Guitarist K.K. Downing clarified that former Megadeth bassist, David Ellefson, was never a consideration for KK’s Priest bass position.
In a recent chat with Metal Pilgrim. Downing said:
“Dave‘s a great bass player, and he’s a lovely guy. He’s a total gentleman. He’s so well loved all over the planet. But, no, that was never a consideration, because I didn’t want that kind of split kind of hybrid situation — like Mega-Priest or Priest-Deth; it was just a combination of two bands.
“Dave was still in Megadeth at the time and doing exceptionally well. They were about to go out with Five Finger Death Punch, and then they were supposed to do their own headlining show, with Lamb Of God supporting.
”And all of that was happening. So Dave wasn’t available. And the last thing I wanted to do was ever — even if it was on the cards — to form a split of Megadeth. So that was never a consideration.”