Editing Dave Mustaine (section)

===2010s===
[[File:Megadeth @ Arena Joondalup (12 12 2010) (5272639121).jpg|thumb|Mustaine performing with Megadeth at the [[No Sleep Til Festival]] in [[Perth]] (2010)]]
In 2010, longtime bassist [[David Ellefson]] rejoined Megadeth eight years after its disbanding in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2010/02/09/david-ellefson-rejoins-megadeth/|title=David Ellefson rejoins Megadeth|first=Kevin|last=Johnson|date=February 9, 2010|work=No Treble|access-date=June 6, 2022|archive-date=May 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506231256/http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2010/02/09/david-ellefson-rejoins-megadeth/|url-status=live}}</ref> Ellefson and Mustaine agreed to keep any unresolved issues in the past and to work on building and maintaining their friendship again. Ellefson has since said that he feels that "having that time away created a realization for both of us that while we are both productive individually, Megadeth is definitely stronger with both of us in it together."<ref>{{cite web |title=CasinoReviews Interviews – Dave Ellefson – Founding member of Megadeth |url=https://casinoreviews.com/blog/casinoreviews-interviews-dave-ellefson-founding-member-of-megadeth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129150826/https://casinoreviews.com/blog/casinoreviews-interviews-dave-ellefson-founding-member-of-megadeth |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 29, 2024 |access-date=January 29, 2023}}</ref> Megadeth embarked on a ''Rust in Peace'' 20th-anniversary tour, playing the album in its entirety, along with fan favorites such as "Wake Up Dead", "In My Darkest Hour" and "Skin O' My Teeth".

On June 16, "The Big Four" thrash metal bands (Megadeth, Metallica, Anthrax, and Slayer) shared the stage in [[Warsaw]], Poland.<ref name="tbf">{{cite web|url=http://www.krakowpost.com/1769/2009/12|title=The "Big Four" of Heavy Metal Play Poland in 2010|first=Daniël|last=van Hoven|date=December 17, 2009|access-date=June 6, 2022|archive-date=April 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426030635/http://www.krakowpost.com/1769/2009/12|url-status=live}}</ref> The event happened in various other countries like Switzerland,<ref name=tbf/> the Czech Republic,<ref name=tbf/> the United Kingdom,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jul/22/big-four-tour-metallica-slayer|work=[[The Guardian]]|title=Thrash is back on the menu with the Big Four|first=Jamie|last=Thomson|date=July 22, 2010|access-date=June 6, 2022|archive-date=August 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807210948/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jul/22/big-four-tour-metallica-slayer|url-status=live}}</ref> the United States, Greece, Turkey,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://megadeth.com/news/2010/the-big-four-confirmed-for-turkey-s-sonisphere/ |title=The 'BIG FOUR' confirmed for Turkey's Sonisphere |access-date=August 30, 2023 |archive-date=March 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323213242/http://www.megadeth.com/news.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Germany, Sweden<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/slayer-s-kerry-king-why-i-decided-to-sit-out-big-four-jam-in-sweden|via=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|work=[[Aftonbladet]]|date=July 4, 2011|access-date=June 6, 2022|title=SLAYER's KERRY KING: Why I Decided To Sit Out 'Big Four' Jam In Sweden|archive-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416004659/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slayer-s-kerry-king-why-i-decided-to-sit-out-big-four-jam-in-sweden/|url-status=live}}</ref> and ended at the [[Yankee Stadium]] of New York City on September 14, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wearethepit.com/2020/08/watch-metallicas-entire-yankee-stadium-set-from-the-2011-big-four-show/|work=We Are the Pit|title=Watch Metallica's Entire Yankee Stadium Set From The 2011 Big Four Show|date=August 18, 2020|access-date=June 6, 2022|archive-date=September 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921111836/https://www.wearethepit.com/2020/08/watch-metallicas-entire-yankee-stadium-set-from-the-2011-big-four-show/|url-status=dead}}</ref> "The Big Four" show in [[Sofia]], Bulgaria was recorded and released on Blu-ray and DVD. In 2016, Mustaine expressed interest in doing more Big 4 shows, although this is unlikely due to the breakup of Slayer.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mustaine |first1=Dave |title=Megadeth's Dave Mustaine reviews Metallica's Hardwired… To Self-Destruct |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/dave-mustaine-reviews-metallicas-hardwired-to-self-destruct |website=Louder Sound |date=December 6, 2016 |publisher=Metal Hammer |access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref>

