{"id":201287,"date":"2025-12-20T03:47:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T03:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/201287\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T03:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T03:47:10","slug":"megadeth-drop-street-fighting-video-for-let-there-be-shred-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/201287\/","title":{"rendered":"Megadeth Drop Street Fighting Video For ‘Let There Be Shred!’ Single"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tPerhaps you thought Megadeth<\/a> would go quietly into that bad night? No chance. The Dave Mustaine-led thrash metal band unleashed the MMA-themed video for the latest single from their upcoming self-titled studio swan song<\/a> and \u201cLet There Be Shred!\u201d more than lives up to its title.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe performance video finds Mustaine and the gang galloping through the relentless metal anthem as we\u2019re introduced to the rogues gallery of fighters (Zulu, Strongman, Snake Eyes, Kung Fu Lou, Knuckles, Skate or Die, Sumo and Mustaine\u2019s \u201cShred\u201d) awaiting their turn in the octagon as the band\u2019s skeletal mascot, Vic Rattlehead, looks on ominously. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe stage has been lit, get up on your feet\/ Heart start to pound, everyone get off your seat\/ My fingers spontaneously combust into flames\/ Destroying pretenders, only ashes remain,\u201d Mustaine howls over the song\u2019s galloping rhythm and wailing guitars. The triumphant chorus says it all: \u201cOn the day I was born, a guitar in my hands\/ The earth started rumbling a thunderous command\/ To bash and to thrash, to band my head\/ To smash my guitar and \u2018Let There Be Shred!’\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tWhile the other combatants go at it as the band performs, Mustaine sticks to rocking before he lays down his instrument and easily defeats Sumo, with Rattlehead giving the singer\/guitarist the \u201cfinish him\u201d throat-slashing sign at the end of the bout.<\/p>\n

\n\tMegadeth is due out on Jan. 23 and in a statement Mustaine said of the new single, \u201cWhen Megadeth started we said we would be fast and furious\u2026 we said so on the flyers we handed out.. This song is fast and furious. Know it! It has a very hooky chorus that draws you in and you can\u2019t help but play air guitar and headbang to this one.\u201d Like the first single, \u201cI Don\u2019t Care,\u201d the video for \u201cShred!\u201d was directed by Keith Leman and Mustaine \u2014\u00a0who is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu \u2014\u00a0said it\u2019s a tribute to his first Sensei, Benny \u201cThe Jet\u201d Urquidez and his grappling mentor, Reggie Almeida.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cEveryone on the set was really stoked to see each of us do our stunts. In the end, we got the balance of shredding and ass kicking just right!,\u201d Mustaine said.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn addition to the new single, the band will release the documentary Megadeth: Behind the Mask in theaters worldwide on Jan. 22 and host an exclusive, day-long celebration, \u201cLet There Be Shred: The Ultimate Megadeth Immersive Listening Event\u201d on Jan. 17 in La Vergne, Tenn. After that, Megadeth will kick off their farewell North American tour<\/a> beginning on Feb. 15 in Victoria, British Columbia. <\/p>\n

\n\tWatch the \u201cLet There Be Shred!\u201d video below.<\/p>\n


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