Megadeth's Dave Mustaine has said that a painful hand condition, Dupuytren's contracture, influenced the band to record its final album and launch a farewell tour.
The legendary rock band confirmed their upcoming eponymous album and its accompanying world tour will be their last back in August. They have since shared three tracks from the set, "Tipping Point," "I Don't Care," and "Let There Be Shred."
The upcoming self-titled final album will include a total of 10 songs with an additional bonus track, titled "Ride the Lightning," which frontman Mustaine co-wrote with Metallica's James Hetfield, Cliff Burton, and Lars Ulrich.
During a YouTube interview with MariskalRockTV, Mustaine described the condition that causes one or more fingers to bend toward the palm, resulting in the affected fingers not straightening completely.
"It's gonna make my finger come down like this," he said, showing the interviewer how the condition affects him. "It's already started, where it's kind of bunching up a little bit. And then if you look at the tips of my fingers, they're severely arthritic. So all those bumps make it really painful to play."
Mustaine added that he will undergo surgery to halt the condition's progress, but after Megadeth's farewell tour dates.
He explained, "If I wait until my hands are causing a problem and I try it and it doesn't work, well then I've toured everywhere, I've said farewell to everybody and am not leaving stuff unsaid or unfinished."
Megadeth's farewell dates kick off in February with a headlining tour of Canada. After that, Mustaine and company will support Iron Maiden's North American tour in the late summer.
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