Dave Mustaine believes Megadeth are writing their best music ever (Picture: File)

Megadeth have announced that their 14th album Super Collider is to be released on June 14, following a tour of London, Newcastle, Glasgow and Manchester.

The band, one of thrash metal’s ‘Big Four’, will release the record through Universal Music Enterprises, with frontman Dave Mustane more than nailing his colours to the mast in an accompanying statement: ‘It was a real thrill for us to learn there was an opportunity to join Universal. It seems like every time you see a great band or music video, it comes from a Universal label.

‘Being with Universal is by far the most exciting and prestigious home for Megadeth ever! We are electrified with what the future holds and the possibilities such a powerhouse like Universal will bring for us all.’



Tickets for the June tour go on sale on Friday February 15 at 9am.


Super Collider follows 2011’s Thirteen and is the first Megadeth album since Cryptic Writings (1997) not to feature a lineup change from the preceding record.

Name-checking his bandmates, Mustane said of the new release: ‘ Shawn [Drover], Chris [Broderick] and Dave [Ellefson], have all been feverishly contributing some great music and I believe we are doing our best work ever together in the studio right now!’

The Megadeth UK tour dates are as follows:

June 3 – O2 Academy, Newcastle

June 4 – O2 Academy, Glasgow

June 5 – Manchester Academy

June 6 – O2 Academy Brixton