Reviewed: December, 2020 Published: 2020, Hachette Press Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP The 30thanniversary of Megadeth’s most iconic album, RUST IN PEACE is a good a time as any to write a book about it! The good people at Hachette have published just such a thing. The hardcover book is pretty…
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ELLEFSON Release “Wasted” Single and Tracklist From Upcoming ‘NO COVER’ LP
ELLEFSON the eponymous solo band of Grammy-Winning Megadeth bassist/co-founder David Ellefson has announced the tentative tracklisting for NO COVER, out 10/2 on Combat Records, featuring 17+ cover songs including classic tracks from Motorhead, WASP, Def Leppard, Cheap Trick, Queen, Judas Priest, Twisted Sister, Fastway, Fight, Dead Kennedys, and more, with…
David Ellefson on New Covers CD, No Cover – We’re All Part Of The Same Rock & Roll Playground!
Interview by Robert Cavuoto Bassist and co-founding member of Megadeth, David Ellefson, has announced the release of a new cover CD, entitled, No Cover, due out 10/2/20 via Combat Records. While recording cover songs for B-Sides and bonus tracks for his upcoming Ellefson solo LP (due out in the Spring…
ELLEFSON, THE EPONYOUS SOLO BAND OF MEGADETH BASSIST/CO-FOUNDER DAVID ELLEFSON TO RELEASE COVERS LP ‘NO COVER’
ELLEFSON the eponymous solo band of Grammy-Winning Megadeth bassist/co-founder David Ellefson has announced the release of NO COVER, an LP featuring 13+ cover songs including classic tracks from Motorhead, WASP, Def Leppard, Cheap Trick, Queen, Judas Priest, Twisted Sister, Fastway, Fight, Dead Kennedys, and more, with cover art by Melody…
MEGADETH BASSIST DAVID ELLEFSON’S SOLO BAND ELLEFSON RELEASES RE-IMAGINED COVER OF POST MALONE TRACK “OVER NOW” ON ALL DIGITAL OUTLETS
ELLEFSON, the solo band of Grammy-Winning MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson released their cover of the POST MALONE track “OVER NOW”, currently available exclusively on BANDCAMP, and on all other digital outlets. The track will appear on their as yet-untitled debut album, tentatively due in October. Track is available here: Bandcamp:…
Australian metal band LORD launches “Nod to the Old School” podcast series
Australian metal band LORD are continuing to ride the success of their latest album “Fallen Idols” with the announcement of a 10-part podcast series named “Nod to the Old School”, hosted by the band’s very own Andy Dowling. Nod to the Old School is all about the old school mix…
Ellefson David (with Thom Hazaert) More Life With Deth (Book Review)
More Life With Deth (Book review) Published: 2019, Jawbone Press Reviewed: October, 2019 Reviewer: JP Rating: 4/5 Back in early 2014 David Ellefson published his first autobiography MY LIFE WITH DETH. I had the pleasure of reviewing it and enjoyed the book very much. In my review at the time…
David Ellefson on More Life with Death – “Saying ‘Yes’ is being a part of life and being positive…”
Interview by Robert Cavuoto Header photo of David Ellefson – Melody Myers David Ellefson of Megadeth will be releasing his latest book, More Life with Deth on July 16th via Jawbone Press. It is co-written by his business partner Thom Hazaert and provides a deep dive into David’s career and…
Thom Hazaert, Co-Author of David Ellefson’s New Book, More Life with Deth – “It’s Written with a Megadeth Fan’s Anal-Retentive Level to Detail!”
Interview by Robert Cavuoto David Ellefson will be releasing a new book More Life with Deth and a companion CD which is being touted as his first ever solo CD; Sleeping Giants. His book will be out on July 16th and the CD on July 19 th via Combat Record.…
David Ellefson and Frank Bello of Altitudes & Attitude – It was a Labor of Love Making new CD, Get it Out!
Interview by Robert Cavuoto The new full-length debut CD from Altitudes & Attitude, Get it Out, was just released via Megaforce on January 18th. A&A is a collaboration between two of the world’s greatest Thrash Metal bassists, David Ellefson of Megadeth and Frank Bello of Anthrax. These two leviathan bass…
Frank Bello (Anthrax) & David Ellefson (Megadeth) form Collaborative Band Altitudes & Attitude Debut Album Get It Out Available January 18, 2019 (Megaforce)
ALTITUDES & ATTITUDE, a collaboration between Anthrax’s Frank Bello and Megadeth’s David Ellefson—two virtuosic bass players who’ve anchored some of the fiercest thrash records of all time – will release its debut album Get It Out on January 18 (Megaforce). A testament to the expressive strength of rock songcraft, Get It Out reaches far beyond the…
David Ellefson of Megadeth – The Basstory Tour is an Opportunity to Share Stories about my Life as a Musician & Bassist in Megadeth!
Interview by Robert Cavuoto David Ellefson is most famously known as the bassist for Megadeth, but what people might not know he is also a coffee aficionado with his own line of coffee, he is a Lutheran Pastor, he owns his own music label; EMP Label Group, and author of the…
MEGADETH BASSIST DAVID ELLEFSON ANNOUNCES FIRST DATES FOR HIS BASSTORY TOUR
Grammy Award Winning Megadeth bassist, author, entrepreneur, and Metal Icon David Ellefson has announced more dates for his BASSTORY tour, a series of limited and exclusive “Storytellers” dates, starting 9/20 in Portland. Dubbed “Basstory: An Intimate Evening of Riffs and Repartee with David Ellefson”, the show combines solo bass performance with David’s celebrated brand of…
Judas Priest with support act Megadeth on Firepower World Tour 2018, European leg 1 – at Royal Arena Copenhagen, Denmark
Judas Priest Firepower World Tour 2018, European leg 1 – Megadeth – special guest Royal Arena, Copenhagen 10/6 – 2018 Live review and pictures by: Anders Sandvall In March, legendary heavy metal icons Judas Priest released their latest studio album FIREPOWER, which is a brilliant by the way, and are now…
MEGADETH’S DAVID ELLEFSON SETS DATES FOR MIDWEST COFFEE TOUR, LAUNCHES ELLEFSON COFFEE STOUT WITH HYDRA BEER COMPANY, COMBAT BLOOD AND BULLETS CABERNET AND HARD CIDER
Fresh off of a hugely successful NAMM SHOW exhibiting with Ellefson Coffee Co, and his labels EMP LABEL GROUP and COMBAT, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has announced a string of March Midwest appearances including the launch of the URBAN LEGEND COFFEE STOUT with Sioux Falls microbrewery HYDRA BEER COMPANY. The…