Megadeth's David Ellefson on Chris Broderick's Exit + New Album 'Dystopia'
Vložit
- čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
- If you're new, Subscribe! → bit.ly/subscribe-loudwire
Megadeth's David Ellefson talks with Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann about guitarist Chris Broderick's departure and the band's next album 'Dystopia.'
Go here → loudwire.com/
Like us → / loudwire
Follow us → / loudwire
Get our newsletter → loudwire.com/newsletter/ - Hudba
I personally feel like it is impossible to dislike David Ellefson. What a nice guy, but also a quiet badass.
totally agree!
+ThrawnTheater I personally feel like it is impossible to like Gruhamed as an interviewer
+ThrawnTheater was about to comment the same so much better than the other dave
well, that's us Minnesotians for you :)
N.A.L Nathan i did not know that
Probably one of the best spoken musicians out there! Super nice guy too!
I'm convinced it's his Midwestern upbringing. My bros girl, and old friend, friendliest people. Always in good spirits.
David Ellefson is a class act.
this comment didnt age well
@@metalman1a Dave did nothing wrong. Anyone could be secretly recorded during a sexual encounter and it doesn't make him Satan incarnate or some sort of pervert for it. Completely consensual
@@Goofballhero he did cheat on his wife so I wouldn't call him a class act. I don't really care, I don't think he's a pervert and I wouldn't have fired him from megadeth either
@@metalman1a Agreed. Just feel that whole situation with him and that fan was a Witch trial, and people still drag his name in the mud for it even after proving he didn’t do anything like he was accused of. Same with Johnny Depp.
I met Ellefson in 2013 at a bass guitar clinic. Seriously one of the coolest and nicest guys. He played for over and hour and answered every question people threw at him. He then sat down and signed autographs for everyone who was there. Would love to sit and talk with him longer.
David is that awesome uncle that we never had...
Dude, can someone please tell me the interests and the videos Justin Y watches
Legend says that it's infinite
@@canocek3502 I don't think that's the real Justin.
Bruh, ur right. Still tho
I thought he was gone
It is hard to believe that he had massive problems with his drug addiction. Hard stuff. So glad to see him healthy
Dave, Dave, Nick and Marty was the best band.
Let's call it the DDNM band.... DDNM>>>>>>>> Megadeth
100% Rust in ......In my opnion........Best metal album of all time??? Who Agrees
@@mickymacguitar1316 SFSGSW IS MINE
@@robertbrook8552 You think so. Theres some great songs on there but the quality of the recording spoils it for me to be fair
Chris and Gar wipe the floor with all of them.
Dystopia is the best album I've heard in a few years!
Agreed.
Mustaine
Ellefson
Friedman
Menza
Will forever be MEGADETH for me.
Ah the Rust in peace lineup
Hell yeah bro. that line up is the golden age of megadeth.
It's annoying when bands say (insert name) is the best (guitarist, drummer, singer) we ever had. When Broderick was in his first couple years in the band, Mustaine commented that it was like when Ozzy and Randy Rhoads first got together. Really? So then how is Kiko the best guitarist in Megadeth? They should just say, "Chris left so now we have Kiko and he's great." No bullshit. I bet people don't even care anymore. It was a bigger deal when Marty left.
@VORTEX agree. Poland was the best guitarist in my view
Chubba Hustle facts
They always saying that the current line-up is the best, because it will be insult to the bandmates. We'll probably ever know who Dave thinks is the best lineup, but he diffenetely feels the nostalgia about the glorious old days, thus - the guys. :)
@@SuperHorsecow Kiko is a top notch all around musician as he is a multi instrumentalist. From that stand point, I can see why they rate him so highly. With that said, imo, Poland was the most unique lead guitarist a thrash metal band has had. Marty's style to me fit Megadeth well as well. Poland is my fave but Marty and Kiko deserves their praise as well. The other guitarists that were in the Megadeth are in no way just average guitarists. I just prefer Chris 1, Marty 2. and Kiko 3.
Absolutely
my favorite bass player😊
+Seb Montez both are really good choices.
David was the whole reason why I fell in love with metal and MEGADETH.
i miss poland so much
+Bob Rock He was boring and too similar in style to Mustaine to really add in anything crazy to Megadeth. The System Has Failed was a great record, but his solos on that were so bland and boring.
