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FORMER Megadeth bassist David Ellefson eased himself back into the interview circuit after his dismissal from the band in 2021.
The official reason for his firing was “sexual misconduct” – namely, holding explicit video chats with girls online, which were leaked. Ellefson and an alleged victim immediately denied allegations of grooming and that she was underage.
Eventually Ellefson became more open and defiant about the affair and it has come to a head with the thrash outfit releasing a final album – which went to number one in the US – and embarking on a farewell tour.
Frontman and band leader Dave Mustaine was asked on Sirius XM if he would invite former members to play in any of these shows. Mustaine told host Eddie Trunk:
“I can’t really do that, because of the behaviour of one of the band members in the past. I just can’t. Because, first off, it would be unfair to the other band members if I didn’t play with them as well.”
In an interview with a Spanish language podcast Quemar Un Patrullero, Ellefson took a swing back at Mustaine
“I didn’t do anything that would prevent me from coming back” he began.
“To have it end where it did, and then even recently to say, ‘Oh, because of what one person did, I can’t bring anyone back.’ You know what? Fuck off. Just fuck off.
“Who is that one person? It wasn’t me, ’cause I didn’t do anything that would prevent me from coming back at all. At all. And so this sort of deflectionary thing, to sort of get on some moral high ground, it’s like, gimme a break. Really?”
“And look, I had rock stars much bigger than Dave coming to my side and coming to my aid, standing by me, saying, ‘Man, just let me know if you need anything at all. That’s really fucked up.’ It’s fucked up about how I was handled being discarded.
“People saying, ‘I’m really disappointed that they chose business over brotherhood,’ ’cause at the end of the day, the brotherhood will always last beyond the business of owning a rock band – especially something we started and built together.”
Suggesting he could have taken legal action over the situation, Ellefson continued: “I either pull you over the line or I just drop the rope and let you fall on your ass. And that’s what I’ve chosen to do – drop the rope.”
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