 Mustaine was not present at MegaCruise, due to his illness, nor did Megadeth perform at the event.On November 6, 2018, Mustaine shared a video on his Instagram teasing a track from the band's sixteenth album, which was originally set for release in 2019.Megadeth announced on May 10, 2019 that they had entered a studio in Franklin, Tennessee to begin pre-production of the album, once again teaming up with "Dystopia" co-producer Chris Rakestraw.