Megadeth Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist and guitarist Dave Mustaine. Known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal—alo ...

is an American

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band formed by guitarist/vocalist

Dave Mustaine David Scott Mustaine (born September 13, 1961) is an American musician. He is best known as the co-founder, frontman, primary songwriter and sole consistent member of the thrash metal band Megadeth and for his time as the lead guitarist of Met ...

after he was fired from

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. The first line-up, in 1983, after their name change from Fallen Angels, featured Mustaine and Robbie McKinney on guitar, vocalist Lor Kane and bassist Matt Kisselstein. The band's current line-up includes consistent member Mustaine, bassist James LoMenzo (2006 to 2010, and since 2021), drummer

Dirk Verbeuren Dirk Verbeuren (born 8 January 1975) is a Belgian musician and the current drummer of American thrash metal band Megadeth, amongst other projects. He previously was a member of the Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork. Verbeuren recorded f ...

(since 2016) and guitarist

Teemu Mäntysaari Teemu Mäntysaari (; born 7 January 1987) is a Finnish guitarist. He is known for playing for the heavy metal bands Wintersun, Imperanon, Induction, Smackbound, and Megadeth. Career In 2004, Mäntysaari joined the melodic death metal band Win ...

(since 2023).

History

The original Megadeth lineup was short-lived. The band's bassist, Matt Kisselstein, was replaced by Minnesotan

David Ellefson David Ellefson is an American musician, best known for his long tenure as the bassist and backing vocalist for thrash metal band Megadeth across two stints. Ellefson initially became an accomplished bassist and honed his songwriting skills whi ...

, while guitarist Robbie McKinney was replaced with Minnesotan Greg Handevidt (who was Ellefson's roommate). Lor Kane, the band's first vocalist, sang on the groups 1983 demo, though he too left the band. The band's first drummer was Dijon Carruthers. He was replaced by Richard Girod in the summer of 1983, though Carruthers returned in the fall and played various rehearsals with the band. The next drummer to join, Brett Frederickson, joined the band in November 1983, though he chose to leave the band as he was busy with work and school. After playing with various vocalists following Kane's exit, including Billy Bonds and

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, Mustaine ultimately took up lead vocals himself. Megadeth recorded ''Last Rites'', a three-song demo, in 1984, which featured drummer

Lee Rauch William Lee Rauch (also spelled Rausch; September 10, 1964 – June 23, 2023) was an American drummer who played in several thrash metal bands based in California from 1983 to 1987, most notably playing Megadeth's first live shows. Career Me ...

and Ellefson.

Slayer Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King, drummer Dave Lombardo and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical style made them ...

guitarist

Kerry King Kerry Ray King (born June 3, 1964) is an American musician, best known for being the co-lead guitarist and songwriter of thrash metal band Slayer. He co-founded the band with Jeff Hanneman in 1981 and is one of two members to stay with the band ...

covered live dates at

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and The Stone in February and April 1984 while a permanent replacement was sought.

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drummer

Gar Samuelson Gary Charles "Gar" Samuelson (February 18, 1958 – July 14, 1999) was an American musician best remembered for being the drummer for thrash metal band Megadeth from 1984 to 1987, contributing to their first two albums, '' Killing Is My Busines ...

would go on to join the band. After playing a few shows as a three-piece, guitarist

Chris Poland Chris Poland (born December 1, 1957) is an American guitarist, best known as the former guitarist of the thrash metal band Megadeth. Since 2002, Poland has been the guitarist of the instrumental rock/jazz rock bands OHM and OHMphrey, among othe ...

also joined. During Megadeth's 1985 tour promoting their debut album, '' Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!'', Poland left the band and was temporarily replaced by Mike Albert. On the tour, Mustaine offered the drummer position to Exciter drummer Dan Beehler, though he declined the offer. Poland then rejoined Megadeth in October of the same year, shortly before they began work on '' Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?'' After years of problems stemming from

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, Mustaine fired both Poland and Samuelson before recording the third album '' So Far, So Good... So What!'' Poland was initially replaced by Jay Reynolds, who proved unable to perform the solos in-studio and was replaced by

Jeff Young Jeffrey "Jeff" Young (born March 31, 1962) is an American guitarist. He graduated from Musicians Institute in 1985, and is best known for his time with the thrash metal band Megadeth, appearing on the 1988 album '' So Far, So Good... So What! ...

