Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has revealed that his band’s subsequent album will likely be their final, in a social media put up as alter-ego Vic Rattlehead.
Due for launch early subsequent yr, the thrash legends’ as-yet-unannounced seventeenth full-length would be the follow-up to 2022’s The Sick, the Dying… and the Lifeless!, and see the metallic heavyweights exit on their very own phrases.
Talking in regards to the information, Dave says, “There’s so many musicians which have come to the tip of their profession, whether or not unintentional or intentional. Most of them do not get to exit on their very own phrases on prime, and that is the place I am at in my life proper now. I’ve traveled the world and have made tens of millions upon tens of millions of followers and the toughest a part of all of that is saying goodbye to them.
“We won’t wait so that you can hear this album and see us on tour. If there was ever an ideal time for us to place out a brand new album, it is now. If there was ever an ideal time to tour the world, it is now. That is additionally an ideal time for us to inform you that it is our final studio album. We have made loads of buddies through the years and I hope to see all of you on our world farewell tour.
“Do not be mad, do not be unhappy, be blissful for us all, come rejoice with me these subsequent few years. We’ve executed one thing collectively that is actually great and can most likely by no means occur once more. We began a musical type, we began a revolution, we modified the guitar world and the way it’s performed, and we modified the world. The bands I performed in have influenced the world. I like you all for it. Thanks for every little thing.”
