MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine has confirmed that former bassist David Ellefson’s long-completed bass tracks on the band’s upcoming album have been re-recorded by another musician. Mustaine made the comment while filming a new video message on Cameo for a fan named Tina, saying (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I hear you’re a big pretty fan of...
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MEGADETH’s DAVE MUSTAINE Jacks Up Price Of CAMEO Videos By $100
MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine must have done extremely well right out of the gate with Cameo, as the guitarist has hiked up the price of his appearances on the video messaging site. It appears now that if you want a personal video from the MEGADETH mainman, it’s going to cost you $250 instead of the...
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DAVID ELLEFSON’s Bass Tracks To Be Replaced On New MEGADETH Album
MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine has confirmed that the bass tracks laid down by David Ellefson for the band’s sixteenth studio album will be removed from the record. Mustaine will be having another bassist re-record the bass parts prior to the album’s release. Ellefson originally recorded his parts for the new album back in May of...
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DAVID ELLEFSON’s Longtime Business Partner Announces His Retirement From Music
Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson’s longtime business partner Thom Hazaert has announced his retirement from the music business. Hazaert made his announcement in a Facebook post on Sunday (June 13), writing: “For the last 30 years, I have toiled away in the music business (and life) being a person who did everything for everyone else,...
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Apparently DAVID ELLEFSON Knew About MEGADETH Firing 10 Days Before Official Announcement
Arizona Republic has released more information from the report former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson filed with the police department in Scottsdale, Arizona in which the musician alleges unlawful distribution of sexually explicit images of himself by unknown offenders. In the report, Ellefson admitted to sexting with a 19 year old Dutch woman who had recorded...
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Former MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON Gives Details About His Teenage Sex-Video Partner To Police
Rolling Stone has published new details about the leak of private messages and videos of former MEGADETH bass player David Ellefson’s interactions with a young female online. Rolling Stone apparently received a report from the Scottsdale Police Department which shows that the bassist admitted to sexting with a Dutch teenager who had been recording video...
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So It Looks Like JASON NEWSTED Will Not Be Joining MEGADETH
Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted will not be joining MEGADETH as the replacement for David Ellefson. Ever since MEGADETH officially fired Ellefson last Monday (May 24), speculation has risen that Newsted would step in to fill the bassist role on the band’s upcoming summer tour with LAMB OF GOD. Yesterday, (Sunday, May 30), Jason’s wife...
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DAVID ELLEFSON Gives First Statement Since MEGADETH Firing; Pursuing ‘Revenge Porn’ Charges
MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has issued a statement since being fired from the band addressing allegations made against him that he was grooming an underage girl after several interactions between the pair were leaked online. Ellefson’s new statement, released via Loudwire, it can be read below: “Recently, a very private video was illegally posted on...
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Ex-TESTAMENT Bassist GREG CHRISTIAN Comments On DAVID ELLEFSON And The Current Opening In MEGADETH
Former TESTAMENT bassist Greg Christian has commented on David Ellefson’s firing from MEGADETH, and also gave his thoughts on the current opening within the band. Christian, who split with TESTAMENT back in January of 2014, addressed MEGADETH’s decision to part ways with Ellefson while responding to questions on Facebook about his possible interest in auditioning...
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SLIPKNOT Announce KNOTFEST IOWA With MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD And More
Knotfest, the music and counterculture experience created by the multi-platinum sonic phenomenon and nine-piece force of nature SLIPKNOT has today confirmed the return of Knotfest Iowa for 2021. The event will be the biggest heavy music festival to ever hit the mid-western state and will be held at National Balloon Classic Field in Indianola, Iowa...