Megadeth reunites with Dave Ellefson

DAVE MUSTAINE ANNOUNCES RETURN OF FOUNDING BASSIST DAVID ELLEFSON TO MEGADETH LINE-UP. For those that remember, both Dave’s have professed their faith in Christ in the pages of HM Magazine over the years. Ellefson recently had a band called F5.

Written by Doug Van Pelt
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Megadeth founder and frontman Dave Mustaine has announced the return of original bassist David Ellefson (1983-2002) to the iconic multi-platinum group.  This reunion is appropriately timed to Megadeth’s upcoming historic month-long Rust In Peace 20th anniversary tour which launches March 1 in Spokane, WA.  At these incredibly special shows, Megadeth will play their landmark, genre-defining 1990 album Rust In Peace in its entirety, in addition to other Megadeth favorites.

“This shows the power of brotherly love and forgiveness,” Mustaine says.  “David Ellefson belongs in Megadeth. Next we are going to show you the power of getting your (bleep) kicked…HARD!”

David Ellefson concurs: “This is a huge moment for all of us, band and fans alike. It is a great celebration of the music from one of the biggest landmark albums of our career.”

Ellefson will join Mustaine and Megadeth band members Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar) on tour in support of the group’s current CD Endgame, which has received some of the highest critical accolades of the band’s career.

“We’d like to thank James LoMenzo for several years of loyal service on the bass, and wish him the very best,” Mustaine adds.

For more information on Megadeth, go to: www.megadeth.com.

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  1. Allnew had this to say on February 9, 2010 | Permalink

    The MULLET IS BACK! J/kidding..

    I think this a work-for-hire type of arrangement that Mustaine setup that might be temporary. Sort of like when Izzy Stradlin returned to Guns N Roses to make guest appearances on their 2006 tour. Axl controls all things GNR is the same way that Megadeth works now through Mustaine.

    Anyway, Megadeth these past few months has been *really* interesting. Mustaine isn’t having a great time with his label, Roadrunner right now and is blaming them left and right for the low sales of Endgame when it dropped off the chart without a second thought.
    The RIP tour is nothing more than a pure cash grab after 2 Slayer tours that were advertising the “big 2? blew up in Mega Dave’s face. And next fall it could all blow up yet again if Araya still isn’t heathy. You got all this working against Megadeth PLUS the fact that he’s near retirement and he’s had a bad back. The band could fold tomorrow like it did in 2002 with his fake arm injury. But in this case, his medical ailment is apparently very real.

    Since Musterd was just bad mouthing him in the press as recently as a few weeks ago. They say time heals wounds and its been almost 8 years, but is Junior really waiting to come back so quickly? And all that even after a lawsuit that blew up in his face?

    Something else is at work here that they’re not telling us. There’s too much bad karma on both sides and I think Junior came back, money that Mustaine put forth did more than a little of the talking than just a recommendation from his current work-for-hire drummer.

  2. nathan lowa had this to say on February 13, 2010 | Permalink

    Awesome news!MEGADETH ROCKS!

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