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Photo by Brian Rasic/Getty Images Heavy Metal Lost a Thrash Legend After He Suffered a Fatal Heart Attack While Performing on This Day in 2016
Former Megadeth drummer Nick Menza died on May 21, 2016, after collapsing during a performance with his band OHM.
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Photo by Per Ole Hagen/Redferns WATCH: Megadeth Shred Through Cover of ‘Ride the Lightning’ by Metallica for the First Time Live
Megadeth pulled up to Bogota, Colombia, and unleashed their cover of Metallica’s legendary thrash classic “Ride The Lightning.”
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(Photo by Elsie Roymans/Getty Images) Dave Mustaine Has Questionable Opinions About the ‘Big Four,’ and I Hate to Admit It, but He Might Be Right
Dave Mustaine’s role in thrash, specifically the “Big Four,” could be debatable, but he certainly makes a compelling argument.
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TOLUCA, MEXICO – DECEMBER 04: Dave Mustaine, leader of Megadeth band, performing as part of day 3 of the Hell & Heaven Metal Fest 2022 at Foro Pegaso on December 4, 2022 in Toluca, Mexico. (Photo by Medios y Media/Getty Images) The Surprisingly Tasty Ways Dave Mustaine Kept His Vocals Fresh in the Studio
Mustiane picked up one of his tricks from gospel singer Amy Grant…
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Elsie Roymans/Getty Images 3 Key Things Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine Says All Aspiring Metal Musicians Need to Consider
Dave also name-dropped Prince’s “Purple Rain” film as particularly inspirational…
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Elsie Roymans/Getty Images 4 of the All-Time Best Performances by Megadeth
Being an impartial judge, I think it’s very fair to say that Megadeth’s “Holy Wars…The Punishment Due” is easily one of their best songs.
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Elsie Roymans/Getty Images Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine Thinks It’s Time for a New ‘Big Four’ of Metal, and Here’s Who I Think It Is
The Big Four of modern metal might feel like a tough grouping to lock in, but one band you have to at least include is Knocked Loose.
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Former Megadeth Bassist Dave Ellefson Thinks the Band’s New Album ‘Just Doesn’t Sound Like’ Them
Dave Ellefson was one of the earliest members of Megadeth, but was fired from the band in 2021 after a public sex scandal.
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TOLUCA, MEXICO – DECEMBER 04: Dave Mustaine, leader of Megadeth band, performing as part of day 3 of the Hell & Heaven Metal Fest 2022 at Foro Pegaso on December 4, 2022 in Toluca, Mexico. (Photo by Medios y Media/Getty Images) Megadeth’s Final Album Lands Them Their First No. 1 Record on the Billboard 200
Megadeth’s new album, their self-titled seventeenth and final record, has topped numerous charts, including the coveted Billboard 200.
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TOLUCA, MEXICO – DECEMBER 04: Dave Mustaine, leader of Megadeth band, performing as part of day 3 of the Hell & Heaven Metal Fest 2022 at Foro Pegaso on December 4, 2022 in Toluca, Mexico. (Photo by Medios y Media/Getty Images) Dave Mustaine Says He’s Received a Lot of Positive Feedback About Megadeth’s Cover of Metallica’s ‘Ride the Lightning’
For their final, self-titled album, Megadeth covered Metallica’s “Ride the Lightning,” on which Dave Mustaine has a co-writing credit.
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Elsie Roymans/Getty Images Dave Mustaine Pitched a Megadeth and Metallica Tour and Then Still Kinda Shaded Them: ‘They Don’t Really Tour Like We Do’
Dave Mustaine is open to the idea of playing alongside Metallica, but he also seemed to lambast them for playing fewer shows than his band.
