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The former Megadeth virtuoso insists his Ibanez is “better than ever” despite clattering the stage floor mid-jam

Megadeth are hitting the road and bringing some major metal friends with them

In 2004, symphonic metal masters Nightwish covered Megadeth’s gritty thrash anthem, and the result was shockingly excellent

"These were songs that I took with me to that first band – didn’t get a chance to get them out in my second band – but my third one I did”

In his first major interview since joining the metal juggernauts, the Finnish guitarist shares the unlikely coincidence that meant he’d inadvertently shaped the tone of Kiko Loureiro, the biggest lessons he’s learned from Dave Mustaine, and which of the band’s previous shredders he admires most

Drugs, feuds, bitter ex-bandmates – Dave Mustaine has weathered everything life threw at him. And in this classic interview from the Metal Hammer archives, he wasn’t about to roll over yet

From Metallica’s …And Justice For All to Limp Bizkit’s Significant Other, these masterpieces are so good that live crowds need to hear them in their entirety

Stepping into shoes previously filled by the likes of Kiko Loureiro and Marty Friedman is no mean feat. The metal guitar hero-in-the-making tells us how he did it

David Ellefson talks his storied Megadeth career, bouncing back from an embarrassing scandal and the wild days of early thrash