Source: Blabbermouth
According to Soundsblog.it, LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia joined MEGADETH on stage yesterday (Saturday, June 8) during the Italian edition of the Sonisphere festival in Milan to perform the MEGADETH song “A Tout Le Monde”. Fan-filmed video footage of her appearance can be seen below.
MEGADETH‘s setlist for the show was as follows:
01. Trust
02. Hangar 18
03. Kingmaker
04. She-Wolf
05. A Tout Le Monde (with Cristina Scabbia)
06. Countdown To Extinction
07. Sweating Bullets
08. Public Enemy No. 1
09. Super Collider
10. Cold Sweat (THIN LIZZY cover)
11. Symphony Of Destruction
12. Peace Sells
“A Tout Le Monde”, which originally appeared on MEGADETH‘s 1994 CD“Youthanasia”, created controversy in September 2006 because the song was cited in an online post by Dawson College killer Kimveer Gill as one of his favorites before his Montreal shooting spree. MEGADETHmainman Dave Mustaine contended that he wanted to give the song a second shot at success, as the original video for it had been banned byMTV, and most radio stations followed suit. The track ended up featuringCristina Scabbia after “the first singer didn’t work out,” Mustaine toldStraight.com. “The second one didn’t work, and the third one was Lisa Marie Presley. She was on the way to the airport, and we had to call and say, ‘Sorry, we changed our minds.’ I would have loved to have heard what Lisa Marie Presley would have done, but because of the demographics of the LACUNA COIL fan base, and Cristina‘s reign in the heavy-metal business, it was the right thing to do.”
In a 2008 interview Cristina stated about her collaboration withMEGADETH, “[Dave Mustaine] actually asked me to be part of this duet, and I was really surprised about it because ‘A Tout Le Monde’ is a song that I’ve always loved, even if it’s not like the new [version] because [the original song] [was released on] the album ‘Youthanasia’. It was a big surprise for me to get this invitation — I was really honored to be part of it. And seriously, when I heard the final result, I was awesomely surprised ’cause I think that the two voices are fitting incredibly [well together]. I think that the version of ‘A Tout le Monde’ 2007 has a stronger attitude. If the original version was for the mellow mood, this one is way more rock, way more powerful. I totally love it. I was surprised myself, and I think that a lot of people will be pleasantly surprised. It was recorded, like an hour from Birgmingham [England]. So I flew in and recorded my parts withAndy Sneap [producer]. He’s [Andy] an amazing guy — super professional — and the atmosphere in the studio was so relaxed. It was like a family vibe, and I think that’s the most amazing thing when you have to work. You can work and still smile, you know, and be relaxed. I tracked the entire song because we weren’t really sure what we had to do, so we just wanted to be totally sure, so we recorded all the parts that Davesung with some improvisation with it, double vocals. We basically made anything possible, so they could pick up whatever they wanted to.”
“A Tout Le Monde (Set Me Free)” appeared on MEGADETH‘s 2007 album“United Abominations”, which was released via Roadrunner Records.
