album final de Megadeth

[Everflow]

Le prochain album de Megadeth sera leur dernier, Mustaine annonce que le groupe se lancera ensuite dans une tournée d'adieu.

MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine has revealed that the band's forthcoming album (due out early next year) will be the final MEGADETH studio album of his career. Mustaine shared the announcement in a social post directly shared with his worldwide fanbase and Cyber Army via his alter ego Vic Rattlehead. Mustaine also revealed that the multi-platinum superstar band will embark on a global farewell tour kicking off in 2026. Also set for next year is a new memoir from Mustaine, details of which will be revealed in the coming months.

"There's so many musicians that have come to the end of their career, whether accidental or intentional," Mustaine says. "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.

Dave adds: "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."

The video posted to MEGADETH's YouTube page and social media accounts features Vic Rattlehead, the band's mascot, seated behind a desk with an hourglass and a stack of papers that reads "Confidential 2026."

"For over four decades, I've been chained in silence, but the end demands my voice," Vic says. "It is confirmed: The next MEGADETH studio album will be the last. Forty years of metal, forged in steel, ending in fire. And when the new year rises, the global farewell tour. You've heard the warning. Now prepare yourself, Cyber Army. Stay loud, stay tuned, and meet me on the frontlines."

The clip ends with an illustration of Vic Rattelead, with half his body lit on fire.

[metalrunner]

Comme d hab Mustaine en fait trop mais bon il est comme ça ;a voir qui il emmène avec lui.

[Achille]

C'est con mais on a tellement eu de groupes qui font de grands discours comme quoi ils vont arrêter et en fait il ne s'agissait que d'une pause de quelques années (parfois moins) que désormais j'ai un peu de mal à y croire.

Commercialement ça fait un boost sur l'intérêt, les ventes et je ne parle même pas de la tournée qui va suivre...

[Gandalf]

Une tournée d'adieu à la Scorpions ?

[Achille]

J'y pensais en plus !

[Everflow]

Premier clip qui annonce la couleur.

[Set]

C'est moi ou la caisse claire a un son un peu zarb ?

[metalrunner]

Pas fifou dans la continuité du précèdent .

[the fab]

Je regarde la vidéo et la seule pensée qui traverse mon esprit est: " Mustaine a de la chance d'avoir encore autant de cheveux à son âge ".
Je pense à ça parce ce que je commence vraiment à perdre les miens.

[Tailgunner]

Je regarde la vidéo et la seule pensée qui traverse mon esprit est: " Mustaine a de la chance d'avoir encore autant de cheveux à son âge fait des implants".

Je me suis permis de rectifier

[Chacal]

Pas fifou dans la continuité du précèdent .

Pas faux. Pas un mauvais titre, mais pas un hymne. Ca manque d'âme.

[Bertrand]

Pas fifou dans la continuité du précèdent .

Pas faux. Pas un mauvais titre, mais pas un hymne. Ca manque d'âme.

Tout ça parce que Dave est roux

[Chacal]

Sa moumoute est rousse en tout cas.

[Achille]

Je regarde la vidéo et la seule pensée qui traverse mon esprit est: " Mustaine a de la chance d'avoir encore autant de cheveux à son âge fait des implants".

Je me suis permis de rectifier

Oh le coquinou !

Sinon le titre passe bien. Rien de transcendant et ça ne me surprend pas.

[Everflow]

Pour cet album Mustaine a réenregisté "Ride the Lightning" ! Qu'il avait composée initialement avec Hetfield et Ulrich à l'époque.

Selon lui cela permet de boucler la boucle et de rendre ainsi hommage à son passé. Bon, sur le principe son argument tient la route si on considère qu'il y avait déjà "The Mechanix" ("The Four Horsemen") sur le premier album de Megadeth.

Il n'empêche qu'en faisant cela il prête le flanc à la critique de tous ceux qui affirment qu'il est resté mentalement bloqué en 1982 et qu'il n'a jamais digéré son éviction du plus gros groupe du monde. Alors qu'il semblait justement être en paix avec tout ça ces derniers temps.

