Overview
- Da Capo, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing/Hachette, formally announced the memoir and unveiled the cover with a Sept. 8, 2026 publication date.
- The book is co-written with journalist and author Joe Layden.
- Mustaine recounts being diagnosed in 2019 with squamous cell carcinoma at the back of his tongue and details a multiyear path to remission.
- Publisher materials describe him moving from radiation and chemotherapy straight into recording sessions that yielded Megadeth’s 2022 album The Sick, The Dying… and the Dead!.
- The announcement follows Megadeth’s self-titled album debuting at No. 1 in January 2026, which Mustaine has said will be the band’s final LP as a farewell tour continues.