, his guitar instructor. Samuelson was replaced in 1987 by

Chuck Behler Charles Conrad Behler (; born June 13, 1965) is an American musician who played drums for the heavy metal band Megadeth from 1987 through 1989, recording the album '' So Far, So Good... So What!'' with the group in 1988. He also appeared in th ...

, who was his drum tech. Marty Friedman 25

During their world tour in support of ''So Far, So Good...'' in February 1988, Mustaine noticed problems developing with Behler. Six months later, Mustaine fired both Behler and Young. In July 1989,

Nick Menza Nicholas Menza (July 23, 1964 – May 21, 2016) was an American musician who was the drummer of the thrash metal band Megadeth from 1989 to 1998. He recorded drums on four of Megadeth's albums: '' Rust in Peace'' (1990), '' Countdown to Extinc ...

was hired to replace Behler on the drums. After a lengthy search for a new lead guitarist, Megadeth enlisted

Marty Friedman (born December 8, 1962) is an American guitarist, best known for his tenure as the lead guitarist of thrash metal band Megadeth from 1990 to 2000. He is also known for playing alongside Jason Becker in Cacophony from 1986 until 1989, as well ...

, who officially joined in February 1990. The lineup remained unchanged for almost eight years, until Menza discovered a tumor on his knee, which forced him to leave the tour to undergo surgery. He was replaced by

Jimmy DeGrasso Jimmy DeGrasso (born March 16, 1963) is an American heavy metal drummer. DeGrasso played with Mama's Boys and Lita Ford before eventually working with Y&T and Megadeth and as a session and touring musician for Ozzy Osbourne (1986), White Li ...

, temporarily at first. Following the

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tour in 1998, however, DeGrasso replaced Menza permanently, after Mustaine claimed that Menza had "lied about having cancer". Following the release of ''

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'', the band began a new world tour in September 1999. Three months into the tour, Friedman announced that he would be leaving the band, citing "musical differences". Megadeth enlisted guitarist

Al Pitrelli Al Pitrelli (born September 26, 1962) is an American guitarist, best known for his work with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Megadeth, Alice Cooper and Savatage. He has performed with various acts as a band member, session musician and touring me ...

as Friedman's replacement in January 2000. In early 2002, Mustaine suffered several injuries, which led him to announce in a press release that Megadeth had disbanded. Following nearly a year of recovery, Mustaine began work on what was to be his first solo album. The new material was recorded with session musicians

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and Jimmy Lee Sloas, but the project was put on hold when Mustaine agreed to remix and remaster Megadeth's eight-album back catalog with

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. In May 2004, Mustaine returned to his newest recordings, intended as a solo effort, but because of outstanding contractual obligations with the band's European label

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, he was forced to release one more album under the "Megadeth" name. Mustaine decided to reform the band, and contacted the ''

Rust in Peace ''Rust in Peace'' is the fourth studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth, released on September 24, 1990, by Capitol Records. It was the first Megadeth album to feature guitarist Marty Friedman and drummer Nick Menza. The songs " Hang ...

'' line-up to re-record backing tracks on his latest songs. While drummer Nick Menza initially signed on, Marty Friedman and David Ellefson were both unable to come to an agreement with Mustaine. Chris Poland was hired by Mustaine to contribute guitar solos for the new album. This marked the first time since the Rust in Peace demos that the two musicians had worked together. Megadeth

Poland opted to serve as a studio musician only, as he wished to remain focused on his own

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project,

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. Megadeth began a world tour in October 2004, enlisting bassist

James MacDonough James MacDonough (born April 3, 1970) is an American bass guitarist. He has played with heavy metal bands Iced Earth, Nevermore, and Megadeth. Career MacDonough was part of Iced Earth's line up from 1996–2000 and again from 2001–2004. W ...

and guitarist

Glen Drover Glen Drover (born May 25, 1969) is a Canadian heavy metal guitarist from Ottawa, Ontario. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of Megadeth and King Diamond, along with his brother Shawn Drover who also performed with Megadeth. History ...

