{"id":591371,"date":"2026-05-18T22:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T22:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/591371\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T22:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T22:32:09","slug":"were-losing-megadeth-sooner-than-wed-have-hoped-but-its-great-to-have-them-so-triumphant-again-dave-mustaines-exiting-thrashers-roll-back-the-years-at-sonic-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/591371\/","title":{"rendered":"“We\u2019re losing Megadeth sooner than we\u2019d have hoped but it\u2019s great to have them so triumphant again.” Dave Mustaine’s exiting thrashers roll back the years at Sonic Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s been 34 years since Megadeth<\/a> came tantalisingly close to landing a number one album in the US with Countdown To Extinction<\/a>, only to fall at the last hurdle thanks to Billie Ray Cyrus. Justice finally prevailed for Dave Mustaine\u2019s merry band of thrashers in January when their final, self-titled album<\/a> topped the Billboard 200. Now the band are looking to go out on a high, their farewell tour stopping in for a massive slot on Sonic Temple\u2019s Cathedral Stage.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll admit, we had misgivings. Megadeth\u2019s tour supporting Disturbed in arenas across Europe last Autumn was far from the most incendiary performances the band had put on, a killer setlist only doing so much to make up for sluggish energy. At Sonic Temple, they\u2019ve found that divine spark again. There\u2019s a grin on Mustaine\u2019s face as he greets the crowd and introduces newer tune Let There Be Shred, the band flying off on some virtuosic old school thrash<\/a> that brings to mind the frantic fretwork of debut Killing Is My Business.<\/p>\n

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The big anthems are, well, anthemic, Megadeth getting stuck into them with a zeal that in turn seems to egg on a fanatic crowd. Angry Again ups the groove, while Mustaine\u2019s delivery on Sweating Bullets feels genuinely menacing and manic. During Peace Sells, the band are joined by mascot Vic Rattlehead, the grinning skull bopping and bouncing around the stage as the crowd howl the song\u2019s iconic refrain in delight.<\/p>\n

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Perhaps the biggest criticism of Megadeth\u2019s most recent output is that they’ve lost some of their fiery defiance that made them so formidable in the first place. Teeing up closer Holy Wars… The Punishment Due, Mustaine admits that the song was \u201cwritten over 30 years ago at the start of the 90s about the Middle East. It\u2019s still relevant today.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a biting remark that reminds us that they were always the most vocally active of the Big Four, and when the epic song gets underway with thrash metal suites and movements, you can\u2019t help but feel that we\u2019re losing Megadeth sooner than we\u2019d have hoped. Still, it\u2019s great to have them so triumphant again.<\/p>\n

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