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Megadeth is an American heavy metal band founded by Dave Mustaine in Los Angeles in 1983, known for their technically skilled guitar playing and complex musical arrangements. As one of the "big four" thrash metal bands alongside Slayer, Anthrax, and Metallica, they played a major role in developing and popularizing the thrash metal genre.
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- Musical artist.name
- Megadeth
- Musical artist.alias
- Fallen Angels (1983)
- Musical artist.image
- Megadeth at the O2 Arena, London, 26 October 2025.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Megadeth performing at the O2 Arena in October 2025. Left to right: James LoMenzo, Dirk Verbeuren, Dave Mustaine and Teemu Mäntysaari.
- Musical artist.alt
- A four-piece band performing onstage
- Musical artist.landscape
- yes
- Musical artist.background
- group_or_band
- Musical artist.origin
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Musical artist.current_members
- Dave Mustaine James LoMenzo Dirk Verbeuren Teemu Mäntysaari
- Musical artist.past_members
- Full list
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Official website
Megadeth Official Website
Get all things Megadeth including news, tour dates, merchandise, new music and more. Plus, join the Megadeth Cyber Army for access to ticket presales, exclusive content, contests and more.
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- Part of
- Big Four of Thrash
- Has part
- David Ellefson
- Award
- Genesis Award
- Genre
- speed metal
- Country of origin
- United States
- Record label
- Combat Records
- Discography
- Megadeth discography
- Official website
- www.megadeth.com
- Image
- Megadeth - Wacken Open Air 2023 12.jpg
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- location of formation
- Los Angeles
- social media followers
- 1701886
- start of work period
- 2004-00-00
- end of work period
- 2002-00-00
- member category
- Category:Megadeth members
- mascot
- Vic Rattlehead
- name
- Megadeth
- has list
- list of Megadeth band members
- inception
- 1983-00-00
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