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Kings of Thrash (David Ellefson) Announce 2023 US Tour Performing Two Megadeth Albums in Full

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Kings of Thrash , featuring former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson , have announced an early 2023 US tour on which they’ll perform two Megadeth albums in their entirety.

The trek will see the group playing 1985’s Killing Is My Business…and Business Is Good and 1988’s So Far, So Good…So What in full. Dates kick off February 16th in Joliet, Illinois, and run through March 15th in Atlanta. Hatriot will provide support.

You can pick up tickets via Ticketmaster .

Ellefson formed Kings of Thrash last year alongside guitarist Jeff Young, who played lead guitar in Megadeth in 1987 and 1988 during the So Far, So Good…So What era. Singer-guitarist Chaz Leon and drummer Fred Aching round out the Kings of Thrash lineup.

The band played its first shows back in October and recorded a live album and concert video in the process. Best of the West…Live at the Whisky A Go Go is set to be released as a CD/DVD package on March 24th. The 17-song set was recorded and filmed at the iconic West Hollywood venue on October 15th, 2022 and also features performances with former Megadeth drummer Chris Poland.

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Kings of Thrash is one of a number of projects Ellefson has been working on since being ousted from Megadeth in May 2021 following an “embarrassing” online sexual encounter with a young woman. He is a member of the supergroup The Lucid , alongside members of Fear Factory, Sponge, and Bang Tango. And he also unveiled the extreme-metal band Dieth  in the summer of 2022.

Below you can see the Kings of Thrash tour dates. Get tickets here and pre-order Best of the West…Live at the Whisky A Go Go via Cleopatra Records .

Kings of Thrash’s 2023 US Tour Dates with Hatriot: 2/16 – Joliet, IL @ The Forge 2/17 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater 2/19 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre 2/20 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue 2/21 – Columbia, MO @ Blue Note 2/22 – Columbus, OH @ King Of Clubs 2/24 – Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop 2/25 – Cincinnati, OH @ Legends Bar And Venue 2/27 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom And Tavern 2/28 – Warrendale, PA @ Jergels 3/01 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom 3/03 – Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance 3/04 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom 3/05 – Harrisburg, PA @ Midtown Arts Center 3/07 – Ardmore, PA @ Ardmore Music Hall 3/08 – New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre 3/10 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theatre 3/11 – Greensboro, NC @ Hangar 1819 3/12 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel 3/14 – Charleston, SC @ Music Farm 3/15 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Hell)

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Grammy® Award-winning bassist David Ellefson presents:

Inaugural bass warrior tour gracing select european cities with a captivating evening of cherished classics, deep cuts, and insightful storytelling from his illustrious career..

This journey will encompass his role as a co-founding member of MEGADETH, his ELLEFSON solo material, and more.

Ellefson, with enthusiasm, expressed, "I've approached my career as that of a musical warrior, always accompanied by my bass guitar. I eagerly anticipate bringing these songs back to the stage, while sharing introspective and entertaining anecdotes about their creation. It's been a wild ride of low notes and high stakes!"

Accompanying him on this tour is Italian guitarist and musical director, Andy Martongelli, a longtime friend and collaborator who has been by Ellefson's side during his solo ventures, BASSTORY®, ELLEFSON-SOTO, and ALTITUDES & ATTITUDE tours across Europe.On drums Roberto Pirami (Michael Angelo Batio, Rowan Robertson, Gus G), on vocals Titta Tani (Ehfar, ex-drummer of Claudio Simonetti's Goblin), on rhythm guitar Walter Cianciusi (Geoff Tate band).

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Kings of Thrash (David Ellefson) Announce 2023 US Tour Performing Two Megadeth Albums in Full

Ellefson and company also have a live album dropping March 24th

Kings of Thrash , featuring former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson , have announced an early 2023 US tour on which they’ll perform two Megadeth albums in their entirety.

The trek will see the group playing 1985’s Killing Is My Business…and Business Is Good and 1988’s So Far, So Good…So What in full. Dates kick off February 16th in Joliet, Illinois, and run through March 15th in Atlanta. Hatriot will provide support.

You can pick up tickets via Ticketmaster .

