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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dave Mustaine Preps Final Megadeth Album, Tour, and Memoir: ‘We Started a Revolution'
After 40-plus years, Dave Mustaine is ready to put Megadeth to rest. The thrasher announced plans for a final album and tour, and revealed a memoir is on the way. Mustaine posted the announcement via his alter ego, Vic Rattlehead. The new album, titled The End Is Near, will arrive next year. The LP follows 2022's The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead! More from Rolling Stone Megadeth, Dave Mustaine to Pay More Than $1 Million to Former Manager in Legal Settlement Megadeth Push Back on 'Misinformed' Peter Frampton Blaming Them for Show Cancellation Megadeth's Kiko Loureiro Pulls Out of Tour, Temporary Replacement Announced 'There's so many musicians that have come to the end of their career, whether accidental or intentional,' Mustaine said in a statement. '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.' 'We can't wait for you to hear this album and see us on tour,' he continued. 'If there was ever a perfect time for us to put out a new album, it's now. 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.' Mustaine's memoir will also arrive next year. The book will follow the 2020 oral history Rust in Peace: The Inside Story of the Megadeth Masterpiece and former lead guitarist Marty Friedman's memoir Dreaming Japanese, released last year. Megadeth's global farewell tour will kick off in 2026; dates have yet to be announced. 'We've made a lot of friends over the years and I hope to see all of you on our global farewell tour,' Mustaine said. '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. 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.' Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked Solve the daily Crossword
The Guardian
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Megadeth announce they are retiring: ‘Don't be sad, be happy for us all'
Call it a symphony for dissolution. American thrash metal giants Megadeth have announced they are retiring and that their forthcoming album will be their last. They will also embark on a farewell tour in 2026. 'There's so many musicians that have come to the end of their career, whether accidental or intentional,' Megadeth founder and frontman Dave Mustaine shared in a statement on Thursday. '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.' Mustaine and the band have yet to reveal the final album's title, release date or the band's remaining tour dates, but shared a video. The frontman said that now is the perfect time for the band to release a final album and embark on their final 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 wrote. '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.' The statement arrived after the band shared a teaser post on Wednesday hinting at retirement that read, 'The end is near …' Megadeth was founded in 1983 after Mustaine was kicked out of Metallica, a band he co-founded, during recording sessions in New York by Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield as a result of his alcohol and drug use. His bandmates put him on a coach to Los Angeles, where he formed a short-lived band named Fallen Angels that evolved into Megadeth. Megadeth released their debut album, Killing Is My Business … and Business Is Good!, in 1985. The band became huge in the 1990s – one of thrash metal's 'Big Four' alongside Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax. In 2019 Mustaine announced he had been diagnosed with throat cancer and the band cancelled their tour while he underwent treatment.
Forbes
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Soundgarden's Long-Awaited Final Album Might See The Light Of Day Soon
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 13: Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell of American rock group Soundgarden perform ... More live on stage during the first day of Hard Rock Calling, at Hyde Park on July 13, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by) Getty Images In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil spoke about his desire to release the band's long-awaited final album. This album is said to feature Soundgarden's final recordings and compositions with singer Chris Cornell, which of course, were recorded and written prior to Cornell's death in 2017. Following Chris Conrell's death, the remaining members of Soundgarden Kim Thayil (guitarist), Matt Cameron (drums), and Ben Shepard (bass) have been in a dispute between Cornell's widow, Vicky Corenell, over the final songs the band and Chris had been working on. In 2021, Vicky Corenell had sued the members of Soundgarden over a proposed buyout offer for the band's final recordings. However, just as tension were heating up between the two parties, in April 2023, the band and Cornell's estate announced they had come to an agreement: 'Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, on behalf of the Estate of Chris Cornell, are happy to announce they have reached an amicable out of court resolution. The reconciliation marks a new partnership between the two parties, which will allow Soundgarden fans around the world to hear the final songs that the band and Chris were working on. The two parties are united and coming together to propel, honor and build upon Soundgarden's incredible legacy as well as Chris's indelible mark on music history – as one of the greatest songwriters and vocalists of all time" Despite this public statement which clearly points out that both parties had reconciled, Soundgarden's drummer Matt Cameron had made comments in the following months, that indicate the dispute between the band and Cornell's estate was still ongoing. On the Vinyl Guide podcast, Cameron was asked about the status of the band's unreleased material, to which he replied, 'We're still in the middle of a dispute with the estate and… Everything is on hold right now, and I can't really go into details unfortunately. But as of right now, no, it doesn't look like it's gonna happen next year, [2024]. But hopefully soon – I'm not giving up hope.' While the waters have been murky regarding the status of this final Soundgarden LP, guitarist Kim Thayil recently spoke with Rolling Stone ahead of Soundgarden's induction into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame happening later this year. When asked on whether or not the final recordings will be released, Thayil replied, 'I think so. Our objective and goal was always to complete that. I probably have OCD enough to not want to leave something unfinished or incomplete like that, so I think the more we can attend to our body of work and our catalog…I think everyone in the band feels that way." Thayil continued, "I don't just to attend to my work, but the collective work, and in this case specifically, the work of Chris. I have pride for what I did and I want to see that come out. It doesn't exist in the vacuum. It exists as a collaboration with Matt and Ben and Chris, but it takes on an entirely different weight when you think about what it is you're honoring, and the work that you're paying tribute to. It is us collectively. We want to do it proud. And that part of us is certainly one of the most intimate components of what Soundgarden has been since 1984." Bottom Line Thayil's comments make it clear that the band ultimately plans to release this material, however, the timeline for this release is still unknown. With Soundgarden's induction into the RARHOF, the remaining members will be performing alongside one another once again, and of course, both parties will likely be present for the ceremony. Given that Soundgarden's legacy is in the spotlight with their upcoming induction, there could be an opportunity for the band and Cornell's estate to finalize a release plan for this long-awaited LP.
