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#338 MEGADETH Album Review

“You know what I’m hearing? This sounds like it could have been…the sidepiece…to The Black Album…”

There’s almost a strange, sarcastic satisfaction in knowing that the new self-titled MEGADETH album will forever be known (at least in our neck of the woods anyway) as “The White Album”.

“Every time you keep talking, I just see shapes and letters…”

Released on January 23, 2026, MEGADETH is the 17th studio album from Dave Mustaine and Company and represents the final chapter in the 40+ year history of the angriest, snarliest, and most progressively technical thrash band of The Big Four.

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