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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Says DAVE MUSTAINE 'Is A Great Leader'
Nev Pearce of Australia's "Rabid Noise" podcast recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about the musical and personal chemistry that he has with MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine, Ellefson said: "I really understood Dave's mus...March 4, 2015
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Video Footage Of Former MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN's MUSICIANS INSTITUTE Clinic
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman hosted a special guitar clinic at Los Angeles' famous music college Musicians Institute exclusively for students and alumni. The clinic took place at MI's Concert Hall on January 27 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Video footage of his appearance can be seen below...February 28, 2015
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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON 'Sensed That A Change Was Coming' Before DROVER, BRODERICK Quit Band
Australia's Maximum Volume recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Asked if he foresaw the departures of drummer Shawn Drover and guitarist Chris Broderick prior to their exit from MEGADETH last November, Elle...February 23, 2015
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Video: LITA FORD Performs In Ramona
Victor A. Nieto of Muze Entertainment has uploaded video footage of Lita Ford's January 16 performance at Ramona Mainstage in Ramona, California. Check out the clips below. Lita Ford last fall announced the addition of guitar player Patrick Kennison (THE UNION UNDERGROUND, HEAVEN BELOW) to her band....February 16, 2015
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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Was 'Shocked' By Drummer SHAWN DROVER's Departure
MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson says that he was "shocked" to learn of drummer Shawn Drover's departure from the band, but refuses to comment on persistent rumors that MEGADETH is trying to stage a reunion of its classic "Rust In Peace" lineup. Only hours after Drover announced his exit from MEGADET...February 13, 2015
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DAVID ELLEFSON Says MEGADETH's Next Album Is 'Pretty Much Written', Comments On Possible Reunion With MENZA, FRIEDMAN
The Ultimate Guitar team of Jamie Gonzales and Carlos Antunez conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson at last month's NAMM show in Anaheim, California. You can now watch the chat below (video filmed and edited by Erick Bravo and Ivan Heredia). Asked about the progress of the song...February 11, 2015
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NICK MENZA On Possible Return To MEGADETH: 'It'll Be Final When It's Final'
According to Examiner.com, ex-MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza has not denied that he has been in contact with his former bandmates about rejoining the group, further fueling rumors about the possibility of a reunion of MEGADETH's classic "Rust In Peace" lineup after guitarist Chris Broderick and drummer...January 28, 2015
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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN: 'I'm Not Just A Metal Musician'
Italy's Accordo.it recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what he would have become had he not gotten into heavy metal music, Friedman responded: "I'm not just a metal musician, although metal is maybe what I'm known for...January 27, 2015
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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN: I'm Kind Of A 'Grammar Nazi'
Impact metal channel conducted an interview with former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman before his December 20, 2014 concert in Dublin, Ireland. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if he had a favorite writer, Friedman responded: "Not really. Embarrassingly, I'm not very much of a reader, I'm...January 26, 2015
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MARTY FRIEDMAN, TOMMY THAYER Join STEEL PANTHER On Stage At NAMMJAM 2015 (Video)
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman and KISS axeman Tommy Thayer joined Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER on stage during their headlining performance at the intivitation-only NAMMJAM 2015 event on Friday, January 23 at The Grove Of Anaheim in Anaheim, California. The event also fe...January 24, 2015
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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN: People Overuse The Phrase 'Play With Feeling'
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman recently spoke to Metal Discovery about his February 2014 headline-grabbing comment that aspiring musicians should avoid instrumental music because it's a dead-end street. "I don't have anything against the genre," he said. "[But] I'm not a fan of instrumenta...January 18, 2015
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MARTY FRIEDMAN On Rejoining MEGADETH: 'I Wouldn't Rule It Out, But I Wouldn't Get Your Hopes Up Either'
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman says that he "would not be against considering" a possible return to the band as the replacement for the recently departed Chris Broderick, but cautions that fans shouldn't "get [their] hopes up either." Friedman originally left MEGADETH in 1999 in order to m...January 13, 2015
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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Still Considers SHAWN DROVER and CHRIS BRODERICK To Be His 'Friends'
MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson says that the recent departure of drummer Shawn Drover and guitarist Chris Broderick "sent a lot of heads spinning, both internally and externally," but insists that he still considers the duo to be his "friends." Only hours after Drover announced his exit from MEGADE...January 13, 2015
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MEGADETH's ELLEFSON: MUSTAINE And I Are 'Working Diligently' To Find Replacements For DROVER, BRODERICK
MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson says that he and the band's mainman, Dave Mustaine, "are working diligently" to find suitable replacements for recently departed drummer Shawn Drover and guitarist Chris Broderick, explaining that "it's time to knock this out." Asked if it was just time for Drover and...January 10, 2015
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JASON BECKER May Issue Previously Unreleased Songs Written With DAVID LEE ROTH
Mark Strigl of the "Talking Metal" podcast (web site) in December 2014 conducted an interview with Jason Becker, a onetime guitar prodigy first known as part of the metal duo CACOPHONY, who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, aka Lou Gehrig's Disease) at age 20, shortly after join...January 7, 2015
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