Ellefson formed Kings of Thrash last year alongside guitarist Jeff Young, who played lead guitar in Megadeth in 1987 and 1988 during the So Far, So Good…So What era. Singer-guitarist Chaz Leon and drummer Fred Aching round out the Kings of Thrash lineup.

The band played its first shows back in October and recorded a live album and concert video in the process. Best of the West…Live at the Whisky A Go Go is set to be released as a CD/DVD package on March 24th. The 17-song set was recorded and filmed at the iconic West Hollywood venue on October 15th, 2022 and also features performances with former Megadeth drummer Chris Poland.

Ex-Megadeth Bassist David Ellefson Launches New Band Dieth, Unveils First Single: Stream

Kings of Thrash is one of a number of projects Ellefson has been working on since being ousted from Megadeth in May 2021 following an “embarrassing” online sexual encounter with a young woman. He is a member of the supergroup The Lucid , alongside members of Fear Factory, Sponge, and Bang Tango. And he also unveiled the extreme-metal band Dieth  in the summer of 2022.

Below you can see the Kings of Thrash tour dates. Get tickets here and pre-order Best of the West…Live at the Whisky A Go Go via Cleopatra Records .

Kings of Thrash’s 2023 US Tour Dates with Hatriot: 2/16 – Joliet, IL @ The Forge 2/17 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater 2/19 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre 2/20 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue 2/21 – Columbia, MO @ Blue Note 2/22 – Columbus, OH @ King Of Clubs 2/24 – Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop 2/25 – Cincinnati, OH @ Legends Bar And Venue 2/27 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom And Tavern 2/28 – Warrendale, PA @ Jergels 3/01 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom 3/03 – Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance 3/04 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom 3/05 – Harrisburg, PA @ Midtown Arts Center 3/07 – Ardmore, PA @ Ardmore Music Hall 3/08 – New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre 3/10 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theatre 3/11 – Greensboro, NC @ Hangar 1819 3/12 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel 3/14 – Charleston, SC @ Music Farm 3/15 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Hell)

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David Ellefson Presents his Inaugural BASS WARRIOR TOUR

A captivating evening of cherished classics, deep cuts, and insightful storytelling from his illustrious career.

Grammy® Award-winning bassist David Ellefson presents his inaugural BASS WARRIOR TOUR, gracing select European cities with a captivating evening of cherished classics, deep cuts, and insightful storytelling from his illustrious career. This journey will encompass his role as a co-founding member of MEGADETH, his ELLEFSON solo material, and more.

Ellefson, with enthusiasm, expressed, “I’ve approached my career as that of a musical warrior, always accompanied by my bass guitar. I eagerly anticipate bringing these songs back to the stage, while sharing introspective and entertaining anecdotes about their creation. It’s been a wild ride of low notes and high stakes!”

Accompanying him on this tour is Italian guitarist and musical director, Andy Martongelli, a longtime friend and collaborator who has been by Ellefson’s side during his solo ventures, BASSTORY®, ELLEFSON-SOTO, and ALTITUDES & ATTITUDE tours across Europe.

On drums Roberto Pirami (Michael Angelo Batio, Rowan Robertson, Gus G), on vocals Titta Tani (Ehfar, ex-drummer of Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin), on rhythm guitar Walter Cianciusi (Geoff Tate band).

David Ellefson – BASS WARRIOR TOUR -Featuring Andy Martongelli

Europe 2024

23 Borderline Club – Pisa (Italy)

29 Kill Joy – Roma (Italy)

1 Il Druso – Bergamoo (Italy)

2 Il Giardino – Lugagnano (Italy)

5 Analog Live hall – Budapest (Hungary)

7 Reigen Live – Vienna (Austria)

8 Eden Klub Underground – Broumov (Czech Rep)

9 L.A. Live Style Club – Cham (Germany)

10 The Pitcher – Dusseldorf (Germany)

12 Mdn – Kolin (Czech Rep)

13 Bounty Rock Cafe’ – Olomouc (Czech Rep)

14 Kino Regis – Bochnia (Poland)

15 Rc Mlyn – Vrutky (Slovakia)

16 Kollosseum – Kosice (Slovakia)

17 Randal – Bratislava (Slovakia)

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Megadeth's Dave Ellefson: "With bass design, sometimes the best way forward is to go back in time"

The thrash-metal bassist is not one to sit still between the band's touring cycles. Here he talks solo ventures, spoken word and collaborating with Jackson

Megadeth, a recording and touring metal band that has operated at the very top of its niche since 1984, was put on hold early in 2019 when frontman Dave Mustaine embarked on treatment for throat cancer.

