MEGADETH Bassist Recalls Hearing METALLICA For First Time: 'There Was An Aggression About It That Was Just Hauntingly Cool'

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson recently spoke with Vaughn Skow of Bass Musician Magazine. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On his early days as a bassist: David: "I think I followed the passion that I had for the kind of music that I wanted to do. I had a rock n' roll soul for whatever reason, so even in jazz band, I wanted to rock. I picked up the bass at about age 11, and I remember I got a Hondo II Stratocaster from the loca...