“This can be a excellent time for us to let you know that it is our final album.” Megadeth to retire, announce ultimate album and farewell tour to come back in 2026

Dave Mustaine has shocked the steel world by revealing that Megadeth are set to name it a day. The thrash steel icon confirmed the information earlier right this moment in an official assertion, the place he explains that the band’s upcoming studio album, due out in 2026, might be their final, with a worldwide farewell tour to comply with.

“There’s so many musicians which have come to the tip of their profession, whether or not unintentional or intentional,” the frontman explains. “Most of them do not get to exit on their very own phrases on high, and that is the place I am at in my life proper now. I’ve traveled the world and have made hundreds of thousands upon hundreds of thousands of followers and the toughest a part of all of that is saying goodbye to them.

“We will not wait so that you can hear this album and see us on tour,” he provides. “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 let you know that it is our final studio album. We have made a number of buddies over time and I hope to see all of you on our world farewell tour.