Megadeth | Guitar World

Dave Mustaine responds to praise from Kerry King: “It's not every day one of the most fearsome guitarists in the world gives you a compliment”

By Sam Roche published 26 January 23

The former Slayer guitarist calls the Megadeth frontman a “f**king great guitar player” in the latest issue of Metal Hammer

Robert Fripp and Toyah tackle Megadeth's Holy Wars in latest Sunday Lunch installment

By Sam Roche published 30 November 22

Watch the mystifying duo take on the opener from the thrash metallers' classic 1990 album, Rust in Peace

Hear Megadeth cover Judas Priest classic Delivering the Goods

By Matt Parker published 18 November 22

Mustaine and co are celebrating Priest’s induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the cover

Dave Mustaine opens up on failed James Hetfield reunion: “We were talking about getting back together”

By Matt Owen published 18 November 22

The pair were in talks over a new project, but discussions fell through due to a disagreement over a “publishing discrepancy”

Dave Mustaine signature 24-fret Gibson Explorers and USA Kramer

Dave Mustaine teases new Gibson Explorer signature models – and is that a new USA-made Kramer?

By Matt Parker published 14 November 22

The Megadeth leader has been posting on Instagram and revealed a host of new models in the process

Dave Mustaine’s latest rig tour shows he’s made the full switch to Neural DSP’s Quad Cortex

By Matt Parker published 14 October 22

The Megadeth man has gone full modeller, with power amp and cabs still pushing air onstage

Dave Mustaine wants to write new music with James Hetfield: “There is a pretty good possibility of it happening”

By Matt Owen published 30 September 22

The Megadeth maestro says he's been secretly harboring hopes that a link-up with Metallica will become a reality

Dave Mustaine breaks down every track on Megadeth's The Sick, The Dying… and the Dead!

By Jon Wiederhorn published 23 September 22

From the fastest song Megadeth have ever recorded, to calling in Ice-T for tactical support, Megadave goes track by track and unpacks the story behind the band's 16th studio album

Here's what Dave Mustaine texted James Hetfield after the Metallica leader felt insecure about his playing

By Matt Owen published 13 September 22

The Megadeth frontman revealed he has also struggled with playing insecurity in the past

James Hetfield, Kurt Cobain and Dimebag Darrell

The greatest guitar albums of the '90s

By Jenna Scaramanga published 8 September 22

From Pearl Jam to Pantera, Metallica to Morello

Megadeth's Dave Mustaine and Kiko Loureiro go deep on the tragedy and triumph that fueled The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead!

By Jon Wiederhorn published 6 September 22

In this exclusive interview, the state-of-the-art metal guitar duo unpack a story of sickness and recovery, and reveal how their opposing styles yielded some of the heaviest riffs and solos of the thrash titans' career

Dave Mustaine on the secret to playing Megadeth: “A lot of the technique is in the right hand. It's not what the left hand is doing at all”

By Sam Roche published 31 August 22

The thrash legend discusses the nuances of his genre-defining playing style in the new issue of Guitar World

Watch Megadeth perform The Sick, The Dying... and The Dead! single We'll Be Back live for the first time

By Sam Roche published 26 August 22

The thrash metal heavyweights are currently on tour supporting Five Finger Death Punch

Dave Mustaine reflects on Marty Friedman’s Megadeth departure: “What happened to Marty was definitely not okay”

By Sam Roche published 24 August 22

The Megadeth leader recalls the circumstances surrounding Friedman's exit from the band with a sense of regret in the new issue of Guitar World

Megadeth’s Kiko Loureiro names the best bass players he’s ever played with

By Matt Owen published 18 August 22

The shredder draws from a long list of collaborators new and old and reveals the six low-end legends who he considers to be the best bassists he's collaborated with

David Ellefson on Megadeth ouster: “You find out who your friends are… pretty fking quick when the st hits the fan”

By Matt Parker published 12 August 22

The former Megadeth man has been talking about his journey on the “rock and roll rocket ship”

Megadeth thrash out in Oslo, Norway, 2022.

Megadeth show us their war face on precision-riffing new single Soldier On!

By Jonathan Horsley published 12 August 22

Dave Mustaine keeps the full thrash-metal jacket vibe going with the latest military-inspired track from forthcoming studio album, the The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!

Dave Mustaine performs with Megadeth at the Sentrum Scene in Oslo, Norway on June 5, 2022

Dave Mustaine reveals the fastest song Megadeth have ever written, and it is 190 bpm

By Jackson Maxwell published 10 August 22

In a brand-new interview with Guitar World, the thrash pioneer also discussed his determination to work on the band's new album while undergoing radiation and chemo treatments for cancer

David Ellefson and Jeff Young to play classic Megadeth albums in their entirety on tour this fall

By Jackson Maxwell published 27 July 22

Under the name the Kings of Thrash, the two will perform Killing is My Business… and Business is Good! and So Far, So Good… So What! in full

Megadeth join forces with Ice-T for pummeling new single, Night Stalkers

By Matt Owen published 22 July 22

It’s six-minutes-plus of all-out Megadeth, complete with some stunning six-string action courtesy of Kiko Loureiro and Dave Mustaine, and a guest appearance from a rap legend