Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has been plenty busy with a variety of projects since his ouster from the legendary metal group. Notably, he teamed up with Sponge vocalist Vinnie Dombrowski for hard rock project, The Lucid, and the band put out music last year before a proposed tour had to be scrapped due to guitarist Drew Fortier’s cancer diagnosis.
The band is gearing up to release more material in 2023, and they just dropped an interesting collaboration with Insane Clown Posse rapper, Violent J, for the tune “Saddle Up And Ride.”
Somewhat reminiscent of Anthrax, the tune features Violent J throwing down some rap vocals throughout.
“We are thrilled to join forces with an iconic artist like Violent J,” said Fortier. “He added such a kick *ss and dangerous element to ‘Saddle Up and Ride’ and ‘Sweet Toof.’ J has without a doubt taken The Lucid to another level.”
“As far as live shows go, we had to cancel those shows back in May 2021 due to my cancer situation resulting in surgery which I have fully recovered from but with David and [drummer Mike Heller] looking to have a busy 2023 with Kings of Thrash/Dieth and Raven/Fear Factory respectively, it’s looking like the most pragmatic route would be if Vin and I team up for some acoustic shows to promote The Lucid so be on the lookout for that.”
The Lucid’s new EP, “Saddle Up And Ride,” will drop Jan. 27.
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