Heavy metal band Megadeth currently consists of four members, Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson, Kiko Loureiro, and Dirk Verbeuren. As of 2016, members of the Megadeth band have a joint net worth of approximately 20 million dollars and there’s gonna be a new tour soon which will gain them even more money!
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In 1983, Megadeth was formed by former Metallica lead guitarist Dave Mustaine and bassist David Ellefson in LA. After a long seeking, they chose Lee Rausch as drummer but he was replaced with Gar Samuelson after a short time. In December 1984, Chris Poland joined the band as a guitarist. Then the band signed to Combat Records.
In 1985, Megadeth released their debut studio album titled Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good!. During their long career, they have released another 14 studio albums. The latest is Dystopia, which was released in 2016. Megadeth also released four live albums, six compilation albums, ten video albums, and two extended plays.
The live tours gained a big part of the Megadeth’s net worth, that’s for sure. Currently, the band promotes their new album and plans the Big Four tour for 2017. Despite their controversy, they received 11 Grammy nominations and won several others awards during the years.