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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.
Sky News AU
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Thrash metal band Megadeth uses artificial intelligence to say goodbye as it announces it's 17th album and farewell tour
An American thrash metal band has announced that their 17th studio album will be their last. In a video posted to Instagram, an AI generated video shows various cities on fire, volcanoes erupting and AI generated news anchors proclaiming the end times, before their mascot, Vic Rattlehead confirmed that the band was splitting up. The band, which was founded in 1983 by guitarist Dave Mustine, has toured Australia in 2025 and 2023. In the video, Vic Rattlehead said 'For over four decades, I've been chained in silence, but the end demands my voice. 'It's been confirmed; the next Megadeth studio album will be the last.' A statement that was published on the band's website from founding member Dave Mustaine said, '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.' Many of the comments that appeared on the Instagram video were supportive of the band, with many saying that they were sad to see the thrash metal band split up. '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.' But some commented that they were critical of the band's decision to use artificial intelligence to create the apocalyptic hell scape that was used in the video to promote the new album. 'MEGADETH YOUR SUPPOSED TO DESTROY AI NOT JOIN THEM' one said in all capitals. Another said, 'Megadeth using ai,' whilst another said 'Hope AI won't be used for the actual music videos and album art. So disappointed' In a lengthy statement that was posted to the band's website, Mustaine expressed that he was grateful to the band's fans over the years for their loyalty. 'Don't be mad, don't be sad, be happy for us all, come celebrate with me these next few years, he said.' He went on to talk about Megadeath's legacy and the influence it has had on music. '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.'
