Thrash Legend David Ellefson On Metal Allegiance, The Nick Menza Documentary And Much More

Always great to talk with David Ellefson. He has so much going on, as always! This guy has to be one of the busiest musicians in the country.

He talked about spending his birthday here in Detroit to see Metallica in early November. He talked as to why he was here, and seeing Metallica was only one part of it.

One of his many bands, Metal Alliegence turns 10 this year. He talked about how that project started and the guests that have joined him onstage throughout the years. They'll be celebrating with a concert at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California on January 25th.

He also told me about the upcoming Nick Menza documentary "This Is My Life". Will that see the light of day this year? David has an answer....sorta. You can see more about that project, here.

Speaking of Metallica, the topic of Lars Ulrich taking on Napster in the mid-90s was brought up. I asked him what he thought about that now, almost 30 years later. David had a lot to say about that moment in music history.

I recently saw an article where David picked the top five albums that changed his life. The funny thing is, four of them were from the late 70s/early 80s, and one from 2015, which kinda came out of left field. He told me why he picked that odd one for his list. I'll be honest, it's a band I really love as well!

You can watch the interview below, and hear the audio-only version on my Talkin' Rock with Meltdown podcast.

What a night at the Machine Shop in Flint! It was like a part of thrash history reforming right in front of your eyes. David Ellefson and Jeff Young are touring under the name Kings of Thrash - The Mega Years, playing the entire Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good, along with So Far, So Good....So What. Last night was night was a special one as drummer, Chuck Behler joined the guys on stage to crank out a couple songs, "In My Darkest Hour" and the Sex Pistols cover "Anarchy In The U.K."

A HUGE Thank You to Jeff Mintline for the use of some awesome photos he took of the show last night. And also Thank You to Machine Shop owner, Kevin Zink, and his staff for a great night!

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