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David Ellefson
Jackson, United States
David Ellefson is credited on 775 releases across 133 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1985–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
775
Pressings credited
133
Albums
5
Decades active
623
In collections
Biography
David Warren Ellefson 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. Ellefson co-founded the hard rock band the Lucid in 2021 alongside vocalist Vinnie Dombroski (Sponge), guitarist Drew Fortier (formerly of Bang Tango), and drummer Mike Heller (Fear Factory, Malignancy, Raven). In addition to playing bass guitar in Megadeth and the Lucid, Ellefson had various side projects, which include Temple of Brutality, F5, Killing Machine, and Metal Allegiance, and he is also the current bassist of Metal Church.
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Credited work
775 releases · 133 albums · active 1985–2026
- Performance · 2,091
- Other credits · 75
- Production · 34
Studios: Rumbo Recorders · One On One Studios · Music Grinder Studios · The Enterprise
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
1980
Rust In Peace
1990
Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
1986
Countdown To Extinction
1992
So Far, So Good... So What!
1988
Youthanasia
1994
Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!
1985
Cryptic Writings
1997
Hidden Treasures
1995
Dystopia
2016
Nativity In Black - A Tribute To Black Sabbath
1994
The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1988
The World Needs A Hero
2001
Th1rt3en
2011
Systematic Chaos
2007
Super Collider
2013
Rude Awakening
2002
Greatest Hits: Back To The Start
2005
Nativity In Black II: A Tribute To Black Sabbath
2000
Risk
1999
Verminous
2020
Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years
2000
Wes Craven's Shocker (No More Mr. Nice Guy - The Music)
1989
That One Night: Live In Buenos Aires
2007
Frequent collaborators
- Megadeth
- Various
- Lost Symphony (2)
- Metallica
- Metal Allegiance
- Green Death
- Ellefson
- Necro
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