Mark Menghi

💥 You’ve all been asking for it… first new @metalallegiance music in 8 years. ”Black Horizon” ft. @alexskolnick , @markmenghi , @mikeportnoy and @williamduvallofficial is OUT NOW via @reigningphoenixmusic ! Oh, they’ll also be performing the song live next week at the @hobanaheim A few words from Portnoy: “After having recording these drum tracks some time ago, I’m stoked that they finally get to see the light of day! Thanks to William for finishing it up for us and welcome to the MA family! \m/“ - Mike Portnoy Produced by Mark Menghi Mixed and mastered by @joshwilburmusic Lyric video by @costinchioreanu Watch/listen at the link in bio

“I believe that the personal exploration that came out of my accepting the invitation from Mark, and King Ultramega, to participate in these recordings, allowed me to open myself up to the creative risks of sharing an emotive and artistically intimate experience with other creative individuals, and that this has proved to be rewarding and encouraging, for me, of future similar collaborations.” -Kim Thayil

@kingultramegaofficial x @champlainunplugged #kingultramega #newmusic #chriscornell #champlainunplugged

“First of all, I have to say what an incredible honor to even be asked to try and attempt a cover of one of Chris’s songs. The fact that Mark thought I could even come close to it is beyond flattering, and to be honest, my knee jerk reaction was to say “uh, no thank you, I’m not interested in embarrassing myself if I can help it” haha! The track itself was totally out of my wheelhouse so I thought it would be a great challenge and an opportunity to try to honor one of my favorite musicians and vocalists for a great cause.” - Brann Dailor @creamale

“Dead Wishes”, our tribute to @chriscornellofficial ‘s solo album Higher Truth is OUT NOW wherever you stream music! The track features Brann Dailor (@creamale ) of @mastodonrocks , @angelvivaldiofficial , @markmenghi , @kennyaronoff , and @frankmitaritonna . Lyric video by @costinchioreanu

Premiering tomorrow, Friday May 1st at 10am EST the brand new @kingultramegaofficial single (and sixth single release) “Dead Wishes” from @chriscornellofficial 2015 critically acclaimed solo album, Higher Truth. Featuring @creamale of @mastodonrocks on vocals, @angelvivaldiofficial on acoustic & electric guitar, @markmenghi on bass & orchestration, @kennyaronoff on drums and @frankmitaritonna on keys & synth. Available anywhere you stream music 🎶 #kingultramega #chriscornell #tribute #deadwishes

🚨new episode alert!🚨this week we celebrate 300 episodes by chatting with Alice In Chains’ William DuVall and Metal Allegiance’s Mark Menghi about their new song Black Horizon, songwriting, the live music experience, AI, and KISS’s Alive!? Watch the new episode on YouTube — 🔗 in our bio #SOLATpod #rock #music #podcast #aliceinchains metalallegiance kingultramega

Thanks to @metalhammeruk for the feature! Buy or download the latest issue to read the full interview!

One month in, and the wait is still worth it! Our brand new single featuring @williamduvallofficial , @alexskolnick , @markmenghi , and @mikeportnoy is out now! Have you given it a spin? Cover artwork by @costinchioreanu . Stream now at the link in bio. #metalallegiance #blackhorizon

Ok back to @kingultramegaofficial . Yesterday we released our 5th single, “Preaching the End of the World” from @chriscornellofficial ’s debut solo album, Euphoria Morning. This song was a pure labor of love from recording my bass to producing this massive track. There is a LOT going on, so listen closely with good speakers or quality headphones. Your shitty iPhone speaker wont cut it. Thank you to @petethornguitarist @thornicus @kennyaronoff @davekerzner & @frankmitaritonna for trusting my vision on this song. This song (well, the entire Euphoria Morning album) always reminded me of late 60’s The Beatles writing/recordings/productions. In my opinion, that era was the Beatles in their writing & recording peak… in turn, if you listen to Soundgarden’s last album (before they disbanded in the 90’s) “Down on the Upside” you can hear sprinkles of that late 60’s Beatle vibe, along with elements of what would become Chris’ first solo album and where he was headed as a songwriter. A few short years later, enter his debut solo album “Euphoria Morning” and “Preaching the End of the World”, is in my opinion, the perfect song. It all correlates, at least in my mind. I was fortunate enough to see Chris live many times with @soundgarden , @audioslaveofficial , @templeofthedog and his various solo bands starting way back in the mid-90’s, but hands down one of my favorite live shows of his was seeing him at the old Vanderbilt club on Long Island in support of the Euphoria Morning record. That record came out Sept of 1999, the ensuing tour happened late 99 and into 2000. This particular show was almost 26 years ago to the day (Feb 24, 2000). Seeing this live for the first time was epic. I still have the ticket stub (second photo)! When I choose this particular song to record for King Ultramega, I had the Beatles in my brain and knew I wanted to cover a song off “Euphoria Morning”. This record is brilliant in terms of songwriting, lyrical composition, instrumentation and production. I tried to honor all of what I think makes this record so good within our rendition not only instrumentation wise, but production wise as well. #chriscornell #euphoriamorning

"Preaching The End Of The World" feat. @markmenghi , @petethornguitarist , @thornicus , @kennyaronoff , @davekerzner & @frankmitaritonna is OUT NOW everywhere you stream music! Watch the full lyric video by @costinchioreanu at the link in bio. A few words from Pete on the @chriscornellofficial tribute: “‘Preaching The End Of The World’ is a beautiful song that I always enjoyed performing with Chris during my time on tour with him. I remember a show in Tel Aviv where he talked about writing it during a dark time, but ended by saying, ‘but I made it!’ I always think about that in a positive way. He made it for a long time, and we should all be thankful for that.” -Pete Thorn Produced by: @markmenghi Engineered by: @frankmitaritonna , @davekerzner & Mark Menghi Mixed & Mastered by: @joshwilburmusic Cover artwork and lyric video by: @costinchioreanu King Ultramega is raising funds and awareness for @musicares , The Recording Academy’s non-profit providing mental health, addiction recovery, and emergency services to those in the music community.

Acting like a maniac… WHIPLASH! 🪓 Check out our performance of @metallica “Whiplash” featuring @markmenghi on bass (playing @cliffburtonfamily @ariaguitars bass), Troy Sanders from @mastodonrocks on vox, @mikeportnoy on drums, @andreaskisser (@sepultura ) & @doccoyle (@godforbidofficial ) both on guitar. Performed live at the @hobanaheim on Jan 22, 2026 🎥 x @jupiter.return #metalallegiance #metallica #whiplash #cliffburton