. While in rehearsal for the tour, newly returned drummer Menza was let go from the band, as, according to Mustaine, he was unable to prepare for the physical demands of a full U.S. tour. He was replaced five days before the first show by

Shawn Drover Shawn Drover (born May 5, 1966) is a Canadian drummer, best known for his work with the American heavy metal band Megadeth. He uses Sabian cymbals and Yamaha drums, Pro-mark drum sticks, Toca Percussion, Evans Drumheads and Extreme Isolatio ...

, brother of new guitarist Glen Drover. In February 2006, MacDonough left the band, citing "personal differences" for his decision, and was replaced by bassist James LoMenzo. Two years later, Dave Mustaine announced that Glen Drover had quit Megadeth to focus on his family. He was replaced by

Chris Broderick Christopher Alan Broderick (born March 6, 1970) is an American musician, best known as a former guitarist of the thrash metal band Megadeth. He is also formerly the lead guitarist for Jag Panzer, appearing on four albums between 1998 and 2004. ...

. On February 8, 2010, David Ellefson rejoined the band, replacing James LoMenzo. In late November 2014, Shawn Drover quit the band after ten years, wanting to pursue his own musical interests. This was quickly followed by the departure of Chris Broderick, due to artistic and musical differences. Ellefson denied rumors that the band would disband, and said he and Mustaine would continue working on new music. In early 2015, Megadeth announced that Brazilian guitarist

Kiko Loureiro Pedro Henrique "Kiko" Loureiro (; born 16 June 1972) is a Brazilian guitarist. He has been a member of several heavy metal bands, including Angra and Megadeth. Career Loureiro began studying music and playing acoustic guitar at age 11. He stud ...

was hired as the new guitar player for the band to record Megadeth's fifteenth studio album alongside

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's drummer,

Chris Adler Christopher James Adler (born November 23, 1972) is an American musician, best-known as a founding member and the longtime drummer of Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Lamb of God (band), Lamb of God from 1994 to 2019. He was also a Grammy A ...

. On July 7, 2016,

Soilwork Soilwork is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Helsingborg. They have released twelve studio albums. Formed in late 1995 by Björn Strid and Peter Wichers, the band was originally known as ''Inferior Breed''. In late 1996, they changed t ...

was announced as Megadeth's new drummer. Ellefson was dismissed from Megadeth amid allegations of sexual misconduct on May 14, 2021. Former bassist James LoMenzo returned to the line-up in August for the Metal Tour Of The Year. LoMenzo officially became the band's new bassist in May 2022. In September 2023, Kiko Loureiro announced he would be taking a break from the tour in order to spend time with his children, with

filling in for the rest of the tour. However, in November 2023, Kiko stated he would be extending his break, entering an indefinite hiatus, while Mustaine confirmed that the band would go on with Mäntysaari as guitarist. That same month, Loureiro confirmed that he had left the band.

Members

Current

Former

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, guest vocals on "À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)" , - , , Brett Caldas-Lima , rowspan="2", spoken word vocals on "United Abominations" , - , , Marie Soler , - , , Chris Clancy , rowspan="2", 2009 , backing vocals , rowspan="2", ''Endgame'' (2009) , - , , Mark Newby-Robson , keyboards on "The Hardest Part of Letting Go...Sealed with a Kiss" , - , {{CSS image crop, Image=Disturbed - Rock am Ring 2016 -2016155182402 2016-06-03 Rock am Ring - Sven - 1D X - 0147 - DV3P9519 mod.jpg, bSize=200, cWidth=75, cHeight=75, oTop=10, oLeft=50 ,

David Draiman David Michael Draiman (; born March 13, 1973) is an American heavy metal singer. Noted for his distorted baritone voice and percussive singing style, he has been the lead vocalist of Disturbed since 1996. He has written some of the band's most ...