+Malevolents Band He wasn't similar in style to Mustaine at all. And Poland severed a tendon on the index finger of his fret hand that let him stretch his fingers unusually far. His style is completely unique and is anything but "bland". Mustaine even said that Poland blew him out of the water. If you honestly believe that Mustaine and Poland have the same style, you need your ears checked.
+Malevolents Band Chris Poland-Return to Metalopolis is a great album.
+Bob Rock Didn't Ellefson announce he had an instrumental band with Poland and Menza? Haven't heard anything from that project.
+Bob Rock you been missing him for 30 years, really?
Kiko is an amazing virtuoso, he's made awesome records while playing in Angra!
*ANGRA IS UNDERRATED*
Junior rules! He's the man!
+TBone Sep so hey! megadeth and the boys,are the first flat earth band,that's appropriate and significant! now how long before others follow,yer metallicas,yer korns,yadda-yadda...because it *is* flat! it really is! i challenge you to look at the evidence!
+TBone Sep my question is,who are these people,who would name their kid megadeth,in what,about 1965 was he born? incredible,and yet there it is..
+TBone Sep kirk hammett,i don't know what made them choose that guy,no disrespect but how can you replace a guy named megadeth,am i right?
Whadd'ya mean, dude???
+tinfoilhatter The fuck are you going on about?? Smoke less crack, dude.
Marty was the best solo writer/player of them all ~
Always personable and professional. His success is well deserved 😎💀😎
Watching Davids interviews makes me a better person.
such a down to earth guy Dave is wish the other Dave could learn from him
Vikram Khanzode yeah that actually quite true lol but srsly mustaine needs to grow up
Kiko is probably an even better musician than Marty...However Marty has a super unique way of playing that will always make him my favorite.
surgeyX I agree with you, Megadeth have arguably had technically superior guitarists, but Marty's unique feel and incredible melodic sense is why he is my favourite.
You have an anuses for ears
Marty friedman wanted to make his own decisions to leave megadeth because he wants to do changes for himself in his career and that's how he have lived in Japan.
both are Awesome !!! :)
In terms of technical proficiency, Broderick is probably the best Megadeth ever had. Style and musicality are subjective.
Chris Broderick is and will be one of the best guitarist!
Kiko is obviously an old school dude like Marty, i think hes a good fit, i liked Broderick too. The Daves are the heart and soul of Megadeth though, so they could,make almost anyone step up their game.
Mr Ellefson you are a perfect gentleman ! It's such an honor be a Megadeth fan !
I would love to sit down and have a beer with Mr Ellefeson. Talk about life and music. He seems to be such a cool guy.
Being from Brazil, and a huge fan of Angra, I couldn't be happier to see Kiko on my favorite band ever. Just when I was starting to get kinda used to the songs, you know, kinda bored. I think this will be a huge turn for the best.
Thank you Loudwire for giving me the hope.
On their lastest tour dave ellefson is killing it!!! God he is a monster bassist and deff top 10
Love they all...Broderick, Kiko and Marty are my favorite. But i love the sinister and dark feelings Broderick do in your compositions. He have a lot of classical influences, like the Chaos Theory, remember a bit of Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven) and his amazing 8 finger tapping...I love Broderick.
I’ve always thought Ellefson was cool.
It’s a gift to be diplomatic. I wish I had it too.
He understands the music business. He’s even written a book by the way, which only a few know of.
David is such a nice person to fans he was an integral part of Megadeth , it’s really unfortunate what happened .
What a great guy to sit and talk music with, never an asshole and well versed. Wish I had a friend like David.
just make sure Kiko is in a good mood when you give him the setlist hahaha
+Mateus Alves What's this about?
***** back in 2013 Angra's singer at the time Edu came with a new setlist hours before the RiR show, Kiko grabbed the setlist mashed it and threw it in his face and fired him later for the vocal problems, people make fun of Mustaine for firing people a lot but Kiko is also made fun about that a lot here in Brazil
Mateus Alves :O oh god hahaha... sounds like an interesting future for megadeth
Dave: Im sorry kiko, but im gonna have to kick you out of the band
Kiko: kick ME? no, YOU'RE OUT OF THE BAND
xD
***** some kind of old western duel, but instead of killing each other they try to fire each other hahaha
Mateus Alves xD haha yess
Unreal ... they should get me as 2nd Lead axeman ... I'd NEVER leave Megadeth, given the chance ...
