Megadeth has today released their new video and single titled ‘I Don’t Care’ from their eponymously titled and final album, dropping on January 23rd, 2026 via BLKIIBLK / Frontiers Music Srl.
Feeling like a modern metal rendition of Frank Sinatra’s ‘I Did It My Way’, Dave Mustaine adds a metaphoric ‘so take the fucking highway’. I’ve always loved his style. He took the cards he was given in life and made the ultimate royal flush, and on his own terms. Megadeth was but one culmination of that. It showed in their music and in their style.
The video follows suit with the music in lock step and shows that Megadeth is one of those sets of artists that will maintain their relevance long into their legacy. Made for the time we’re in by a band that is timeless, ‘I Don’t Care’ shows that they actually care about one thing: the people that love their music.
About Megadeth
The countdown to the release of Megadeth’s final studio album continues with “I Don’t Care” their latest single and video out today (November 14). from the group’s self-titled album out January 23, 2026.
Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine says about the anthemic “I Don’t Care”: “How many times have you wanted to say this to someone? I know you want to! Deep down inside, if we had the balls, we would tell more people, ‘I don’t care’ more often.”
Musically, Mustaine explains, “Part of the main riff in this track had been floating around in my head since we did TSTD&TD, so I was pumped to start recording ‘I Don’t Care’ for this LP. I really love the guitar nuances in the track. There is the main rhythm riff, next, a very deliberate down-picking part, next, the octave chords with jump picking on octave notes (while still down-picking!). And the soloing and back and forth between me and Teemu [Mäntysaari] is magnificent!!”
The new single follows “Tipping Point,” the album’s first single and a very special bonus track: a reimagined version of “Ride The Lightning,” which Mustaine co-wrote with Metallica’s James Hetfield, Cliff Burton, and Lars Ulrich and was the title track from the group’s 1984 album.
Featured image by Ross Halfin.
‘Megadeth’ Tracklist
- Tipping Point
- I Don’t Care
- Hey, God?!
- Let There Be Shred
- Puppet Parade
- Another Bad Day
- Made to Kill
- Obey the Call
- I Am War
- The Last Note
- Ride the Lightning (Bonus Track)
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