After 40-plus years, Dave Mustaine is ready to put Megadeth to rest. The thrasher announced plans for a final album and tour, and revealed a memoir is on the way.

Mustaine posted the announcement via his alter ego, Vic Rattlehead. The new album, titled The End Is Near , will arrive next year. The LP follows 2022’s The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead!

“There’s so many musicians that have come to the end of their career, whether accidental or intentional,” Mustaine said in a statement. “Most of them don’t get to go out on their own terms on top, and that’s where I’m at in my life right now. I have traveled the world and have made millions upon millions of fans and the hardest part of all of this is saying goodbye to them.”

“We can’t wait for you to hear this album and see us on to

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