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Watch Megadeth play rare ’80s cut Liar live for the first time in almost 20 years

The So Far, So Good… So What! classic hasn’t been heard live since 2006

Metal Hammer · Aug 13, 2024

“People get their ya-yas when they see people struggling for some crazy reason”: Dave Mustaine explains “animosity” he received after Metallica exit

Megadeth’s leader received hate from “people I didn’t even know” after his Metallica dismissal in 1983

Metal Hammer · Aug 8, 2024

“Yes, we sell out – we sell out every seat in the house, every time we play!” 11 times Metallica were accused of ‘selling out’ for ridiculous reasons

Playing acoustic guitars. Making a music video. Getting haircuts?! Here are all the times Metallica incensed heavy metal’s purists.

Metal Hammer · Jul 24, 2024

“If it was up to me, I’d make it the Big Five”: why Testament deserve to be at thrash’s top table

Testament’s 2012 album Dark Roots Of Earth was another classic from thrash’s most dependable band

Metal Hammer · Jun 23, 2024

Strings sell… but who’s buying?: Dave Mustaine unleashes signature guitar strings

Dave Mustaine launches his own brand of guitar strings

MusicRadar · Jun 13, 2024

“The loudest, best-performing strings he’s ever used”: Gibson ventures into the signature string market with first-ever Dave Mustaine set

The set – which the Megadeth frontman uses on all his tour guitars – has been unveiled alongside a custom black leather strap

Guitar World · Jun 13, 2024

Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine says nothing makes him feel as good as thrash metal: “Not a drug, not a drink, not a person, not a thing”

The Megadeth man’s wife and children will be thrilled

Metal Hammer · Jun 11, 2024

Marty Friedman wants you to stop calling him an ‘ex-Megadeth guitarist’: “It’s not doing me any favours. It’s 25 years ago.”

Though still proud of his time in the celebrated thrashers, Friedman feels his music and theirs have become wildly different

Metal Hammer · May 24, 2024

From Megadeth to Japanese make-up tutorials: the bizarre life of guitarist Marty Friedman

The US musician went from homelessness to multiplatinum success with the thrash metallers – and then became a pop cultural icon in Japan. He explains the weirdest portfolio career in rock

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2024

Megadeth's Dave Mustaine has no fears over the future of heavy metal

Dave Mustaine of metal giants Megadeth believes the genre's future is bright

Metal Hammer · May 6, 2024