The origin of Megadeth is a tale of redemption for its central figure, Dave Mustaine. After being fired from Metallica for his erratic behavior and substance abuse, Mustaine was left to his own ...

The post Dave Mustaine: Megadeth will release “crushing” new songs ahead of winter tour appeared first on Consequence of Sound. “All we need to do is get in the studio and capture them,” he told ...

Megadeth unveiled the track "We'll Be Back" from their upcoming album The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead! a few months ago, but they played it live for the very first time during a show earlier this ...

Megadeth is currently in the studio working on their new album, which according to vocalist and guitarist Dave Mustaine will feature a cover song. Mustaine said in a recent episode of Gimme Radio’s ...

As he prepares to go back on tour following his treatment for cancer, Mustaine said he hoped to release new music before the European road trip begins on Jan. 20. Mustaine told Rolling Stone that the ...

The initial reaction to Megadeth's announcement that the band would be covering a Metallica song on their final album was fairly positive. Sure, some bemoaned Dave Mustaine "talking about" Metallica, ...

One of Megadeth's most famous hits, perhaps the band's biggest is the title track from 1986's Peace Sells…But Who's Buying. The intro bass line was famously used as the theme music for MTV News breaks ...

Megadeth will release their self-titled final album on Jan. 23, and the set will include a customarily headline-grabbing send-off from Dave Mustaine: a cover of Metallica‘s “Ride the Lightning.” ...

Say what you want about Megadeth, but they’re a guitarist’s band, meaning playing any of their parts can’t be easy. Now, ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson, who played on the band’s most famous albums ...

Megadeth parted ways with founding bassist David Ellefson after allegations that he was grooming an underaged girl online emerged. In their statement about the firing, they also said, “we cannot wait ...

Dave Mustaine revealed that the radiologist who treated his cancer wrote lyrics for a song on Megadeth’s upcoming album The Sick, the Dying … and the Dead! He asked the doctor for assistance in ...

Ever since his ousting as Megadeth‘s bassist, David Ellefson has been involved in a number of projects. One of those projects was a seemingly reluctant Megadeth cover band called the Kings of Thrash.