Dave Ellefson: Last News

Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has spoken about being fired from the band after claims emerged that he’d groomed an underage girl online last year.Ellefson denied any wrongdoing at the time saying explicit text messages were between consenting adults and that the woman was not underage at the time.Last year he filed revenge-porn charges against the person whom he alleged illegally leaked a video and screenshots that prompted the allegations against him, and he met police in Scottsdale, Arizona, last June to pursue the charges.Speaking about his sacking in a new interview with Real Music With Gary Stuckey, Ellefson said: “You find out who your friends are and you find out who your friends aren’t pretty fucking quick when the shit hits the fan, ‘Cause everybody wants to be around you when you’re picking up your Grammy.”He added: “Look, life is… You’re never on top all the time. Your life ebbs and flows, your career ebbs and flows – all of that.

David Ellefson has opened up about the sex scandal that led to him being fired from Megadeth.In 2021, allegations against the former Megadeth bassist surfaced after several explicit screenshots and videos – which Ellefson said were “some private and personal conversations and interactions” – were shared on social media with some claiming that he’d groomed an underage girl.Ellefson denied any wrongdoing at the time saying explicit text messages were between consenting adults and that the woman was not underage at the time.That same year, he filed revenge-porn charges against the person whom he alleged illegally leaked a video and screenshots that prompted the allegations against him, and he met police in Scottsdale, Arizona, pursue the charges.The situation has now been resolved and the ex-bassist took the time to reflect on the incident. “There’s two sides to it.

Megadeth bassist Dave Ellefson has a new band called Dieth – and they’ve released a new single called ‘In the Hall of the Hanging Serpents’ – check it out below.The band is made up of singer-guitarist Guilherme Miranda (formerly a member of Entombed A.D.) and drummer Michał Łysejko (who was previously in Decapitated). A second guitarist, Michał Grall, appears featured in the video, but has not yet been confirmed as an official band member.Check out the band’s first single here:In a post on YouTube, Ellefson wrote: “The three of us have all been recognised in our respective bands and careers but at some point, we had to close the door on those exploits to let something new begin and now we have found it in Dieth.“In fact, the name itself is about dying to one’s past so that something new can spring forth to create the next chapter of life.