, rowspan="7", 2013 , vocals on "Dance in the Rain" , rowspan="7", ''

'' (2013) , - , , Yao Zhao , cello on "Dance in the Rain" , - , , Tom Cunningham , {{hlist, fiddle on "The Blackest Crow", violin on "Dance in the Rain" , - , , The Shannon Rovers Irish Pipe Band (Brian Costello, Sean Costello, Mary Kate Peterson) , bagpipes on "Built for War" , - , , Electra Mustaine , backing vocals on "Forget to Remember" and "Beginning of Sorrow" , - , , Sarah Phelps , backing vocals on "Beginning of Sorrow" , - , , Willie Gee , guest speaker on "The Blackest Crow" , - , {{CSS image crop, Image=Farah Siraj at Windmill Craftworks, Bangalore.jpg, bSize=310, cWidth=75, cHeight=75, oTop=30, oLeft=230 , Farah Siraj , rowspan="3" , 2015 , vocals on "The Threat Is Real" and "Poisonous Shadows" , rowspan="3" , ''Dystopia'' (2016) , - , , Miles Doleac , voiceover in "Conquer or Die!" , - , , Blair Masters , {{Hlist, keyboards, programming , - , {{CSS image crop , Image=20140608 Gelsenkirchen RockHard 0924.jpg , bSize=475 , cWidth=75 , cHeight=75 , oTop=130 , oLeft=180 ,

Steve Di Giorgio Steve Di Giorgio (born November 7, 1967) is an American bass guitarist. He is known for his work with numerous heavy metal bands such as Sadus (of which he was a co-founder), Death, Testament, Megadeth, Sebastian Bach, Iced Earth, Autopsy, Ob ...

, rowspan="10" , 2021 , bass , rowspan="10" , ''The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!'' (2022){{Cite AV media notes , id=B0034810-02 , publisher=UMe , others=

, title= The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead! , type=liner notes , year=2022 , - , {{CSS image crop, Image=Body Count feat. Ice-T With Full Force 2018 04.jpg, bSize=400, cWidth=75, cHeight=75, oTop=8, oLeft=164 ,

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, guest vocals on "Night Stalkers" , - , {{CSS image crop , Image=San Francisco Trip - Sammy Hagar.jpg , bSize=140 , cWidth=75 , cHeight=75 , oTop=45 , oLeft=37 ,

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, guest vocals on "This Planet's on Fire" , - , , Brandon Ray , additional vocals on "The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!", "Life in Hell", "Sacrifice", "Junkie", " Killing Time", " Soldier On!", "Célebutante", "Mission to Mars" and " We'll Be Back" , - , {{CSS image crop , Image=Limanorwich_2014-03-02_14-03.jpg , bSize=350 , cWidth=75 , cHeight=75 , oTop=10 , oLeft=40 ,

Roger Lima Rogério Lima Manganelli (born October 31, 1973), commonly known as Roger Lima, is an American musician, best known as the bassist and co-lead vocalist of the ska-punk band Less Than Jake. He also performs as the lead singer and rhythm guita ...

, {{Hlist, keyboards, effects , - , , Luliia Tikhomirova , voices on "Dogs of Chernobyl" , - , , Bill Elliot , voices on "Junkie" , - , , John Clement , voices on " Soldier On!" and "Mission to Mars" , - , , The Marching Metal Bastards , voices on "Soldier On!" , - , , Maila Kaarina Rantanen , voices on "Mission to Mars"

Live

, 1984 {{Small, (guest 2010) , rowspan="1", guitars ,

guitarist Kerry King performed with the band when Mustaine became lead singer but did not join full time due to his commitment to Slayer. He later guested with the band in 2010. , - , ,

Tony Laureano Tony Laureano is a heavy metal drummer originally from Puerto Rico. He has played for a number of metal bands (either as a full band member or a session drummer) including Dimmu Borgir, Nile, Angelcorpse, Malevolent Creation, God Dethroned, ...

, 2015–2016 , drums , Laureano substituted for Chris Adler when the latter's schedule wouldn't permit him to play.

Timeline

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Line-ups

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– guitar * Matt Kisselstein – bass * Lor Kane – vocals * Robbie McKinney – guitar , rowspan="6" , none {{Small, – rehearsals only , - !ca. June 1983
{{Small, (as Megadeth) , *

– guitar * Matt Kisselstein – bass * Lor Kane – vocals * Robbie McKinney – guitar , - !ca. June 1983 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar * Lor Kane – vocals * Greg Handevidt – guitars , - !ca. June 1983 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar * Lor Kane – vocals *

