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Megadeth Premieres New Track "Fatal Illusion" From Upcoming New Album "Dystopia"

posted Oct 2, 2015 at 1:15 AM by LugalKiEn.  (13 Comments)

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Megadeth today premieres the first new track entitled "Fatal Illusion" taken from the band's upcoming album "Dystopia," due out January 16th via Universal Music.

It's the first taste of Megadeth's current lineup featuring Lamb Of God‘s Chris Adler on drums and Kiko Loureiro of Angra on guitar.

Check out "Fatal Illusion" below, while the album's full track listing is available after the jump.

01 – “The Threat Is Real”
02 – “Dystopia”
03 – “Fatal Illusion”
04 – “Death From Within”
05 – “Bullet To The Brain”
06 – “Post American World”
07 – “Poisonous Shadows”
08 – “Look Who’s Talking”
09 – “Conquer Or Die”
10 – “Lying In State”
11 – “The Emperor”
12 – “Last Dying Wish”
13 – “Foreign Policy” (Fear cover)

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13 Comments on "Megadeth Premieres Brand New Song 'Fatal Illusion'"

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1. Oldthrasherinflorida writes:

Not bad....its no rattle head, peace sells or tornado of souls, but its pretty good....I haven't seen 'deth since the big 4 show in California in 2011, would be nice to see them again

# Oct 2, 2015 @ 10:54 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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2. Westfallen writes:

I saw MegaDave and Iced Earth obliterate this little bar in the middle of WI in '02 (I think it was). Kinda weird ... now they're sharing album titles. Hopefully this one turns out better than IE's piece of junk.

# Oct 2, 2015 @ 11:42 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. Albert cro writes:

Not bad.

# Oct 2, 2015 @ 1:26 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. it's fatal illusion writes:

not final :)

# Oct 2, 2015 @ 3:53 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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5. xFiruath writes:

Right you are - that has been corrected.

# Oct 2, 2015 @ 4:01 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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6. omatron writes:

I dig the album cover

# Oct 2, 2015 @ 4:40 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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7. 987654321 writes:

Little concerned about the damage to the harbour bridge on the album cover...

Not a fan of the new song. Hopefully the rest is better.

Still looking forward to the release.

# Oct 3, 2015 @ 3:08 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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8. CorpusUpir writes:

Reminded me of a modern Black Friday. I'm stoked!

# Oct 3, 2015 @ 4:03 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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9. ern writes:

I like it. Will be picking this one up for sure.

# Oct 3, 2015 @ 4:35 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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10. Blindgreed1 writes:

I'm skeptical.

# Oct 6, 2015 @ 12:45 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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11. Drum_Junkie writes:

This definitely sounds improved over the two previous albums.
Chris added his special touch on the drums, but his performance is still dialed back considerably from what he does with LOG. I wonder how much of that is MegaDave or Adler consciously trying not to inject too much LOG style into the songs. Even the drum sounds are markedly different from Chris's usual crispness - especially the snare being tuned lower and muted more.

We'll see how the rest of the album stacks up. I hate to say it, but it seems like Shawn Drover was a weak link before.

# Oct 6, 2015 @ 1:09 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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12. judas_rising writes:

Not bad, will definitely pick this one up. Super Collider was rough, but at least Dave is a guy that works hard, unlike a certain band he used to play with. If this is half as good as United Abominations or Endgame (both great IMO) I will be a happy man. Really digging the album art too.

# Oct 6, 2015 @ 8:21 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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13. Jenny Fear writes:

Almost has a Hangar 18 type of jam going on. Album cover indeed is awesome also. Agree with judas_rising about United Abominations and Endgame. I don't need to agree with Dave Mustaine's politics or religion when he performs at the level of this new song. Happy

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