On August 3, 2010, Mustaine released his autobiography in the United States, titled ''Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir''. The book covers Mustaine's life from childhood until the release of the 2009 Megadeth album ''Endgame''. The book was released in the UK, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand under the title ''Mustaine: A Life in Metal''. In December 2011, Mustaine appeared at Metallica's 30th-anniversary celebration at the Fillmore Theater and performed five songs from Metallica's debut album. On October 4, 2014, Mustaine's Alzheimer's-afflicted mother-in-law went missing from a campground. Her remains were discovered on November 26.<ref>{{cite web |title=Body of Missing Woman Found in Julian |url=http://www.cbs8.com/story/27495570/body-found-near-campsite-where-woman-went-missing |website=[[KFMB-TV|cbs8.com]] |access-date=November 28, 2014 |date=November 27, 2014 |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129183134/http://www.cbs8.com/story/27495570/body-found-near-campsite-where-woman-went-missing |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Dave Mustaine at the Electric Ballroom in London.jpg|thumb|left|Mustaine at the [[Electric Ballroom]], London, 2012]]
Following the release of Megadeth's 14th studio album, ''[[Super Collider (album)|Super Collider]]'' in 2013, Megadeth began working on their next album, ''[[Dystopia (Megadeth album)|Dystopia]]'' in 2015. David Ellefson commented that work would commence "after the first [day] of the year".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/david-ellefson-megadeth-to-start-work-on-new-album-in-early-2015-spend-much-of-next-year-off-the-road/|work=The Classic Metal Show|via=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=December 7, 2014|access-date=June 8, 2022|title=DAVID ELLEFSON: MEGADETH To Start Work On New Album In Early 2015, Spend Much Of Next Year 'Off The Road'|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610050131/https://blabbermouth.net/news/david-ellefson-megadeth-to-start-work-on-new-album-in-early-2015-spend-much-of-next-year-off-the-road/|url-status=live}}</ref> Lineup changes included the departure of lead guitarist [[Chris Broderick]] and drummer [[Shawn Drover]], both of whom departed the band in late November 2014, both citing creative differences.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/27/megadeth-shawn-drover-chris-broderick-leave-creative-differences|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=November 27, 2014|first=Sean|last=Michaels|title=One half of Megadeth leave group citing creative differences|access-date=June 8, 2022|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610050130/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/27/megadeth-shawn-drover-chris-broderick-leave-creative-differences|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite interview|title=CHRIS BRODERICK On His Decision To Leave MEGADETH: 'It Was Simply Time'|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/chris-broderick-on-his-decision-to-leave-megadeth-it-was-simply-time|interviewer=Jose Mangin|work=[[Liquid Metal (Sirius XM)|Liquid Metal]]|via=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=December 18, 2014|access-date=June 8, 2022|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610050132/https://blabbermouth.net/news/chris-broderick-on-his-decision-to-leave-megadeth-it-was-simply-time|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Chris Adler]] of [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]] was announced in March 2015 to replace Drover, and [[Kiko Loureiro]] of [[Angra (band)|Angra]] replaced Broderick on lead guitar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/megadeth-kiko-loureiro-well-wishes-angra-bandmates/|first=Chad|last=Childers|date=April 3, 2015|access-date=June 8, 2022|title=Angra Members Proud Guitarist Kiko Loureiro Joining Megadeth|work=[[Loudwire]]|archive-date=September 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920140152/https://loudwire.com/megadeth-kiko-loureiro-well-wishes-angra-bandmates/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/new-megadeth-drummer-chris-adler-goal-to-make-very-best-thrash-album-we-can/|title=Chris Adler on Megadeth: 'Goal Is to Make the Very Best Thrash Album'|access-date=June 8, 2022|date=March 29, 2015|first=Chad|last=Childers|work=[[Loudwire]]|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610050131/https://loudwire.com/new-megadeth-drummer-chris-adler-goal-to-make-very-best-thrash-album-we-can/|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the end of March, Mustaine announced via [[Twitter]] that he was "almost done with the writing", and that recording would begin next week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/dave-mustaine-megadeth-is-almost-done-writing-new-album-tracking-to-begin-next-week|title=DAVE MUSTAINE: MEGADETH Is 'Almost Done' Writing New Album; Tracking To Begin Next Week|date=March 31, 2015|access-date=June 8, 2022|work=[[Twitter]]|via=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610050130/https://blabbermouth.net/news/dave-mustaine-megadeth-is-almost-done-writing-new-album-tracking-to-begin-next-week|url-status=live}}</ref> Megadeth finished recording the album in July of that year, with the track listing was also revealed in a meeting between Mustaine and Megadeth's official fan club, the Cyber Army.