Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson recently sat down with The Jasta Show and talked about his Megadeth times and how everything is with Kings of Thrash. When it was asked if David ever hit Marty Friedman up as his former Megadeth bandmate and invited him to play with Kings of Thrash, he simply answered:

“No, I didn’t call him.”

He then explained why he refrains from meeting Marty on the grounds of Megadeth:

“‘Cause, look, when Marty quit, he just walked away. He washed his hands of Megadeth. I mean, he left his money on the table. He just didn’t turn back. It was not, like, ‘Hey, you f*ckers better pay me.’ I mean, nothing. He just literally walked out the door. That was it. He was gone, and he just washed his hands of the whole thing. So, yeah, Marty and I are friends, and we never talk about Megadeth— ever.”

David also described his relationship with Friedman, stating he doesn’t bring work into their friendship:

“I asked him one time about playing something. And he’s kind of more my — he’s my buddy. We don’t really talk about music that much. We kind of check-in, ‘Hey, what’s happening? How’s in Japan?’ And we don’t really talk business… So I intentionally didn’t hit him because I didn’t think he’d be interested.”

In an interview in March, Marty Friedman talked about his reunion with Megadeth in the Nippon Budokan Arena on February 27, and explained how it happened:

“The timing was perfect. Budokan is like 20 minutes from where I live, and everything has been good between me and Dave for as long as I can remember. When he brought it up to me, it just seemed like such a perfect ‘Yes. Let’s just do it. Let’s destroy it.’ It was great.”

In the same interview, Friedman also talked about his relationship with Dave Mustaine:

“Oh, it’s great. It’s always been great. I think if anything if there was ever any kind of weirdness, it was probably in the minds of the people who are fans or just people who are reading media things.”

Kings of Thrash will be playing in California on December 14 and 16.

You can watch the whole interview below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPDVWjW4Lns

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During a recent interview with Andrew Daly of Metal Edge, former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson disclosed that he believes Megadeth functions as Dave Mustaine‘s solo project rather than a collective effort.

Referring to Megadeth’s current state, the musician said:

“Megadeth, as it stands now, is not what it was meant to be. It could be much more, while not distracting from the fact that Dave is musical quarterback.”

He further elaborated on Mustaine’s impact on the band:

“Megadeth is supposed to be a group, not a solo project masquerading as a group. It’s always been a group. But there’s a reason the guys in the band back in 1983 aren’t playing with Dave now. But there’s also a reason that when other people left, I stuck around. Not a lot of people know how to complete Dave’s sentences. But I inherently know how to complete the musical sentences of Megadeth. It’s my primary language.”

Ellefson also reflected on his departure from Megadeth:

“The fact that things in Megadeth when down as they did was a blessing in disguise. Because even before I was fired, it was clear that I was not musically wanted in Megadeth. Everything I had written and recorded was pulled from the last album [‘The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!’]. I guess it took the gates of hell opening for me to finally escape what had become a rough situation. So, I’m not bitter at all. I’m happy to be doing my own thing.”

Despite the challenging situation with Mustaine, the bassist doesn’t regret his dismissal and is content pursuing his own musical endeavors. Following his departure from Megadeth, Ellefson has kept busy through his works with Kings of Thrash, the Lucid, and Dieth. His debut album with Dieth, ‘To Hell and Back,’ arrived on June 2.

You can listen to the whole album below.

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David Ellefson recently appeared on ‘Vox and Hops’ and revealed that he was thankful for Dave Mustaine. Keeping in mind their long history, here’s what Ellefson said:

“Look, I don’t regret it at all. I wouldn’t have changed any of it, man. I got to Hollywood at the f*cking perfect time, man. The week we got there was just the best. I meet Dave [Mustaine], we start Megadeth, and on it goes. And I kind of consider that… That was divine for both of us.”

Even after all of the back and forth between him and Mustaine, including getting fired from the band, David still said:

“He needed a real right-hand man who was going to frickin’ be there, and that was me. And I needed someone to pilot the jungle. He knew his shit, and he grew up around the area. And I’m thankful for him every day. Despite all of it between me and Dave, I’m always thankful for him that he was the big brother that helped me get through that.”

Going back to David’s dismissal from Megadeth, it all stemmed from a leaked sex video scandal and Mustaine having to rerecord the bass parts of the ‘The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead!’ album. On Gimme Metal’s ‘The Dave Mustaine Show’ in 2021, Dave shared what the band was doing; he said:

“I just wanna thank you for all the kind words and support as we get ready for this next tour and continue to hunt for a new bass player. We are making progress. The record’s being completed, and we’re going to have someone coming in in a couple of weeks to replace the bass tracks that we had […].”

You can watch the interview below.

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