. And step by step, I’ve now began doing increasingly more of that. When we’ve got a day without work, on the resort room I all the time have my little recording arrange and my guitar there. So first I often simply play and movie an concept on my telephone, after which I’ve a folder of various concepts, after which when I’ve that off day on the resort, I simply file it on my laptop computer after which have an enormous folder of riff concepts that I can supply sooner or later.”

Earlier this 12 months, reflecting on the groundwork for the follow-up to their 2022 album, The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!, Mäntysaari elaborated on Mustaine‘s collaborative process and how it aligns with his personal contributions: “Already some time again Dave began speaking about making the following album and type of beginning to do pre-production. And as quickly as he talked about that, and type of earlier than that already, as soon as it was clear that I am gonna be staying with the band, then I type of began placing my concepts down and simply recording any riff concepts that I felt like could possibly be one thing that could possibly be utilized in Megadeth.”

“By now I’ve a bunch of riffs and concepts that I’ve gathered. After which Dave advised me that he likes to work the best way that everyone does their riffs after which sooner or later, we’re gonna get collectively after which evaluation issues and see which riffs are gonna work collectively after which work out the elements between the riffs to type of join issues after which that method provide you with the skeletons for the songs. And I am wanting ahead to doing that and listening to how he feels about my concepts as properly.”

Judging by Mustaine’s personal phrases, seems he couldn’t be happier about Mäntysaari, and went on so far as saying: “Effectively, we’re a band once more. It does not really feel like me and a few aspect gamers or some session guys.”