DAVE MUSTAINE Says The End Of DAVID ELLEFSON's Time With MEGADETH 'Was Likely Near' Even Before Leaked-Video Scandal
Mustaine says chemotherapy and radiation affected Megadeth’s recording process, and he recounts how 2 weeks of bass re-recordings followed Ellefson’s scandal.
- In his new memoir, In My Darkest Hour, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine details his 2019 throat cancer diagnosis and the band's recent professional upheavals. The book explores the physical and mental challenges he faced during recovery.
- Mustaine struggled with 'chemo brain' following radiation and chemotherapy for stage-three squamous cell carcinoma diagnosed in 2019. This cognitive fog made recording the band's 16th album, The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!, particularly difficult.
- The band fired bassist David Ellefson in May 2021 after sexually explicit videos of him appeared on Twitter. Mustaine scrubbed Ellefson's bass parts from the album, hiring Testament bassist Steve DiGiorgio to re-record the tracks in roughly two weeks.
- Mustaine emphasized including his guitar tech and team's perspectives in the memoir, saying, "I wanted to have everybody that was there telling their story." Radiation treatment also damaged his teeth, requiring replacement.
- Declared cancer-free in 2020, Mustaine remains focused on Megadeth's future. The band recently announced UK performances for the first time in 11 years as the latest extension of their ongoing farewell tour.
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DAVE MUSTAINE Says The End Of DAVID ELLEFSON's Time With MEGADETH 'Was Likely Near' Even Before Leaked-Video Scandal
Rolling Stone magazine has shared an excerpt from MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine's latest memoir, "In My Darkest Hour", in which he discusses how the band's bassist, David Ellefson, became the focus of online speculation in May 2021 when footage of him masturbating leaked, prompting MEGADETH to fire...
MEGADETH’s Dave Mustaine on David Ellefson’s Ousting: “The End Was Likely Near,” Scandal Just “Hastened the Process”
"David and I were never on equal footing when it came to Megadeth; it was my band and mostly my songs, and that was always a source of friction." The post MEGADETH’s Dave Mustaine on David Ellefson’s Ousting: “The End Was Likely Near,” Scandal Just “Hastened the Process” appeared first on Metal Injection.
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My SiteCancer, Covid, and ‘Sexually Explicit Videos’: Dave Mustaine Reflects on Megadeth’s Most Turbulent Album
Read an excerpt from Dave Mustaine's memoir, 'In My Darkest Hour,' in which he talks about his cancer diagnosis, Covid, and other recording setbacks.
David Ellefson Takes a Final Shot at Megadeth, Says It's Not His Megadeth Anymore
David Ellefson has made it clear that his connection to Megadeth is firmly in the past, admitting that the band as it exists today is no longer his Megadeth. The former bassist reflected on his departure and everything he has built since, making one final statement about where he stands with his former band.
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