Megadeth's Dave Ellefson: "Weekend-warrior bass players give me sh*t about playing with a pick" By Richard Bienstock The thrash bass hero goes off on "bass snobs" and the benefits of playing with a plectrum
Members of Anthrax and Megadeth headline Deep Purple charity jam to benefit Metal for Kids. United! By Richard Bienstock More than two dozen metal musicians take on the 1974’s Burn to support children’s cancer initiative
Dave Mustaine: Megadeth are "in the process of doing guitar solos" for new album By Richard Bienstock The "insanely progressive" record will be the band's first since 2016's Dystopia
Dave Mustaine recalls jamming with Slash: “He’s actually a little more technical than I am” By Richard Bienstock The Megadeth main man says he prefers to “punch the guitar in the stomach”
Marty Friedman reveals why he turned down offer to reform Megadeth’s Rust in Peace-era lineup By Richard Bienstock “I'm certainly not going to lose money to do that,” he says
Dave Mustaine, Matt Heafy, Mark Morton and Bjorn Gelotte on metal's ultimate tour By Richard Bienstock In this GW exclusive, the Megadeth, Trivium, Lamb of God and In Flames guitarists reveal their guitar rig secrets, key influences, and how they keep their playing on the cutting-edge of metal
Megadeth’s David Ellefson: “There are riffs on this new record that are way harder to play than anything on Rust in Peace” By Michael Astley-Brown The thrash bassist details his and Dave Mustaine’s “insanely progressive” approach to the band’s Dystopia follow-up
Megadeth's Kiko Loureiro and Marty Friedman team up on new instrumental, Imminent Threat By Richard Bienstock The shred-tastic track hails from Loureiro’s forthcoming solo album, Open Source
Kiko Loureiro unveils new instrumental track, EDM (e-Dependent Mind) By Richard Bienstock The djenty shred tune is the first new music from the Megadeth guitarist’s upcoming fifth solo album, Open Source
The guy who bought all of Dave Mustaine’s guitars on Reverb has begun putting them back up for sale By Richard Bienstock Grab a Dean Prototype King V for a cool 65 grand, and more
Kiko Loureiro shares Megadeth audition tape for Holy Wars and Trust - one day after learning to play the songs By Richard Bienstock “I don’t think I would able to do this again five years later,” he says
Dean teases more affordable Kerry King V and a King/Dimebag/Dave Mustaine three-guitar package By Richard Bienstock Plus, watch USA Assembly Shop Manager Pat Baker put the King V through its paces
Kiko Loureiro posts his original Megadeth audition tape playing Hangar 18 - after learning the song the day before By Richard Bienstock Dave Mustaine's response? “There’s a lot of wrong notes!”
Megadeth's Dave Ellefson: "With bass design, sometimes the best way forward is to go back in time" By Bass Player Staff The thrash-metal bassist is not one to sit still between the band's touring cycles. Here he talks solo ventures, spoken word and collaborating with Jackson
Megadeth's Kiko Loureiro is selling a mountain of guitar gear - including a "Grammy-winning guitar" By Richard Bienstock "I want people to play them and use them to make new music and memories," Loureiro says of his massive Reverb sale
Megadeth's Dave Mustaine announces he is “100 percent” cancer-free By Richard Bienstock The singer and guitarist says he underwent 51 radiation and nine chemo treatments since his diagnosis
This is the guy who bought all of Dave Mustaine’s guitars from his massive Reverb sale By Richard Bienstock How one Megadeth super-fan ended up with a treasure trove of electrics
Dave Mustaine is selling a trove of guitars and other personal gear… who’s buying? By Richard Bienstock Megadeth main man unloading close to 150 pieces of equipment through Reverb.com
Dave Mustaine lesson: Learn about exotic voicings, major and minor diads and "upside down" chords By Dave Mustaine Learn some more about exotic voicings, plus major and minor diads, from the Megadeth frontman
Summer NAMM 2019: Jackson Announces New Signature Models for Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith, Periphery’s Misha Mansoor and Megadeth’s David Ellefson By Richard Bienstock Offerings include fresh finishes, seven-string guitars and four- and five- string basses.