Dave Mustaine has confirmed to Rolling Stone magazine that the final MEGADETH album, simply titled "Megadeth", will include his version of "Ride The Lightning", the title track of METALLICA's 1984 album for which he got a co-writing credit following his 1983 departure from the band.

"It wasn't really that I wanted to do my version," he told Rolling Stone. "I think that we all wanted it to turn out a certain way, and for me, this was about something so much more than how a song turns out. It was about respect."

Speaking specifically about METALLICA singer-guitarist James Hetfield, Mustaine added: "No one ever talks to me about that. One day he's a singer, the next day he's this fucking powerhouse and I've always respected him as a guitar player. So I wanted to do something to close the circle on my career right now, since it started off with [Mustaine's band before METALLICA] PANIC and several of the songs that ended up in the METALLICA repertoire, I wanted to do something that I felt would be a good song."

Elaborating on his reasons for recording "Ride The Lightning" for MEGADETH's final album, Mustaine said: "Our intentions were pure. I didn't have any reason I was going to say, 'Oh, hey man, this thing that we've had for 40 years where you guys will never tour with me, me doing the song is going to change things.' That wasn't it at all. It was more about: This is my life going forward. I want to do things that are respectable. And I think doing something where we can pay honor to the guy that … I mean, I hate to say this, because it's just so fucking arrogant, but the guitar playing in METALLICA changed the world."

In a separate video message (see below),Mustaine said: "So on the new album we recorded 'Ride The Lightning', and the reason we did that was, obviously, it's a song that I had a lot to do with writing it. And James and I, when we were working on the song, it became clear to me, when James first started playing guitar, how good of a guitar player he was. And I thought it would be really cool to close the circle to show respect, to play the songs that I've written with METALLICA and to honor our friendship, even though it's been strained and ruined from emotions over the years when we were not necessarily friendly. But one thing I've always had is I've always had a tremendous respect for James's guitar playing and [METALLICA drummer] Lars's [Ulrich] songwriting. So, it was cool to do this and add it to the record. We sped it up just a little teeny bit, and we kind of played around a little bit with the solo and Teemu [Mäntysaari, MEGADETH guitarist] and I both tossed it back and forth to each other. So, you might hear a little bit of some differences with the tempos and, of course, I sing different from James too. But once again, it was about completing the circle and just showing what James and I, as guitar players, did to change the world."

"Megadeth" will be released on January 23, 2026 via Mustaine's Tradecraft imprint in partnership with Frontiers Label Group's new BLKIIBLK label.

Mustaine co-wrote the song "Ride The Lightning" with Hetfield, Ulrich and then-METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton.

"Megadeth" track listing:

01. Tipping Point
02. I Don't Care
03. Hey, God?!
04. Let There Be Shred
05. Puppet Parade
06. Another Bad Day
07. Made To Kill
08. Obey The Call
09. I Am War
10. The Last Note
11. Ride The Lightning (bonus track)

[metalrunner]

Il reviendra avec un EP des six ou sept titres coécrits avec eux sacré Mustaine.Apres curieux d entendre sa version et le solo .

[Chacal]

Il n'empêche qu'en faisant cela il prête le flanc à la critique de tous ceux qui affirment qu'il est resté mentalement bloqué en 1982 et qu'il n'a jamais digéré son éviction du plus gros groupe du monde. Alors qu'il semblait justement être en paix avec tout ça ces derniers temps

J'aurais pas pu mieux dire. Il crèvera avec le nom de Metallica à la bouche, c'est triste.
Et Ellefson avec celui de Megadeth. Tout aussi triste...

[weik]

En même temps il a co écrit (peut être écrit tout court pour certains concernant la structure des morceaux) la plupart des meilleurs titres des deux premiers albums qui sont devenus des standards du heavy et thrash metal et le mec s'est fait éjecter; il y a de quoi l'avoir mauvaise à vie. Il a quand même repris une revanche sur la vie avec Megadeth et le succès obtenu. Ce titre c'est un moyen de boucler la boucle.