{"id":176816,"date":"2025-12-05T16:04:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T16:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/176816\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T16:04:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T16:04:13","slug":"megadeth-fans-will-get-to-go-behind-the-mask-when-a-career-retrospective-documentary-hits-theaters-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/176816\/","title":{"rendered":"Megadeth Fans Will Get to Go &#8220;Behind The Mask&#8221; When a Career-Retrospective Documentary Hits Theaters Next Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the end of their career in sight, Megadeth is seemingly making sure everyone on the planet knows they\u2019re coming to an end. They\u2019re releasing a new album to put a button on their musical output, they\u2019ve got a farewell tour that could span roughly five years, and earlier today, the band announced that a special career-retrospective documentary and album listening party will be taking place at more than a thousand movie theaters.<\/p>\n<p>Titled Megadeth: Behind The Mask, the documentary will be released to movie theater screens worldwide on January 22 \u2014 just one day before the release of Megadeth\u2019s final album \u2014 via Trafalgar Releasing. Taking place at only a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.megadethfilm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">select number of theaters<\/a>, the film\u2019s synopsis is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMEGADETH: BEHIND THE MASK is a cinematic legacy event in which Dave Mustaine pulls back the curtain on 40 years of MEGADETH, sharing untold stories of the band\u2019s incredible past, and the creative fire that drives the band.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInterwoven throughout, audiences will get to experience the world premiere of MEGADETH\u2019S new self-titled album in full, brought to life with a 40-year retrospective career-spanning interview and Mustaine\u2019s own track-by-track reflections about the band\u2019s final studio album. This one night only listening event will provide a first-listen to this landmark project. MEGADETH: BEHIND THE MASK is an immersive celebration of one of the most influential bands in metal history, capturing their legacy while heralding a powerful new chapter!\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>With her eyes set on the film\u2019s release, Kymberli Frueh, EVP Programming and Content Acquisitions at Trafalgar said fans are going to enjoy what\u2019s in store.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to bring fans together for an exclusive first listen to Megadeth\u2019s final studio album \u2013 that brings their career full circle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t just another Megadeth album: it features a bold reimagining. This cinema event is a celebration of the riffs, the intensity and the uncompromising spirit that have defined Megadeth\u2019s legacy. We can\u2019t wait to share this moment with the fans who\u2019ve been with them every step of the way.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the theater event will go on sale next Thursday, December 11.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026Oh and does it feel like Dave Mustaine recorded the trailer below under threat of violence? He\u2019s acting like someone\u2019s got a gun pointed at him\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the end of their career in sight, Megadeth is seemingly making sure everyone on the planet knows&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":176817,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[93,61,60,278],"class_list":["post-176816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}