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David Ellefson
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American bass guitarist
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Unsung
- Making Music Your Business
- Rock Star Hitman
- More Life with Deth
- My Life with Deth
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Film & TV
Acting · Jackson, Minnesota, USA
David Ellefson is a musician. He is a renowned bassist and was member of the American thrash metal band Megadeth.
Known for
- Robot Dracula — David2026
- This Was My Life: Nick Menza's Metal Memories with Megadeth and Beyond2025
- Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow — Self2025
- Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer — Self2025
- Beneath the Bassline - Lost Backstage — Self2021
- Dwellers — Ellefson2021
- Bay Area Godfathers II — Self2021
- Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story — Self2019
- Megadeth Bloodstock 2017 — Bass2017
- Sepultura Endurance — himself2017
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1964
Discography
- Sleeping Giants2019
Member of
- Megadeth1983–2002
- Soulfly2006–2006
- Megadeth2010–2021
- Metal Allegiancesince 2014
- The Lucidsince 2020
- Ellefson-Sotosince 2021
- Supergroup A
- F5
- Altitudes & Attitude
- Killing Machine
- Ellefson
- Avian
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 1,532
- Total plays
- 9,194
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David Warren Ellefson (born November 12, 1964 in Jackson, Minnesota) is a bass guitar player who is best known as one of the founding members of American thrash metal band Megadeth. He currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is also currently a member of Temple of Brutality, F5, Killing Machine, but as of 2010 he has rejoined and made Megadeth his top priority. Early life Ellefson started to play bass guitar because of its presence in heavy rock music. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/D
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Basic local alignment search tool
· 1990 · cited 80,083x
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 77,549x
- The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.
· 1986 · cited 62,981x
- Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error
· 1981 · cited 60,974x
- Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
· 2009 · cited 58,017x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1964-11-12 ) November 12, 1964 (age 61) , Jackson, Minnesota
- Genres
- Heavy metal thrash metal speed metal power metal hard rock
- Occupation
- Bassist
- Years active
- 1982–present
- Member of
- The Lucid Dieth Metal Allegiance Kings of Thrash Metal Church
- Formerly of
- Megadeth KK's Priest
- Website
- davidellefson .com
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.davidellefson.com
- Image
- David Ellefson (cropped2).jpg
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- Commons category
- Dave Ellefson
- date of birth
- 1964-11-12
- start of work period
- 1982-00-00
- nickname
- Junior
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David Ellefson (born November 12, 1964) is an American musician, best known for his long tenure as the bassist and backing vocalist for heavy metal band Megadeth across two stints.
Ellefson initially became an accomplished bassist and honed his songwriting skills while leading several of his own bands through the club scene of North America's Midwest region before relocating to Los Angeles. He was then the bassist of Megadeth from 1983 to their breakup in 2002, and again from 2010 to 2021.