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MEGADETH BASSIST DAVID ELLEFSON HONORED WITH “DAVID ELLEFSON DAY” IN HOMETOWN OF JACKSON, MN. ANNOUNCES FORMATION OF DAVID ELLEFSON YOUTH MUSIC FOUNDATION

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Photo: Mike Savoia On October 9th, Megadeth Bassist David Ellefson will be honored in his hometown of Jackson, MN, with a declaration of a ceremonial annual holiday in his honor. “DAVID ELLEFSON DAY” will kick off in Jackson on Tuesday, 10/9, with a ceremony at Jackson High School, David’s alma mater, where Jackson mayor Wayne Walter will declare October 9th “David Ellefson Day”. Ellefson will also…

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MEGADETH BASSIST DAVID ELLEFSON ANNOUNCES EAST COAST BASSTORY DATES WITH SPECIAL GUESTS BUMBLEFOOT AND DEAD BY WEDNESDAY

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Grammy Award Winning Megadeth bassist, author, entrepreneur, and Metal Icon David Ellefson has announced a string of East Coast dates for his BASSTORYtour, with special guest BUMBLEFOOT (ex-Guns N’ Roses, Sons of Apollo)and opener Dead By Wednesday. These are in addition to already announced dates in Europe, the Pacific Northwest, Texas, and a special run of Midwest dates with support from COMBAT RECORDS artists Green Death and WRATH. Dubbed “Basstory: An Intimate…

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MEGADETH BASSIST DAVID ELLEFSON INDUCTED INTO IOWA ROCK N’ ROLL HALL OF FAME

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Photo: Melody Myers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  ARNOLD’S PARK, IA  9/3/18 Grammy Award winning Megadeth bassist David Ellefson was inducted into the IOWA ROCK N’ ROLL HALL OF FAME over the weekend, in a ceremony Sunday in Okoboji, IA, presented by the Iowa Rock N’ Roll Music Association. David, a native of nearby Jackson, MN, spent his formative years, pre-Megadeth, performing on the club circuit in Iowa, Minnesota, and…

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ELLEFSON COFFEE CO CELEBRATES NEW RETAIL OUTLETS WITH HOLIDAY EVENT AT MAVERICK COFFEE IN SCOTTSDALE, AZ

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ELLEFSON COFFEE CO CELEBRATES NEW RETAIL OUTLETS WITH HOLIDAY EVENT AT MAVERICK COFFEE IN SCOTTSDALE, AZ. MEET AND GREET WITH DAVID ELLEFSON, ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCES BY DOLL SKIN AND CO-OP FEATURING DASH COOPER. DAVID ELLEFSON’s Ellefson Coffee Co will celebrate new retail outlets with a hometown event SATURDAY DECEMBER 16th, at Scottsdale’s MAVERICK COFFEE. Maverick is the latest retailer to come on board to…

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David Ellefson of Megadeth, via his label EMP LABEL GROUP, has announced the relaunch of COMBAT RECORDS, the seminal Punk/Thrash label that started Megadeth’s career.

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David Ellefson of Megadeth, via his label EMP LABEL GROUP, has announced the relaunch of COMBAT RECORDS, the seminal Punk/Thrash label that started Megadeth’s career. Most will remember Combat Records as one of the seminal thrash labels of the 1980s, their most prominent artist being, of course, Megadeth. Combat was also home to Helstar, Circle Jerks, Exodus, Nuclear Assault, and many of the most influential Metal and Punk bands of all time.…

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DAVID ELLEFSON RETURNS TO JACKSON MINNESOTA NOV 18 FOR AN END OF THE YEAR PARTY AT NEW ELLEFSON COFFEE CO RETAILER

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DAVID ELLEFSON RETURNS TO JACKSON MINNESOTA NOV 18 FOR AN END OF THE YEAR PARTY AT NEW ELLEFSON COFFEE CO RETAILER, CELEBRATE LAUNCH OF ELLEFSON COFFEE CO JACKSON HOUSE BLEND. JOINED BY SPECIAL GUEST RON KEEL.   Megadeth bassist David Ellefson will return to his hometown of Jackson, MN, Saturday, November 18th for a special end of the year/birthday celebration at Kat’s Hog Heaven, the…

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EMP LABEL GROUP CREATES ARIESCOPE MUSIC IMPRINT WITH ICONIC HORROR DIRECTOR/PRODUCER ADAM GREEN. DEBUT RELEASE FROM GREEN’S BAND HADDONFIELD, AVAILABLE IN OCTOBER.

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EMP LABEL GROUP, the label founded by Megadeth’s DAVID ELLEFSON, has signed a deal with iconic horror director/writer/producer ADAM GREEN (Hatchet, Holliston) to create ARIESCOPE RECORDS, Green’s own label imprint which will be manufactured, marketed, and distributed by EMP. The imprint label will focus on hard rock and metal acts, as well as the scores and soundtracks for Green’s own film and television projects. The…

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