Two Megadeth Members Quit Within Hours Of Each Other
Dave Mustaine of Megadeth. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.

Dave Mustaine of Megadeth. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.

Two Megadeth Members Quit Within Hours Of Each Other

by Roger Wink, VVN Music on November 29, 2014

in News

Megedeth is down two members with the sudden departure of drummer Shawn Drover and guitarist Chris Broderick.

Drover, who has been with the group since 2004, was the first to go, posting the message “After 10 years, I have decided to quit Megadeth to pursue my own musical interests. I want to thank Dave Mustaine and the entire Megadeth family, as well as thanking all the amazing Megadeth fans around the world!!! I truly appreciate all of you. Stay tuned for info on my next musical journey.”

Broderick, a member since 2008, quite a few hours later, saying “Due to artistic and musical differences, it is with great reluctance that I announce my departure from Megadeth to pursue my own musical direction. I want all of you to know how much I appreciate the amount that you the fans have accepted and respected me as a member of Megadeth for the last seven years, but it is time for me to move on. I wish Dave and everyone in Megadeth all the best. I am working on a few things of my own and hope that when they come out, you will all dig it.”

That leaves the band with just original members Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson, at least in the short term.

The band has been a bit of a revolving door for their entire history with original drummer Gar Samuelson only making it three years and his replacement, Chuck Behler, only two. The same timeframes apply for original guitarist Chris Poland and his replacement Jeff Young.

Overall, there have been five different drummers, six different guitarist and one bass player that have come and gone over the thirty years the band has been together (not counting 2003 when they were broken up.

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