David Ellefson returns to Megadeth

TRIAL_OF_BEERS


Awesome news, I'll be at the Baltimore show.

Wanted to go to that show but one of my buddies couldn't make it, so will be at the DC show instead.

Hasn't Friedman said that he's not interested in that kind of music anymore? I think I remember him saying that he's more into the pop kind of music.

Either way I think Ellefson coming back to Megadeth is good though Lomenzo was just as good and a great replacement.

I agree about replacing the drummer, he seems very wooden. I'm sure he's a nice guy but his playing is really very bland.

faizoff


Hasn't Friedman said that he's not interested in that kind of music anymore? I think I remember him saying that he's more into the pop kind of music.

Either way I think Ellefson coming back to Megadeth is good though Lomenzo was just as good and a great replacement.

I agree about replacing the drummer, he seems very wooden. I'm sure he's a nice guy but his playing is really very bland.

+1 on all this. Getting Friedman back in the band is a long shot at best, but never say never!

Megadeth is in the same category as Queensryche for me these days. The only reason I even considered going to see them again was this RIP 20th anniversary show, but they aren't coming anywhere near enough to me (no Chicago or Milwaukee shows). The "American Carnage" tour is coming to Chicago in August, but unless they confirm that they are playing RIP in its entirety, there's no way I'm spending the cash to see them.

DTD


Megadeth is in the same category as Queensryche for me these days. The only reason I even considered going to see them again was this RIP 20th anniversary show, but they aren't coming anywhere near enough to me (no Chicago or Milwaukee shows). The "American Carnage" tour is coming to Chicago in August, but unless they confirm that they are playing RIP in its entirety, there's no way I'm spending the cash to see them.

That's pretty much how I feel as well. Having seen them when they were touring for Youthanasia, when they came here in 2008 I only went because I blagged my way into getting a free ticket. I'd forgotten how bad Mustaine's vocals were on a live setting, and the drummer was just horrendous, dumbing down every single Menza fill. Having said that, I liked Lomenzo way better than Ellefson, both in terms of playing and stage presence, in fact he was the only one who didn't come off completely wooden.

It makes total sense to me, it is a 20 year mark tour for Rust In Peace. Why everyone acts so personally offended by Mustaine I will never understand.

I just got word from Roadrunner that I'll be working this show in Scranton, so I'll be getting in for free!

Vinnie Colaiuta anyone??!!! LOL Just imagine a

Mustaine-Friedman-Ellefson-Colaiuta Line up!

Marty is too good to be in Megadeth imo. His solo stuff are just incredible.       

I get tired of all the Dave bashing that occurs within every Megadeth thread. I mean honestly. Who gives a shit if he's an ass hole or not. The music is what counts. And Megadeth makes awesome music, IMO.

Crap. DC is sold out before I realized I could actually make this show.... 

the_last_drummer


Vinnie Colaiuta anyone??!!! LOL Just imagine a

Mustaine-Friedman-Ellefson-Colaiuta Line up!

Yea.... That would be cool, but it won't happen.

1. Colaiuta would never "join" Megadeth. He is waaaaaaay too busy for this.
2. That would be a big waste of VC's time.
3. I mentioned to Mustaine during the System Has Failed tour when he first brought on Drover and Mustaine was doing his farewell tour that I really dug VC's contribution to the record and asked how likely it is that they will work together again. His response was that VC is cool and all, but THIS guy (Drover) is just such an easy guy to work with and they get along great, so it is unlikely that he'd work with anyone else at this point. Whatever... His band, he can do as he wishes. I stopped caring 2 albums ago.

Progmetalman


I get tired of all the Dave bashing that occurs within every Megadeth thread. I mean honestly. Who gives a shit if he's an ass hole or not. The music is what counts. And Megadeth makes awesome music, IMO.

Completely agree with you. Dave is obviously not a very liked person, but the dude can write some great music and that is really all I care about.

