In a brand new interview with Spain’s MariskalRockTV, Megadeth chief Dave Mustaine mirrored on how the band’s newly introduced farewell chapter started — and made it clear it wasn’t the results of a dramatic, premeditated choice. When requested if he remembers the second he determined it was time to announce the ultimate part of his profession, Mustaine responded bluntly: “No. No, ‘trigger I simply introduced it up. I did not resolve.”
In response to Mustaine, the subject surfaced organically whereas Megadeth had been within the studio engaged on their upcoming self-titled album, which is about to be the band’s remaining launch: “We had been working within the studio, and it simply had been a very troublesome few weeks.
“We had been attempting to get all the pieces achieved… we had a bunch of deadlines we ran up in opposition to, and my fingers had been hurting actually dangerous. After which I simply stated someday to my administration, ‘You understand, I do not understand how for much longer I am gonna be capable to do that.’ I did not say, ‘Hey, I wanna retire proper now.'”
Mustaine went on to elucidate the bodily points affecting his taking part in, pointing particularly to Dupuytren’s contracture, a situation that causes fingers to steadily curl towards the palm, in addition to extreme arthritis: “You possibly can look proper right here on this hand. There is a line proper there that is sticking up. That is one thing known as Dupuytren’s contracture… after which when you have a look at the ideas of my fingers, they’re severely arthritic. So all these bumps make it actually painful to play.”
In response to the Mayo Clinic, Dupuytren’s contracture has no remedy, although therapies can gradual development and relieve signs. When requested whether or not he has thought-about surgical procedure, Mustaine defined why he is ready: “If I strive it now and I am 95 p.c, and the surgical procedure units me again, that will’ve been a nasty choice. If I wait till my fingers are actually inflicting an issue and I strive it and it would not work, then no less than I’ve toured all over the place and stated farewell correctly.”
Mustaine echoed comparable ideas earlier this month throughout an look on SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, the place he mentioned Megadeth‘s upcoming This Was Our Life farewell tour, formally set to start in 2026.
“There wasn’t one large second,” Mustaine stated, explaining that the belief got here throughout the album’s creation as bodily points mounted — together with arthritis, bulging discs, and prior spinal fusion surgical procedure. “I at all times stated when it bought to the purpose the place I used to be unable to offer 100% each night time, that is after I’d get thinking about winding down.”
Whereas he pressured that Megadeth had been nonetheless capable of full the album at a excessive stage, the uncertainty was sufficient to spark deeper conversations with administration, bandmates, and household: “I did not imply to set the ball rolling. I used to be simply making dialog. Then I slept on it, talked to my household, prayed on it — and the reply turned clear.”
Megadeth has an entire bunch of farewell dates lined up for 2026 thus far, all of which yow will discover beneath. And when you miss these, I am positive it isn’t a problem contemplating Dave Mustaine said this tour is gonna be going on for “three to five years.” Get the complete record of dates beneath and get your tickets here.
Megadeth additionally just lately introduced they’re teaming up with Trafalgar Releasing for a worldwide cinema screening of the new Megadeth new film Megadeth: Behind The Mask. The movie will hit over 1,000 screens worldwide on January 22, 2026.
1/17 La Vergne, TN Let There Be Shred: Immersive Listening Occasion
2/15 Victoria, BC Save-On-Meals Memorial Centre
2/17 Abbotsford, BC Rogers Discussion board
2/18 Kelowna, BC Prospera Place
2/20 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
2/21 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
2/24 Saskatoon, SK SaskTel Centre
2/25 Winnipeg, MB Canada Life Centre
2/28 London, ON Canada Life Place
3/1 Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre
3/3 Halifax, NS Scotiabank Centre
3/4 Moncton, NB Avenir Centre
3/6 Québec Metropolis, QC Videotron Centre
4/23 Lima, Peru Costa 21
4/26 Bogotá, Colombia Movistar Area
4/27 Bogotá, Colombia Movistar Area
4/30 Buenos Aires, Argentina TBD
5/10 Mexico Metropolis, Mexico Area Ciudad de Mexico
5/11 Mexico Metropolis, Mexico Area Ciudad de Mexico
5/13 Guadalajara, Mexico Area Guadalajara
5/2 São Paulo, Brazil Espaco Unimed
5/4 Santiago, Chile Movistar Area
5/5 Santiago, Chile Movistar Area
5/8 Monterrey, Mexico Area Monterrey
6/10 Hradec Králové, Czechia Rock For Individuals – Park 360
6/11 Luxembourg, LUX Rockhal
6/14 Ferrara, Italy Ferrara Summer season Competition – Piazza Ariostea
6/15 Zurich, SWI Halle 622
6/16 Vienna, AUT Gasometer
6/2 Hanover, Germany Heinz von Heiden Area
6/23 Istanbul, TUR KüçükÇiftlik Park
6/26 Helsinki, Finland Suvilahti – TUSKA
6/28 Almaty, KAZ Spartak Stadium
6/7 Gelsenkirchen, GER Amphitheater
8/29 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Area
8/30 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Area
9/11 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Dwell
9/12 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
9/15 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium
9/19 Shakopee, MN Mystic Lake Amphitheater
9/22 Tinley Park, IL Credit score Union 1 Amphitheatre
9/25 Los Angeles, CA BMO Stadium
9/26 Los Angeles, CA BMO Stadium
9/29 San Antonio, TX Alamodome
9/3 Montréal, QC Parc Jean Drapeau
9/5 Harrison, NJ Sports activities Illustrated Stadium
9/6 Harrison, NJ Sports activities Illustrated Stadium
9/9 Boston, MA TD Backyard
