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Kramer Dave Mustaine Vanguard review – if shredding is your business... then business is good

The Megadeth main man's signature Kramer V might just be the most metal MegaDave model yet

Guitar World · Aug 22, 2023

10 hard rock and heavy metal music videos that got banned for the dumbest reasons

Classic songs by Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Slipknot have all been taken off the airwaves with the most frivolous excuses

Metal Hammer · Aug 22, 2023

Three ex-Megadeth members once started a Metallica cover band together

Drummer Nick Menza, bassist James LoMenzo and guitarist Chris Poland recorded some takes on Metallica and Megadeth tunes in 2014, before quickly and sadly disbanding

Metal Hammer · Aug 21, 2023

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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

10 classic metal albums with horribly ugly cover art

These masterpieces by Metallica, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath are much easier on the ears than they are on the eyes

Metal Hammer · Aug 16, 2023

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Megadeth's return to the UK for Bloodstock was far from perfect, but a riotous, career-spanning celebration all the same

Dave Mustaine needed a little help from the crowd on this one, but it all made for a hella fun, thrashing good time

Metal Hammer · Aug 14, 2023

Marty Friedman revisits his thrash heyday once again for ferocious four-song guest spot with Megadeth

The Wacken Open Air festival played host to the legendary shredder's second 2023 reunion with the metal icons

Guitar World · Aug 7, 2023

Epiphone Dave Mustaine Flying V Custom review – a metal-tailored V that virtually plays itself

MegaDave's signature 24-fret V reveals itself as a serious metal guitar at any price

Guitar World · Aug 7, 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

10 of the wildest things you can see on Thunderflix, the world's only streaming service dedicated to heavy metal

From mind-blowing anecdotes to incredible live footage, Thunderflix is an essential streaming addition for any self-respecting metal fan

Louder · Aug 7, 2023

10 terrible thrash metal albums with one classic song

Metallica, Megadeth and Exodus all have some clangers in their catalogue – but at least these songs saved them from being total write-offs

Metal Hammer · 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

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Guitar World · Aug 2, 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

Metal Hammer · Aug 1, 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.

Guitar World · Jul 27, 2023

"I grew up listening to Megadeth, Metallica and White Zombie. A good riff will always grab my attention": How metal-raised blues dynamo Eric Johanson is taking a heavy approach to a classic genre

The Louisiana gunslinger on why stacking overdrive pedals is the key to great sustain, what he learned from working with Jesse Dayton and how being present opens him up as a guitarist

Metal Hammer · Jul 18, 2023

Watch Megadeth's Dirk Verbeuren smash out The Killers' Mr Brightside perfectly on drums after hearing it for the very first time

Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren is tasked with the challenge of recreating The Killers' indie rock classic Mr Brightside after hearing it for the first time

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Guitar World · Jul 18, 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…

Metal Hammer · Jul 14, 2023

"I think this song is about Dave Mustaine considering moving to Colombia": Megadeth and The Offspring take on Shakira in one of 2023's best mash-ups

Listen to My Hips Aren't Alright, the internet's latest brain-melting mash-up, in which Megadeth and The Offspring meet Shakira

MusicRadar · Jun 29, 2023

Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson pay tribute to late Megadeth drummer Lee Rauch

However the former bandmates disagree on whether or not Rauch featured on Megadeth’s Last Rites demo

Guitar World · Jun 19, 2023

Dave Mustaine explains why "it's not really that hard to shred fast" and what makes his Gibson and Epiphone models impossible to tell apart

The Megadeth leader shares how working with Gibson is "the greatest thing that's ever happened" in his career, the "massive piece of the puzzle" that makes a good guitarist, and why he "unfairly" poked fun at Kirk Hammett

Guitar World · Jun 16, 2023

This week’s essential guitar tracks: from a former Megadeth shredder’s Pink Floyd cover to Dumble-assisted slide brilliance

Fresh six-string inspiration from Joe Bonamassa, Voice of Baceprot, Cory Wong, Alice Cooper, Rivers of Nihil, Duff McKagan and oh so many more

Guitar World · Jun 7, 2023

Dave Mustaine thinks everyone has been using the whammy bar wrong – with two exceptions

“Whatever you do on the guitar with the whammy bar you should be able to emulate with your fingers,” says the Megadeth icon

Metal Hammer · Jun 1, 2023

4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear this month

From former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson's Insane Clown Posse collab The Lucid to nu metalcore newcomers Graphic Nature, you need to check out these brilliant new metal bands

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