Fortunately for the band’s huge numbers of fans, he’s due to resume touring again this year, but during Megadeth’s hiatus, bassist David Ellefson - a musician who runs several other businesses outside the band under the EMP banner (Ellefson Music Productions) - has used the time off in many creative ways.

The most prominent of these has been a raft of international tour dates as a solo artist, some under his Basstory spoken-word format, others with his solo band and still others one-offs such as a recent show in the English city of Wolverhampton, alongside former Judas Priest guitarist KK Downing.

“That was really something, man. The place was packed!” says Ellefson. “You know, it all comes together. I released a solo album called Sleeping Giants last year to accompany my new book, More Life With Deth . Originally we were going to record a single song for download, but as the project evolved we decided to do a full album. It’s the perfect title because some of the songs had been in the vault for years.”

EMP has expanded its operations with great rapidity over the last couple of years, including a record label, a booking agency and a film production company which has a horror film called Dwellers coming out next year. There’s even a signature Ellefson coffee brand. How does he make it all happen, we ask? 

“Essentially I was able to put out the solo album and the new book on the back of the Basstory brand that we created last year - and it’s been wonderful to see all these things come to fruition. I’m glad Thom [Hazaert, co-writer] pushed me to write the second book, because so much has happened since I wrote the first one [My Life With Deth, written with this magazine’s Editor in 2013]. The audiobook is out now.”

My goal has always been to invent and develop very high-octane, cutting-edge instruments

Of course, let’s not forget the small matter of Ellefson’s signature Jackson basses. US-made and import models have been available since he rejoined Megadeth in 2011, after an eight-year period away from the band as an artist rep for Peavey, as well as the Kelly Bird model which he designed. Last year Jackson announced two more Ellefson basses, the X Series CBXM four- and five-string models.

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“They released these basses at Summer NAMM and they’ve been selling gangbusters,” he explains. “The Fender sales staff do an annual vote of Best In Class for the year, and my bass was top of all the new products, across the board. The idea came from Mike Tempesta, who is their artist relations guy. We were at Bass Player Live! in around 2012, and we’d done the 20th anniversary basses the previous year - and we started talking about how we could take the concept further.”

If you’re familiar with the previous Ellefson signature bass, you’ll know that it’s a dragster of a bass, with Jackson’s trademark spear-shaped headstock, active electronics and a shreddy neck. The instrument couldn’t be more heavy metal if it tried, but that aesthetic is not for everyone, of course, hence the more traditional look of the new X Series basses.

“My goal has always been to invent and develop very high-octane, cutting-edge instruments,” he explains. “I prefer basses that look like they move fast and move forward. With that said, while trying to bring the brand ahead, there’s something to be said for going back to the classics. 

"As with Megadeth, and indeed with the entire concert business, sometimes the best way forward is to go back in time, and to create a classic, traditional instrument that still has all the usual Jackson-isms.”

This is a bass that you can play at a Megadeth show, or in a country band, or in church

He adds: “This is a bass that you can play at a Megadeth show, or in a country band, or in church, and maybe even in a jazz band: somehow it works in all those environments. As you go down the neck there’s a brightness and an attack from the maple fingerboard that comes across, and I went back in time with the P/J setup. 

"The very first Jackson basses that I got from Grover Jackson back in the day had that configuration, because I noticed that if you flipped the P pickup to the reverse position, with the lower magnet towards the neck than towards the bridge, it got rid of an annoying low-mid frequency that just doesn’t work in a metal setting, because it gets the bass right down inside the kick drum.”

The rest of Ellefson’s gear is tried and tested - Hartke heads and cabs, SIT strings and a GruvGear strap – which is probably just as well, given how much extra stuff the man has going on.

