Todd Kerns (Lead Vocals), Bumblefoot, Shani Kimelman Andrew Freeman (Lead Vocals), Bumblefoot, Jimmy DeGrasso Jason McMaster, Dave Sharpe and Opus of Dead By Wednesday Brandon Yeagley, Chuck Behler, Tyson Leslie Al Jourgensen, Brandon Yeagley, Charlie Benante "Not Fragile" (Bachman-Turner Overdrive) ft. Andrew Freeman, Russ Parrish, Jimmy DeGrasso Jason McMaster (Lead Vocals), Dave Lombardo, Bumblefoot "Holiday in Cambodia" (Dead Kennedys) ft. Jason McMaster, Gus G, Andy James, Dave McCLain Produced by Ellefson and Hazaert, with additional production by guitarist Andy Martongelli and Matt LaPlant (Nonpoint, Skindred, Lil’ Jon), mixed by Alessio Garavello, and mastered by Maor Appelbaum (Faith No More), No Cover includes Ellefson-ized versions of 19 classic tracks from Motörhead, W.A.S.P., Def Leppard, Cheap Trick, Queen, Judas Priest, Twisted Sister, Fastway, Fight, Dead Kennedys, and more.įeaturing cover art by Melody Myers (Ellefson, Altitudes and Attitude, Escape The Fate), an homage to the legendary Def Leppard debut On Through The Night, No Cover is the second release under the Ellefson banner, the follow-up to 2019’s Sleeping Giants, a double-disc compilation combining new tracks, with unreleased Ellefson solo, and F5 materialĮllefson, featuring Ellefson on bass, Vocalist Thom Hazaert, Guitarists Andy Martongelli and Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (Sons of Apollo, YES, Ex-Guns N’ Roses), and drummer Paolo Caridi, are joined on the album by a who’s who of legendary guests including Charlie Benante (Anthrax), Eddie Ojeda (Twisted Sister), Brandon Yeagley (Crobot), Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth), Frank Hannon and Troy Lucketta (Tesla), Mark Slaughter, Jason McMaster (Dangerous Toys, ex-Watchtower, Evil United), Greg Handevidt (Kublai Khan, Ex-Megadeth), Chuck Behler (Ex-Megadeth), Gus G, John Aquilino (Icon), Doro Pesch, Dave McClain (Sacred Reich, Ex-Machine Head), Dave Alvin (White Trash), Todd Kerns (Slash & The Conspirators), Andrew Freeman (Last In Line), Jacob Bunton (Mick Mars), Al Jourgensen (Ministry), Russ Parrish (Fight), Dead By Wednesday, and more. It’s been great to pull so many great and positive things out of 2020, despite all the challenges.” But at the end of the day, it turned out better than any of us had hoped, and really was one of the most fun records I’ve ever made.
And then, almost losing our singer in the middle of it. Ward had already released Sleeping Giants for us last year in Japan, and we had secured a deal with them for our upcoming 2021 studio album, so it was a natural fit when we went to them with the idea of partnering with us on No Cover.”Īdds Ellefson, “It really was a crazy, whirlwind process, not only making such an involved album so fast, but also remotely, during a pandemic, with not only dozens of guests, but the entire band, spread around the Globe. I have a long history and friendship with Max at EARMusic, and they are an incredible label, and home to some of our favorite artists, and friends - Alice Cooper, Def Leppard, and more, and we are ecstatic to be able to partner with them for not only this release, but future Ellefson releases as well. But as it neared completion, and we really got to see what it was turning into, we realized it was worthy of so much more. He adds, “Originally we had envisioned No Cover as a smaller, limited release “quarantine project” we were doing for fun with a bunch of our friends, really just to not have to release our studio album during the pandemic. I’m just extremely humbled and thankful to be here to be able to, not only, finish this incredible record, but be able to see it released Worldwide with incredible label partners, which really almost wasn’t the case.”
And literally, maybe a month and a half later we were in Los Angeles, at Al’s house, shooting the video for “Auf Wiedersehen”. There was a long recovery, but we managed to finish the record, and secure amazing deals with our friends at EARMusic, and Ward, but obviously we had to revisit our timeline a bit. My heart literally stopped for several minutes, and I was revived at the hospital.
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Says vocalist/co-producer Thom Hazaert, “There’s no easy way to say it, but in July, right in the middle of recording the album, I had massive heart failure and went into full cardiac arrest. The band cites the signings, and some unexpected medical situations for the changing release date.
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