Ellefson News Stories

David Ellefson and Chip Z'nuff Cover Cheap Trick Classic
Megadeth co-founder David Ellefson and Chip Z'nuff have shared their rendition of the Cheap Trick classic 'Downed'

The David Ellefson Show podcast Is Coming
Megadeth icon David Ellefson, alongside co-host Joshua Toomey, is thrilled to announce the launch of The David Ellefson Show podcast

David Ellefson and Bruce Kulick Guest On Marina V's New Single
Marina V unveils her electrifying new single, 'Symphony & Metal', a powerful anthem blending orchestral grandeur and metal intensity

David Ellefson Teams With Chip Z'nuff and More For 'Ah! Leah!' Cover
David Ellefson has unveiled a year-end holiday treat in the form of a fresh and dynamic rendition of the 1980s classic Ah! Leah!

Megadeth Icon David Ellefson Believes 'Rock Is Dead In America
Megadeth cofounder and former bassist David Ellefson is sadden by the state of rock music in the U.S.

David Ellefson Rocks Judas Priest Classic And Reveals Bass Warrior Tour Dates
GRAMMY Award winning bassist David Ellefson and Megadeth cofounder has announced his Bass Warrior Tour across Europe for spring 2025

David Ellefson Announces Inaugural Bass Warrior Tour
David Ellefson presents his inaugural Bass Warrior Tour, gracing select European cities with a captivating evening

Megadeth Icon David Ellefson Does First Lead Vocal On New Dieth Single
Dieth - featuring Grammy Award winning bassist David Ellefson, Swedish Grammy nominated guitarist/vocalist Guilherme Miranda

Megadeth Announced David Ellefson's Official Replacement (2022 In Review)
Megadeth Announced David Ellefson's Official Replacement was a top 22 story from June 2022

Ellefson-Soto Share Like A Bullet Video
Supergroup project Ellefson-Soto have premiered a music video for their brand new single, 'Like A Bullet'

Ellefson-Soto Announce Vacation In The Underworld Album
Ellefson-Soto, the new project from Megadeth cofounder David Ellefson and veteran vocalist Jeff Scott Soto

Megadeth's David Ellefson Returns With Dieth Supergroup
Megadeth cofounder David Ellefson's new supergroup Dieth have premiered a music video for their debut single

Megadeth Announce David Ellefson's Official Replacement
Megadeth have announced that they have made James LoMenzo their official bass player once again

Megadeth Fired David Ellefson Amid Allegations 2021 In Review
Megadeth had a top 21 story from May 2021 when they announced that they had parted ways with cofounding member David Ellefson

Megadeth's David Ellefson Denied Grooming Allegation 2021 In Review
Megadeth cofounder and bassist David Ellefson had a top 21 story from May 2021 after he denied allegations

Ellefson, Dead By Wednesday's Opus Reissues Solo EP
OPUS, drummer of Dead By Wednesday, Hail the Horns, Ellefson, and Earth re-released his solo acoustic EP Best Creation

David Ellefson's New Group The Lucid Debut New Song
Megadeth cofounder David Ellefson's new supergroup The Lucid have premiered their first song 'Maggot Wind'

Megadeth's David Ellefson Returning With The Lucid
Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson is reportedly gearing up to release the first music from a new band called Lucid

Megadeth Reveal Ellefson's Replacement For Tour
Megadeth have revealed that bassist James Lomenzo will rejoin the band for their rescheduled North American tour with Lamb Of God

Megadeth's New Album Will Not Include David Ellefson
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine says that the basslines that were recorded by David Ellefson prior to his dismissal from the band

David Ellefson Seeking Revenge Pornography Charges Against Leaker
Megadeth cofounder David Ellefson says that police are investigating the leak of explicit material that led to the band parting ways with him

Megadeth Fire David Ellefson Amid Allegations
Megadeth announced on Monday (May 24th) that they have officially parted ways with cofounding member David Ellefson

Megadeth Address David Ellefson Controversy
Megadeth issued a statement via social media on Monday evening (May 10th) addressing the allegations against David Ellefson

Megadeth's David Ellefson Denies Grooming Allegation
Megadeth cofounder and bassist David Ellefson has denied allegations that surfaced recently that he was 'grooming' a fan

