Playing in Metallica’s rival band didn’t stop him from loving their landmark third album same as everyone else ...

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A few weeks after sexual misconduct accusations involving bassist David Ellefson and an allegedly underage girl surfaced, Megadeth announced on Monday that they’ve fired the band co-founder. “We are ...

MEGADETH has re-recorded David Ellefson's bass parts for the upcoming album. Frontman Dave Mustaine has confirmed the group has replaced the musician's tracks for the release following his exit from ...

David Ellefson thinks Metallica handled Dave Mustaine's firing better than Megadeth handled his. The bassist was dismissed from Megadeth back in 2021 after graphic sexual conversations between him and ...

When Dave Mustaine was kicked out of Metallica, he decided to from his own band that would be bigger, faster and heavier. So with that in mind in 1984, he enlisted the help of an eighteen-year old ...

Megadeth‘s former bassist David Ellefson may not be a part of the band anymore (for understandable reasons, I guess) but that hasn’t stopped him from diving into certain pools from his heydays in the ...

Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson explained his decision to cut his hair in the 1990s — and no, he wasn't inspired by fellow thrashers Metallica, who also cut their hair and donned makeup around ...

Do you think David Ellefson might miss playing for Megadeth? He left the band in 2002, and declined to rejoin the band when Dave Mustaine tried to get them back together in 2004. In fairness, every ...

Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has suggested the band’s final tour and album might be merely a ploy to “boost ticket sales". The 60-year-old musician had two stints as the bass player and ...

Things are heating up in the war of words between ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson and his former bandmate/Megadeth founder Dave Mustaine. In a recent interview with Argentine rock journalist ...

Having performed on stage since the 1980s, David Ellefson found himself part of bands like The Lucid, Dieth, Kings of Thrash, and even Metal Allegiance. But for many, they remember the musician for ...