Mustaine said he has already written eight songs, but intends to write 12 or 13 in total
Dave Mustaine spoke with Music Radar Megadeth album . He said he has written eight songs so far.
“Whenever I’m home, I work on new music from ten in the morning until seven at night,” he said. “My co-producer Chris Rakestraw Dystopia team , has been helping me with pre-production. I have about eight songs and one of them is everyone’s favorite… Which is great. Which doesn’t mean I only have one good song so far. [Laughs] Let’s just say that when I have that first song that gets everyone excited, it means I’m on the path to making a great album.”
He continued, “We’re going to do about 13 or 13 songs this time. My contract says I should only do eight per album, but I can’t do that. It feels like cheating,” he explained.
“When I grew up listening to vinyl, it was easier to buy a record and be happy with 45 minutes of music. When the digital world came along, that paradigm changed – you need so much more. People aren’t satisfied and they’re constantly fast-forwarding. So now we know we have a good start. This new material is only going to get better and better…”
Megadeth's next album will be the first with drummer Dirk Verbeuren , who joined the band three years ago.