Hetkonen… tuliko Teemu Mäntysaaresta juuri Megadethin vakituinen kitaristi?

Yhdysvaltalaisen thrash metal -legenda Megadethin kitaristi Kiko Loureiro julkaisi sunnuntaina tiedotteen, jonka mukaan häntä ei tulla näkemään bändin riveissä myöskään vuonna 2024. Nyt yhtyeen kitaristi-laulaja Dave Mustaine on julkaissut aiheeseen liittyen pitkän tiedotteen, jonka mukaan Loureiron korvaajaksi yhtyeeseen otettu Smackboundista sekä Wintersunista tuttu kitaristi Teemu Mäntysaari jatkaa yhtyeen riveissä myös ensi vuonna. Voit lukea yhtyeen virallisen tiedotteen aiheesta tästä:

”Kiko had to leave the tour last August to handle some very important and private family business. He was conflicted but appreciative when I told him that he needed to go to take care of his family. He agreed but was still concerned about us — meaning the fans, and Megadeth.

”Kiko is a top-notch professional, a maestro — and he did not want to hurt me or Megadeth. We came up with a solution to find a fill-in for him during that time and that’s when he presented and trained Teemu Mäntysaari to take over for us. In the beginning, this was only going to be until the first week of October 2023. However, things rarely turn out the way they are planned.

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”The 2023 tour is over, and it was long and arduous. Last year saw a substantial amount of touring, and it appears that 2024 is gearing up to be even more intense, with extensive touring commitments keeping us on the road for most of the year. 

”We have had many conversations with Kiko about this and they have all been very positive. Kiko is going to remain on an extended leave of absence, due to our heavy touring commitments next year and we are going to continue to move forward with Teemu Mäntysaari.

I would like to thank Kiko for his dedication and hard work these past 9 years helping us achieve a Grammy on Dystopia and the additional awards we have received on this latest record ”The Sick, the Dying… And the Dead”. I could not have done this without Kiko Loureiro.

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We hope to see all of you supporting Kiko in his next endeavours and we want to see you next year out on the killing road. We have exciting plans to share with all of you in our next newsletter.

Dave Mustaine”