While Slayer, Exodus, and others were also pioneers of thrash metal, Metallica’s first two albums created a dividing line in music history. Once Metallica had arrived, they established a new blueprint ...

You're never going to believe this, but Dave Mustaine co-wrote several early Metallica songs, including "Ride the Lightning." We're kidding, of course. Anybody who's even remotely familiar with ...

Dave Mustaine revisited his garage days with Metallica on Sunday when he and his band Megadeth performed two tracks Mustaine helped write and record during his brief stint with his old band. At a show ...

The cover appears as a bonus track on Megadeth’s freshly-minted self-titled final album, which dropped yesterday (January 23), and it’s very much a “closing the circle” moment for one of metal’s most ...

Megadeth mastermind Dave Mustaine famously served as Metallica's lead guitarist in the early '80s before being kicked out and replaced by Kirk Hammett a month before the recording of debut album Kill ...

One of the biggest “wha?!?!” moments when Megadeth unveiled their final album earlier this year was the reveal that they’d be covering “Ride The Lightning,” a song from Metallica — you know, that one ...

Dave Mustaine is readying his final Megadeth album, aptly titled Megadeth. More than 40 years since Mustaine founded the band, he views the album — coming after 13 Grammy nominations, a win for Best ...

Megadeth have revealed the track listing for their self-titled final album, and along with the 10 new tracks, the album also includes a bonus track: a “reimagined” version of “Ride The Lightning,” the ...