Love how they look like Rock Gods now, age brings out the warrior's aura. Bless, both Daves.
great bassist and lovely guy. Megadeth rule
Gruhamed is one of the very best interviewers I've seen. You can tell that he is a true fan of Metal and at the same time a great journalist.
@KillaCrossover318 where did you hear that?
i never knew megadeth had so many different members over the years!
when he left or got fired from Megadeth he did F5 now hes back in Meadeth and has 2 really cool side projects Altitudes & Attitude Metal Allegiance
One of the VERY VERY few who went to rehab once, and never relapsed.
YOOO DAVID GOT FIRED???
Yessir
Was seriously shocked when i heard about it
He will be back.🍒🍌
Damn, Dave seems like a hell of a guy! Very cool!
David Ellefson is such a nice guy ! Someone like him is the must precious thing you can have in your band
There are many great musicians of the past present and future I always loved James Murphy guitar playing he is almost or exactly like Chuck Scholdiner I hoped I spelled his last name right but the founder of Death metal and the Band Death James Murphy can dance around Marty or any guitar player James Murphy is a monster any way I hope one day I'll see James Murphy with Megadeth cuz that would make it a Megadeth monster
David has really come around to being a functional human being. met him once in Oslo and he was super friendly to me, I was just a snotty fan at the time.
Class act all the way
Chris and Shawn left suddenly, didn't give 2 f's about Dave and his band. They just left and that was it. And Junior was always there, supporting Mustaine.
Now Mustaine forgot about all that loyalty and brotherhood, and fired the best bass player his band could ever dream of having, for something totally related to Ellefson's private life, which privacy was violated and exposed.
Wow Mustaine. You definitely are the friend we all want to have.
He’s an absolute gentleman
Ellefson is great. Interviewer needs to change careers
Its 19 former Megadeth members , it's got its own Wikipedia page.
Kiko is a great addition to Megadeth. His sense of style and technical abilities are out of this world. Broderick is a great player but his playing has zero feeling to it.
Fellow wow thats quite ignorant. Kiko is a great player but highly overrated.
@@shredfactor7 overrated? Jajaja you haven't heard his solo albums iguess
@@aztro187 nor ToS
Look at how old he looks...Damn
Still can't see why people shit so much on Chris. Hes a great musician as a whole and has insane guitar playing skill. The "soul" argument is pure bullshit.
Where those people still in the band in 2013?
Kiko better than Marty? Eaaaaasy now
No contest dude.
+ShadesofCascades haha yeah not a chance.
+ShadesofCascades marty kills all shredders with one bend.
Unbeatable
Kiko is way better.
Marty friedman will always be number one imo tho kiko is really good
Broderick best lead guitar of Megadeth 👍🔝
i wonder what would happen if Paul gilbert joined Megadeth
Philip Zane Music Maybe someday
Been a fan since Peace sells, but if it isn't the classic line up...whatever. And Dave.M ALWAYS says that the new guitarist is the best the band has ever had, and it always feels like a jab at the guy that left. I really hope they get their shit together for this next album. But at this point, it like 'why even?' And the fact that Dave.M just won't give up on trying to take MD mainstream. That not what the people want. If you wanna make commercial music, fine, but do it under another project and not under Megadeth. Youthenasia is as about soft as an MD album should be, and ever since that album, they've taken MANY left turns.
It be cool if the Daves from MD, got with James and Lars.....or even better Nick Menza.....that would be
BronzDano Dystopia was actually written to not be mainstream lmayo he’s said it himself, he didn’t write it for radio, he wrote it based on what he wanted to write. And what’s wrong with mainstream anyway?
RIP Nick
Little Dave.
Get Ellefson on Ozzy's Boneyard
Ellefson is such a painfully nice guy.
:(
This didn't age well
can u interview axl please!!??
All these people saying Friedman as if Chris isnt the cleanest most talented guitarist. I cant see how anyone could see how any of them even touch Chris. Chris is Dimebag Darrell level
Has Gruhamed lost weight?
+Jack Dobson Yeah hes been losing more and more weight over time.
What is Megadeth waiting for? Give Cesar Huesca a call , he should be the lead guitarist.
Nope. Kiko is perfect (You should check out his stuff with Angra)
"Dystopia" is gonna kick so much ass!!! Everyone better get your album out now because when that shit drops, its over!!! Metal will change its face and Mustaine's mug is gonna be the standard for the next 10-15 years!!!! Believe that!!!!
I've got Dystopia on repeat in my car.
best album I've heard in years!!!
