Dave Mustaine confirms bassist James LoMenzo will join Megadeth for the second leg of the Metal Tour of the Year

James LoMenzo
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James LoMenzo will reassume bass duties for Megadeth during the forthcoming second leg of their Metal Tour of the Year with Lamb of God, Trivium and In Flames.

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine confirmed the news earlier today on social media while wishing the bassist a happy birthday. “With the Metal Tour of the Year starting again soon, we’ll celebrate your birthday with the fans,” Mustaine wrote. “Wishing you all the best, brother.”

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Sam Roche

Sam was Staff Writer at GuitarWorld.com from 2019 to 2023, and also created content for Total Guitar, Guitarist and Guitar Player. He has well over 15 years of guitar playing under his belt, as well as a degree in Music Technology (Mixing and Mastering). He's a metalhead through and through, but has a thorough appreciation for all genres of music. In his spare time, Sam creates point-of-view guitar lesson videos on YouTube under the name Sightline Guitar.