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“People were crying and screaming and smiling from ear to ear”: Marty Friedman revisits Megadeth reunion at Budokan

By Matt Mills published 15 May 24

The former Megadeth guitarist performed with the thrash metal favourites in his new home country of Japan last year

Megadeth's Dave Mustaine has no fears over the future of heavy metal

By Stef Lach published 6 May 24

Dave Mustaine of metal giants Megadeth believes the genre's future is bright

"Join us as we destroy all enemies!" Megadeth announce US tour with Mudvayne and All That Remains

By Merlin Alderslade published 23 April 24

Megadeth are hitting the road and bringing some major metal friends with them

Megadeth performing with acoustic guitars on a street in 2024

Watch Megadeth perform a secret acoustic set outside a hotel in Buenos Aires

By Matt Mills published 17 April 24

The thrash metal icons played the impromptu three-song show during their ongoing South American tour

Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine in close up in 2007

“Vultures were on the bedpost. It was a dark road and I was losing my lust for life”: Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine is metal’s great survivor

By Dave Ling published 2 March 24

Drugs, feuds, bitter ex-bandmates – Dave Mustaine has weathered everything life threw at him. And in this classic interview from the Metal Hammer archives, he wasn’t about to roll over yet

Album art by Iron Maiden, Limp Bizkit and Slayer

10 classic metal albums that should be played live in full (but haven’t yet)

By Stephen Hill published 2 March 24

From Metallica’s …And Justice For All to Limp Bizkit’s Significant Other, these masterpieces are so good that live crowds need to hear them in their entirety

"The fight against Metallica was not my fight. I am glad to be friends with them." From his Megadeth days to THAT scandal, thrash metal icon David Ellefson has lived quite a life

By Matt Mills published 15 February 24

David Ellefson talks his storied Megadeth career, bouncing back from an embarrassing scandal and the wild days of early thrash

Photos of Metallica, Megadeth, Avenged Sevenfold and Trivium performing onstage

The 10 best Metallica songs not by Metallica

By Matt Mills published 6 February 24

From Avenged Sevenfold to Evile, many have used the Four Horsemen’s influence to pen some similar yet still-incredible anthems

David Ellefson sat down holding a bass guitar

“The fans, the performances, the shows”: David Ellefson reveals what he misses about being in Megadeth

By Matt Mills published 1 February 24

David Ellefson has said that, following his firing from Megadeth in 2021, being on the road with them is what he misses most

"We were rivals once but it doesn't feel like there's any rivalry now. We're all on the same team, for heavy metal": Revisiting the first ever Big Four show, as Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax invaded Poland in the summer of 2010

By Paul Brannigan published 19 January 24

When thrash's Big Four rolled into Warsaw in June 2010, heavy metal history was made

Photos of Metallica, Megadeth, Power Trip and Sepultura performing onstage

The 10 best cover songs by thrash metal bands

By Matt Mills published 17 January 24

Metallica, Slayer and Sepultura have all given classic songs a high-octane boot up the back side

Photos of Megadeth, Anthrax and Vince Neil performing onstage

10 heavy metal solo careers that fell completely flat

By Stephen Hill published 15 January 24

Not everyone can be Ozzy Osbourne or Ronnie James Dio…

Photos of Black Sabbath, Rage Against The Machine, Slayer and Marty Friedman performing live

10 heavy metal bands who need to reunite in 2024

By Matt Mills published 14 January 24

We’re not ready to bid farewell to Rage Against The Machine, Slayer and Black Sabbath just yet…

Former Megadeth guitarists Kiko Loureiro and Marty Friedman performing onstage

Ex-Megadeth guitarist Kiko Loureiro wanted the band to bring Marty Friedman back: “He was a part of those iconic albums.”

By Matt Mills published 5 January 24

Kiko Loureiro, who stepped down as Megadeth’s guitarist last year, has revealed that he wanted one of the thrashers’ most iconic ex-members to replace him

Photos of Iron Maiden, Metallica, Nightwish, Slipknot and Killswitch Engage performing live

“Kirk Hammett said, ‘Ah, Cannibal Corpse – that’s an interesting name!’” 20 legendary metal bands remember their first shows

By Matt Mills published 3 January 24

Everybody starts somewhere! Metallica, Iron Maiden, Slipknot and more remember their first times onstage.

David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine together in 2017

"When you bare it all, you’ve got nothing to hide." David Ellefson on the sex scandal that got him fired from Megadeth

By Merlin Alderslade published 2 January 24

Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson takes a philosophical view of the controversy that saw his tenure with the thrash legends come to an end

Riots, breakups and a ghost in the attic: The track-by-track guide to Megadeth’s Rust In Peace

By Matt Mills published 31 December 23

From Holy Wars… The Punishment Due to Rust In Peace… Polaris, this is everything you need to know about Megadeth’s thrashtastic masterpiece

Best Christmas gifts for metalheads 2024: Raise your horns with these heavy-duty festive gift ideas

By Adam Rees published 7 December 23

Find that perfect gift for the special metal lover in your life with our pick of the best face-melting presents you can get your hands on

Kiko Loureiro onstage with Megadeth in 2023

Kiko Loureiro explains Megadeth absence: I’m someone who “needs freedom”

By Matt Mills published 29 November 23

Megadeth guitarist Kiko Loureiro has elaborated on why he’s taking an “extended leave of absence” from the band in a new interview

Hellfest release insanely huge 2024 lineup announcement: Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold, Machine Head, The Prodigy, Corey Taylor, Tom Morello and dozens more now confirmed

By Merlin Alderslade published 28 November 23

Hellfest has done it again with another absolutely stacked lineup for 2024

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