Throughout a current look on HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta‘s podcast “The Jasta Present”, David Ellefson was requested why he did not strategy his former MEGADETH bandmate Marty Friedman about participating in KINGS OF THRASH, David‘s new band that includes former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Younger. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “No, I did not name him, ‘trigger, look, when Marty give up, he simply walked away. He washed his fingers of MEGADETH. I imply, he left his cash on the desk. He simply did not flip again. It was not, like, ‘Hey, you fuckers higher pay me.’ I imply, nothing. He simply actually walked out the door. That was it. He was gone, and he simply washed his fingers of the entire thing. So, yeah, Marty and I are buddies, and we by no means speak about MEGADETH — ever.”

Ellefson continued: “Marty and I, I requested him one time about enjoying one thing. And he is type of extra my — he is my buddy. We do not actually speak music that a lot. We type of test in, ‘Hey, what’s occurring? How’s [everything] in Japan?’ And we do not actually speak enterprise… So I deliberately did not hit him as a result of I did not assume he’d have an interest. Plus he lives in Japan, and one of many beauties of KINGS OF THRASH, basically it is based mostly in L.A. and people guys, they’re even rehearsing now for after we go to Australia subsequent week. I simply stroll in and plug and play.”

KINGS OF THRASH launched a reside CD/DVD package deal known as “Greatest Of The West…Reside At The Whisky A Go Go” on March 24 by way of Cleopatra Data. The 17-song set, that includes performances of MEGADETH‘s traditional albums “Killing Is My Enterprise… And Enterprise Is Good!” and “So Far, So Good… So What!”, was recorded and filmed reside on the legendary Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California on October 15, 2022 and consists of an look by one other former MEGADETH member, Chris Poland (guitar). The DVD was directed by Michael Sarna for Inmotion Leisure.

Ellefson was fired from MEGADETH greater than two years in the past after sexually tinged messages and specific video footage involving the bassist had been posted on Twitter.

David was in MEGADETH from the band’s inception in 1983 to 2002, and once more from 2010 till his newest exit.

In 2004, Ellefson filed an $18.5-million lawsuit in opposition to Dave Mustaine, alleging the MEGADETH chief shortchanged him on earnings and backed out of a deal to show Megadeth Inc. over to him when the band broke up in 2002. The lawsuit was finally dismissed and Ellefson rejoined MEGADETH in 2010.

Younger‘s complete profession with MEGADETH was spent recording and touring in assist of the band’s 1988 platinum-selling album “So Far, So Good…So What!”

KINGS OF THRASH additionally consists of drummer Fred Aching in addition to guitarist/vocalist Chaz Leon.

A number of years in the past, Friedman spoke to Questioning Sound about his resolution to go away MEGADETH in 1999 so as to make the type of music that he was enthusiastic about: Japanese pop music, or J-Pop, which Friedman known as “embarrassingly comfortable.”

“I discovered myself touring with MEGADETH, and in my resort room I would be blasting this Japanese music on a regular basis. What’s improper with this image?” he stated.

As his curiosity in J-pop grew, Friedman began having fun with MEGADETH much less. “I assumed I used to be doing myself a disservice simply enjoying the identical outdated stuff and not likely having fun with it,” he informed Questioning Sound. “Earning money from followers who need to see you play once you’re not into it did not actually sit proper with me.”

In accordance with Marty, he merely outgrew steel, explaining that MEGADETH’s music started to bore him, and he singled out the band’s in style ballad “À Tout Le Monde” for instance.

“The melody’s like duh duh duh duh, duh duh duh duh. It is type of the identical factor over and over,” he informed NPR in a separate interview. “I would go play the present at evening with MEGADETH. And I would be like, you realize, what what I am listening to is simply a lot extra thrilling than what I am enjoying as my gig.”