📢 Metal Church will be heading to Brazil for next year's Bangers Open Air 👊
The Festival runs from April 24th to the 25th, 2027 and tickets are on sale NOW: here
📢 NOVA DATA ANUNCIADA!! No ano que vem, o Bangers Open Air acontecerá no Brasil 👊 O festival será de 24 a 25 de abril de 2027 e os ingressos já estão à venda: here
#MetalChurch #NewDate #saopaulo #brasil #wecantwait #seeyouthere
Los Reyes del Thrash pisaron por primera vez Bogotá y dieron un show increíble interpretando todo el álbum So Far, So Good... So What! ☠️
La capital colombiana recibió todo el poder de Kings Of Thrash liderados por David Ellefson y Jeff Young en lo que fue su primera fecha de cuatro en Colombia. 🇨🇴
Un evento @4.Concerts 🔥
📹 @estebanharris
🔥 OWN A PIECE OF METAL HISTORY 🔥
For the first time ever, fans can secure an authentic David Ellefson Stage Used Jackson Bass from the upcoming Metal Church "Dead To Rights" World Tour 2026.
These 2 bass models will be played live on stage throughout the tour and come with exclusive experiences that make them truly one-of-a-kind.
🎸 Your Stage Used Bass Includes:
✅ Authentic David Ellefson stage-used instrument
✅ Meet & Greet with David Ellefson
✅ Personal Photo Opportunity with David
✅ DE Guitar Pick from the Dead To Rights World Tour 2026
📅 Participating Tour Dates ONLY for a stage used bass - For a full list of Metal Church Tour dates - visit the official website:
July 2026
📍 07/17 – Derry, NH
📍 07/18 – Montreal, QC
📍 07/19 – Drummondville (Martinière), QC
📍 07/21 – Ottawa, ON
📍 07/22 – Newton, NJ
📍 07/23 – Pittsburgh, PA
📍 07/24 – Rochester, NY
📍 07/25 – Reading, PA
📍 07/26 – Leesburg, VA
September 2026
📍 09/18 – Westland, MI
📍 09/19 – Madison, WI
November 2026
📍 11/02 – San Juan Capistrano, CA
📍 11/03 – Pomona, CA
📍 11/04 – Phoenix, AZ
📍 11/06 – Albuquerque, NM
📍 11/07 – Colorado Springs, CO
📍 11/08 – Denver, CO
📍 11/09 – Salt Lake City, UT
📍 11/10 – Boise, ID
📍 11/11 – Great Falls, MT
📍 11/13 – Portland, OR
📍 11/14 – Bremerton, WA
📍 11/15 – Vancouver, BC
📍 11/17 – San Francisco, CA
📍 11/18 – Roseville, CA
📍 11/19 – Los Angeles, CA
📍 11/20 – San Diego, CA
📍 11/21 – Agoura Hills, CA
⚡ Whether you're a collector, bassist, Metal Church fan, or simply want to own a genuine piece of heavy metal history, these instruments offer a rare opportunity to own a bass that has seen the stage night after night on a major world tour.
🎸 PRE-ORDER NOW:
davidellefsonbasses.com
#DavidEllefson #MetalChurch #DeadToRights #StageUsedBass #JacksonBasses #MetalHistory #HeavyMetal #CollectorsItem #WorldTour2026 #DavidEllefsonBasses #OwnTheStage #emgpickups #sitstrings
🚨 KINGS OF THRASH CRACKS THE TOP 3! 🚨
A huge thank you to the radio programmers, stations, and metal fans around the world who continue to support "Bullets Ready"! 🔥
This week, Kings of Thrash landed at #3 Most Added on the Metal Contraband Top 10 Metal Most Added Chart with 26 station adds, tying Monolord and sitting just behind Bruce Dickinson and Nuse.
📻 Chart Highlights:
⚡ #3 Most Added – Metal Contraband
⚡ 26 New Radio Adds
⚡ #3 Most Added – NACC Heavy Chart
⚡ 19 New Radio Adds
Special thanks to Munsey Ricci, the stations that added the track this week, including major market supporters KFNS, WRDZ, WDHA, WHJY, WVBR, and many more.
The response to "Bullets Ready" has been incredible, and we're grateful to everyone helping keep thrash metal alive and loud. Keep requesting the song, streaming it, and spreading the word.
See you on the road! 🤘💀🤘
#KingsOfThrash #BulletsReady #MetalContraband #NACC #ThrashMetal #HeavyMetal #DavidEllefson #JeffYoung #CleopatraRecords #MetalRadio #MetalCommunity
🔥 OWN A PIECE OF METAL HISTORY 🔥
For the first time ever, fans can secure an authentic David Ellefson Stage Used Bass from the upcoming Metal Church "Dead To Rights" World Tour 2026.
These basses will be played live on stage throughout the tour and come with exclusive experiences that make them truly one-of-a-kind.
