{"id":2234284,"date":"2026-01-14T10:43:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2234284"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:43:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:43:13","slug":"metal-allegiance-welcome-alice-in-chains-william-duvall-for-new-song-black-horizon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/metal-allegiance-welcome-alice-in-chains-william-duvall-for-new-song-black-horizon\/","title":{"rendered":"Metal Allegiance Welcome Alice In Chains&#8217; William DuVall For New Song &#8220;Black Horizon&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Black Horizon<\/strong>\u201d is the title of a newly shared collaborative track from metal collective <strong>Metal Allegiance<\/strong>. Participating from the <strong>Metal Allegiance<\/strong> camp are <strong>Dream Theater<\/strong> drummer <strong>Mike Portnoy<\/strong>, <strong>Testament<\/strong>, etc. guitarist <strong>Alex Skolnick<\/strong> and <strong>Metal Allegiance<\/strong> bassist <strong>Mark Menghi<\/strong>. Ex-<strong>Megadeth<\/strong> bassist <strong>David Ellefson<\/strong>, a core member of <strong>Metal Allegiance<\/strong>, is not credited on this track. As for the guest this time around, <strong>Alice In Chains<\/strong> vocalist\/guitarist <strong>William DuVall<\/strong> has stepped up to the plate.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the song itself, <strong>Menghi<\/strong> shared:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWho would have thought we\u2019d be here 12 years later with new MA music? Very excited to have one of my favorite vocalists from one of my favorite bands on the first new MA music in 8+ years, which opens up a new era for MA. As the saying goes, you can\u2019t kill what doesn\u2019t die.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Skolnick<\/strong> added:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThis song is a gift from the ghost of MA past. It\u2019s salvaged from a stockpile of riffs we\u2019d started long ago but never quite finished. Now, in combination with a first time voice for the band \u2014 the great <strong>William Duvall<\/strong> \u2014 we are pleased to announce a brand new track, forged from what once was, here to kick off a new era. Check it out!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Portnoy<\/strong> said:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAfter having recording these drum tracks some time ago, I\u2019m stoked that they finally get to see the light of day! Thanks to <strong>William<\/strong> for finishing it up for us and welcome to the MA family! \\m\/\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>DuVal<\/strong>l also chimed in, offering: \u201cI was pleasantly surprised and absolutely honored to be asked to contribute to this song and I\u2019m very happy with the result.\u201d <strong>Menghi<\/strong> produced \u201c<strong>Black Horizon<\/strong>\u201c, while <strong>Josh Wilbur<\/strong> (<strong>Lamb Of God<\/strong>, <strong>Gojira<\/strong>) mixed and mastered it.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping up with tradition, <strong>Metal Allegiance<\/strong> will be back onstage for their annual <strong>NAMM<\/strong>-adjacent live appearance this month. They\u2019ll be playing the House Of Blues in Anaheim, CA on January 22nd with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theprp.com\/2025\/10\/14\/news\/metal-allegiance-enlist-slayer-alice-in-chains-mastodon-etc-members-for-january-2026-show\/\">a raft of special guests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"METAL ALLEGIANCE - Black Horizon Feat. William Duvall (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sYpY0tcrfmA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.theprp.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBlack Horizon\u201d is the title of a newly shared collaborative track from metal collective Metal Allegiance. Participating from the Metal Allegiance camp are Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy, Testament, etc. guitarist Alex Skolnick and Metal Allegiance bassist Mark Menghi. Ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson, a core member of Metal Allegiance, is not credited on this track. 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