“Dave really wants to do another record and just get something fresh out there”
Megadeth have revealed that theyare currently working on new material with David Ellefson’s replacement, James LoMenzo.
In 2021, allegations against the former Megadeth bassist surfaced following the release of several explicit screenshots and videos on social media. At the time, Ellefson said they were “private and personal conversations” – but it was claimed he had groomed an underage girl.Megadeth announced they were parting ways with the bassist that year, during which he denied any wrongdoing and filed revenge-porn charges against the person whom he alleged illegally leaked a video and screenshots that prompted the allegations against him. Ellefson maintained that the woman involved was not underage at the time.
Now, following his exit, the metal band have shared their hopes of releasing new material – with replacement bassist LoMenzo telling Metal Global (via Blabbermouth): “We’re actively working on music right now.
We’re talking with Dave [Mustaine] every day. Dave really wants to do another record and just get something fresh out there.”
He shared that he had wanted to play on the band’s previous release, ‘The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!’, but Ellefson’s bass part had already been re-recorded by Testament’s Steve Di Giogio
“The last [record] I thought was great,” said LoMenzo. “When I had just joined the band, they just finished recording it. I begged, I pleaded, I said: ”I know, I know, I know, but could I please play bass on this?’ Cause there’s a few things I had heard were so great.