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/megadeth-new-album-track-listing-revealed-2|title=MEGADETH: New Album Track Listing Revealed|date=July 28, 2015|access-date=June 8, 2022|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610050132/https://blabbermouth.net/news/megadeth-new-album-track-listing-revealed-2|url-status=live}}</ref> Mustaine commented in an interview in June that fans are "gonna be happy", because the album is "really aggressive again", and that nothing in the record was too out of the ordinary, apart from small changes in Mustaine's playing due to his brief tenure with the [[San Diego Symphony]].<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617205338/https://www.guitarworld.com/megadeths-dave-mustaine-discusses-new-megadeth-album-working-new-guitarist-kiko-loureiro|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/megadeths-dave-mustaine-discusses-new-megadeth-album-working-new-guitarist-kiko-loureiro|archive-date=June 17, 2015|date=June 16, 2015|access-date=June 9, 2022|title=Megadeth's Dave Mustaine Discusses New Megadeth Album and Working with Guitarist Kiko Loureiro|first=Richard|last=Bienstock|work=[[Guitar World]]}}</ref> The first single from the new album, ''Fatal Illusion'', was released on October the 1st,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/megadeth-pre-order-new-album-and-get-access-to-exclusive-behind-the-scenes-content|title=MEGADETH To Release 'Dystopia' Album In January; Hear Brand New Song 'Fatal Illusion' Right Now|date=October 1, 2015|access-date=June 8, 2022|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610050133/https://blabbermouth.net/news/megadeth-pre-order-new-album-and-get-access-to-exclusive-behind-the-scenes-content|url-status=live}}</ref> which was followed by the release of the title of the album and its release date via Twitter on October the 2nd.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/megadeth-5-1218564|via=[[NME]]|title=Megadeth announce 15th studio album 'Dystopia'|work=[[Twitter]]|access-date=June 8, 2022|first=James|last=Hendicott|date=October 3, 2015|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610050130/https://www.nme.com/news/music/megadeth-5-1218564|url-status=live}}</ref> The Dystopia World Tour was announced in support of the album, with [[Children of Bodom]], [[Suicidal Tendencies]], and [[Havok (band)|Havok]] as supporting acts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/12/07/megadeth-dystopia-tour-phoenix-concert/76934460/|title=Megadeth bringing Dystopia world tour to Phoenix|work=[[The Arizona Republic]]|first=Ed|last=Masley|date=December 7, 2015|access-date=June 9, 2022|archive-date=August 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824062010/https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/12/07/megadeth-dystopia-tour-phoenix-concert/76934460/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/megadeth-announce-2015-australian-tour/|work=[[Music Feeds]]|access-date=June 9, 2022|first=Tom|last=Williams|title=Megadeth Announce 2015 Australian Tour|date=August 20, 2015|archive-date=September 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928210541/https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/megadeth-announce-2015-australian-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref> The next two singles, ''The Threat Is Real'' and ''[[Dystopia (song)|Dystopia]]'', were released on November 25 and January 7, 2016, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/megadeth-release-new-song-the-threat-is-real/|work=[[Loudwire]]|date=November 25, 2015|access-date=June 10, 2022|first=Graham|last=Hartmann|title=Megadeth Release New Song 'The Threat Is Real'|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610050131/https://loudwire.com/megadeth-release-new-song-the-threat-is-real/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=January 7, 2016|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hear-megadeth-shred-guitar-on-dystopia-title-track-59158/|title=Hear Megadeth Shred Guitar on 'Dystopia' Title Track|first=Kory|last=Grow|access-date=June 10, 2022|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610050130/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hear-megadeth-shred-guitar-on-dystopia-title-track-59158/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The album was released on January 22, 2016, and debuted at number 3 on the [[Billboard 200]], Megadeth's second-highest-charting album since 1992's ''[[Countdown to Extinction]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metalforcesmagazine.com/site/news-megadeth-release-15th-studio-album-dystopia/|title=MEGADETH Release 15th Studio Album 'Dystopia'|work=[[Metal Forces]]|date=January 22, 2016|access-date=June 9, 2022|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029122605/http://www.metalforcesmagazine.com/site/news-megadeth-release-15th-studio-album-dystopia/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/megadeth-dystopia-no-3-billboard-chart/|title=Megadeth's 'Dystopia' Reaches No. 3 on Billboard 200 Chart|work=[[Loudwire]]|first=Joe|last=DiVita|date=February 1, 2016|access-date=June 9, 