<![CDATA[ Latest from MusicRadar in Megadeth ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/tag/megadeth Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:14:10 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “We were at a club, and some guy was punching on a girl, and James says, ‘Kill him!’ This guy turns around and looks at the two of us and says, ‘Who’s gonna kill me?’ And James pointed at me…": Dave Mustaine on early days with, and split from, Metallica ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/we-were-at-a-club-and-some-guy-was-punching-on-a-girl-and-james-says-kill-him-this-guy-turns-around-and-looks-at-the-two-of-us-and-says-whos-gonna-kill-me-and-james-pointed-at-me-dave-mustaine-on-early-days-with-and-split-from-metallica dP9akctowKNiUWQfZcWYUW Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:14:10 +0000 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:30:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ask any of the people who have played with him… he’s incredibly talented, but very mysterious”: Dave Mustaine admits he nearly passed on Marty Friedman for Megadeth because he didn’t like his hair ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/dave-mustaine-on-hiring-marty-friedman-for-megadeth Hwn9Tn7DP6nUpXT6PettiT Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:24:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s not ‘puppet show Megadeth’”: Dave Mustaine says he doesn't want guesting ex-members on Megadeth’s final tour ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/bands/its-not-puppet-show-megadeth-dave-mustaine-says-he-doesnt-want-guesting-ex-members-on-megadeths-final-tour Rr6oMp5rixxce8UTtgaZRi Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:30:11 +0000 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:30:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I certainly got a new appreciation for the Megadeth stuff… it was amazing to see how far guitar quality had come in our genre of music”: Alex Skolnick on the time he was on standby for Megadeth – and what to do when you can’t match a player lick for lick ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/alex-skolnick-on-the-time-he-was-on-standby-to-play-lead-guitar-for-megadeth-and-playing-with-guthrie-govan ZtSU4aASD8BiS2U2LiakBk Thu, 13 Nov 2025 18:34:07 +0000 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 18:34:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “One of the songs is a cover song but I actually wrote it, so it’s kind of like a cover, kind of like my song”: Are Megadeth set to include a version of Metallica's Ride The Lightning on their final album? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/bands/one-of-the-songs-is-a-cover-song-but-i-actually-wrote-it-so-its-kind-of-like-a-cover-kind-of-like-my-song-are-megadeth-set-to-include-a-version-of-metallicas-ride-the-lightning-on-their-final-album EJujDzL3N95xaN3YwMmFjF Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:21:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “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 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/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 2XjGmUoSfFYJWCA2bYKbrS Thu, 11 Sep 2025 09:44:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We started a musical style, we started a revolution, we changed the guitar world and how it’s played”: Dave Mustaine announces Megadeth’s final album and farewell tour ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/dave-mustaine-announces-megadeth-final-studio-album-and-2026-farewell-tour bp6c7o8AuMyhxhP3YhCAHU Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:51:46 +0000 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:51:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I told them when I left, ‘Do not use my music'. And of course they used it": 42 years on, Dave Mustaine still has a few things to say about his exit from Metallica ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/bands/i-told-them-when-i-left-do-not-use-my-music-and-of-course-they-used-it-42-years-on-dave-mustaine-still-has-a-few-things-to-say-about-his-exit-from-metallica F5BuVrfrvBXBCcprV5gzX8 Fri, 30 May 2025 13:02:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Rush is one of the very few bands where they somehow had a friendship in there and they made it work financially”: Megadeth bassist David Ellefson on songwriting credits and their potential to upend bands ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/rush-is-one-of-the-very-few-bands-where-they-somehow-had-a-friendship-in-there-and-they-made-it-work-financially-megadeth-bassist-david-ellefson-on-songwriting-credits-and-their-potential-to-upend-bands TYaXZxD6w3skBRZEhJdU9U Fri, 28 Feb 2025 11:23:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There is potential here for the world’s most unlikely mash-up”: It’s Steely Dan versus Megadeth in the Battle of Black Friday! ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/there-is-potential-here-for-the-worlds-most-unlikely-mash-up-its-steely-dan-versus-megadeth-in-the-battle-of-black-friday V5uM9exj6cpjHr9W3bBykU Fri, 29 Nov 2024 07:00:30 +0000 Fri, 29 Nov 2024 12:39:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Unexpectedly and unceremoniously terminated": Dave Mustaine must pay his ex manager over £1 million ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/unexpectedly-and-unceremoniously-terminated-dave-mustaine-must-pay-his-ex-manager-over-gbp1-million U37AxVa2TA6qwuh8fqZB7H Mon, 18 Nov 2024 12:10:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If you can’t play, you’ll find a pedal and you’ll cheat”: Dave Mustaine says guitarists should learn how to play before stocking up their pedalboards ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/if-you-cant-play-youll-find-a-pedal-and-youll-cheat-dave-mustaine-says-guitarists-should-learn-how-to-play-before-stocking-up-their-pedalboards NxGDN7PQgWrijBBMNmyQCE Mon, 23 Sep 2024 09:04:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Dave really wants to do another record and just get something fresh out there”: James LoMenzo confirms Megadeth are working towards new album ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/dave-really-wants-to-do-another-record-and-just-get-something-fresh-out-there-james-lomenzo-confirms-megadeth-are-working-towards-new-album eTX2neU7LDLtyeBapiLGQ8 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:06:11 +0000 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:08:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Strings sell… but who’s buying?: Dave Mustaine unleashes signature guitar strings ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/strings-sell-but-whos-buying-dave-mustaine-launches-his-own-brand-of-guitar-strings 8GVMrbw365LvVZSXgzHJHF Thu, 13 Jun 2024 14:57:17 +0000 Thu, 13 Jun 2024 14:57:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You can almost hear The Beatles influence and the Led Zeppelin influence at the front of the song”: How Dave Mustaine channelled unlikely influences for Megdeth's Hangar 18 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/megadeth-hangar-18-dave-mustaine-marty-friedman-beatles-zeppelin GgqwQeWvbfCgbfiaCjZJjJ Fri, 22 Mar 2024 12:34:20 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We need guitar music that makes those people feel something”: Marty Friedman wishes “slow and painful death” upon the traditional guitar solo and has some ideas on what should replace it ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/marty-friedman-wants-the-guitar-solo-to-die-a-death dKCJCcerGmqBt3X3y9vdP3 Fri, 02 Feb 2024 18:37:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I finished the solo to this one, Mustaine came into the studio, listened to it once, turned around and, without saying a word, shook my hand" – the story of Megadeth's Tornado Of Souls ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/dave-mustaine-handshake-tornado-of-souls-marty-friedman E2H2vg6zBFh8NvfBEnvYRC Fri, 29 Dec 2023 08:21:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I would like to thank Kiko for his dedication and hard work these past nine years”: Kiko Loureiro leaves Megadeth, Dave Mustaine confirms Teemu Mäntysaari as replacement ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/kiko-loureiro-leaves-megadeth-dave-mustaine-confirms-replacement avvEy4ywKcuV7JWsRQPBNm Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:18:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marty Friedman’s guitar teacher told him to take a bong hit every time he played an exercise correctly, but the ex-Megadeth guitarist has better advice for students ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/marty-friedman-advice-on-learning-guitar 8JDdwwEbgSMk2htnfwgoXa Fri, 15 Sep 2023 17:08:26 +0000 Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:19:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Marty Friedman nail the greatest solo in thrash metal history as he plays Tornado Of Souls with Megadeth at Wacken ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/marty-friedman-megadeth-tornado-of-souls k2ScytjpSYcogB5zkZ85rj Mon, 07 Aug 2023 14:56:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch fan-shot footage of Marty Friedman performing live with Megadeth onstage at the Budokan ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/megadeth-marty-friedman-budokan-toyko-video