David Ellefson says Dave Mustaine cancer treatment is over

David Ellefson said in a recent interview with Pomelo Rocker that Dave Mustaine cancer treatment is over and that there is no release date yet for Megadeth’s new studio album.

David Ellefson said about Mustaine’s treatment:

“With Dave’s throat cancer treatments that he has now completed, and he’s just going through the recovery now, we’re hopeful and optimistic about a full recovery for him with that. Once he’s through that process, we’re gonna just let that take as much time as it needs, and then we’ll resume with the album. I’d like to hope maybe 2020 we’ll be able to get a new album out…

“Sometime life throws you cards you didn’t expect. Megadeth, we’ve always been a resilient band and we’ve always just worked around obstacles. Dave’s a fighter, as we know. Just talking to him, he sounds very optimistic about the future for Megadeth.”

Hear the complete David Ellefson interview:

Members continue to work on the new songs, which will be on Dystopia’s (2016) successor album. However, David Ellefson himself stated that they have not actually gone to the studio to record the songs.

Next Megadeth tour dates

• 01/20/2020 FFDP/Megadeth Hartwall Arena Helsinki, FI
• 01/22/2020 FFDP/Megadeth Hovet Stockholm, SE
• 01/23/2020 FFDP/Megadeth Spektrum Oslo, NO
• 01/24/2020 FFDP/Megadeth Royal Arena Copenhagen, DK
• 01/26/2020 FFDP/Megadeth AFAS Live Amsterdam, NL
• 01/28/2020 FFDP/Megadeth Le Zenith Paris, FR
• 01/30/2020 FFDP/Megadeth Cardiff Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, GB
• 01/31/2020 FFDP/Megadeth The SSE Arena Wembley London, GB
• 02/02/2020 FFDP/Megadeth Rockhal Esch-Sur-Alzette, LU
• 02/03/2020 FFDP/Megadeth Max-Schmeling-Halle Berlin, DE
• 02/04/2020 FFDP/Megadeth Sporthalle Hamburg, DE
• 02/06/2020 FFDP/Megadeth Festhalle Frankfurt, DE
• 02/08/2020 FFDP/Megadeth Konig-Pilsener Arena Oberhausen, DE
• 02/09/2020 FFDP/Megadeth Schleyerhalle Stuttgart, DE
• 02/10/2020 FFDP/Megadeth Olympiahalle Munich, DE
• 02/12/2020 FFDP/Megadeth Torwar Warsaw, PL
• 02/14/2020 FFDP/Megadeth Tipsport Arena Prague, CZ
• 02/16/2020 FFDP/Megadeth Alcatraz Milan, IT
• 02/17/2020 FFDP/Megadeth Hallenstadion Zurich, CH
• 02/19/2020 FFDP/Megadeth Wiener Stadthalle Vienna, AT
• 02/20/2020 FFDP/Megadeth Sportarena Budapest, HU
• 02/22/2020 FFDP/Megadeth Arena Armeec Sofia, BG