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It\u2019s a bad year for fans of heavy metal. First, Ozzy Osbourne passes away, next, Megadeth<\/a> announce they\u2019re retiring. <\/p>\n \u201cThere are so many musicians who have come to the end of their career, whether accidental or intentional,\u201d said David Mustaine, \u201cMost of them don\u2019t get to go out on their own terms on top, and that\u2019s where I\u2019m at in my life right now. I have travelled the world and have made millions upon millions of fans and the hardest part of all of this is saying goodbye to them.\u201d<\/p>\n Mustaine continued to say that the band are planning on recording their final album and going on one last tour before they officially call it a day. \u201cWe\u2019ve made a lot of friends over the years and I hope to see all of you on our global farewell tour,\u201d he concluded, \u201cDon\u2019t be mad, don\u2019t be sad<\/a>, be happy for us all, come celebrate with me these next few weeks.\u201d <\/p>\n It\u2019s understandable why fans would be upset about the fact Megadeth are calling it a day. Within the world of heavy metal, the band have managed to cement themselves as one of the biggest and most exciting names out there. Their songs aren\u2019t one note, they come layered, packed with exhausting rhythm sections, dynamic vocals and some of the most killer guitar work you\u2019ve ever listened to. <\/p>\n This sound has taken them around the world and seen them sell out stadiums everywhere. However, another huge factor that has helped them on their journey to continuing to make great music has been a willingness to always challenge themselves and incorporate other genres into their sound. <\/p>\n This can be heard clearly on their 2010 track \u2018Guns, Drugs & Money\u2019. While Megadeth had become renowned for their layered approach to songwriting, they were always drawn to the idea of creating a song which only relied on one riff. While this isn\u2019t unheard of, it\u2019s not usually an attribute of metal music, as you hear it a lot more frequently in the realms of punk. <\/p>\n It was the punk movement that inspired the 2010 song, as the band wanted to channel the energy of some of the bands they were listening to at the time. When discussing the track and how much it was inspired by punk, David Ellefson, the band\u2019s bassist, revealed who he believed were the best at making one-riff songs.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t even tell you how happy I am that we have a song that is made up of one riff,\u201d he said, \u201cThat\u2019s not always easy to do. I know a lot of metal fans don\u2019t like Green Day, but I think they\u2019re masters of the one-riff song. That\u2019s what we did here, and it works beautifully.\u201d <\/p>\n He continued to speak about how much he loves the one-riff song and the punk bands who continue to inspire it. Once he heard David Mustaine\u2019s idea for their 2010 track, he knew they finally had their riff that they could drag out over an entire song.\u00a0<\/p>\n