Latest about Dave Mustaine
Megadeth shares new single ahead of farewell record – and it’s a shred guitar celebration
Let There Be Shred finds Teemu Mäntysaari playing like a man possessed – and Dave Mustaine doing karate in the music video
![Dave Mustaine of Megadeth [left] plays his signature Gibson Flying V live. On the right, an archive pic of Metallica frontman James Hetfield playing his white V copy, in his element circa 1984](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZsDUCbn7ybdedwDKg7VxW6-840-80.jpg.webp)
Dave Mustaine reveals why Megadeth are covering Metallica on their final album
Megadeth's new album will find Mustaine and co playing a Metallica classic, co-written by Mustaine in the early days, and MegaDave promises us we've never heard Ride the Lightning like this before
Dave Mustaine first discovered the Flying V when he joined Metallica and wasn't a fan – this is what changed his mind
Mustaine is one of the Flying V’s poster boys, with several signature models under his belt
That time Eric Johnson shredded a custom Dean V – which had been built for Dave Mustaine to use on the Experience Hendrix tour
The custom axe nods to one of Hendrix’s most iconic guitars and was used by the Megadeth frontman on the Experience Hendrix tour
Dave Mustaine announces new Megadeth album will be his last
The band's final record will be followed by a global farewell tour next year
![Zia Cyan shreds on Instagram [left]. Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine riffs onstage at Norway's Tons Of Rock Festival 2025](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TDZpXhNEANsNq94k87kRE9-840-80.jpg.webp)
Instagram guitarist posts Megadeth cover – and Dave Mustaine shows up in the comments with some riff advice
Zia Cyan's cover of Angry Again was met with approval from Mustaine, who revealed it's actually easier than how she was playing it
The freak injury that changed the way Chris Poland played guitar – and informed the sound of Megadeth’s Rattlehead
The former Megadeth guitarist had a stand-off with a 200lb oak door, resulting in an injury that would forever change how he plays guitar
Dave Mustaine says nu-metal guitarists aversion to solos was down to a lack of lead talent – not stylistic choice
He believes nu-metal players had limited abilities, but could the movement’s shred-friendly second coming change his mind?
Marty Friedman reveals the real reason he rejected Megadeth's proposed Rust in Peace lineup reunion
Friedman sets the record straight on the much-rumored reunion and claims that the amount the Megadeth team offered him was “right around the first salary I got when I joined Megadeth in 1990”