Vph7Ejhznim7adoej4zFCV Tue, 28 Feb 2023 15:02:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dave Mustaine confirms Marty Friedman’s return as Megadeth’s Rust In Peace era guitar partnership reunites for Tokyo show ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/marty-friedman-megadeth-reunion LDFYvbvYxqm7sZdKivuSWF Tue, 14 Feb 2023 11:47:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dave Mustaine says Lars Ulrich wrote the opening riff to Metallica’s Master of Puppets ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/dave-mustaine-lars-ulrich-master-of-puppets mVWkgz2y8LCDoqNYJSmEaH Wed, 23 Nov 2022 15:41:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kiko Loureiro reveals the biggest challenge of playing guitar in Megadeth and being a southpaw playing right-handed ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/megadeth-kiko-loureiro-interview-dave-mustaine LKEtNhvJQA95NacNkeZNzn Thu, 10 Nov 2022 10:47:30 +0000 Thu, 10 Nov 2022 10:50:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson adds a pair of limited edition Custom Shop Flying V EXPs to its Dave Mustaine Collection ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/gibson-dave-mustaine-custom-shop-flying-v-exp U475Jxb8hgyuh2viGDSRbk Tue, 25 Oct 2022 17:11:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Learn 4 Megadeth chords – including Dave Mustaine's signature spider! ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/how-to/megadeth-dave-mustaine-guitar-chord-lesson ArdYSj3U4ZB88JFjJAaaBa Wed, 19 Oct 2022 13:23:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dave Mustaine says there’s a “good possibility” he will write music with James Hetfield again ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/dave-mustaine-james-hetfield LHBJnhWR7gFyLfqh7sXpGi Fri, 30 Sep 2022 14:37:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dave Mustaine sounds note of regret on Marty Friedman’s Megadeth exit – “What happened to Marty was not okay” ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/dave-mustaine-marty-friedman-megadeth kduZyqQiEpyzsQiCkpt4nG Fri, 26 Aug 2022 13:16:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Megadeth and Ice T is the collaboration metal didn't know it needed on Night Stalkers ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/megadeth-icet-new-song mJzgQUm5HccGipVhohvgL8 Fri, 22 Jul 2022 14:54:26 +0000 Fri, 22 Jul 2022 14:55:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson releases the Dave Mustaine Flying V EXP Rust in Peace in Alien Tech Green ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/gibson-releases-the-dave-mustaine-flying-v-exp-rust-in-peace-in-alien-tech-green bFpqef89LmSS4HWGjTVrQJ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 17:37:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson unveils much-anticipated Flying V EXP signature guitar for Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/gibson-megadeth-dave-mustaine-flying-v-exp UknLvhrgg9mhdcmvrTAsLZ Wed, 15 Dec 2021 10:45:46 +0000 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 11:54:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dave Mustaine reveals title for new Megadeth album and shares new music teaser ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/megadeth-dave-mustaine-the-sick-the-dying-and-the-dead tycDX2YixjXCcLvRMKc2uh Mon, 26 Jul 2021 11:19:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ 5 songs guitarists need to hear by… Megadeth ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/5-songs-guitarists-need-to-hear-by-megadeth zbScGrJ7xSXup79k4QfQFk Sat, 17 Apr 2021 12:32:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jackson CBXM X-Series SignatureDavid Ellefson Concert IV and V ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/jackson-cbxm-x-series-signature-david-ellefson-concert-iv-and-v c9bssiEjEUwZr5SAVHbNFR Mon, 22 Jun 2020 14:08:59 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:06:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Metallica and Lady Gaga overcome technical difficulties at the Grammys ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/watch-metallica-and-lady-gaga-overcome-technical-difficulties-at-the-grammys EYmSTQUNuDkd68xByFHfnZ Mon, 13 Feb 2017 12:26:54 +0000 Tue, 14 Feb 2017 10:05:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Metallica and Mustaine play 'Kill 'Em All' tracks live ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/totalguitar/metallica-and-mustaine-play-kill-em-all-tracks-live-519299 7jsGgJwEmwEWDDQ24Vfnj4 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:18:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 06:16:55 +0000