Megadeth's Evolution: From Grunge to Grammy

0:00On April 30th, David Ellipson, founding bassist of Megadeth, looks back on the band's first 20 years under capital records as the era that locked. In their Thrasch metal sound, he credits constant evolution for keeping them fresh amid shifts like the Grunge explosion from Nirvana and Pearl Jam in the 90s. Early on, Megadeth jumped ahead with tech, launching one of the first band websites in 1994 to promote their Euthanasia album. Based in Arizona then, they started with Megadeth Arizona.com, grabbed Megadeth.com from fans and built chat rooms and boards to link, directly with global supporters before social media blew up. Fans stayed loyal through lineup changes and breaks, but the industry finally nodded with a Grammy win for the dystopia album after 11, nominations. Ellipson says it validated their relevance, though true heads probably didn't sweat the award. After the band split in 2002 from Dave Mustaine's nerve damage, Ellipson sued for royalties, got dismissed, then rejoined in 2000, 10 for 11 more years.

1:05Meanwhile, he earned a business degree, worked artist relations at PV with rising acts like Slipknot and launched side projects like F5 and Metal, Allegiance. Ellipson got fired nearly five years back over a leaked video scandal, but he frames his run as pioneering ideas that caught fire from WebSavvy to All Star Jans expanding his world beyond one band. This has been Music News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with The Story.