Megadeth’s David Ellefson To Release Fiction Novel, ‘The Sledge Chronicles: Rock Star Hitman’
Filled with twists, turns, screams, and even laughs, the new book is described as “the cult thriller you’ve been dying for.”
Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has set a December 18 release date for his first venture as a fiction thriller novelist with The Sledge Chronicles: Rock Star Hitman.
Co-written with Drew Fortier, The Sledge Chronicles the first chapter in the action-packed saga of Sledge; an up-and-coming musician who uncovers a startling quid pro quo: in exchange for achieving his dreams of rock stardom, he must enlist as a ruthless killer for a clandestine agency. Filled with twists, turns, screams, and even laughs, Rock Star Hitman is the cult thriller you’ve been dying for.
Ellefson states: “I’ve been on a quest to create an original thriller fiction book for some time now, and I’m beyond thrilled to announce it with Rock Star Hitman. I wanted there to be familiarity to my fans in an almost autobiographical way, but with characters and storyline which are clearly fictional. I think metal and horror/thriller fans are going to like it!”
Adds Drew Fortier: “David and I clicked really well when creating this story, because we’ve both lived the rock and roll tale ourselves. That’s why Rock Star Hitman starts out like an autobiography from almost any musician but then takes a sudden and unexpected turn into a world of suspense, dark humor, and bloody brutal situations. As a horror/thriller fan myself we could almost write ourselves into our own story line. Plus, I think most everyone will relate to the daunting tales of selling one’s soul for a rock and roll aspiration…a story that in and of itself is close to me as well.”
Ellefson’s canon of published literary work includes four non-fiction titles with his two memoirs, More Life With Deth (Jawbone Press, 2019) and My Life With Deth (Howard/Simon & Schuster, 2014), an independently published lyric and poem offering Unsung: Words & Images (Blurb, 2012) and his debut how-to book Making Music Your Business….A Guide For Young Musicians (Hal Leonard, 1997).
The novel will be released through The Ellefson Book Co. imprint and was co-written with musician, filmmaker, actor Drew Fortier; known for his work with such artists as Bang Tango, Chuck Mosley (Faith No More), and Zen From Mars. Fortier also released his autobiography Dark, Depressing, And Hilarious in 2018.
The Sledge Chronicles: Rock Star Hitman is currently up for pre-order at Barnes And Noble as well as Amazon and can be purchased in hardcover format, paperback, and e-book.
Ellefson and Fortier are no strangers to collaboration; on top of their forthcoming novel, they also have an independent found-footage horror film due out in 2021 titled Dwellers, which was written by, directed by, and starring Fortier with Ellefson producing alongside Thom Hazaert via their Ellefson Films imprint.
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