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Dave Mustaine appears to have covered a Metallica song he wrote on Megadeth's final album

Megadeth's new album looks like it might feature a Metallica cover.

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Tool, Bring Me The Horizon, My Chemical Romance, Shinedown, Halestorm, Megadeth, Alter Bridge and over 130 more bands will play next year's Sonic Temple festival in Ohio

The five-stage weekender will take place in Columbus, Ohio from May 14 to 17

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Iron Maiden announce Run For Your Lives North American tour for 2026 including Louder Than Life festival - and they'd like you to keep your phones away

North America needs to get ready to run for its life!

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‘Chuck was breaking beer bottles over his own head’: thrash metal legends Testament on 40 years of mayhem

After their lead singer shed his glam rock spandex, the band became rivals to thrash’s Big Four. Still releasing potent high-octane riffage, they retread their path through cancer scares and jazz detours

The Guardian - UK

Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson hopes the band's final tour isn't a ploy to 'boost ticket sales'

Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson is not convinced the band's final tour and album is the end.

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“We’ve seen this movie before: boost ticket sales, go away, then the bigger offers come”: Former Megadeth member isn’t fully convinced the band are retiring

Ex-bassist David Ellefson hopes the thrashers’ upcoming farewell shows aren’t “just an attempt to boost ticket sales”

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Watch video for new Megadeth single Tipping Point

Tipping Point is the 1st single from Megadeth's upcoming final album

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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Megadeth, Lamb Of God and Avatar are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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Preorder a limited-edition vinyl variant of Megadeth’s final album, plus an art card signed by the band only available through Metal Hammer

The thrash metal legends’ final album will drop next year

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“I think we’re all being pushed to the edge right now”: Listen to Megadeth’s thrash-adocious new single Tipping Point, the first taste of Dave Mustaine and co.’s final album

The speedsters’ self-titled swansong is due out at some point next year

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“I don’t try to point out stupidity, and I don’t like to make people feel bad – unless they annoy me”: The Beatles-inspired 90s song that finally gave these thrash heavyweights the mainstream hit that had eluded them

Just like the Pied Piper…

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“If I’m a little late to first period in the morning because I had to do an interview, my teachers are pretty lenient with me”: Ethan Kahn on Chained Saint’s face-ripping debut and how the new school of thrash metal is rewriting the rulebook

With their debut LP, Blindside, produced by Alice In Chains’ William DuVall, the Florida quartet are flying the flag for hesher-approved audio violence

Guitar World

“I came upon the V, but I didn’t think much of it because of the weird shape. I didn’t think it was very playable”: Dave Mustaine first discovered the Flying V when he joined Metallica and wasn’t a fan – this is what changed his mind

Mustaine is undoubtedly one of the Flying V’s main poster boys, with several signature models under his belt

Guitar World

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“As much as it sucked to start over, I saw Dave become a vastly better guitar player pretty quickly after Metallica”: Dave Ellefson has his say on whether Metallica did Dave Mustaine a favour by sacking him

It put a rocket under him, he reckons

Guitar World

“One of my favorite moments”: That time Eric Johnson shredded a custom Dean V – which had been built for Dave Mustaine to use on the Experience Hendrix tour

The custom axe nods to one of Hendrix’s most iconic guitars and was used by the Megadeth frontman on the Experience Hendrix tour

The Independent UK

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 7-13

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Sept. 7-13 include singer-guitarist Dave Mustaine of Megadeth, comedian Leslie Jones from ″Saturday Night Live” and model Angie Everhart

The Guardian - UK

Sam Ryder looks back: ‘I thought I should put a smile on my face, no matter how I felt’

The singer-songwriter on growing up as an outsider, the arrogance of youth and his Eurovision odyssey

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“Fuelled by a combustible mix of chemicals, vengeance and spite”: Every Megadeth album ranked, from worst to best

Dave Mustaine has announced the metal icons’ final album – here’s how they got here

International Business Times UK

Megadeth Farewell Tour: Will Ex-bassist David Ellefson Return After He Was Fired Over 2021 Sex Scandal with Alleged Minor

Megadeth has confirmed that their upcoming seventeenth and final studio album will be released in 2026, accompanied by a global farewell tour, marking the band's retirement after more than four decades in thrash metal.

International Business Times UK

Megadeth Farewell Tour Dates: Where Are the Cities for the Band's Last Thrash Metal Ride?

Megadeth reveal final album plans and 2026 farewell tour. Find out which cities could host their last thrash metal shows.

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Megadeth announce final tour and album

Megadeth have decided to call it quits after more than four decades with one last tour and their final 17th studio album.

The Independent UK

The end is near: Megadeth to release final album and embark on farewell tour

Call it a symphony for dissolution

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"This is a perfect time for us to tell you that it's our last album." Megadeth to retire, announce final album and farewell tour to come in 2026

Thrash metal legends Megadeth are officially calling it a day

The Independent UK

Megadeth announce retirement with final album and farewell tour

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