Megadeth's David Ellefson Launches Video Podcast
Megadeth cofounder and bassist David Ellefson has released the first two episodes of his brand video podcast series

Megadeth's David Ellefson Announces Bass Chronicles Concert Series
Megadeth cofounder David Ellefson has announced that will be launching a special Bass Chronicles storyteller concert series

Megadeth's Ellefson Teams Up With Jeff Scott Soto
Megadeth cofounder David Ellefson and Sons of Apollo frontman Jeff Scott Soto have teamed up as Ellefson-Soto

Megadeth's David Ellefson Set Release Date For 'Dwellers'
Megadeth cofounder David Ellefson's Ellefson Films have announced the Blu-Ray, DVD and digital video release of Dwellers

New Megadeth Album Is Almost Done Says Ellefson
Megadeth bassist David Ellefson says in a new interview that work on the band's long awaited new studio album is almost complete

Megadeth's New Album Is 'Up There' With Classic Albums Says Ellefson
Megadeth bassist and cofounder David Ellefson says in a new interview that he agreed with Dave Mustaine

Guns N' Roses, Slayer Stars Help Megadeth's Ellefson Rock AC/DC Classic 2020 In Review
Megadeth cofounder David Ellefson previewed the Ellefson cover of the AC/DC classic 'Riff Raff'

Guns N' Roses, Slayer Stars Team With Megadeth's Ellefson For AC/DC Cover Video
Megadeth offshoot Ellefson have released a music video for their cover of the AC/DC classic 'Riff Raff'

Guns N' Roses, Slayer Stars Help Megadeth's Ellefson Rock AC/DC Classic
Megadeth cofounder David Ellefson previewed the Ellefson cover of the AC/DC classic 'Riff Raff'

Megadeth Bassist Releases Vintage Cheap Trick Track From Covers Album
Megadeth bassist David Ellefson streaming a video of his version of the Cheap Trick classic, 'Auf Wiedersehen',

Megadeth Offshoot Ellefson Share Judas Priest Cover
Megadeth cofounder David Ellefson is giving fans another taste of his forthcoming Ellefson album, 'No Cover',

Megadeth's Elleftson Previews Covers Album With Vintage Def Leppard Track
Megadeth bassist David Ellefson streaming a version of the vintage Def Leppard track, 'Wasted',

Megadeth Offshoot Ellefson Share Post Malone Cover
Megadeth offshoot Ellefson have released their cover of Post Malone's 'Over Now',

Megadeth Offshoot Ellefson Unplug For New Single
Ellefson, featuring Megadeth bassist and cofounder David Ellefson, has released a live unplugged version

Megadeth's David Ellefson Releasing New Song For Covid-19 Relief
Megadeth cofounder David Ellefson has announced that his solo band Ellefson will be releasing a new single called 'Simple Truth,'

Megadeth's Ellefson Shares Trailer To 'Dwellers' Film
Megadeth cofounder David Ellefson's new film production company Ellefson Films have released a the first trailer

Ellefson's Role Changed With Megadeth Reunion
Megadeth cofounder David Ellefson looked back on a failed attempt to return to the band and also what changed when he did reunite

David Ellefson Inks Former Megadeth Bandmate Chris Poland
Megadeth's David Ellefson has signed his former bandmate Chris Poland to the relaunched Combat Records

Megadeth's David Ellefson Releases 'Sleeping Giants' Video
Megadeth cofounder David Ellefson has released a music video for his track 'Sleeping Giants'.

Megadeth's David Ellefson Reacts To Mustaine's Cancer News
Megadeth bassist and cofounder David Ellefson spoke to 'The Classic Metal Show on Monday

Megadeth's David Ellefson Announces More Basstory Dates
Megadeth cofounder David Ellefson has announced more dates for his Basstory tour

Megadeth David Ellefson Announces Storyteller Tour
Megadeth icon David Ellefson has announced that he will be launching his very own 'storytellers' type tour this fall

Megadeth's David Ellefson Details Forthcoming Book
Megadeth bassist David Ellefson will publish 'More Life With Deth', the follow-up to his 2013 memoir 'My Life With Deth'

Megadeth's David Ellefson Announces Meet and Greet Events
Megadeth cofounder David Ellefson has announced a series of meet and greet events next month Midwest appearances