Megadeth
American thrash metal band
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| November 2023 | Current lineup forms with Dave Mustaine, Dirk Verbeuren, James LoMenzo, and Teemu Mäntysaari. |
| November 20 2023 | Teemu Mäntysaari officially joined Megadeth as their lead guitarist after Kiko Loureiro's departure. |
| September 2023 | Kiko Loureiro announced he would take a break from touring, with Teemu Mäntysaari filling in. |
| February 27 2023 | Former guitarist Marty Friedman joined Megadeth to perform three songs at the Budokan in Japan, marking his first performance with the band since 2000. |
| 2022 | James LoMenzo officially became the band's new bassist. |
| September 2022 | Megadeth released their sixteenth studio album The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead! with Steve Di Giorgio performing bass. |
| 2021 | Steve Di Giorgio played bass on The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead! album. |
| 2021 | James LoMenzo rejoins Megadeth as bassist. |
| May 24 2021 | Megadeth dismissed bassist David Ellefson from the band following the leak of sexually explicit videos. |
| 2019 | Brett Frederickson passes away. |
| October 2019 | Megadeth holds its first MegaCruise music event. |
| June 17 2019 | Megadeth cancelled all 2019 shows except the MegaCruise due to Dave Mustaine's throat cancer diagnosis. |
| May 10 2019 | Megadeth entered the studio in Franklin, Tennessee to begin pre-production of their next album. |
| June 8 2018 | Megadeth marked their 35th anniversary by re-releasing their 1985 debut album Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! as a deluxe remastered package. |
| February 2017 | Megadeth won their first Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for the Dystopia title track. |
| July 7 2016 | Dirk Verbeuren from Soilwork was announced as Megadeth's new drummer. |
| May 21 2016 | Former Megadeth drummer Nick Menza died of a heart attack while performing with OHM at a jazz club in Los Angeles. |
| January 2016 | Megadeth released their fifteenth studio album Dystopia, with Lamb of God drummer Chris Adler and Angra guitarist Kiko Loureiro. |
| 2015 | Kiko Loureiro is hired as the new guitarist to record Megadeth's fifteenth studio album. |
| 2015 | Tony Laureano substituted for Chris Adler on drums when Adler's schedule prevented him from playing. |
| 2015 | Farah Siraj contributed vocals on tracks 'The Threat Is Real' and 'Poisonous Shadows' for the Dystopia album. |
| October 2015 | Megadeth streamed 'Fatal Illusion' from their upcoming album Dystopia, featuring new musicians Chris Adler and Kiko Loureiro. |
| October 2014 | Drummer Shawn Drover quit the band after ten years, followed shortly by guitarist Chris Broderick's departure due to artistic differences. |
| May 2014 | Megadeth cancelled their June tour dates after bassist David Ellefson's brother died of cancer. |
| 2013 | At the final Gigantour show, Jason Newsted joined Megadeth onstage to perform 'Phantom Lord', a song Mustaine had co-written during his time with Metallica. |
| June 2013 | Megadeth released their fourteenth album 'Super Collider' through Mustaine's new label Tradecraft, debuting at number six on the Billboard 200. |
| 2012 | Megadeth embarked on Gigantour with Motörhead, Volbeat, and Lacuna Coil, followed by a nine-date co-headlining US tour with Rob Zombie in the summer. |
| September 2012 | Megadeth launched a tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of 'Countdown to Extinction', performing the album live in its entirety. A live performance from Pomona Fox Theater was later released as a live album. |
| November 2011 | Megadeth released their thirteenth album 'Thirteen', which charted at number eleven on the Billboard 200. The lead single 'Public Enemy No. 1' received a Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance. |
| 2010 | James LoMenzo leaves Megadeth's lineup. |
| 2010 | David Ellefson settles out of court and rejoins Megadeth. |
| December 2010 | Megadeth united with Anthrax for the Jägermeister Music Tour, during which Kerry King joined Megadeth on stage at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Hollywood to perform 'Rattlehead', marking their first joint performance since 1984. |
| September 2010 | Megadeth released the DVD album Rust in Peace Live, recorded at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. They also released 'Sudden Death' for the video game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. |
| July 2010 | Megadeth and Slayer commenced the first leg of the American Carnage Tour, with Megadeth playing Rust in Peace in its entirety. Vic Rattlehead began making sustained onstage appearances to enhance their live performance visuals. |
| June 2010 | Megadeth performed with Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax at the Sonisphere Festival in European countries, with a performance in Sofia, Bulgaria being filmed and released as 'The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria'. |
| March 2010 | Megadeth embarked on the Rust in Peace 20th Anniversary Tour in North America, with original bassist David Ellefson rejoining the band after eight years. |
| January 2010 | Megadeth's 'Head Crusher' was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 2010 Grammy Awards, marking their eighth Grammy nomination in 19 years. |
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