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Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Legendary band announces next album and tour will be their last as they retire after 42 years
The band was founded after the frontman was kicked out of Metallica RUST IN PEACE Legendary band announces next album and tour will be their last as they retire after 42 years Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THRASH metal giants Megadeth have revealed the band's next tour and album will be their last. Founded by Dave Mustaine in 1983 after the singer's acrimonious departure from Metallica, the San Francisco band have consistently pumped out memorable riffs ever since. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 2 Megadeth are calling it quits after 42 years But the band will call it a day after the completion of their tour next year. Mustaine said: 'There's so many musicians that have come to the end of their career, whether accidental or intentional. 'Most of them don't get to go out on their own terms on top, and that's where I'm at in my life right now. I have traveled the world and have made millions upon millions of fans and the hardest part of all of this is saying goodbye to them." He continued: 'We can't wait for you to hear this album and see us on tour. If there was ever a perfect time for us to put out a new album, it's now. READ MORE ON MEGADETH 'CANCER DOESN'T STAND A CHANCE' Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has got throat cancer 'If there was ever a perfect time to tour the world, it's now. This is also a perfect time for us to tell you that it's our last studio album. We've made a lot of friends over the years and I hope to see all of you on our global farewell tour. Don't be mad, don't be sad, be happy for us all, come celebrate with me these next few years. 'We have done something together that's truly wonderful and will probably never happen again,' he concludes. 'We started a musical style, we started a revolution, we changed the guitar world and how it's played, and we changed the world. The bands I played in have influenced the world. I love you all for it. Thank you for everything.' Devastated fans can't believe it. One said: "Last MEGADETH album. I'm not ready to say goodbye... [crying emoji]" Another wrote: "This made me feel so sad." A third said: "Farewell, kings. It's been a great run!" Music video for Dave Mustaine's Megadeth hit Holy Wars... The Punishment Due The band are best known for albums such as Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good!, Peace Sells… but Who's Buying?, and Rust in Peace. There has been a revolving door of members over the years with only Mustaine being ever-present. The current line up consists of Mustaine, James LoMenzo, Dirk Verbeuren and Teemu Mäntysaari. Megadeth are synonymous with skeletal mascot Vic Rattlehead and have released 16 albums to date, the last of which - The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead! - came out in 2022. Over the course of their career they've been nominated for 12 Grammys, winning their first and only gong in 2017 for their track Dystopia, which triumphed in the Best Metal Performance category. Mustaine, who overcame throat cancer in 2020, has had a long-standing rivalry with Metallica, for which he co-wrote early tracks such as Metal Militia, Phantom Lord, The Four Horsemen, Ride the Lightning, and The Call of Ktulu. Brian Slagel, Metal Blade Records owner, previously said: 'Dave was an incredibly talented guy, but he also had an incredibly large problem with alcohol and drugs. He'd get wasted and become a real crazy person, a raging megalomaniac, and the other guys just couldn't deal with that after a while. 'I mean, they all drank of course, but Dave drank more… much more,' Slagel continues. 'I could see they were beginning to get fed up of seeing Dave drunk out of his mind all the time.' But in 2010, tensions softened and the so-called Big Four of thrash - Anthrax, Slayer, Metallica and Megadeth - played together on the same bill.
NBC News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- NBC News
Heavy metal legends Megadeth announce final album and farewell tour
Megadeth has announced the band's final album and world tour after entertaining fans for more than 40 years. But as the group says, 'Don't be mad, don't be sad, be happy for us all,' and get ready to rock out with them during their epic sendoff. On Aug. 14, the thrash metal band, founded in 1983 by vocalist and guitarist Dave Mustaine, uploaded a video to its website along with the message 'The End Is Near. It's Crystal Clear. Part of The Master Plan,' confirming that a final album and farewell tour are on the way. Above the video was a preorder countdown clock that will expire in 42 days. The words are lyrics from the 1990 song 'Holy Wars... The Punishment Due.' A quote from Mustaine, the group's only remaining founding member, was also included in the announcement on the website. 'It's our last studio album. We've made a lot of friends over the years and I hope to see all of you on our global farewell tour,' he said. The clip begins with multiple news anchors reporting that the 'end of times' is near. There are then shots of a massive flood, an erupting volcano and the world ablaze as people are seen fleeing cities in ruins. Vic Rattlehead, the band's mascot, appears seated behind a desk with an hourglass and a stack of papers that reads 'Confidential 2026.' 'For over four decades, I've been chained in silence,' the skeletal figure says. 'But the end demands my voice. It is confirmed the next Megadeth studio album will be the last.' He continues, '40 years of metal, forged in steel, ending in fire. And when the new year rises, the global farewell tour. You've heard the warning, now prepare yourselves, Cyber Army. Stay loud, stay tuned and meet me on the front lines.' The clip ends with an illustration of Vic Rattelead, with half his body lit on fire. The group, which currently consists of Mustaine, Teemu Mäntysaari, James Lomenzo and Dirk Verbeuren, did not share more details about the exact release date of the final album or when the tour kicks off. Megadeth fans expressed their mixed feelings in the comments beneath the message, which was also shared on YouTube. 'Megadeth you will always live on in our hearts. Thank you for everything Dave Mustaine,' one said. Another wrote, 'Make it a blast! One of the only bands i own all the albums to.' A third commented, 'It hurts my heart to see THE metal band that has got me into metal leave.' In a lengthier statement from Mustaine posted on the band's website, the 63-year-old frontman explained why now is the right time for the band to say goodbye, even though it will be difficult. 'There's so many musicians that have come to the end of their career, whether accidental or intentional. Most of them don't get to go out on their own terms on top, and that's where I'm at in my life right now,' he said. 'I have traveled the world and have made millions upon millions of fans and the hardest part of all of this is saying goodbye to them.' Mustaine added, 'Don't be mad, don't be sad, be happy for us all, come celebrate with me these next few years.' He celebrated Megadeth's achievements over the last 40 years, praising the band for accomplishing something that had never been done before. 'We started a musical style, we started a revolution, we changed the guitar world and how it's played, and we changed the world,' Mustaine said. 'The bands I played in have influenced the world. I love you all for it. Thank you for everything.'
