In a recent conversation with Portugal’s Look Mag, Dirk Verbeuren revealed that Dave Mustaine has a box of riffs from the 1980s that he revisits for new music.
The drummer confirmed that Mustaine keeps a box of 1980s riffs, saying:
“Yes, he has. There’s a folder that he has that has everything he’s ever recorded. He’s sitting in 1984, maybe, on his couch in his apartment and, like, ‘Oh, this is a cool riff. I’m gonna record it.’ It’s there.”
Verbeuren shared in which record they used some of those riffs:
“So he has a massive collection of stuff, and we actually went through a bunch of those while we were writing and used some of them. Like some of the riffs in ‘We’ll Be Back’, which is the first single from ‘The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!’, they go way back to the ’80s. So, yeah, it’s pretty crazy.”
A New Megadeth Album Is In The Works
In the same interview, the musician was also asked how he feels about Mustaine starting work on new material for the next album after ‘The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!’ He said:
“I’m happy about it. I’m very excited to do that again. It was a lot of fun creating ‘The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!’ And whenever he’s ready, I will be there. I’m happy to start working with Teemu [Mäntysaari, new Megadeth guitarist], who’s now joined the band. I think he will contribute a lot of cool stuff.”
Besides Teemu Mäntysaari, Dirk is also excited to work with other Megadeth members:
“And, of course, James [LoMenzo, Megadeth bassist] also, who is an amazing bass player with a lot of history. He’s already been on a couple of Megadeth albums before, so he also knows what Megadeth sounds like. And so, yeah, it’s gonna be really cool to be with those two guys. And, of course, with Dave, just get together and see what we can come up with.”
In a recent interview with Metal Global, James LoMenzo also confirmed that the band is actively working on new music. He said he feels excited about Mustaine’s eagerness to create fresh music with the revamped lineup.
You can watch Dirk’s full interview below.