Metal 2016

I also thought he must have a very difficult personality. Changing the entire lineup will be pain in the ass.

This is true but I think he'll have his pick of the litter, as Vektor is well loved by musicians in the genre. Vektor could potentially improve even

Only prob will be convincing them to move to Pennsylvania where there isn't much of a thrash scene afaik, hopefully Dave just moves to California.
 
If you don't count Disturbed, the Top 2 metal releases for 2016 based on sales are:

1) Metallica (~500K)
2) Megadeth (~150K)

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Super Collider was a fucking abomination, unlike in Risk's case, I listened to the entire album. After a few listens I reckon it had only 2 good tracks - Kingmaker and Don't Turn Your Back.