Megadeth should get James Murphy or Gus G on lead guitars and on drums they should get the ultimate bad ass maestro Dave Lombardo or Gene Hoglan these dudes are beyond any drummer in thrash or speed metal.These dudes would bring in top ratings ,money flow, and would be on the top charts of thrash and speed metal music of all time
John Saenz James Murphy is a beast especially on spiritual healing
Steve from blues clues, is that you???
Ellefson:you know..you know.. you know.. you know.. you know
You know?
We know
The band is known first as a revolving door for musicians, and second as a relevant classic thrash metal band. It almost seems like the snake doesn't have a head, or at least that's how the current and former bandmates describe the phantom corporate hierarchy that exists, or maybe doesn't exist..
What happened to Chris Poulan?
Poland*
Calling all Megadeth, Suicidal Tendencies, and Children of Bodom fans! We have all the info you need for their upcoming tour! Check it out here! czcams.com/video/QAxKE2-tcdI/video.html
💗💗💗💗💗💗 Hmmhhh,,,,,,, Chris Broderick Flats,,,,,, Souless,,,, Boring,,,,,,Me,,,,, Kiko,,,,, Energy,Dinamic,Mellodically Nylon - Strings Classics,Soul Full,,,,,!?! New Soul Breath For Megadeth,,,,,,
Chris Poland and Jeff Young were the best Dave had to work with.
Kiko thrashy? Disagree...try power/prog
100% Rust in ......In my opnion........Best metal album of all time??? Who Agrees
Reign in Blood man , cmon
The Great Southern Trendkill
PLEASE GET NEW SPOKESPERSON
How many ex-members does Megadeth have?
Many. Even Dave Ellefson isn't on all of Megadeth's albums
Svil Buscus
Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of Megadeth, but it's really the Dave Mustaine Band imho.
972...lol..
Chris Poland, Gar Samuelson, Jeff Young, Chuck Behler, Marty, Nick, Al Pitreli, Jimmy Degrasso, the Drover Bros, James Lomenzo, Chris Broderick and I forgot the name of the bass player pre-Lomenzo between 2004 and 2006. Around 15 or 16 guys, plus the live musicians.
I think Chris Broderick's years in music school, under the influence of teachers and his strict way of streamlined practicing made him forget how to play with feeling
Kiko is good...but he is no Marty
dave mustaine is more aware of that fact than you don't you think poser..
nor is he a poland or chris because they are different
"Kiko is good" HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Dude, Kiko is God!
Marty has even came out and said kiko plays in circles around him. Which says something because both guitarists are outstanding all the guitarists that megadeth has had are amazing.
1.) Kiko
2.) Poland
3.) Marty
4.) Young
5.) Yucky broderick
Damn ! he has aged so much
I met Dave E. at NAMM a couple of years ago as Megadeth is my number one band. I was very disappointed and let down. Actually crushed by his attitude at his signing!!! He sounds cool but he is not cool =(
You should never have expectations meeting your heroes. He was probably tired and exhausted.
Yeah, I guess!! But it is my favorite band and I waited years for that time to come!! The last couple times I saw him I had no interest in meeting him. But maybe I will next time if I ever get that opportunity again =) Thanks JD Music!
Are there any other musicians that you've met and can you tell me how they treated you?
After 20 years shredding I realise how you make the guitar sound like the human voice /manipulation of frequencies is vital, hence why Poland and Friedman are two of the best guitarists ever and the others are pretty generic.
No matter who Dave Mustaine uses on his albums he always delivers a bad ass albums but if he got James Murphy and Dave Lombardo,Or Gus G, and Gene Hoglan these dudes will be the ultimate thrash, speed metal,metal, it would be the ultimate monster metal band of all time
Dave is a Christian......Lutheran pastor i do believe
David Ellefson definetly has bold spots now.That sucks :(
Dave should grow his hair a foot longer.
Never been a fan of Broderick. His playing just feels mechanical and souless to me.
+tech noir what? it's like where's marty, right? did i miss something?
+tech noir soul? come from marty's orgasmic face?
+tech noir Yeah i agree with you, as awesome of a guy he is and his technicality is off the charts unlike any other guitarists, he hasnt got a particular connection to it like as if he's breathing his emotions in it
+tech noir His new band is pretty bad too.
+tech noir Most people would say if you're playing an instrument, you are putting emotion and soul into it, regardless. It's an art form. So yes, he does have soul in his playing, as it IS unavoidable to do so.
