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90s albums
10 terrible '90s albums by 10 brilliant rock bands

By Stephen Hill Published

The 90s was a divisive time for metal, and even the best bands back then made a few stinkers

Albums
Dave Mustaine and James Hetfield onstage in 2011
Dave Mustaine reveals how James Hetfield offered his support after being diagnosed with cancer

By Dave Mustaine Published

Exclusive: In this extract from his upcoming book, Dave Mustaine reveals the unexpected support he got from an old frenemey in the wake of his 2019 cancer diagnosis

Bands & Artists
Megadeth‘s Dave Mustaine posing for a photograph in 2026
Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine was riding high until he was diagnosed with cancer. This is what happened next

By Dave Everley Published

The Megadeth frontman opens up to Metal Hammer about his cancer diagnosis – and what helped get him through it

Interviews
Megadeth's Dave Mustaine plus David Ellefson
Dave Mustaine reflects on firing David Ellefson, and recalls the moment he found out about those explicit videos

By Paul Brannigan Published

"It was impossible to separate fact from fiction, truth from fantasy"

Bands & Artists
Dave Mustaine of Megadeth performs onstage during the Tuska Festival at Suvilahti on June 26, 2026 in Helsinki
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine reveals the damage chemotherapy caused while he was treated for throat cancer

By Simon Young Published

Mustaine has detailed his fight against stage-three squamous cell carcinoma in new memoir

Bands & Artists
Metallica
The 'bad' metal albums that are much better than you remember

By Rich Hobson, Merlin Alderslade, Justin Breckner, Joe Daly, Eleanor Goodman, Perran Helyes, Stephen Hill, Dom Lawson, Hannah May Kilroy, Matt Mills, Jonathan Selzer Published

From Iron Maiden to Metallica, Slayer to Guns N' Roses, these are the 'dud' albums that deserve a second look

Albums
Dave Mustaine and Bruce Dickinson
The vital advice Bruce Dickinson gave Dave Mustaine during his cancer battle

By Merlin Alderslade Published

One metal icon and cancer survivor gave some helpful words to another

Interviews
Dave Mustaine onstage with Megadeth in 2026
Megadeth have at least two songs left over from their final album – but Dave Mustaine isn’t sure he’ll release them

By Matt Mills Published

MegaDave names two (possibly three) offcuts from the thrashers’ self-titled swansong

Tracks & Singles
Dave Mustaine onstage with Megadeth in 2026
Megadeth announce first UK headlining tour since 2015 plus European dates, Black Label Society and Testament supporting

By Matt Mills Published

Dave Mustaine’s departing thrashers are bringing their farewell tour across the pond

Live Performances
Megadeth posing for a photograph in 1987
How Megadeth made thrash metal’s most chaotic album

By Malcolm Dome Published

Megadeth were strung out and at war with each other when they made their third album So Far, So Good… So What!. And things were about to get worse…

Albums
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