MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Is 'Junior' No More

February 16, 2010

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine tells AOL's Noisecreep that he is no longer calling the band's bassist David Ellefson "Junior" like he used to back in the 1980s and 1990s. "Dave was my ambassador back then," Mustaine tells Noisecreep. "I was a pretty loose and unpredictable cannon, and he brought a very calming effect, so he was very much like a mediator, and that's how everyone looked at us. We were the two Daves. And that's part of the reason I wanted to call him 'Junior.' I think that, given the circumstances right now, meeting him again on a totally different level, it's not like he's a kid anymore. So I'm getting to know him all over again, and I really like what I see and I really love the way he plays."

MEGADETH's month-long "Rust In Peace" 20th anniversary tour launches March 1 in Spokane, Washington. At these special shows, MEGADETH will play its landmark, genre-defining 1990 album "Rust In Peace" in its entirety, in addition to other MEGADETH favorites.

Ellefson and Mustaine will join Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar) on tour in support of the group's current CD, "Endgame", which has received some of the highest critical accolades of the band's career.

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