Teemu Mäntysaari, Megadeth‘s newest axeman, has pulled again the curtain on his journey to this point with the thrash steel band. In a brand new interview with Chaoszine, the virtuoso reveals which former Megadeth guitarist’s type he finds most difficult to emulate — and the reply could shock you.

As Mäntysaari explains, each guitarist’s components include their very own set of challenges, “however the good factor is that I’ve been a fan of the band, and I’ve identified the earlier guitarists and their types in some capability already previously.”

“I’ve studied fairly a little bit of Marty Friedman’s type and even Kiko [Loureiro]’s type earlier than I stepped into the band.”

“I’ve to say I didn’t research that a lot [of] Chris Poland,” he says, “however I knew form of what sort of type he performs. After which I used to be actually curious to seek out out that he has a few of these extra bluesy and fusion-y issues, which I additionally realized earlier than.”

“So it has been actually fascinating and pleasing to haven’t just one type that it’s worthwhile to deal with and play properly, however form of from all these totally different guitarists – Dave’s rhythm enjoying, in fact, after which all of the solo guitarists, the lead guitarists who’ve been within the band.”

Mäntysaari provides that whereas he does his finest to “pay respect to everyone”, his objective isn’t to “attempt to imitate 100 per cent every considered one of them.”

“I do wanna respect the songs, and if I consider myself as a fan, if I am going see a band that I like, I like to listen to the solos as they’re on the document, as a result of that’s how I do know them. In fact, it will depend on the type of music, however on this type of music, I feel that’s what suits and that’s what I attempt to do. I attempt to play them as unique as I can with my very own little nuances perhaps.”

When requested which of his predecessors’ types he discovered probably the most tough to emulate, Teemu replies: “I’d say in all probability Jeff Younger and Chris Poland. Chris Poland has a fairly particular type together with his particular intonation, very particular vibrato and the whammy-bar use. In order that’s in all probability extra out of my consolation zone, but it surely has additionally been very good to have the ability to then study a few of these issues.”