When last we heard from our good friend Dave Ellefson by video a couple weeks ago, he was across the pond (and then some) in picturesque Estonia. Now back in North America, Ellefson checks in here with Canada’s Musik Universe video channel from the equally picturesque environs of Montreal, where Megadeth just headlined the July 24-25 Heavy MTL 2010 festival.
In this interview, the always-eloquent Jackson-thrashing bassist talks about the circumstances surrounding his return to the band he co-founded in 1983 after an eight-year absence, the importance of having your chops in shape, the band’s just-completed two-month European tour and the upcoming Carnage tour, the now-infamous Big Four shows and much more …