Megadeth Release Final Studio Album Plus Farewell Tour

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'MEGADETH’ THE LEGENDARY BAND’S SELF-TITLED FINAL STUDIO ALBUM IS OUT TODAY (JANUARY 23)

 

MEGADETH Releases Final Studio Album
Six months after announcing its release, today (January 23) marks the debut of MEGADETH’s self-titled final studio album and the initial critical acclaim is one befitting the Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum metal titans (see the pull quotes below). Meanwhile, last night (January 22), MEGADETH’s cinematic legacy event MEGADETH: BEHIND THE MASK via Trafalgar Releasing debuted on screens worldwide.
Leading up to the new album (out via DAVE MUSTAINE’s Tradecraft imprint in partnership with Frontiers Label Group’s BLKIIBLK label), MEGADETH—Dave Mustaine, Teemu Mäntysaari (Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars), James LoMenzo (Bass Guitar) and Dirk Verbeuren (Drums)—have released four singles: “Puppet Parade,” “Let There Be Shred!,” “I Don’t Care,” and “Tipping Point.”
MEGADETH also announced a very special bonus track from the album: a reimagined version of “Ride The Lightning”, which Mustaine co-wrote with Metallica’s James Hetfield, Cliff Burton, and Lars Ulrich and was the title track from the group’s 1984 album.
Acclaim for Megadeth’s final studio album:
"Bowing out with another great album" – Metal Hammer
"They're going out very f***ing loudly, indeed" – Kerrang!
"Thrash metal titans come to a cacophonous conclusion" – Guardian
"Mustaine's playing is phenomenal" – Metal Talk
"It’s the rarely seen moments of tenderness that truly stand out" – NME
"One last slab of guitar-driven thrash metal madness" – Ramzine
"Anything but ‘a quiet end to it all’" – Music Is To Blame
"Unmistakably Dave Mustaine and 100% Megadeth" – The Razor's Edge
"Teemu’s playing is otherworldly, interplaying with master Mustaine" – Velvet Thunder
"The perfect way to round off an impressive career" – Moshville Times
"Ferocity and rage" – Live4Ever
"Packed with wild solos and heavy riffs" – Newcastle Chronicle
Up next for MEGADETH, they’ll kick off their farewell tour in North America with a cross-country headlining tour of Canada launching February 15 in Victoria, BC and including stops in Calgary, Winnipeg, and Ottawa before wrapping March 6 in Quebec City, QC.
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Published on 24 January 2026 by Wayne

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