New York, NY: Heavy metal institution Megadeth have announced ENDGAME as the title of their twelfth studio album. The album is expected to be released in September through Roadrunner Records. It was recorded at the band’s brand new, self-built studio, Vic’s Garage, located near San Diego and named after the legendary and iconic Vic Rattlehead character.

ENDGAME is being produced by Andy Sneap and Dave Mustaine. Sneap also manned the boards for 2007’s United Abominations. Some track titles include “Headcrusher,” “1,320,’” “How the Story Ends” and “This Day We Fight!”

ENDGAME boasts the technicality, ferocity and snarl that’s synonymous with Megadeth and Mustaine. It’s a violent masterwork that represents Mustaine’s best work in nearly two decades. In a musical world dominated by bands that make generic, blanket statements, ENDGAME finds Mustaine, once again, making informed and substantial lyrical declarations about the state of the world we live in.

Mustaine himself commented on ENDGAME, saying, “Thematically, I’ve never been known to be a silent bystander in a world that needs our participation. As more is revealed about our former President’s legacy, a little-known yet staggeringly frightening document which was signed into law, named ‘ENDGAME,’ has been uncovered. The album ‘ENDGAME’ is the most energetic music offering I have penned in over a decade and is far more believable than knowing someone signed ‘ENDGAME’ -the document- into law. The album is also the perfect ‘ass- kicking’ music to listen to once you are done reading the aforementioned document!”

In short, it’s the Megadeth record that fans of classics like So Far…So Good…So What? and Rust in Peace have been chomping at the bit for.

“This new album is my proudest moment since the famous (or infamous) Rust in Peace album,” Mustaine also said. “With this album, I am also very excited to be introducing my new lead guitarist Chris Broderick to the world. I have always felt lucky to have had top shredders in that position, but after touring with Chris in support of my last album, I couldn’t wait to get into the studio and see what he could do.”

Megadeth’s lineup consists of Mustaine, Broderick, bassist James LoMenzo and drummer Shawn Drover.

Earlier this year, Mustaine was the recipient of the “Golden God Award” at the first ever Golden Gods Awards, presented by Revolver.

After all the cool album titles he comes up with... he calls this one Endgame! lol Looking forward to it, first day it hits I'll have it.

Never a big fan of Megadeth. Cliched album titles like this don't help much.

"'Endgame', which is about a bill that ex-President George W. Bush signed into law that gave him the power to put American citizens in concentration camps that are actually called 'detention centers' here in the United States, and a favorite lyric of mine on this record about the North Hollywood bank robbery of 1997 (or 1998)."
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I have been thinking this for a very long time...

The members of Metallica, despite the fact that they drank but never had any serious drug abuse, look pretty old and burnt out by now. Dave Mustaine, despite the fact that he did every drug known to man and overdosed a zillion times, still looks like he's 25, all young and fresh.

Also, how come Metallica takes 5 years to put an awful record (St Anger) and then takes another 5 to make an average record (Death Magnetic), while Megadeth has been putting out amazing records every 2-3 years (even when Mustained injured his arm). I'm starting to think that drugs make you smarter

album of the year candidate?

I mean I love Megadeth and all, but Dave says the same thing about EVERY new album he puts out. And who said So Far, So Good...So What? is a classic anyway?

I'll shat myself the day when a band is like "yeah...we're old farts so uh, pick up the record for an occasional good riff and some nostalgia"

If drugs made you smarter, then I'd be smart right now

Sounds like it's going to be an awesome album...I loved The System Has Failed and United Abominations and if this is truly anything like Rust In Peace (my favourite Megadeth album) this shall be a mighty dose of satan hailing thrash metal! But of course no one will talk about it and Metallica will release a new single and the album will be forgotten. Such a shame. Megadeth > Metallica

This wont have shit on RIP

no really?

Megadeth > Metallica

This wont have shit on RIP

Album will be great

^Useless user

Well yeah, I don't do anything here. Yet!

Ooooooooh yeaaaaaaaaaaah

Gonna be an awesome album, can't wait :D

"I have been thinking this for a very long time...

The members of Metallica, despite the fact that they drank but never had any serious drug abuse, look pretty old and burnt out by now. Dave Mustaine, despite the fact that he did every drug known to man and overdosed a zillion times, still looks like he's 25, all young and fresh.

Also, how come Metallica takes 5 years to put an awful record (St Anger) and then takes another 5 to make an average record (Death Magnetic), while Megadeth has been putting out amazing records every 2-3 years (even when Mustained injured his arm). I'm starting to think that drugs make you smarter"





Metallica's classic albums are better than megadeths, so no, drugs dont make you smarter.

But i am excited for this, i love megadeth.

Metallica's classic albums are better than megadeaths, so no, drugs dont make you smarter.

1.no i didnt
2no im not

yes you are

^^It's spelled, not "spelt".

Check your grammar if you are going to correct other people's.

^ thank you


And yes, i am right. Wanna take a metal head nationwide poll? Didn't think so.

I'm a little uneasy on this one, United Abominations was good at first but I grew tired of it.

both bands are overrated and therefore are not worth arguing over

metalligay

nah man, megadeth are pretty awesome.

So is Metallica, they are both great.

I'm still able to enjoy UA, Both "The System Has Failed" and "United Abominations" were good, so there is no reason to expect this one to be crap, definitely not.

I'm not a huge megadeth fan, I have greatest hits and it was a bit hit and miss for me, also UA was a bit, I dunno just not too enjoyable. However I have Rust In Peace as a 5 as it is one of the most consistent thrash albums I have heard, so I'll check out this new one.

Megadeth probably won't ever be as thrash as they were on RIP, but I think I'll enjoy it if they keep following down the line that United Abominations started. While RIP was amazing, that doesn't mean that the more recent albums haven't been great. And, of course, Chris Broderick will make this album fantastic.

Can't wait for the album.

YYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEESSSSS

another arguement about metallica vs megadeath!!!!

we're sooo coooll!!!

Metallica's classic albums are better than megadeths, so no, drugs dont make you smarter.

broderick will make the album kick ass

Man I hate how every thread on megadeth or metallica just degenerates into wankers repeating the same old lines and insults.

Hope this album is better than UA. That cd had very little staying power for mine.

Broderick is probably the best MD guitarist with an exception for Marty Friedman.

hes better than friedman, skillwise and namewise

haha you're funny.

I'm a big fan of Marty, but Chris is better.

Both of them run circles around the rest of Mustaine's "hired guns."

Expected something better, but the album should still be good.

Poland FTW

Young ftw

Not overly optimistic, Megadeth has had zero bite to their music since Mustaine was neutered.

Also, the three albums preceding it were worlds better than Rust In Peace.

betcha this'll be pretty average or good.

yeah but you don't enjoy anything except Blind Guardian

Also, the three albums preceding it were worlds better than Rust In Peace.


you take that back!

And yes, i am right. Wanna take a metal head nationwide poll? Didn't think so.

Check your grammar if you are going to correct other people's.

With Chris on board and from the snippets I've heard so far, this album has gotta be better than anything Dave's released since...well going back to Youthansaia. UA is very meh IMO, while TSHF is pretty enjoyable. Damn I hope Dave has some decent lyrics and some dark depth to Megadeth's music for a change.