Mustaine founded Megadeth in 1983 and Ellefson was a long-time member of the band until 2002, before he rejoined in 2010. Ellefson has been married to his wife, Julie, for 27 years.

Megadeth has confirmed that their upcoming seventeenth and final studio album will be released in 2026, accompanied by a ...

Ellefson co-founded Megadeth with singer/guitarist Dave Mustaine in 1984. He was dismissed from the venerated thrash band in 2021, following explicit video of him interacting with a fan getting ...

Mustaine founded Megadeth in 1983 and Ellefson was a long-time member of the band until 2002, before he rejoined in 2010. Ellefson has been married to his wife, Julie, for 27 years.

Referring to the fallout of Megadeth's two-year breakup from 2002 and Ellefson's $18.5 million lawsuit in 2004, Ellefson says, "The first [exit] was over the change of financial splits, and then ...

Ellefson said that the reactionary statement was “based on fear” on the part of Megadeth. “It wasn’t based on reality,” he continued.