Mustaine founded Megadeth in 1983 and Ellefson was a long-time member of the band until 2002, before he rejoined in 2010. Ellefson has been married to his wife, Julie, for 27 years.

David Ellefson Knew He Was Out of Megadeth 10 Days Before Official Announcement Philip Trapp Published: June 10, 2021 Mairo Cinquetti, Getty Images ...

Ellefson said that the reactionary statement was “based on fear” on the part of Megadeth. “It wasn’t based on reality,” he continued.

Mustaine founded Megadeth in 1983 and Ellefson was a long-time member of the band until 2002, before he rejoined in 2010. Ellefson has been married to his wife, Julie, for 27 years.

Megadeth fired longtime bassist and co-founder David Ellefson on Monday after Ellefson was accused of grooming a girl for sex while she was underage. Last week explicit videos of Ellefson, 56 ...

Referring to the fallout of Megadeth's two-year breakup from 2002 and Ellefson's $18.5 million lawsuit in 2004, Ellefson says, "The first [exit] was over the change of financial splits, and then ...

Dave Mustaine, the band's founding vocalist and guitar virtuoso, revealed that Megadeth will bow out on their own terms with ...