Overview
- Speaking on the Quemar Un Patrullero podcast, Ellefson describes a once-close relationship with Dave Mustaine that he says later grew distant.
- Ellefson claims his bass tracks for The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! were recorded then replaced by Steve DiGiorgio at Mustaine’s direction.
- He adds that a ballad he wrote with then-guitarist Kiko Loureiro and his lyrics for the song Soldier On! were removed from the album.
- He declines to litigate over his 2021 dismissal after explicit video and messages surfaced online, saying the footage was shared without consent and calling his approach “dropping the rope.”
- Responding to Mustaine’s recent reference to an ex-member’s “past behaviours,” Ellefson argues it should not bar his return, and no new response from Mustaine was reported in this coverage.