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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.
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Elsie Roymans/Getty Images Dave Mustaine Reveals the Surprising Way His Metallica Audition Panned Out: ‘I Didn’t Know What Was Gonna Happen’
Dave Mustaine recalls auditioning for Metallica back in the early 80s, noting that at the time, he didn’t even have standard metal gear.
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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) Don’t Expect Former Megadeth Members to Show Up on the Band’s Final World Tour, According to Dave Mustaine
Mustaine essentially ruled out the chances of past Megadeth members joining the tour, saying it “would be a huge undertaking.”
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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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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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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.
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Elsie Roymans/Getty Images Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine Ordered to Pay Former Manager $1.4 Million
Dave Mustaine’s former manager claims that he was not paid thousands of dollars in commissions.
