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OSLO, NORWAY – JUNE 28: Dave Mustaine from Megadeth performs on stage at the Tons of Rock festival on June 28, 2025 in Oslo, Norway. (Photo by Per Ole Hagen/Redferns) Dave Mustaine Says ‘Physical’ Issues Are a Big Reason Why He’s Ending Megadeth
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine revealed that things like arthritis and bulging discs led him to decide it was time to retire the band.
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Marissa Ann The One-Album Wonder of Meanstreak, the First All-Girl Thrash Band
Meanstreak emerged in 1988 as an all-female band in the male-dominated thrash metal scene, releasing only one album in their time.
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OSLO, NORWAY – JUNE 28: Dave Mustaine from Megadeth performs on stage at the Tons of Rock festival on June 28, 2025 in Oslo, Norway. (Photo by Per Ole Hagen/Redferns) Dave Mustaine Thinks Megadeth’s Last Show Should Be in Space: ‘A Full Moon Landing’
Megadeth founder Dave Mustaine says that performing a concert in space “will be a really fitting climax” for the band.
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Elsie Roymans/Getty Images Megadeth’s Final Tour Run Could Last “Three to Five Years,” According to Dave Mustaine
Megadeth has one last album coming next year, and Dave Mustaine teases that it will be just the beginning of the band’s final era.
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TORONTO, ONTARIO – APRIL 24: (L-R) James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of Metallica perform at Rogers Centre on April 24, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Jeremychanphotography/Getty Images) Slayer’s Kerry King Has a Very Specific Reason He Prefers Metallica to Megadeth: ‘Sorry Dave!’
In a new interview, when asked to choose between Metallica and Megadeth, Slayer’s Kerry King chose Metallica because they have “a singer.”
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Elsie Roymans/Getty Images Megadeth Teasing a Cover of Metallica’s ‘Ride the Lightning’ for Their Final Album
Former Megadeth bassist Dave Ellefson previously claimed that frontman Dave Mustaine wanted to cover old Metallica songs he co-wrote.
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Elsie Roymans/Getty Images ‘Rust in Peace’: Megadeth Announce Final Album, Farewell Tour Plans
Four decades after releasing their very first album, “Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good,” Megadeth is retiring.
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Dave Mustaine Allegedly Wanted To Re-Record Metallica Demos With Megadeth, Says Ex-Bassist
Former Megadeth bassist Dave Ellefson says that Dave Mustaine wanted to re-record Metallica’s “No Life ‘Til Leather” demo.
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Elsie Roymans/Getty Images Megadeth Wasn’t Invited to Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s Final Concert Event
Megadeth bassist James LoMenzo says the band was in Europe at the time of “Back to the Beginning,” but were not invited to join.
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COLUMBUS, OH – MAY 21: Musician Chris Adler of Lamb Of God performs at MAPFRE Stadium on May 21, 2016 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Squires/Getty Images) Chris Adler Almost Joined a Legendary Thrash Metal Band After Leaving Lamb of God
Chris Adler says that Bay Area Thrash legends Testament invited him to join their band after Gene Hoglan left in 2022.
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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 30: (L-R) Musicians Gary Holt, Tom Araya and Kerry King of the band Slayer perform onstage during the bands final show of the "Final Campaign" tour at The Forum on November 30, 2019 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) Slayer Guitarist Gary Holt Admits Even He Was ‘Surprised’ About The Thrash Band’s Reunion Concerts
Slayer guitarist Gary Holt says he only had a short time to prepare for the band’s 2024 reunion shows, which he was surprised to perform.
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James Hetfield and Kirk Hemmett of Metallica at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, July 13, 1986. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) Megadeth Frontman Dave Mustaine Takes Shots at Metallica Again, Claims He ‘Wrote a Lot of Their Music’
Mustaine also alleges that Metallica frontman James Hetfield once kicked his puppy.