Megadeth founder and frontman Dave Mustaine has announced that the long-running metal band’s forthcoming album and 2026 tour will be their last.

Mustaine and the band have yet to reveal the final album’s title, release date or the band’s remaining tour dates. His statement continued, with the frontman writing that now is the perfect time for the band to release a final album and embark on their final tour.

Megadeth’s most recent album, “The Sick, the Dying … and the Dead!” arrived in 2022, three years after Mustaine was diagnosed with throat cancer. The combination of his illness and the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the delay. The album hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts for hard rock, rock and alternative albums.