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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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(Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) Slayer Frontman Tom Araya Clarified Why the Band Began Using Satanic Imagery: ‘That Stuff Kind of Scares People’
Slayer chose to incorporate occult imagery into their music to show they were different from the Hollywood metal community.
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DETROIT, MICHIGAN – NOVEMBER 12: Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield and Robert Trujillo of Metallica perform at Ford Field on November 12, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images) Metallica Drummer Lars Ulrich Thought the Metal Scene Was Mostly ‘Crap,’ but These Two Bands Made It ‘Interesting’
Metallica’s Lars Ulrich wasn’t a fan of “regurgitated” metal bands in the early 90s, but there were a few that he thought were “pretty cool.”
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Slayer’s Kerry King and Tom Araya Never Liked Thrash or Speed Metal Bands ‘Trying to Be Like Us or Metallica’
In a throwback interview from the late 80s, Kerry King and Tom Araya said they only listen to speed metal bands “if they’re original.”
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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.