2022|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610050131/https://loudwire.com/megadeth-dystopia-no-3-billboard-chart/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was met with generally positive acclaim, with Chad Bowar of [[Loudwire]], calling ''Dystopia'' a "first-rate Megadeth album,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/megadeth-dystopia-album-review/|title=Megadeth, 'Dystopia' - Album Review|work=[[Loudwire]]|first=Chad|last=Bowar|date=January 22, 2016|access-date=June 9, 2022|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610050130/https://loudwire.com/megadeth-dystopia-album-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> however [[Slant Magazine]]'s Benjamin Aspray criticizing the lackluster solos, saying that they "rarely leave much of a mark", and commenting that Mustaine's voice has "never sounded so guttural or monotone".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/megadeth-dystopia/|title=Review: Megadeth, Dystopia|first=Benjamin|last=Aspray|date=January 22, 2016|access-date=June 9, 2022|work=[[Slant Magazine]]|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610050130/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/megadeth-dystopia/|url-status=live}}</ref> Other critics noted the album's recurrent political themes and commentary on current affairs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/megadeth-dystopia-album/|work=[[UDiscoverMusic]]|date=January 22, 2022|access-date=June 9, 2022|first=Caren|last=Gibson|title='Dystopia': How Megadeth Readied Themselves For The Apocalypse|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610050130/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/megadeth-dystopia-album/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.redandblack.com/culture/megadeth-returns-to-thrash-metal-with-dystopia/article_c9b576f2-c44d-11e5-9f2d-375f9180a4fc.html|work=[[The Red & Black (University of Georgia)|The Red & Black]]|date=January 26, 2016|title=Megadeth returns to thrash metal with 'Dystopia'|first=Emma|last=Korstanje|access-date=June 9, 2022|archive-date=January 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128055755/http://www.redandblack.com/culture/megadeth-returns-to-thrash-metal-with-dystopia/article_c9b576f2-c44d-11e5-9f2d-375f9180a4fc.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/dystopia-200881/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=January 20, 2016|first=Kory|last=Grow|title=Megadeth 'Dystopia' Album Review|access-date=June 9, 2022}}</ref>
[[File:Dave Mustaine Show em Curitiba.jpg|Mustaine performing at [[Curitiba]], Brazil in 2016, on the Dystopia world tour|thumb|right]]
The title track of ''Dystopia'' winning the [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance]] at the [[59th Grammy Awards]] in February 2017 would start Megadeth's year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/megadeth-win-best-metal-performance-at-59th-annual-grammy-awards/|work=[[Loudwire]]|first=Graham|last=Hartmann|date=February 12, 2017|access-date=June 9, 2022|title=Megadeth Win Best Metal Performance at 59th Grammy Awards|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610050132/https://loudwire.com/megadeth-win-best-metal-performance-at-59th-annual-grammy-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref> The band would begin touring again, with Megadeth closing that year's edition of Jakarta's [[Hammersonic Festival]] in May.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2017/05/09/megadeth-rocks-jakartas-hammersonic-festival-2017.html|title=Megadeth rocks Jakarta's Hammersonic Festival 201|work=[[The Jakarta Post]]|access-date=June 10, 2022|date=May 9, 2017|archive-date=February 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228154532/https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2017/05/09/megadeth-rocks-jakartas-hammersonic-festival-2017.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Prior to touring, Mustaine also held a "Megadeth Boot Camp" in March, where fans would be invited to his home in [[Fallbrook, California]]. The bootcamp included lessons on guitar, bass and drums, alongside wine-tasting and a jam session to their 1992 hit ''[[Symphony of Destruction]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/dave-mustaine-on-megadeths-intimate-fan-boot-camp-bands-church-service-194236/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|title=Dave Mustaine on Megadeth's 'Intimate' Fan Boot Camp, Band's Church Service|first=Kory|last=Grow|access-date=June 10, 2022|date=March 1, 2017|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610050133/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/dave-mustaine-on-megadeths-intimate-fan-boot-camp-bands-church-service-194236/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June in an interview with [[WRIF]]'s Mark "Meltdown" Milligan, Mustaine commented that work on the followup to ''Dystopia'' would begin soon, with recording to start around "November, December of this year".