Dave Ellefson back in Megadeth!

[beachjammer]

Dave Ellefson is back in Megadeth for the Rust In Peace anniversary tour and I have tickets for the Asheville NC show! This show is gonna be killer!




DAVE MUSTAINE
ANNOUNCES RETURN OF FOUNDING BASSIST DAVID ELLEFSON
TO MEGADETH LINE-UP



Megadeth founder and frontman Dave Mustaine has announced the return of original bassist David Ellefson (1983-2002) to the iconic multi-platinum group. This reunion is appropriately timed to Megadeth’s upcoming historic month-long Rust In Peace 20th anniversary tour which launches March 1 in Spokane, WA. At these incredibly special shows, Megadeth will play their landmark, genre-defining 1990 album Rust In Peace in its entirety, in addition to other Megadeth favorites.

"This shows the power of brotherly love and forgiveness,” Mustaine says. “David Ellefson belongs in Megadeth. Next we are going to show you the power of getting your asses kicked...HARD!"

David Ellefson concurs: "This is a huge moment for all of us, band and fans alike. It is a great celebration of the music from one of the biggest landmark albums of our career."

Ellefson will join Mustaine and Megadeth band members Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar) on tour in support of the group’s current CD Endgame, which has received some of the highest critical accolades of the band’s career.

"We'd like to thank James LoMenzo for several years of loyal service on the bass, and wish him the very best," Mustaine adds.

For more information on Megadeth, go to: www.megadeth.com.

[Robert Burns]

Until Eleffson says something like "hey, i could use a glass of water"...
and MustSTAIN will say..."Your Fired"!

[Axewielder]

Well it's cool that he's come back in through the revolving door that is Megadeth for the moment.

[Hellbat]

I guess Mr. Lomenzo is now hoping for a White Lion reunion.

[Dreamland_Rebel]

maybe he can start hounding Mr. Bratta to come out of retirement and do this thing for real.

[etepbbb]

Until Eleffson says something like "hey, i could use a glass of water"...
and MustSTAIN will say..."Your Fired"!

[SpiralArchitect]

does that mean Marty might come back? or is there not enough tight japanese pussy in Dave's trickbag to make that happen?

either way, they would both be fired by the middle of the tour and would be replaced by Jason Newstead and Buckethead.


C

[Megadeth79]

Now it is turn of Menza.

[Megadeth79]

who is next? Menza? Hope so.

[Spivonious]

It would be awesome if they could get the RIP lineup back together, but from what I've heard, Menza can't play the parts anymore and Marty isn't into metal anymore.

I want to know why there's no Philly show.

[javert]

Excellent. I just bought tickets last week to festival in Copenhagen they're headlining this summer and now this!

[pro-fusion]

Chris Broderick can run rings around Marty--I'm really happy that Chris is in Megadeth, since he's deserved a big break for a long time. They could probably use a more energetic drummer, though.

I wonder if Vegas has posted odds yet on the length of Junior's current tenure?

[Ben...]

I was just about to make a thread about this. It sounds like Ellefson is permanently back because Dave wished Lomenzo the very best.

[jk2171]

Very cool news. JLo was great but Ellefson just belongs in Megadeth.

[javert]

I was just about to make a thread about this. It sounds like Ellefson is permanently back because Dave wished Lomenzo the very best.

You're right. That was the first thing I noticed as well. The first statement made it sound like it was just for the RIP tour, though.