Overview
- The band published the full tracklist today, confirming a bonus rendition of Metallica’s 'Ride the Lightning'.
- The self-titled finale arrives January 23, 2026 on Mustaine’s Tradecraft label in partnership with Frontiers’ BLKIIBLK imprint.
- Mustaine says the selection honors Hetfield and reflects his co-writing role on the original as he seeks personal closure.
- He told Rolling Stone that Metallica had not heard the track before it was finished, and Megadeth does not plan to play it live.
- Mustaine described the take as reimagined and slightly faster, validating days of fan sleuthing sparked by the band’s social-media teases.