OMFG i only just found out! this is the best news i've heard all year!
woop next album is going to be killer :D
and about Friedman...yeah - he can stay away as far as i'm concerned, he's probably best staying with his Jap Pop and punk-style solo albums

pretty much echoing the post before me - yes - Dave is/was a dick - get over it...

He's Pro

No NYC (or close) date for this RiP tour is unfathomable... 

NYCoolRunner


No NYC (or close) date for this RiP tour is unfathomable... 

Agreed. Nothing anywhere near Chicago either (well, Indy is kinda close, relative to the rest of the dates). This has the feel of a hastily arranged tour to bridge the gap between the canceled American Carnage tour and the next tour with Slayer and Testament. Why else would they skip two of the biggest cities in the country?

Now you know how it feels.

Yeah, I'm bummed about no Chicago date as well. I actually had retired from seeing Megadeth in concert after the first Gigantour. I've enjoyed the last 2 albums but had no desire to catch a show. This I would have come out of retirement for.

Also, to add the the talk on the Dave bashing and such, there has been several recent interviews and comments from Dave that stated that he and Ellefson had made up awhile ago but had never discussed the thought of reuniting. Mustaine said that the reunion happened by sort of an accident at an event of some sort. I would have to find the text but that is the gist of it. They had already put the past behind them some time ago.

Listened to Youthanasia the other day....what a good record.  Really well recorded with great songs and some of marty's best leads!!!

have you guys seen the setlist for upcoming RIP tour? holy shit, my neck is already sore.

I have never seen a band release a setlist prior to a tour but nonetheless its posted at the megadeth site. I guess its to drive ticket sales.

tangdog

I guess its to drive ticket sales.

So is the return of Ellefson.

goncalo_viola

tangdog

I guess its to drive ticket sales.

So is the return of Ellefson.

I agree. I bought my ticket before either happened though. Last time I saw MD was at red rocks and now they are playing a venue that only holds 1,100?

Of course, the Mustaine haters will never stop hating but I find nothing wrong with this.

Story HERE

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Noisecreep.com: A lot of people thought Hell would freeze over before you played with Dave Ellefson again. How did you two bury the hatchet?

Mustaine: "When I became a Christian, my life really changed. Unlike a lot of people who say that they're Christian and really are hypoChristians, I'm not a guy that goes around, tells people how to live their life and then lives a double life behind closed doors. So, when I was forgiven I realized I needed to forgive. We had that incident with the lawsuit, and I forgave Dave for that. Several years ago when I went out to Phoenix on a business trip, I asked him if we could go out to dinner. He said, "Yeah." And we sat down at California Pizza Kitchen and had some food and talked a little bit. I told him, "I still love you." And he said, "I love you, too." And I put that behind me, because he's a little brother to me. So I'm looking at this as an opportunity to do the right thing for Dave and show him that I am a good leader and we are a great band, and we do belong playing together."

Noisecreep.com: Are there any lingering animosities?

Mustaine: "No, I can't stay mad at him. He's one of my best friends. Sometimes we do things in the heat of the moment. And trust me, I have done more things that were wrong that affected him than anything that he did to affect me. And again, like I said, I was forgiven, so I needed to forgive. And I wanted to really, really do what I say I'm gonna do. I mean, if anybody needed to change their life you know I did, man. I was going down a very bad path. And people make fun of me a lot right now and it still doesn't feel good, but I don't care. I'm a much happier person when I think about who I used to be and now what I am. And just by the way that I'm trying to live my life differently right now, I've gotten my best friend back and we're back to being one of the greatest bands in the world."

Noisecreep.com: What triggered your decision to ask him to rejoin?

Mustaine: "We were at the NAMM show, and Dean [guitars] had a party and asked if I would play, and I never do those things. So I said, 'Well, I'll think about it,' and then I went home, because I wanted to surprise them by coming back later. But everybody thought I wasn't gonna play, so they all kind of f---ed off. And once I did say, 'Oh, yeah, I'm playing,' they were scrambling around going, 'Oh, my God, what are we gonna do now?' So I kind of shot myself in the foot with that one.

