Megadeth Premieres New Album’s Latest Single

By: Philip Sayblack

Megadeth has kicked off the weekend with another preview of its forthcoming album.
The band unveiled its new single, ‘Let There Be Shred‘ Friday. the song is the record’s third single behind ‘Tipping Point‘ and the recently premiered single, ‘I Don’t Care.‘ Front man and founder Dave Mustaine addressed the song’s musical arrangement briefly in a prepared statement.
“This song is fast and furious,” said Mustaine. “Know it! It has a very hooky chorus that draws you in and you can’t help but play air guitar and headbang to this one.”
Mustaine is correct. Building on his statement, the arrangement throws back to some of the more up-tempo compositions that Megadeth has produced in its earliest days, which is sure to appeal to plenty of audiences. Additionally, audiences can make comparison to works from Motorhead at the same time, what with the sound and style presented here.
No information was presented in the news release announcing the premiere of the new single and its video, but the lyrics presented with the video make clear that the song is simply a tribute to being on stage, in front of audiences and playing loud and fast.
The song’s video finds Mustaine and others in a Fight Club style combat tournament, with Mustaine himself being one of the combatants. He addressed the treatment in a separate statement.
“It’s the second video from the new record that we made with Keith [Leman], who also directed ‘I Don’t Care,’ said Mustaine. “It was a blast to make and it’s a tribute to my first Sensei, Benny ‘The Jet’ Urquidez and my Professor, Reggie Almieda. Everyone on the set was really stoked to see each of us do our stunts. In the end, we got the balance of shredding and ass kicking just right!”
In other news, Megadeth also recently announced the details for its first tour schedule of 2026. The tour is scheduled to kick off Feb. 15 in Victoria, BC. The first string of dates will take the band across Canada through March 6 in Quebec City, QC. The forthcoming tour includes stops scheduled in Calgary AB; Saskatoon, SK and Moncton, NB.
Megadeth will be joined by some well-known friends for its up coming Canadian run. Exodus and Anthrax will join the tour as special guests.
The tour’s schedule is noted below:
MEGADETH’s Canadian tour dates are as follows:
Sunday, February 15, 2026 Victoria, BC Save On Foods Memorial Centre
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 Abbotsford, BC Rogers Forum
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 Kelowna, BC Prospera Place
Friday, February 20, 2026 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
Saturday, February 21, 2026 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 Saskatoon, SK SaskTel Centre
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 Winnipeg, MB Canada Life Centre
Saturday, February 28, 2026 London, ON Canada Life Place
Sunday, March 1, 2026 Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 Halifax, NS Scotiabank Centre
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 Moncton, NB Avenir Centre
Friday, March 6, 2026 Québec City, QC Videotron CentreMore information on Megadeth’s new tour schedule is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:
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