Quote:
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
Considering the climate today, Mustaine did not have a choice of whether or not to fire him because Megadeth has a new album coming out soon.
Keeping Ellefson would have caused a serious amount of backlash, which would have affected ticket and album sales.
After DM's bout with cancer, the guy is ready to hit the road and prove that he's still got it.
The last thing he needs is this nonsense hanging over everything.
|
Yep. And the band will take a double hit. It's not only the cancel culture but the perception of hypocrisy amongst the other side of the fanbase. Ellefson isn't just a pastor, he is (was) an outspoken Christian artist. He's written stuff for some of our books. There was no way to keep David, the backlash would come hard from nearly every direction. There was no other choice.