- bass * Greg Handevidt – guitars , - !June–July 1983 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar * Lor Kane – vocals * David Ellefson – bass * Dijon Carruthers – drums , - ! Summer 1983 , * Dave Mustaine – lead guitar * Lor Kane – vocals * David Ellefson – bass * Greg Handevidt – guitar * Dijon Carruthers – drums{{cite web , title=DAVID ELLEFSON Says He Is Technically A Founding Member Of MEGADETH, url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/david-elefson-says-he-is-technically-a-founding-member-of-megadeth , website=Blabbermouth.net , access-date=October 2, 2024 , date=February 6, 2016 , - ! Summer 1983 , * Dave Mustaine – lead guitar * Lor Kane – vocals * David Ellefson – bass * Greg Handevidt – guitar * Richard Girod – drums , Unreleased demo , - !July–August 1983 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar * David Ellefson – bass * Greg Handevidt – guitar * Richard Girod – drums , rowspan="5" , none {{Small, – rehearsals only , - !August–September 1983 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar * David Ellefson – bass * Greg Handevidt – guitar * Dijon Carruthers – drums , - !September–November 1983 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar * David Ellefson – bass * Dijon Carruthers – drums *

– vocals , - !November–December 1983 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar * David Ellefson – bass * Brett Frederickson – drums , - ! ca. December 1983 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals *

– drums * Billy Bonds – vocals{{cite web, url=https://fullinbloom.com/megadeth-first-band-rehearsals-w-kerry-king-photos-posted-online-curly-joes-studio-l-a-83-84/, work=Full in Bloom, title=Megadeth: First Band Rehearsals w/ Kerry King/Photos Posted Online @ Curly Joe's Studio, L.A. '83-'84, access-date=March 20, 2025 , - !December 1983 − April 1984 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals * Lee Rauch – drums *

– guitar {{small, (touring) , rowspan="1" , none {{Small, – live shows and rehearsals , - !April–July 1984 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals * Lee Rauch – drums , rowspan="1" , none {{Small, – rehearsals and 1984 demo , - !July–October 1984 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals , rowspan="1" , none {{Small, – rehearsals only , - !October–December 1984 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals *

– drums , rowspan="1" , none {{Small, – live shows only , - !December 1984 – July 1985 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, piano, vocals * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals * Gar Samuelson – drums *

– guitar , * '' Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!'' (1985) , - !July–October 1985 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, piano, vocals * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals * Gar Samuelson – drums * Mike Albert – guitar , rowspan="1" , none {{Small, – live shows only , - !October 1985 – June 1987 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, piano, vocals * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals * Gar Samuelson – drums * Chris Poland – guitar , * '' Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?'' (1986) * "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (1987)
{{Small, (''Dudes'' soundtrack) , - !June–October 1987 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals *

– drums * Jay Reynolds – guitar , rowspan="1" , none {{Small, – rehearsals only , - !October 1987 – January 1989 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals * Chuck Behler – drums *

– guitar , * '' So Far, So Good... So What!'' (1988) , - !January 1989 – July 1989 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals * Chuck Behler – drums , rowspan="1" , ''Rust in Peace'' demos , - !July 1989 – November 1989 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals *

– drums, backing vocals , * "No More Mr. Nice Guy" (1989)
{{Small, (''Shocker'' soundtrack) , - !November 1989 – February 1990 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals * Nick Menza – drums, backing vocals * Chris Poland – guitar , rowspan="1" , ''Rust in Peace'' demos , - !February 1990 – July 1998 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals * Nick Menza – drums, backing vocals *

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) *One new track on '' Hidden Treasures'' (1995) *''

'' (1997) , - !July 1998 – January 2000 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals * Marty Friedman – guitar, backing vocals *

– drums , * "Never Say Die" (1999) {{small, ('' Nativity in Black II: A Tribute to Black Sabbath'') * ''

'' (1999) , - !January 2000 – April 2002 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals * Jimmy DeGrasso – drums *

– guitar, backing vocals , *Three new tracks on '' Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years'' (2000) *''

'' (2001) , - ! colspan="3" , Inactive from April 2002 – October 2003 , - !October 2003 – May 2004 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals {{Small, (session) * Chris Poland – guitar {{Small, (session) *