As he concludes: “The theme of my new book is really to say yes and get on board with things as they come along, and I’m glad that I did, because when a space opened up in my calendar I had several things that could come along and allow me to do what has essentially been a solo world tour. There’s a lesson, right there.”

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Ex-MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON Announces European 2024 'Bass Warrior Tour'

Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has announced his inaugural "Bass Warrior Tour" , gracing select European cities with a captivating evening of cherished classics, deep cuts, and insightful storytelling from his illustrious career. This journey will encompass his role as a co-founding member of MEGADETH , his ELLEFSON solo material, and more.

Ellefson , with enthusiasm, expressed: "I've approached my career as that of a musical warrior, always accompanied by my bass guitar. I eagerly anticipate bringing these songs back to the stage, while sharing introspective and entertaining anecdotes about their creation. It's been a wild ride of low notes and high stakes!"

Accompanying him on this tour is Italian guitarist and musical director Andy Martongelli , a longtime friend and collaborator who has been by Ellefson 's side during his solo ventures, "Basstory" , ELLEFSON-SOTO and ALTITUDES & ATTITUDE tours across Europe. On drums will be Roberto Pirami ( Michael Angelo Batio , Rowan Robertson , Gus G. ),on vocals Titta Tani ( EHFAR , ex-drummer of Claudio Simonetti 's GOBLIN ),and on rhythm guitar Walter Cianciusi ( Geoff Tate band).

Tour dates:

Feb. 23 - Borderline Club - Pisa (Italy) Feb. 29 - Kill Joy - Roma (Italy) Mar. 01 - Il Druso - Bergamoo (Italy) Mar. 02 - Il Giardino - Lugagnano (Italy) Mar. 05 - Analog Live hall - Budapest (Hungary) Mar. 07 - Reigen Live - Vienna (Austria) Mar. 08 - Eden Klub Underground - Broumov (Czech Rep) Mar. 09 - L.A. Live Style Club - Cham (Germany) Mar. 10 - The Pitcher - Dusseldorf (Germany) Mar. 12 - Mdn - Kolin (Czech Rep) Mar. 13 - Bounty Rock Cafe' - Olomouc (Czech Rep) Mar. 14 - Kino Regis - Bochnia (Poland) Mar. 15 - Rc Mlyn - Vrutky (Slovakia) Mar. 16 - Kollosseum - Kosice (Slovakia) Mar. 17 - Randal – Bratislava (Slovakia)

Ellefson was fired from MEGADETH two and a half years ago, just days after sexually tinged messages and explicit video footage involving the bassist were posted on Twitter .

Shortly before Ellefson was dismissed from MEGADETH , he released a statement on Instagram denying all social media chatter that he "groomed" an underage fan. He also filed a report with the police department in Scottsdale, Arizona alleging unlawful distribution of sexually explicit images of him by unknown offenders.

Dave Mustaine — who formed MEGADETH with Ellefson in 1983 — released a statement on May 24, 2021 announcing the bassist's departure from the band. In the statement, Dave said: "We do not take this decision lightly. While we do not know every detail of what occurred, with an already strained relationship, what has already been revealed now is enough to make working together impossible moving forward."

This past June, Ellefson told Andrew McKaysmith of the "Scars And Guitars" podcast that he was prepared for his latest exit from MEGADETH .

"When my departure from MEGADETH happened, a lot of people were hitting me [up and saying], 'Oh my God. It's so terrible. It's so terrible,'" he recalled. "[And I said], 'Yeah, believe me, it's not.' [ Laughs ] It really isn't. I was ready for it. I didn't think it was gonna go down that way; I didn't see that coming. But the fact that it happened, I was not sad about it. I was okay with it. Because I knew there's another journey ahead, and that journey wasn't gonna start until I was out of the old one.

"When you're in a group, you're in a setting, you've gotta play company man and you kind of go along with the narrative that's been set forth.