<ref>{{cite interview|interviewer=Mark Milligan|via=[[WRAT]]|work=[[WRIF]]|date=June 28, 2017|access-date=June 9, 2022|url=https://wrat.com/2017/06/28/megadeth-aiming-start-working-new-album-end-2017/|title=Megadeth Aiming To Start Working on New Album By End of 2017|archive-date=August 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824061944/https://wrat.com/2017/06/28/megadeth-aiming-start-working-new-album-end-2017/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The band would embark on several European shows in August, with Megadeth headlining the [[Wacken Open Air]] festival in Germany alongside [[Volbeat]], [[Accept (band)|Accept]], and [[Alice Cooper (band)|Alice Cooper]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techrush.de/wacken-2017-die-wiese-rockt-seit-28-jahren/|title=Wacken 2017: Die Wiese rockt seit 28 Jahren|date=August 3, 2017|first=Merlin|last=Hess|access-date=June 10, 2022|work=techrush.de|language=de|archive-date=August 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824061944/https://techrush.de/wacken-2017-die-wiese-rockt-seit-28-jahren/|url-status=live}}</ref> They would also headline that years [[Lokerse Feesten]] in Belgium, alongside [[Marilyn Manson]] and Alice Cooper.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metalfans.be/metalfestivals/lokerse-feesten-metaldag-2017|date=August 6, 2017|access-date=June 10, 2022|title=Lokerse Feesten: Metaldag 2017|language=nl|work=metalfans.be|archive-date=August 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824061944/https://metalfans.be/metalfestivals/lokerse-feesten-metaldag-2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Megadeth also performed at that year's [[Summer Breeze Open Air]] festival, where [[Nuclear Blast]] celebrated their label's 30th anniversary, with the band co-headlining with [[Korn]], [[Amon Amarth]], [[Kreator]] and [[Heaven Shall Burn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.summer-breeze.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/14/SB17-onlineflyer-07-inclSecrets-UK.jpg|title=Summer Breeze 2017 Online Flyer|work=[[Summer Breeze Open Air]]|access-date=June 10, 2022|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610050130/https://www.summer-breeze.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/14/SB17-onlineflyer-07-inclSecrets-UK.jpg|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/10-things-we-learned-at-summer-breeze-2017|work=[[Metal Hammer]]|first=Dave|last=Everly|date=August 26, 2017|title=10 things we learned at Summer Breeze 2017|access-date=June 10, 2022|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610050130/https://www.loudersound.com/features/10-things-we-learned-at-summer-breeze-2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Next was an appearance at the [[Bloodstock Open Air]] in [[Walton-on-Trent]], co-headlining with [[Ghost (Swedish band)|Ghost]] and Amon Amarth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/aug/14/bloodstock-festival-review-metal-amon-amarth-megadeth|work=[[The Guardian]]|title=Bloodstock festival review – metal's big friendly giants head for Valhalla|first=Dom|last=Lawson|date=August 14, 2017|access-date=June 10, 2022|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610050130/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/aug/14/bloodstock-festival-review-metal-amon-amarth-megadeth|url-status=live}}</ref> They would finish August with an appearance headlining the [[Elbriot]] festival in [[Hamburg]], alongside [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]] and [[Hatebreed]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wacken.com/de/news-details/elbriot-2017-bestaetigt-die-ersten-bands/|title=Elbriot 2017 bestätigt die ersten Bands|work=[[Wacken Open Air]]|date=December 20, 2016|access-date=June 10, 2022|language=de|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025212034/https://www.wacken.com/de/news-details/elbriot-2017-bestaetigt-die-ersten-bands/|url-status=live}}</ref> Following this, Megadeth would tour North America in September alongside [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]] on their "Crazy World Tour", named after the latter band's [[Crazy World (Scorpions album)|1990 LP]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megadeth-joining-scorpions-for-north-american-fall-tour-111899/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=March 24, 2017|title=Megadeth Joining Scorpions for North American Fall Tour|first=Ryan|last=Reed|access-date=June 10, 2022|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610050131/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megadeth-joining-scorpions-for-north-american-fall-tour-111899/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November, Mustaine joined the DJ roster for [[Gimme Radio]], promoting his involvement with Megadeth as well as his favorite music and playlists on ''The Dave Mustaine Show''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metalnexus.net/megadeth-frontman-dave-mustaines-radio-show-to-premiere-today/|title=MEGADETH Frontman Dave Mustaine's Radio Show To Premiere Today|date=November 9, 2017|access-date=August 6, 2018|archive-date=August 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806210831/http://metalnexus.net/megadeth-frontman-dave-mustaines-radio-show-to-premiere-today/|url-status=live}}</ref>