SIT STRINGS ARTIST DAVID ELLEFSON'S 'MEGA BASS' COLUMN FEATURED IN NEW GUITAR WORLD 

In the September 2011 issue of Guitar World magazine, you can find the third installment of "Mega Bass" column penned by David Ellefson. This month's column, "The Write Stuff", focuses on notes on songwriting, includingMegadeth's "Foreclosure of a Dream" and "Dawn Patrol". The following is an excerpt from David's third column: "As we put the finishing touches on the forthcoming Megadeth album, I'm reflecting on how deeply I've been in songwriting mode these past few months." The magazine is out on newsstands now.

ASLO NEW RECORD TO DROP NOV. 1

Megadeth's 13th studio album, "TH1RT3EN", will be released on November 1, 2011. Says Dave Mustaine, "This record is the culmination of my work over the 13 records I recorded. There are moments on TH1RT3EN that capture my every emotion, and other moments where I am releasing feelings I never knew existed! My proudest moments of my musical career are captured on TH1RT3EN". The album's title has several layers of meaning, which Mustaine, who first picked up an axe at the age of 13, revealed in a recent chat with RollingStone.com, saying, "I was born on September 13th; this is my thirteenth record. It just seemed like it was the right thing to do to call it TH1RT3EN".