"There was a lot of things, a lot of the narrative in that band that I never agreed with," Ellefson admitted. "A lot of that band was started on a grudge and a hardship of the firing [of MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine ] from METALLICA . That was never my story. I was always a METALLICA fan and I became friends with those guys. I have nothing but gratitude for that group and those gentlemen for what they've done for all of us, and I think they deserve the biggest applause. So it was hard to be in a band that always had this saltiness around that whole narrative, because it was never my narrative. So I went along to get along, but now I don't have to do that. And now I can be on my own path. These are my words; it's my story now. And maybe the events that happened a couple of years ago, I needed to have my own story to tell. 'Cause when you quit a band, everyone's pissed at you; they hate you: 'Oh, fuck you. You quit. You quit my favorite band.' But when you get tossed out… And I'm not looking for the sympathy card. You don't have to feel sorry for me; you don't have to do any of that. But it's interesting that, I guess the way it happened… it went down in a way that it was certainly visible enough and on a level that… It was sort of, like, okay, well, what's gonna happen next? And I just tried to be faithful to just following my heart, following the path."

In 2004, Ellefson filed an $18.5-million lawsuit against Mustaine , alleging the frontman shortchanged him on profits and backed out of a deal to turn Megadeth Inc. over to him when the band broke up in 2002. The lawsuit was eventually dismissed and Ellefson rejoined MEGADETH in 2010.

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David Ellefson has made a Megadeth supergroup with two other ex-members

The band will be playing two classic Megadeth albums in full!

David Ellefson is to play Megadeth albums in full alongside his band Kings Of Thrash, which features fellow ex-Megadeth member and guitarist Jeff Young.

Kings Of Thrash will be hitting the road across the US this fall as part of the Mega Years tour, and will see them play two early Megadeth albums in full - 1985's Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! and 1988's So Far, So Good... So What!.

Chris Poland, another former Megadeth guitarist, will also be joining Kings Of Thrash as a special guest for the upcoming dates.

Poland played on K illing Is My Business. ..and its follow-up, 1986's Peace Sells… But Who's Buying? and then rejoined the band for 2004's The System Has Failed, while Young was featured on So Far, So Good... So What!.

Megadeth co-founder Ellefson was let go from the band in 2021 due to a sex scandal involving a fan, and was shortly after replaced by James LoMenzo. Testament's Steve Di Giorgio played bass on Megadeth's upcoming album, The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead!, which is due out in September.

Playing alongside Ellefson and co. will be drummer Fred Aching and vocalist-guitarist Chaz Leon.

The Mega Years tour will kick off on October 12 in San Diego, California and come to an end on October 15 in West Hollywood. 

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Oct 12: San Diego Brick by Brick, CA Oct 13: Phoenix Crescent Ballroom, AZ Oct 14: Las Vegas The Space, NV Oct 15: West Hollywood Whisky a Go Go, CA

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Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson will fill in for Overkill's D.D. Verni for as he recovers from surgery.

For four decades, OVERKILL have been the trailblazers in producing some of the most signature moments in the world of metal. This April, the band will play 10 dates on their 'Scorching Latin America 2024' tour. The trek will kick off on April 11th in Guadalajara, Mexico, and make appearances in Costa Rica, Chile, and Peru before the final date on April 28th in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

OVERKILL singer Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth states: "South, Central America and Mexico, with D.D. on the mend from surgery and the opportunity in front of us, where to go but back to the roots of THRASH! Please welcome Mr. David Ellefson to the OVERKILL , touring ranks this April 2024! ' David , can you help?' The answer: 'Yes, let's go!' We can't wait to see you guys! Horns up!"

Verni comments. "Bummed to not be able to thrash it up with our Latin America fans, but gotta get this wing workin!!....but who better than one of the great original thrash bass players, and old friend, David Ellefson to fill in."

Ellefson comments, "It's an honor to fill in for my friend, the mighty D.D. Verni , as he takes time to heal up right now. OVERKILL always brings the fury and I'm looking forward to scorching Latin America with them!"

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April 11 - MX - Guadalajara April 13 - MX - CDMX April 15 - SV - San Salvador April 17 - CR - San Jose April 19 - EC - Quito April 21 - CH - Santiago April 22 - AR - Buenos Aires April 24 - BO - La Paz April 26 - PE - Lima April 28 - BR - Sao Paulo

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