In a new interview with TotalRock, Alex Skolnick talked about Metal Allegiance and discussed the possible names he would love to invite to the band.
“There are others, I won’t name, who are maybe terrific musicians. But it might not be that easy to bring them into a project,” he said during the chat. “Listen, I’ll name one. I don’t know him personally but I love him. Yngwie Malmsteen,” Skolnick revealed.
However, the guitarist isn’t sure if he would consider joining. “He’s a great influence of mine and he’s a great person. He’s one of a kind. I don’t know, bringing somebody like that in… I doubt he would even want to do it. We would totally love to have him. But there is somebody like that it really shows all about them.”
Metal Allegiance was formed in 2014, and consists of Mark Menghi, Alex Skolnick, David Ellefson, and Mike Portnoy.
Skolnick also recently announced that the band will return with new music. He stated, “We’ve been talking about it for some time. It’s always easier said than done, given everybody’s schedules, but we’re continuing to talk about it and I’m pretty sure that [2025] is the year we will get started on it.”
“So I don’t know what it’s gonna look like, I don’t know how it’s going to compare to the past albums. Maybe we’ll get our feet wet with an EP or a single — who knows? — but either way, we’re gonna get started and see how it goes, probably later this [coming] year,” the rocker explained.
The band has released two albums so far: their 2015 debut and ‘Volume II: Power Drunk Majesty,’ along with the 2016 EP Fallen Heroes. The band will perform live on January 23, 2025, at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California.
