Megadeth to return to the highway in 2020, becoming a member of 5 Finger Dying Punch on European tour
After canceling this yr’s tour dates within the wake of frontman Dave Mustaine’s most cancers analysis, Megadeth will return to the highway subsequent yr. The legendary thrash band will be a part of 5 Finger Dying Punch on a tour of Europe, though no particular dates have been unveiled.
Megadeth had been initially set to assist Ozzy Osbourne on his spring North American tour, however that leg was canceled when Ozzy fell at residence and suffered critical accidents. Then got here information that Mustaine was battling throat most cancers, forcing the thrash veterans to nix all their scheduled 2019 dates, aside from an look on their very own MegaCruise this fall.
Now, it has been revealed that Megadeth will crew up with 5 Finger Dying Punch for a 2020 European tour. The trek is being promoted with the intelligent hashtag #megadeathpunch and the web site MegaDeathPunch.com. Apparently, FFDP would be the headliner, with Megadeth and Unhealthy Wolves supporting.
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To date, solely the cities Helsinki, Finland, and Stockholm, Sweden, have been introduced, with the opposite cities spray-painted over on the aforementioned web site. A September ninth announcement is being teased, with maybe different cities being unveiled within the days main as much as the total reveal.
As Mustaine takes his break from the highway, the band continues to work on their 16th album. Again within the spring, bassist David Ellefson stated that the album would seemingly arrive someday in early 2020.
5 Finger Dying Punch, in the meantime, will precede the European tour with a headlining US tour this fall. That outing kicks off November 1st in Las Vegas. Three Days Grace, Unhealthy Wolves, and Hearth From the Gods will present assist.
