Dave Mustaine Apparently Reclaiming Metallica’s “Journey the Lightning” for Remaining Megadeth Album

Megadeth have been teasing the tracklist for his or her upcoming self-titled closing album, and it seems that one of many tunes is a canopy of Metallica’s “Journey the Lightning.” That specific track was co-written by early Metallica member and founding Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine.

On their social media pages, Megadeth have been slowly revealing the tracklist, and within the newest tease, it actually looks as if one of many tracks is a newly recorded model of “Journey the Lightning,” though all of the letters haven’t been totally displayed as of this posting.

The inclusion of “Journey the Lightning” falls consistent with a touch Mustaine gave in an interview with the Norwegian radio program Stjernepose in June, saying, “We have now 13 new songs for the brand new album… One of many songs is a canopy track however I really wrote it, so it’s sort of like a canopy, sort of like my track.”

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A canopy of a track he wrote sounds awfully like him describing a Metallica track. The guitarist was kicked out of Metallica and changed with Kirk Hammett earlier than the recording of their 1983 debut, Kill ‘Em All, however his songwriting is credited on 4 of these tunes. Whereas he was lengthy out of the band by 1984’s Journey the Lightning, he’s credited with co-writing the title observe and “The Name of Ktulu” on that album.

Different track titles on the upcoming Megadeth album, which arrives January twenty third, embrace the current lead single, “Tipping Level,” in addition to “I Don’t Care,” “Hey God?!,” “Let There Be Shred,” “Puppet Parade,” “One other Unhealthy Day,” “Made to Kill,” and “Obey the Name.”

Followers can catch Megadeth after they help Iron Maiden on a just lately introduced 2026 North American tour. A Stay Nation ticket pre-sale began as we speak, October twenty ninth, at 10 a.m. native time for Stay Nation All Entry members, whereas common ticket gross sales start Friday, October thirty first, at 10 a.m. native time through Ticketmaster.

See Megadeth’s newest tracklist tease beneath, and decide for your self whether or not it contains “Journey the Lightning.”