However, now the band is preparing to release its self-titled final album, with Mustaine saying he can no longer continue. “I’ve got some physical things going on with me, we made, I believe, one of our best records ever, and I’ve always said I wanted to go out on top, and I think this is a good time because I’ve got some things going on with my body,” the 64-year-old explains. Dave Mustaine: 'I wanted to go out on top, and I think this is a good time because I’ve got some things going on with my body.' “So I watched this guy jump off the bridge, and the feeling I got watching him jump off the bridge was utter shock and terror, so that immediately influenced me, and I thought, ‘I’m going to write a song about that’. “It’s annoying and hurting, so I’m going to make the best of it these next couple years, and I’m going to sing my ass off and play hard out.”

Source: Irish Examiner January 27, 2026 10:30 UTC