MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson is featured in a new interview with LAMusicBlog.com. An excerptis available below.

Q: In terms of a reunion of sorts, you’ve been touring with everyone this year between Rust In Peace, the Big Four dates, and now, the American Carnage Tour. What’s it been like returning to the stage with so many prominent thrash bands?

Ellefson: "You know, it’s really cool. It’s funny when you look back on it, with Dave and I not working together and our disagreements that we had were seemingly really terrible things at that time. But as things have turned out, and some grace has been spread across our campus here, not only was it nice that Dave and I could come back together and really do this because we wanted to–for the love of being around each other again, being happy. The two of us are back on stage playing for the fans, and they’re excited.

It’s not a quick cash grab. It’s not some strategic reunion to help sales. It’s none of that, and that’s what makes it really cool. We’re really doing it for the true, honest love of doing it, and having so much fun with a band that we both helped start so many years ago, just to be back on stage doing it again. I think once I came back, to a large degree, people were like 'Wow! If those two guys can fix their past…'–it’s almost like being able to walk on water now (laughs).

I think as far as Dave and Kerry King, who’ve had some tension between them, that started to subside. And Kerry and I have been good friends, so he’s happy I’m back in Megadeth, especially this year since we’re doing all this stuff [together].

And I’ve known the METALLICA guys. I went down to see them when they started their tour in Phoenix a couple of years ago, and we hung out and had a really good hang. I’ve recently been connected to those guys, so I think that for us to see each other back in June for those Big Four dates, that wasn’t a distant relationship for me and them. I’ve always been kind of the ambassador and diplomat in Megadeth, and I think that ultimately, that’s helped bring a lot of this stuff back together, and I’d like to think, mend a lot of goodwill throughout the Megadeth camp and even just throughout the thrash metal community. For that part of it, I’m proud that that’s something I could bring back to not only Megadeth, but to our whole genre."

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