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Dave Mustaine breaks down every track on Megadeth's The Sick, The Dying… and the Dead!
By Jon Wiederhorn published
From the fastest song Megadeth have ever recorded, to calling in Ice-T for tactical support, Megadave goes track by track and unpacks the story behind the band's 16th studio album

Here's what Dave Mustaine texted James Hetfield after the Metallica leader felt insecure about his playing
By Matt Owen published
The Megadeth frontman revealed he has also struggled with playing insecurity in the past

Megadeth's Dave Mustaine and Kiko Loureiro go deep on the tragedy and triumph that fueled The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead!
By Jon Wiederhorn published
In this exclusive interview, the state-of-the-art metal guitar duo unpack a story of sickness and recovery, and reveal how their opposing styles yielded some of the heaviest riffs and solos of the thrash titans' career

Lamb of God’s Mark Morton officially signs with Gibson, seemingly ending his partnership with Jackson
By Matt Owen published
Morton will swap his Jackson Dominion signature guitar for Gibson and Epiphone Les Pauls on Lamb of God's upcoming tour – and fans will have the opportunity to take one home each night

Dave Mustaine on the secret to playing Megadeth: “A lot of the technique is in the right hand. It's not what the left hand is doing at all”
By Sam Roche published
The thrash legend discusses the nuances of his genre-defining playing style in the new issue of Guitar World
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Dave Mustaine reflects on Marty Friedman’s Megadeth departure: “What happened to Marty was definitely not okay”
By Sam Roche published
The Megadeth leader recalls the circumstances surrounding Friedman's exit from the band with a sense of regret in the new issue of Guitar World

Megadeth show us their war face on precision-riffing new single Soldier On!
By Jonathan Horsley published
Dave Mustaine keeps the full thrash-metal jacket vibe going with the latest military-inspired track from forthcoming studio album, the The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!

Dave Mustaine reveals the fastest song Megadeth have ever written, and it is 190 bpm
By Jackson Maxwell published
In a brand-new interview with Guitar World, the thrash pioneer also discussed his determination to work on the band's new album while undergoing radiation and chemo treatments for cancer
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