Though I admit at times, with some of his solos, it felt like he structured them in a way where mentally he knew it fit well together... and not by how he FELT it fit best together. An example would be... Like when you're composing a solo in the Key of E Minor. He would maybe play the 12th fret of the E string in a particular spot because it's the correct note for that spot and it's guaranteed to fit in the key in a proper song composition. Whereas some guitarists would take the 10th fret of E and bend it to 12, then maybe tap 15 at the top of the bend because it FELT right to them. Not because it was correct on paper. So in that sense, it does seem like he was more mathematical than emotional with his playing.
Never liked Chris Broderick's guitar playing for Megadeth.
Kiko sucks Marty's the best
Marty is among the very best ever.
Kiko's very good. My fav is Chris Poland.
No one will top marty, but Kiko most definitely doesn't suck.
poland was the best
This interviewer talks TOO MUCH !!!!! Shut up
It's almost like Ellefson feels obligated to offset the twatwaffle that is megadave mustaine in his demeanor .
Jesus....man, Junior looks so old.
Not meant to be an insult. I have tons of respect for him. Just saying...
Also, I think I speak for all Megadeth fans (please, correct me if I'm wrong) when I say "good riddance, Shawn Drover". I don't want to completely disrespect a musician like that, so that isn't as harsh as it sounds. I just mean that he was never right for Megadeth. That band is a band that can only thrive when it has truly creative musicians. When you listen to Shawn's beats, there is very little that you can point at and say "wow...I haven't heard that before". He did his job, but he is no Nick Menza (or any other renowned drummer, for that matter).
I have high hopes for this new lineup, though what I've heard so far hasn't really blown me away.
Honestly, I think Dave Mustaine is the heart and soul of the band. He ends up deciding whether or not a Megadeth album is going to be huge, or not. I liked Endgame, I LOVED 13, I hated Supercollider, and what I've heard of this next album doesn't appear to be something Megadeth fans can get really excited about. I've spent a lot of time doing things like reading "Mustaine" (Dave's biography), and following the history of the band. The fact is, Megadeth also thrives when Dave has that musical fire. It depresses me to say this, but he appears to be losing that fire.
It's inevitable. No king reigns forever, but that doesn't make it any less sad when the reign comes to an end.
+The Metal One
I really digged Menzas energy in his playing, but he's a total jerk. So you can't really work with him. I feel the same about SC and I hope for some cool tracks on the new album.
onpsxmember Agreed.
It's a real shame Menza is such a douche. He's definitely the best drummer Megadeth ever had, though Gar was a close second.
The Metal One
I can't say that for sure, cause i haven't seen on of them playing live. They are hard to compare, but gar coming from jazz is very unique and adds a lot to the songs feeling of the early albums. I'm happy that there are both megadeth-eras. I think it also comes down to which album was the entry-album to megadeth. Mine was CtE which i really love. English is not my mothertongue so i listened to it without understanding most of the lyrics.
I only discovered them years later when my english improved a lot.
Guitarist wise i first thought Marty was the best they had, but when i got better as a player myself...its Chris Poland. I could never play the crazy influences hes into.
Shawn drover did good on some songs like kingmaker and a couple others on that album. But overall, most people didn't like him
Chris was the most un-inspiring lead guitar player Megadeth has ever had.
He was really good though, but yeah it felt very unenthusiastic, he played what he had to and thats all
💙💙💙💙💙 Hmmhhh,,,,,,,,, KIKO IZ THE BEST GUITARIST AFTER MARTY IN MEGADETH,,,,,, OTHERS. NO SOULS,,,,,, SUCKS,,,,,, BORING,,,,,STUFFS,,,,,,,
Kiko is a great player, but I don't like his tone at all
It's different in Angra
In my opinion dystopia kinda sucks
Better than SC though
Broderick made a huge mistake. It's not like extreme metal is paying much these days. He is a shitty player. All technique and no content, yet he leaves mustaine and a big paycheck for a new band that will not last more than a couple years at best?? Stupid
He didn't get paid that much. That's why he left.
Matthew Berdyck He at least had too make a couple grand a show right
Alan Lloyd awesome player when he was is megadeth
The Eidolon era is happening all over again my brothers....
Please, Kiko isnt even close to Marty Friedman. Friedmans solos are the best solos Megadeth will ever have.
Tornado Of Souls!