Megadeth announce new self-titled album
MEGADETH have announced a brand new album!
The legendary American thrash metal icons will release their self-titled final record on January 23rd, 2026 via Tradecraft in partnership with Frontiers Label Group’s BLKIIBLK imprint. Serving as the band’s sixteenth studio album, the follow-up to 2022’s The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!, the release marks the closing chapter of a career that has sold over 50 million records worldwide and earned a GRAMMY Award.
Alongside the announcement, the band have confirmed the album will include the previously released first single Tipping Point and a very special bonus track: a reimagined version of Ride The Lightning, which Dave Mustaine originally co-wrote with James Hetfield, Cliff Burton, and Lars Ulrich for METALLICA’s 1984 classic.
Speaking about the decision to revisit the track, Mustaine says, “as I come full circle on the career of a lifetime, the decision to include Ride The Lightning, a song I co-wrote with James, Lars, and Cliff, was to pay my respects to where my career first started.”
Alongside the announcement of the final album, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:
Track List:
- Tipping Point
- I Don’t Care
- Hey, God?!
- Let There Be Shred
- Puppet Parade
- Another Bad Day
- Made To Kill
- Obey The Call
- I Am War
- The Last Note
- Ride The Lightning (Bonus Track)
Megadeth is scheduled to be released on January 23rd, 2026 via Tradecraft/BLKIIBLK. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
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