We couldn't find [bassist] James [LoMenzo] or [guitarist] Chris [Broderick], and we were trying to find a bass player. James finally showed up, but my guitar tech approached David Ellefson, and he said yeah, he would love to do it. So that really opened the door. And since I had still looked at Dave with respect and appreciation for what he'd done for me and Megadeth and our fans all around the world, and I still had tremendous respect for his talent, it made the decision pretty easy.

So a couple days ago I asked him to come back. Now, I know a lot of haters are gonna say, 'How could [Ellefson] do that?' But anybody that really sees how hard I'm trying to live my life differently right now - and I'm really trying hard - this is just another one of the little things that you get. It's a perk for me to have one of my best friends back."

Good for him. I am glad he is genuinely trying to turn his life around.

KirksNoseHair

BrickGlass


This is some great news for sure. I love Ellefson. Fingers crossed for a return of Freidman at some point.

GIGANTIC +1 to the return of Freidman.  Easily my favorite era of Megadeth.

I love u guys! But you are out of your freaking minds..
Chris Broderick is an absolute beast, and Marty Friedman is so
washed up (and not to mention overrated by Meg fans).. I mean,
I'm all for nostalgia, but you're jumping the gun here.. to lose
Broderick for a guy like Friedman just because he is a familiar name
would be downright stupid.  I hope Broderick lasts for the duration of Megadeth.

astrotrain_jlr

KirksNoseHair

BrickGlass


This is some great news for sure. I love Ellefson. Fingers crossed for a return of Freidman at some point.

GIGANTIC +1 to the return of Freidman.  Easily my favorite era of Megadeth.

I love u guys! But you are out of your freaking minds..
Chris Broderick is an absolute beast, and Marty Friedman is so
washed up (and not to mention overrated by Meg fans).. I mean,
I'm all for nostalgia, but you're jumping the gun here.. to lose
Broderick for a guy like Friedman just because he is a familiar name
would be downright stupid.  I hope Broderick lasts for the duration of Megadeth.

Thank you, sir. I've been saying this for the 10 years since Marty quit Megadeth, and looking at Marty's career since then...honestly, a guy who is more into playing Japanese Pop and quit Megadeth for feeling musically stifled obviously is never going to feel fulfilled within the confines of that band, period. Even when I saw them on the Cryptic Writings tour up here in Alaska, the dude just seemed like he was going through the motions. The next time I saw them, two and a half years later, they had Al Pitrelli in the band and he seemed a hell of a lot more passionate about playing that music than Marty did near the end of his tenure (and, for that matter, so did Glen Drover 7 years after that!!!!). I'd rather have someone who is excited to be in the band and playing that music than someone who is there for name recognition who doesn't give a fuck anymore.

astrotrain_jlr

KirksNoseHair

BrickGlass


This is some great news for sure. I love Ellefson. Fingers crossed for a return of Freidman at some point.

GIGANTIC +1 to the return of Freidman.  Easily my favorite era of Megadeth.

I love u guys! But you are out of your freaking minds..
Chris Broderick is an absolute beast, and Marty Friedman is so
washed up (and not to mention overrated by Meg fans).. I mean,
I'm all for nostalgia, but you're jumping the gun here.. to lose
Broderick for a guy like Friedman just because he is a familiar name
would be downright stupid.  I hope Broderick lasts for the duration of Megadeth.

+1

I dunno how he'll work out longterm, but anyone who doubts Chris Broderick's skills as a guitarist should check out his work with Jag Panzer, particularly on the album Mechanized Warfare. That guy is unreal.

Totally agreed on the Marty situation. That ship has sailed.

I am on board the keep Chris Broderick ship. He's a fucking beast on the fret board.

David Ellefson returns to Megadeth...
... now the question is: Is Mustaine staying?

I wouldn't worry about Mustaine. Whatever peoples' opinions of him are, one thing can be said about the man with very little fear of rebuke: he is, first and foremost, an incredible survivor. As long as there is a Megadeth, so will you find a Dave Mustaine.

Like James Hetfield said in the Behind the Music, "He's got a horseshoe up his ass for sure."