David Ellefson

David Ellefson thinks Metallica handled Dave Mustaine's firing in 1983 'properly' and Megadeth handled his in 2021 'improperly.'

He had praise for the band's current "shining star."

Scroll through to see if you share a birthday with a rock star.

The night Dimebag Darrell met David Ellefson, he wanted to make sure he understood how much Megadeth meant to him.

Some of these rockers left on their own and others were fired but their departures still shocked the rest of the world regardless.

It's part of the upcoming album 'No Life 'Til Leather - A Tribute To Metallica's Kill 'Em All.'

Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson shares his thoughts upon hearing of the band's plans to release one more album and play a farewell tour.

"I look like a Cub Scout," the bassist said of his clean-cut era.

David Ellefson reveals he balked at Dave Mustaine's proposed idea of having Megadeth revisit a Metallica demo he had worked on.

"Oh my God, what just f---ing happened?" he recalled thinking at the time.