Let There Be Shred
Megadeth
2026
Duration: 3:59
Track number: 4
Times played live: 0
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine, Teemu Mäntysaari, Dirk Verbeuren
Theme
A high-octane tribute to the essence of Thrash Metal and the art of the electric guitar. The track celebrates the technical mastery (shredding) as a primal force of nature, framing the performer not just as a musician, but as a conduit for pure, unadulterated power that obliterates anything in its path.
Lyrics
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
The stage has been lit, get up on your feet
Hearts start to pound, everyone get off your seat
My fingers spontaneously combust into flames
Destroying pretenders, only ashes remain
[Chorus]
On the day I was born, a guitar in my hands
The earth started rumbling a thunderous command
To bash and to thrash, to bang my head
To smash my guitar and let there be shred
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 2]
The amps start to roar, a tsunami of sound
Controlling the air, shaking the ground
Guitars are all screaming, they squeal with delight
Clawing fretboards away, at the speed of light
[Chorus]
On the day I was born, a guitar in my hands
The earth started rumbling a thunderous command
To bash and to thrash, to bang my head
To smash my guitar and let there be shred
[Guitar Solo]
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
At the end of it all, they are left in my wake
One by one they'd fall, one by one they'd break
Faster than lightning, a machine gun on meth
Dead on arrival, a guitar beat to death
[Chorus]
On the day I was born, a guitar in my hands
The earth started rumbling a thunderous command
To bash and to thrash, to bang my head
To smash my guitar and let there be shred
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