Metal Celebrities React to Dave Mustaine’s Throat Cancer Diagnosis

It should surprise no one that this morning’s news of Dave Mustaine’s throat cancer diagnosis arrived with an outpouring of support from prominent members of the metal community. We have collected some of those messages below. In addition to Mustaine’s peers, like Anthrax and Gary Holt, and prominent musicians he surely influences, such as Randy Blythe and Jamey Jasta, the Megadeth mastermind also received well-wishes from Chris Daughtry and Outlander star Sam Heughan.

We’ll update this if more come in.

Randy Blythe (Lamb of God)

Anthrax

Gary Holt (Exodus, Slayer)Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe)

Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed)

Sending love brotha 🙏🏻 🤘🏻❤️

— Jamey Jasta (@jameyjasta) June 17, 2019

Kiko Loureiro (Megadeth, Ex-Angra)

Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil)

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Tout le monde is with you, Dave. We all love you and are with you 🖤💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 @davemustaine

A post shared by 𝕮𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖆 𝕾𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖇𝖎𝖆 (@cristinascabbia) on Jun 17, 2019 at 9:34am PDT

Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (Doyle, Ex-Misfits)

Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy)

Michael Amott (Arch Enemy)

Wishing @DaveMustaine a speedy recovery! https://t.co/bqgXXkKMJy

— 𝕸𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝕬𝖒𝖔𝖙𝖙 (@Michael_Amott) June 17, 2019

Overkill

Sending positive vibes to @DaveMustaine who has just been diagnosed with throat cancer. Stay strong brother! @Megadeth @TheMEGACruise

— OVERKILL (@OverkillBand) June 17, 2019

Chris Daughtry

Christian Olde Wolbers (Ex-Fear Factory)

Chris Jericho (Fozzy)

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Sending out love and prayers to my bro @davemustaine as he gets ready to battle throat cancer. Dave is a fighter and he’s at his best when he’s pissed off…so look out cancer! The metal community is with you Dave…!

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Billy Graziadei (Biohazard)

Join me in sending out some good vibes to @DaveMustaine for a battle I know he will win! Long live @Megadeth #fuckcancer pic.twitter.com/p8tG659bgF

— BillyBio (@billybiohazard) June 17, 2019

Sacred Reich

Wishing @DaveMustaine all the best for a full and speedy recovery. Peace and love to the entire @Megadeth family. ✌️❤️🙏

— Sacred Reich (@SacredReich) June 17, 2019

Felipe Andreoli (Angra)

Dean Guitars

@DaveMustaine – Dean CEO @EvanRubinson says, “We rally behind Dave and his family at this time of need and offer any and all support. One of our Dean family is dealing with something that is close to home for me and we wish with all our hearts, healing for our brother.” pic.twitter.com/pr1UlSwUQL

— Dean Guitars (@DeanGuitars) June 17, 2019

Sam Heughan (Outlander)