David Ellefson is launching his Bass Chronicles storyteller concert series, with four shows lined up across the eastern Midwest USA. The event includes a chronological live set, with songs from the legendary bass players career and includes some deep cuts. David told MetalTalk: “I am excited to head out and …

Megadeth bassist David Ellefson and Sons of Apollo vocalist Jeff Scott Soto have recently been working on new music and have today released the first song ‘Swords & Tequila’, a reworking of the track originally featured on the ’81 Riot album ‘Fire Down Under’. David Ellefson told MetalTalk: “Jeff and …

Dave Mustaine has partnered with Gibson as a brand ambassador and together they have started work on the Dave Mustaine Collection, which will cover acoustic and electric guitars across the Gibson, Epiphone and Kramer range. Dave Mustaine told MetalTalk: “One of first albums I ever bought was Kiss Alive. On …

Many artists, even those who “make it”, cannot necessarily claim to have a seminal album that is held up as one of the finest in their respective genre. Megadeth is in the unique position where more than one of their albums can be argued as their most influential and popular …

With his solo band Ellefson, Megadeth founding member and bassist David Ellefson, has more of an opportunity to show off his wide range of influences and musical interests. Ellefson – No Cover (earMusic) Release Date: 20 November 2020 Words: Brandon Oberkrieser Although he has spent some of the 2000s branching …

The first of three episodes from the ‘Menza Mega Video Vault’ web series will be made available on 25 April 2020 and will include Exodus frontman Steve ‘Zetro’ Souza  as a special guest. The web series with be released on the official Nick Menza Facebook page and YouTube channels. A …