Kill Your Stereo

As Iron Maiden’s Australian tour with very special guests Megadeth approaches, Dave Mustaine reflects on career, legacy, Megadeth’s final chapter, and life at home with his beloved pet chihuahua, Romeo.

With the playlist Friday Finds: This Week’s Best New Music, The Music’s team gathers the best new songs you need to hear every Friday. Here are our picks released this week, 23 October 2026.

"We know that we can rely on his vocal talents and your collective energy to create some amazing memories over this weekend," Polaris said.

The Australian metal band also shared a new single, 'Deathwish.'

Ahead of Killswitch Engage’s highly anticipated Australian tour with Sylosis, vocalist Jesse Leach discusses the existential crisis behind ‘This Consequence,’ ambient music, his hatred of AI slop, and sharing the stage with Iron Maiden.

Heafy remembered thinking, ‘I’m done with this f***ing band. I can’t do this sh*t anymore.’

"My anxiety and constant focus on my voice have gotten me to a place where the joy of performing has been taken away from me," Carter wrote in a candid post.