Dave Mustaine Shuts Down Hopes Of A Full Megadeth Reunion: “I just can’t — I can’t.”

Megadeth fans holding out for a final all lineups reunion just had their hopes clipped, with Dave Mustaine confirming that one former member’s past behaviour makes the idea a non starter.

Speaking on Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, Mustaine didn’t name names, but he made the core issue clear when asked whether Megadeth would reunite every surviving lineup for their eventual final show.

“Well, I can’t really do that, because of the behaviour of one of the band members in the past. I just can’t — I can’t.”

He doesn’t elaborate, no timeline, details or hint as to who he’s referring to, but he does explain that the logistics and fairness of such a send off complicate matters even further.

“Because, first off, it would be unfair to the other band members if I didn’t play with them as well.”

Mustaine did speak warmly about Marty Friedman, whose 2023 reunion with the band in Japan marked his first performance with Megadeth in twenty-three years. “That was a no-brainer. That was brilliant. And I love Marty… it was a very, very intense relationship I had with Marty, because that was the first relationship I had with a guitar player.”

Decades of lineup changes

He compares the connection to past bandmates, saying “My relationship with Chris [Poland] was really great, but it wasn’t as good as it was with Marty. My relationship with Jeff [Young] was good, but it wasn’t as good as it was with Marty.”

With decades of shifting lineups, fallouts, deaths, and members who’ve simply left music behind, the idea of a full reunion grows murkier. Mustaine nods to that reality: “I probably wouldn’t have a problem playing with any of the members of those two lineups, except the fact that Gar [Samuelson]’s deceased, and [I’m] just not gonna do anything that is gonna, in any way, seem unfair to the other band members.”

As for how Megadeth plan to bow out, Mustaine admits he doesn’t know and jokes that avoiding the emotional overload might require trickery. “I was joking around… ‘You guys should probably book some fake dates… so I won’t go out there on the last date and just blubber like a fucking 175 pound wuss.’”