– bass {{Small, (session) *

– drums {{Small, (session) , none {{Small, – sessions only , - !May–July 2004 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals {{Small, (session) * Chris Poland – guitar {{Small, (session) * Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass {{Small, (session) * Vinnie Colaiuta – drums {{Small, (session) * Tim Akers – keyboards {{Small, (session) * Charlie Judge – keyboards {{Small, (session) * Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals {{Small, (session) , * ''

'' (2004) , - !July–September 2004 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * Nick Menza – drums, backing vocals , rowspan="2", none {{Small, – rehearsals only , - !September–October 2004 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * Nick Menza – drums, backing vocals *

– bass, backing vocals *

– guitar, backing vocals , - !October 2004 – February 2006 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * James MacDonough – bass, backing vocals * Glen Drover – guitar, backing vocals *

– drums , rowspan="2" , none {{Small, – live shows only , - !February–April 2006 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * Glen Drover – guitar, backing vocals * Shawn Drover – drums * James LoMenzo – bass, backing vocals , - !April 2006 – January 2007 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals {{Small, (session) * Glen Drover – guitar, backing vocals * Shawn Drover – drums, backing vocals * James LoMenzo – bass, backing vocals *

– keyboards {{Small, (session) , * '' United Abominations'' (2007) , - !January–November 2007 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * Glen Drover – guitar, backing vocals * Shawn Drover – drums * James LoMenzo – bass, backing vocals , none {{Small, – live shows only , - !November 2007 – February 2010 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, piano, vocals * Shawn Drover – drums, backing vocals * James LoMenzo – bass, backing vocals *

– guitar, backing vocals , * '' Endgame'' (2009) , - !February 2010 – November 2011 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals {{Small, (session) * Shawn Drover – drums, backing vocals * Chris Broderick – guitar, backing vocals * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals , * ''

'' (2011) , - !November 2011 – November 2014 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * Shawn Drover – drums, backing vocals * Chris Broderick – guitar, backing vocals * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals , * ''

'' (2013) , - !December 2014 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals * Nick Menza – drums , none {{Small, – rehearsals only , - !2014 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals * Nick Menza – drums , rowspan="1" , ''Dystopia'' demos{{cite AV media , url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezpgt724deI, title=Megadeth - Babylonian Ships (Demo) Feat: Nick Menza, date=August 9, 2021, access-date=April 19, 2025, via=

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, - !April–July 2015 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals *

– guitar, backing vocals *

– drums * Charlie Judge – keyboards {{Small, (session) * Blair Masters – keyboards {{Small, (session) * Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals {{Small, (session) , rowspan="2" , * ''

'' (2016) , - !July 2015 – October 2015 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals * Kiko Loureiro – guitar, backing vocals * Chris Adler – drums * Tony Laureano – drums {{Small, (touring) , - !May–July 2016 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals * Kiko Loureiro – guitar, piano, backing vocals * Chris Adler – drums *

– drums {{Small, (touring) , rowspan="2" , none {{Small, – live shows only , - !July 2016 – May 2021 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals * Kiko Loureiro – guitar, piano, backing vocals * Dirk Verbeuren – drums , - !May–June 2021 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals, bass * Kiko Loureiro – guitar, piano, backing vocals, flute * Dirk Verbeuren – drums , rowspan="3" , * '' The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!'' (2022) , - !June–August 2021 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * Kiko Loureiro – guitar, piano, backing vocals, flute * Dirk Verbeuren – drums *

– bass {{Small, (session) , - !August–December 2021 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * Kiko Loureiro – guitar, piano, backing vocals, flute * Dirk Verbeuren – drums * Steve Di Giorgio – bass {{Small, (session) * James LoMenzo – bass, backing vocals {{Small, (touring) , - !December 2021 – November 2023 , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * Kiko Loureiro – guitar, piano, backing vocals * Dirk Verbeuren – drums * James LoMenzo – bass, backing vocals {{Small, (touring till May 2022) * Teemu Mäntysaari – guitar, backing vocals {{Small, (touring September 2023) , * "Delivering the Goods" (2023) {{small, (single) , - !November 2023 – present , * Dave Mustaine – guitar, vocals * Dirk Verbeuren – drums * James LoMenzo – bass, backing vocals * Teemu Mäntysaari – guitar, backing vocals ,

References

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External links

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