The opportunity to regroup arose following the departures of Chris Broderick and Shawn Drover in 2014. Ellefson told fans at the Comicpalooza comic convention (via Blabbermouth): "Dave was completely receptive to any and all options - probably more than I've ever seen. So he definitely should not ever be painted as a bad guy that the lineup reunion did not happen.

"I said, 'Before we do anything let's get in a room with Nick,' which we did. We had a lot of laughs and it was fun. But Dave and I weren't convinced that it was the next chapter of Megadeth."

Their impression was confirmed at a meeting in January with Menza, Friedman and the band's manager. "We gave it every possible opportunity for it to work," said Ellefson. "Dave and I walked out of that meeting, 'Yeah, I don't think it's going to happen.'" Read more - here.

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