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David Ellefson says final Megadeth album “just doesn’t sound like them” and is more like ...

NME 08 Feb 2026
Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has shared his opinion on the band’s final studio album, which he said sounded more like a Dave Mustaine “solo record.” READ MORE. Dave Mustaine tells us Megadeth’s farewell album will cause a “renaissance”.
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Megadeth Are Number One … Finally!

Rollingstone 03 Feb 2026
No longer standing in the shadows, Dave Mustaine can appreciate that his band is on top at last ....
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David Ellefson shares his thoughts on the final Megadeth album: “I hear it and go, ...

Guitar.com 03 Feb 2026
David Ellefson has shared his thoughts on the final Megadeth album, and his main critique is that it feels more like a Dave Mustaine solo record. Ellefson, who these days plays in a number of metal bands, was fired from Megadeth in 2021.
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Megadeth Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200

Billboard 02 Feb 2026
Megadeth earns its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 after a nearly 40-year wait ....
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Megadeth Earn First #1 Album With Farewell LP

Stereogum 01 Feb 2026
Megadeth are saying their goodbyes with one last album, a ...
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ARIA Charts: Olivia Dean, Megadeth Reign

Billboard 30 Jan 2026
Megadeth rocks harder than anyone else on the national albums tally ....
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Rust In Peace, Megadeth

Stereogum 30 Jan 2026
Our review of the band's final album. Plus. the best metal tracks of the month. .
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Dave Mustaine reveals his physical struggles means Megadeth had to end

Music News 28 Jan 2026
Dave Mustaine knew Megadeth had to end after physical struggles working on their last album ... He told NME. "It was about the halfway point [of working on it]. My hands were hurting, and I’d already had issues with them because of arthritis ... He recalled.
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Megadeth Talks Covering Metallica’s ‘Ride the Lightning’ and More During ‘Megadeth Week’ (Sirius XM Holdings Inc)

Public Technologies 27 Jan 2026
) After more than four decades, Grammy Award-winning metal titans Megadeth unleashed their 17th and final studio album, "Megadeth" - and Liquid Metal is ...
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Dave Mustaine tells us Megadeth’s farewell album will cause a “renaissance”: “It’s going to smack ...

NME 27 Jan 2026
Megadeth – ‘Megadeth’ review ...I’ve always said that when I don’t feel like I can do it anymore, that’s going to be time for me to stop.” Megadeth, 2026 ... Megadeth’s self-titled, final album is out now via BlkIIBlk.
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Megadeth: Megadeth review – conspiracy theories and combustible fingers on thrash metallers’ curtain call

The Guardian 22 Jan 2026
Tuneful yet overlong, Dave Mustaine and co’s final album is a recap of Megadeth’s strengths, flaws and familiar grudges. There are long goodbyes, and then there is Megadeth’s retirement from the music industry.
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Music Review: Megadeth is going out on top with ferocious self-titled final album

Image Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 22 Jan 2026
Megadeth is going out on their own thunderous terms. The Grammy-winning thrash metal pioneers will release their self-titled 17th and final studio album Friday ... .
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Megadeth thrashes off into the sunset

Image Winston-Salem Journal 22 Jan 2026
After more than 40 guitar-shredding years, Megadeth is going out on their own thunderous terms ... .
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