Megadeth has pushed the release of their new album The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead back from this Spring to this Summer. According to vocalist and guitarist Dave Mustaine in an interview with Forbes, vinyl production times caused the delay. Mustaine also adds the band has a tour coming up outside the ones announced in support of the record.
"No. This is wrapping up the remainder of last year, but I know that our actual official record release date had gotten moved back again with all of the distribution stuff, and all of these issues with getting product from one place to the next with record plants making vinyl. We're not reliant on vinyl so much but just the whole process has been delayed, so it's just gotten moved back again.
"We're going to be doing, I believe at the time I'm not sure, but I believe at the time when the record comes out this summer we'll be on a tour that we're going to be announcing, but I can't really get into that right now because I don't know for sure the dates."
Mustaine has previously made it known that the new record is "a broad, more historical scope of the diseases that have plagued humankind throughout time, The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead covers the current virus, swine flu, and other epidemics from centuries past." The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead will be Megadeth's first with new drummer Dirk Verbeuren (ex-Soilwork). The album will also feature a mystery bassist in place of David Ellefson.
Catch Megadeth on tour this Spring with Lamb Of God, Trivium, and In Flames at one of the dates below.
4/9 – Las Vegas, NV @ Michelob Ultra Arena
4/10 – Tucson, AZ @ Tucson Arena
4/12 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Broadmoor World Arena
4/14 – Corpus Christi, TX @ American Bank Center
4/15 – Lafayette, LA @ Cajundome
4/16 – Brandon, MS @ Brandon Amphitheater
4/19 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
4/21 – Fort Wayne, IN @ Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
4/22 – Green Bay, WI @ Resch Center
4/24 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
4/26 – Omaha, NE @ Baxter Arena
4/27 – Cedar Rapids, IA @ Alliant Energy PowerHouse
4/29 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center
4/30 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center* No Trivium
5/3 – North Charleston, SC @ North Charleston Coliseum
5/4 – Greenville, SC @ Bon Secours Wellness Arena
5/6 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
5/7 – Peoria, IL @ Peoria Civic Center
5/9 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Petersen Events Center
5/10 – Rochester, NY @ Blue Cross Arena
5/12 – Portland, ME @ Cross Insurance Arena
5/13 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Arena
5/15 – Allentown, PA @ PPL Center