🎸 Your Stage Used Bass Includes:
✅ Authentic David Ellefson stage-used instrument
✅ Meet & Greet with David Ellefson
✅ Personal Photo Opportunity with David
✅ DE Guitar Pick from the Dead To Rights World Tour 2026
📅 Participating Tour Dates for a stage used bass - For a full list of Metal Church Tour dates - visit the official website:
July 2026
📍 07/17 – Derry, NH
📍 07/18 – Montreal, QC
📍 07/19 – Drummondville (Martinière), QC
📍 07/21 – Ottawa, ON
📍 07/22 – Newton, NJ
📍 07/23 – Pittsburgh, PA
📍 07/24 – Rochester, NY
📍 07/25 – Reading, PA
📍 07/26 – Leesburg, VA
September 2026
📍 09/18 – Westland, MI
📍 09/19 – Madison, WI
November 2026
📍 11/02 – San Juan Capistrano, CA
📍 11/03 – Pomona, CA
📍 11/04 – Phoenix, AZ
📍 11/06 – Albuquerque, NM
📍 11/07 – Colorado Springs, CO
📍 11/08 – Denver, CO
📍 11/09 – Salt Lake City, UT
📍 11/10 – Boise, ID
📍 11/11 – Great Falls, MT
📍 11/13 – Portland, OR
📍 11/14 – Bremerton, WA
📍 11/15 – Vancouver, BC
📍 11/17 – San Francisco, CA
📍 11/18 – Roseville, CA
📍 11/19 – Los Angeles, CA
📍 11/20 – San Diego, CA
📍 11/21 – Agoura Hills, CA
⚡ Whether you're a collector, bassist, Metal Church fan, or simply want to own a genuine piece of heavy metal history, these instruments offer a rare opportunity to own a bass that has seen the stage night after night on a major world tour.
🎸 PRE-ORDER NOW:
davidellefsonbasses.com
#DavidEllefson #MetalChurch #DeadToRights #StageUsedBass #JacksonBasses #MetalHistory #HeavyMetal #CollectorsItem #WorldTour2026 #DavidEllefsonBasses #OwnTheStage #emgpickups #sitstrings
COLOMBIA!!! 🇨🇴🔥
What an absolutely incredible run for Kings of Thrash. Huge thanks to everyone in Colombia for the true 5-star treatment, the hospitality, the passion, and for making this entire experience unforgettable. From the two bass clinics to four epic nights of pure thrash metal chaos, you reminded us once again why you are some of the BEST fans in the world!
Night after night, you brought the energy, the voices, the pits, and the love for the music — and we felt every second of it from the stage.
Massive thanks to our management team, Dick & Jorge at 4Concerts, Guillermo at Platinum Transcendence, all of the venues, our hard working crew, photographers and every single fan who came out to support Kings of Thrash. It takes an army behind the scenes to make these tours happen, and we are grateful for every one of you.
Until next time, Colombia…
KEEP THRASHING! 🤘🔥
Metal Church and Armored Saint with support from Live Kill for THE METAL SAINT TOUR 2026 👊 General sale starts Friday, May 29th at 10 AM PDT
🔥11/02 San Juan Capistrano, CA - Coach House
🔥11/03 Pomona, CA - The Glass House
🔥11/04 Phoenix, AZ - The Nile
🔥11/06 Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
🔥11/07 Colorado Springs, CO - Sunshine Studios
🔥11/08 Denver, CO - The Federal
🔥11/10 Boise, ID - Neurolux
🔥11/11 Great Falls, MT - The Newberry
🔥11/13 Portland, OR - Dantes
🔥11/14 Bremerton, WA - Redwood Theatre
🔥11/15 Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre
🔥11/17 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
🔥11/18 Roseville, CA - Goldfield Trading Post
🔥11/19 Los Angeles, CA - The Whisky
🔥11/20 San Diego, CA - Observatory N San Diego
🔥11/21 Agoura Hills, CA - Canyon Club
My buddy Greg Prato sent this over to me today and I checked it out while I was at the gym — super impressed! Thanks SamsPlayBass!
YouTube also has a really cool series called “Behind The Vinyl,” where legends like Randy Bachman and Lou Gramm sit and talk while the original tracks play behind them. This one really took me back because hearing these isolated bass and drum tracks from the Rust In Peace era is literally like sitting back in the control room at Rumbo Recorders with Mike Clink and Nick Menza reviewing takes together.
A few fun details for my fellow gear heads and metal historians:
🎸 Jackson basses used:
• Original Grover Jackson 1986 Quicksilver 4-string
• 1988 red 4-string with ebony fingerboard (later painted black for the Rust In Peace tour in 1990)
🎵 On “Hangar 18,” the first half of the song had the E string tuned down to D. For the second half, we punched back in and tuned it up to E — which eventually led to creating the original 5-string bass later that year for touring in 1990.
⚡ Gear used:
• Rotosound Swing Bass strings (.45, .65, .80, .105)
• GK 800RB head
• Two Hartke 4x10 cabinets with aluminum speakers
Love hearing this stuff stripped down to the raw tracks. Really brings back some great memories. 🤘 Listen: here
#RustInPeace #Megadeth #DavidEllefson #JacksonBasses #NickMenza #MikeClink #Hangar18 #MetalHistory