And I said, 'Look, we can't bring the OGs back and have it not be as good as that.' And again, Marty and Nick had been off in very different musical headspaces since they were in the group. It was played incredibly well with that lineup at that time, with Shawn Drover and Chris Broderick. We did the live album at the Palladium in Hollywood. I had said to Dave, I said, 'Dude, we've gotta put the brakes on this.' Because, look, first of all, we just did the 'Rust In Peace' re… We did a whole year of it when I went back to the band in 2010.
But the plan collapsed after he was offered a contract he described as 'very unfair.'Īsked why the 'Rust In Peace' lineup reunion didn't materialize, Ellefson told Metal Wani (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): 'Well, it was sort of thrust upon us by management. Nick Menza was approached by Dave Mustaine and Ellefson to replace Drover at the end of that year, and he started working out new tracks with the band.
The opportunity for MEGADETH's most celebrated lineup to regroup arose following the departures of guitarist Chris Broderick and drummer Shawn Drover in 2014. In a new interview with Metal Wani 's Jessie David, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson once again reflected on the failed reunion of MEGADETH's 'Rust In Peace' lineup more than eight years ago.
