Megadeth

Megadeth's Farewell Rocks Billboard as Mustaine Covers Metallica, Teases Closure

Dave Mustaine of Megadeth discusses the band's 17th and final self-titled album, which saw them clinch a No. 1 spot worldwide, a historic first on the Billboard 200. This release features hits like “Tipping Point” and the nostalgic yet poignant “The Last Note.”

Recording amid Mustaine's health struggles, including arthritis and past cancer, reflects the bittersweet urgency of this project. The album's daring cover of Metallica’s “Ride the Lightning” hints at closure for Mustaine, formerly of Metallica, as Megadeth embarks on a global tour through 2027.

After 40 years and 22K vinyls, Megadeth finally clocks a No. 1 album finish

After nearly four decades of near misses, Megadeth lands its first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with a self-titled swan song. Released January 23 and packaged with a Target-exclusive CD and a deluxe digital edition, the record nets 73,000 equivalent album units, mostly from pure sales.

With 69,000 albums sold—22,000 on vinyl—the band secures its strongest vinyl week since electronic tracking began. The release trails a theatrical documentary and precedes a farewell tour starting February 15.

MEGADETH shrugs off meaning in “I Don’t Care,” keeps the snarl punk and brisk

MEGADETH releases the video for “I Don’t Care,” a brisk, punk-flavored number where Dave Mustaine’s hallmark snarl brushes up against nihilistic lyrics. He hints that the “I don’t care” refrain may appear again, suggesting a thematic thread worth watching.

Speaking on the track’s style, Mustaine nods to the band’s disruptive legacy, crediting MEGADETH with birthing a movement rather than a moment. The track slides in as another chapter in their ongoing disruption of musical norms.

Megadeth teases “I Don’t Care” ahead of 2026 album, pretends it’s 1992 again

MEGADETH leaks a sliver of what's next with a teaser for “I Don’t Care,” the second single from their forthcoming self-titled album dropping January 23, 2026.

The track’s video, previewed in a cryptic clip, arrives online Friday, November 14, extending the band’s trajectory beyond 2022’s “The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!”

Dirk Verbeuren nails every cymbal while Mustaine riffs through Instagram Q&A

In a move as precision-cut as his footwork, MEGADETH’s Dirk Verbeuren drops an official drum playthrough for "Tipping Point," the band's latest single. The video lays bare every syncopated detail, each cymbal crash and tom-fill etched in high-definition ferocity.

Meanwhile, Dave Mustaine fields a brief Instagram Q&A via Vic Rattlehead’s account, brushing up against the expected controlled chaos that surrounds the band’s aesthetic moments before the next riff detonates.