Megadeth announce final album and farewell tour
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Iconic metal band Megadeth will be calling it quits next year.
Announced today, the band will release their final album and embark on a farewell tour in 2026. Megadeth vocalist Dave Mustaine will also unveil a memoir next year.
Mustaine said this about ending Megadeth:
“There's so many musicians that have come to the end of their career, whether accidental or intentional. Most of them don't get to go out on their own terms on top, and that's where I'm at in my life right now. I have traveled the world and have made millions upon millions of fans and the hardest part of all of this is saying goodbye to them.
We can't wait for you to hear this album and see us on tour. If there was ever a perfect time for us to put out a new album, it's now. If there was ever a perfect time to tour the world, it's now. This is also a perfect time for us to tell you that it's our last studio album. We've made a lot of friends over the years and I hope to see all of you on our global farewell tour. Don't be mad, don't be sad, be happy for us all, come celebrate with me these next few years. We have done something together that's truly wonderful and will probably never happen again. We started a musical style, we started a revolution, we changed the guitar world and how it's played, and we changed the world. The bands I played in have influenced the world. I love you all for it. Thank you for everything.”
Megadeth’s final album will be released via Mustaine’s Tradecraft imprint in partnership with Frontiers Label Group’s new BLKIIBLK label. The first single and album pre-orders will go live this fall. Tour dates will be revealed later this year. Fans can sign up for the band’s mailing list here for news as it drops.
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