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Megadeth has confirmed that their upcoming seventeenth and final studio album will be released in 2026, accompanied by a ...
Ellefson said that the reactionary statement was “based on fear” on the part of Megadeth. “It wasn’t based on reality,” he continued.
Mustaine founded Megadeth in 1983 and Ellefson was a long-time member of the band until 2002, before he rejoined in 2010. Ellefson has been married to his wife, Julie, for 27 years.
Referring to the fallout of Megadeth's two-year breakup from 2002 and Ellefson's $18.5 million lawsuit in 2004, Ellefson says, "The first [exit] was over the change of financial splits, and then ...
A few weeks ago, Ellefson was in Nashville working on the 16th Megadeth album, the follow-up to 2016’s Dystopia. “Not being on the road has helped us finish this album,” Ellefson says.
David Ellefson, Dave Mustaine, Chris Adler and Kiko Loureiro of Megadeth perform onstage on Day 2 of music festival Download at Donington Park on June 11, 2016, in England.
The suit was dismissed and Ellefson re-joined the band in 2010. Megadeth are scheduled to kick off a tour with Lamb of God, dubbed the Metal Tour of the Year, on August 20th in Austin.
Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson explained his decision to cut his hair in the 1990s — and no, he wasn't inspired by ...
Ellefson, 56, who lives in Scottsdale, first became aware of the potential for this career-crippling release on May 9, when the claim “David Ellefson of Megadeth is a pedophile” appeared on ...