James MacDonough | |
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_(cropped).jpg) MacDonough withMegadeth in 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | (1970-04-03)April 3, 1970 (age 55) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Heavy metal,thrash metal,hard rock,speed metal,power metal |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Bass |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Member of | Out Of Darkness |
| Formerly of | Iced Earth,Megadeth,Nevermore,Strapping Young Lad |
James MacDonough (born April 3, 1970) is an American bass guitarist. He has played with heavy metal bandsIced Earth,Nevermore, andMegadeth.
MacDonough was part of Iced Earth's line up from 1996–2000 and again from 2001–2004. With Iced Earth he recorded: 3 full-length albums, anEP, a live album, and a single. In late 2004, he was recruited into Megadeth. James toured withDave Mustaine and the band for almost 2 years, appearing with Megadeth on the first everGigantour festival, the brainchild of Mustaine. He appears in Megadeth's music video for the song "Of Mice and Men", theArsenal of Megadeth DVD, and (in cartoon form) the band's cameo in an episode ofDuck Dodgers. He never recorded a studio album with Megadeth.
On February 10, 2006, James posted a message on the Megadeth forums saying he was parting ways with Megadeth. The forum post MacDonough made was entitled "Hello Droogs" and contained the following:
I just wanted to say thank you all so much for making me feel so welcome and thank you for all the awesome memories along the road. I will not be playing with Megadeth any longer. I'm sure Dave will post about it soon. Thanks again my Metal brothers and sisters, James.
The next day Megadeth frontmanDave Mustaine posted in the forums saying he had nothing bad to say about James and that he hopes they remain friends.
On April 25, 2006, Blabbermouth.net reported that James would fill in for Nevermore bass playerJim Sheppard as he underwent treatment forCrohn's disease. James is a long-time fan and friend of the band (on his Megadeth.com bio, he stated Nevermore'sEnemies of Reality as one of his favorite albums[1]) and performed with them on their tour withIn Flames in the mid part of 2006.
It was then announced on July 25 that James would fill in forStrapping Young Lad bassist,Byron Stroud on the end of theOzzfest tour, as Byron had to return toFear Factory for European festival dates.[2] As of November 2024, he has reunited with his formerIced Earth bandmate Brent Smedley in his band called Out of Darkness.[3]
| Preceded by | Megadeth bassist 2004–2006 | Succeeded by |
