Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine has re-ignited up his long-standing feud with his former Metallica bandmates – but David Ellefson says he wants no part of it.
Ellefson, who was kicked out of Megadeth in 2021, says he has no issues with Metallica; in fact, he claims to be a fan.
“Look, it was not my feud, because I was a huge Metallica fan,” says the bassist, who’s now a member of Kings of Thrash. “I’m in the band with Dave, so I’ve gotta toe the company line. It’s one of these, ‘Hey, man, if you’re my friend, you have to love my friends, and you’ve gotta hate my enemies with me. You know how that is — ‘We like that guy; that chick — f***k her; that sucks.'”
However, Ellefson continues to say, “I love Metallica. I hear the No Life ‘Til Leather demo and it’s frickin’ awesome. And I still love their demo. And then [Metallica’s debut] Kill ‘Em All comes out. I remember the day we sat there in stone-cold silence for like an hour while we listened to the Kill ‘Em All album. And God bless Dave for just sort of biting the bullet and just going, ‘Okay, I need to listen to this. What did they do to my songs?'”
Metallica, Megadeth and Kings of Thrash are currently on tour – separately, of course.