MegaDave to call it a day

[Anvil]

Maybe he would actually feel he could bring in someone to do the vocals...

[Mentalhealthformetalheads]

Part of me is sad to see Megadeth go, but I doubt he will be capable of making another classic record anymore either

[Necro Red]

Part of me is sad to see Megadeth go, but I doubt he will be capable of making another classic record anymore either

i agree. And the same with Slayer. A world without either band is better than a world where they keep making bland albums for the sake of trying to remain relevant.

[jobrok1]

I prefer bland MegaDave to bland Slayer, though.

[Pagan Saviour]

To be fair Slayer have far less forgettable records. What did Megadeth finish on 17 or so? Most of which are nonsense.

[The Heretic]

Most bands reach a point where they have nothing left creative wise in the bank, Judas Priest, Metallica, Slayer, ACDC, Guns and Roses, Iron Maiden, Rolling Stones etc etc and end up trading on past glories, although most of the bands mentioned can still draw a huge crowd, for those that don't its time to hang up the boots unless you can accept diminishing returns

[jobrok1]

In fairness!
The last two Priest albums have been great, IMO.
But how much of that is down to Falkner's involvement in the writing.

And MegaDave has always had decent hired guns. Even involved in the writing.

All the other bands are still the same core members coming up with the tunes.

[Mooncat]

Most bands reach a point where they have nothing left creative wise in the bank, Judas Priest, Metallica, Slayer, ACDC, Guns and Roses, Iron Maiden, Rolling Stones etc etc and end up trading on past glories, although most of the bands mentioned can still draw a huge crowd, for those that don't its time to hang up the boots unless you can accept diminishing returns

I'm not sure I agree with the concept that creativity is finite; I think it can be indefinite if you remain inspired. With all those bands though I suspect it gets to a point where it's more about keeping the show on the road that being creatively inspired. If you have a very definite sound you're pigeon-holed by, it makes it a lot harder to branch out without tanking your popularity. AC/DC may well wish to release the jazz album they've always aspired to, but they may well also lose their stadium status in doing so.

Aside from the money and status involved, I'm sure a ton of these guys are just complete road dogs by this point. It'd be like Brooks leaving prison and being unable to deal with the outside world in Shawshank Redemption, they maybe just struggle to contemplate a different life so won't want to risk it by diversifying the sound. I'm speculating of course, and there's many exceptions to the rule.