"David Ellefson sacked from Megadeth"
Dave Mustaine erases all David Ellefsonās bass lines from the new Megadeth album
Dave Mustaine is recruiting a āstellar bass playerā to re-record all David Ellefsonās contributions to the next Megadeth album.
Megadeth leader
Dave Mustaine is to erase all David Ellefsonās bass parts from the forthcoming Megadeth album.
Following his decision to dismiss Ellefson from his band, Mustaine is now seeking to draft in a new bassist to re-record all his long-time colleague and friendās musical contributions to what will be the LA metal bandās 16th studio set.
Mustaineās decision will doubtless come as another body blow to his Ellefson, who first joined Megadeth in 1983, but
was expelled from the band last month after sexually explicit videos filmed and shared without his consent, surfaced online.
Ellefson has strenuously denied anonymous accusations that his play parter in the video was underage, and he is reportedly seeking to press ārevenge pornā charges against the individual who alleged illegally uploaded the videos in question.
Ellefson was dismissed from the band just days after the footage was leaked.
Mustaine stated at the time, "We are informing our fans that David Ellefson is no longer playing with Megadeth. We do not take this decision lightly.
āWhile we do not know every detail of what occurred, with an already strained relationship, what has already been revealed now is enough to make working together impossible moving forward.
āWe look forward to seeing our fans on the road this summer, and we cannot wait to share our brand-new music with the world. It is almost complete."
Mustaine says he is in talks with āa stellar bass playerā to replace 56-year-old Ellefson ahead of the quartetās 2021 live commitments.
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