American thrash metal legends Megadeth announced that they have parted company with Roadrunner Records through band leader Dave Mustaine who tweeted: "Today marks the end of an era with Roadrunner. Hopefully we can finish strong with a Grammy."

Mustaine had previously voiced his discontent in 2009 through an online post: "Kudos, Roadrunner, the is the first worldwide critically acclaimed record by the press, and the fans, and you just can't seem to get this right. This is the first time that everyone likes a record of mine, and you can't get us on the radio or into the stores. I can't tell you how many stores I go into while on tour and I see nothing. And all I hear from [Roadrunner] is, 'We are committed to the record'. My ass."

Later he also hinted that the 2011 album would be the last to be released under Roadrunner.

The band has been with Roadrunner Records since the release of the 2007 album United Abominations and then went on to release two other studio albums through the label, Endgame in 2009 and last year's Th1rt3en, which earned them a Grammy nomination for the song "Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)".

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