Megadeth have revealed the full tracklisting for their self-titled final album, due out January 23, 2026.
The album includes “Tipping Point,” the previously released first single, and a reimagined version of “Ride The Lightning,” which frontman Dave Mustaine co-wrote with Metallica’s James Hetfield, Cliff Burton, and Lars Ulrich (and was the title track from the group’s 1984 album). Mustaine shares “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.”
Megadeth announced in August the band would be saying farewell after 16 albums. Mustaine confirmed their next project would be the group’s last, sharing a video to the band’s YouTube and social media pages that included Mustaine’s alter ego, Vic Rattlehead, delivering the news. After teasing fans with a 30-second clip of the song “Tipping Point,” Megadeth – Mustaine, Teemu Mäntysaari (Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars), James LoMenzo (Bass Guitar) and Dirk Verbeuren (Drums) – released the album’s first single and video for the track. Check out the video for ‘Tipping Point’ – HERE.
Megadeth also recently shared the video for their latest track “I Don’t Care,” teaming with director Keith J Leman for the visual. Mustaine says about the song: “How many times have you wanted to say this to someone? I know you want to! Deep down inside, if we had the balls, we would tell more people, ‘I don’t care’ more often … Part of the main riff in this track had been floating around in my head since we did TSTD&TD, so I was pumped to start recording ‘I Don’t Care’ for this LP. I really love the guitar nuances in the track. There is the main rhythm riff, next, a very deliberate down-picking part, next, the octave chords with jump picking on octave notes (while still down-picking!). And the soloing and back and forth between me and Teemu [Mäntysaari] is magnificent!!” See the video for ‘I Don’t Care’ – HERE.
The metal legends’ 17th (and final) LP will officially arrive on January 23rd, and is available for pre-order in various formats. Megadeth also announced plans for a 2026 farewell tour and the release of Dave Mustaine’s new memoir sometime next year.
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