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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.
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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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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.
