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“I played Sweet Home Alabama, and that became part of Metallica’s The Four Horsemen”: The Four Horsemen vs Mechanix – how Metallica and Megadeth released two warring versions of the same song

Megadeth leader and ex-Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine wrote a thrash metal classic called The Mechanix in the early ’80s. Today, both bands lay claim to vastly different versions of the song.

Metal Hammer · Aug 17, 2023

Megadeth comes to World of Tanks and World of Warships in the Metal Fest event

A new collaboration between Wargaming and Megadeth called Metal Fest, is coming to World of Tanks and other titles in the massively multiplayer military series.

TechRadar · Aug 16, 2023

Watch Marty Friedman, Kiko Loureiro and Dave Mustaine rehearse for one of the summer’s biggest festival sets in new Megadeth behind-the-scenes footage

See the ensemble run through sections of their four-song setlist – complete with an up-close view of Friedman's absurd solo powers

Guitar World · Aug 16, 2023

Watch Marty Friedman nail the greatest solo in thrash metal history as he plays Tornado Of Souls with Megadeth at Wacken

Fan-shot footage offers a pit's eye view of a historic moment as Friedman rejoins Megadeth for a live cameo and blazes through his ripping lead from the Rust In Peace classic

MusicRadar · Aug 7, 2023

Watch Dave Mustaine angrily call out a drunk loudmouth fan at a Megadeth show before making a weird joke about incest

Megadeth's Dave Mustaine gets increasingly angry at a drunk fan who insists that he can play guitar as well as Mustaine can

Metal Hammer · Aug 4, 2023

"This guy Bon Scott sounds like he’s got peanut butter stuck to the roof of his mouth!": Megadeth's Dave Mustaine on how AC/DC changed his life

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine on how Let There Be Rock – and a girl called Cindy – blew his mind

Metal Hammer · Aug 3, 2023

“I'd hear Dave Mustaine aimlessly riffing on the couch, and it's the riffs that ended up on the first two Megadeth – and, frankly, Metallica – records”: Megadeth's first lead guitarist Greg Handevidt on the birth of a metal institution

The first guitar player to stand toe-to-toe with Dave Mustaine in Megadeth looks back on his intense initial meeting with the metal icon, and his memories of the band's mythical demo tape – their equivalent of Metallica's No Life 'Til Leather

Guitar World · Aug 2, 2023

The 10 greatest Megadeth riffs of all time

Love him or hate him, no one can deny that Megadeth mastermind Dave Mustaine has written a host of legendary riffs. Here are the 10 most neck-snapping.

Metal Hammer · Aug 1, 2023

Ten songs that fought back against the PMRC

In 80s America, the Parents Music Resource Center sought to censor music by imposing a series of draconian rules. Here’s how a group of rock, metal and punk bands fought back

Metal Hammer · Jul 19, 2023

"I don't even own a Strat! I used my Dean Thoroughbred, a far cry from what David Gilmour used": How ex-Megadeth guitarist Chris Poland ended up covering Pink Floyd

Dave Mustaine's former right-hand man was surprised to find himself tackling Floyd's San Tropez, but it's the perfect showcase for his flexible chops. He explains his approach to playing Gilmour's leads, what he thinks of Megadeth's latest material, and why he was "so bummed out" when he first heard Peace…

Guitar World · Jul 18, 2023