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Marty Friedman and Megadeth at Wacken 2023
Watch Marty Friedman nail the greatest solo in thrash metal history as he plays Tornado Of Souls with Megadeth at Wacken

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Fan-shot footage offers a pit's eye view of a historic moment as Friedman rejoins Megadeth for a live cameo and blazes through his ripping lead from the Rust In Peace classic

Guitarists
Marty Friedman, Dave Mustaine and Kiko Loureiro, who all joined each other onstage on 27 February for a special Megadeth one-off set
Watch fan-shot footage of Marty Friedman performing live with Megadeth onstage at the Budokan

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The video was shot from the gods but Countdown to Extinction sounds all kinds of heavenly for any thrash metal head nostalgic for Megadeth's golden years

Gigs & Festivals
Megadeth's Dave Mustaine [left] and Marty Friedman circa-Countdown To Extinction
Dave Mustaine confirms Marty Friedman’s return as Megadeth’s Rust In Peace era guitar partnership reunites for Tokyo show

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The Budokan will host a historic reunion on 27 Feb as one of thrash metal's most potent guitar duos is back onstage together after 23 years apart for an event that will be livestreamed

Gigs & Festivals
Dave Mustaine and Metallica comp
Dave Mustaine says Lars Ulrich wrote the opening riff to Metallica’s Master of Puppets

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The Megadeth frontman has also called for Metallica to “step up” and Slayer to reunite for one last Big Four thrash gig

Guitarists
Megadeth
Kiko Loureiro reveals the biggest challenge of playing guitar in Megadeth and being a southpaw playing right-handed

By Rob Laing Published

"He has heavy hands," Kiko says of Dave Mustaine

Guitarists
Gibson Custom Shop Dave Mustaine Flying V EXP
Gibson adds a pair of limited edition Custom Shop Flying V EXPs to its Dave Mustaine Collection

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The Megadeth main man’s signature Vs are now available in high-end Ebony VOS and Red Amber Burst

Guitars
Dave Mustaine
Learn 4 Megadeth chords – including Dave Mustaine's signature spider!

By Leigh Fuge Published

From Hangar 18 to My Darkest Hour

Guitar Chords
Dave Mustaine and James Hetfield
Dave Mustaine says there’s a “good possibility” he will write music with James Hetfield again

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Mustaine says the hope of reconnecting creatively with his former Metallica bandmate helps keep him going – that and being a “perpetual badass”

Guitarists
Dave Mustaine and Marty Friedman circa Risk, the straw, the guitar solo that broke the camel's back
Dave Mustaine sounds note of regret on Marty Friedman’s Megadeth exit – “What happened to Marty was not okay”

By Jonathan Horsley Published

It all went wrong with miscommunication over the guitar solo to Breadline, and then there was no way back for one of the greatest guitar partnerships in metal

Guitarists
Dave Mustaine
Megadeth and Ice T is the collaboration metal didn't know it needed on Night Stalkers

By Rob Laing Published

Thrash and hop hop royalty unite

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