Megadth will soon no longer be. The front man and co-founder Dave Mustaine announced that the Thrash Metal band will separate after the release of a new album in 2026 and a farewell tour. Details of the album and tour are scarce, but Megadth has unveiled the artwork of the album. Find this together with a video about the end of Megadth below.
“There are so many musicians who came at the end of their career, be it random or intended,” said Mustaine in a press release. “Most of them cannot go out to their own conditions, and I have just been there in my life. I traveled around the world and made millions of fans millions, and the most difficult part of all of this is to say goodbye to them.”
He continued: “We can hardly wait for you to listen to this album and see each other on tour. If there was ever a perfect time for us to bring out a new album. If there is ever a perfect time to visit the world, it is now. This is also a perfect time for us to tell you that it is our last studio album. Celebrate with me in the next few years.
Dave Mustaine founded Megadth in 1983 after he had been fired Metallica. His new band published her debut album, Killing is my business … and the business is good!In 1985 and Megadth operated in a steady clip between 2002 and 2004 until she took a break. The most recent Megadth album, The sick, the dying … and the dead!landed in September 2022. In the final iteration of the band, bassist James Lomenzo, drummer Dirk Verbeuren and the guitarist Teemu Mässaari compete.
Mustaine revealed in 2019 that he was diagnosed with neck cancer. The following year he said he was free of cancer. Mustaine plans to publish a new memoir in 2026.