MEGADETH’s DAVID ELLEFSON To Release Cover Of POST MALONE Track ‘Over Now’

David Ellefson Post Malone

ELLEFSON, the solo band of Grammy-Winning MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, has announced the release date for their cover of the POST MALONE track “Over Now,” which will release exclusively on Bandcamp on May 9, and on all other digital outlets on May 15.

The track will appear on their as yet-untitled debut album, tentatively due in October.

You can view song teaser below.

Produced by Ellefson, vocalist Thom Hazaert, and guitarist Andy Martongelli, engineered and mixed by Allessio Garavello, with vocals engineered by Richard Easterling and Matt LaPlant (NONPOINT, SKINDRED), and featuring cover art by Melody Myers (ALTITUDES AND ATTITUDES, ESCAPE THE FATE) the track is a heavy reimagining of the R&B flavored Posty favorite (co-written with Tommy Lee), also featuring drummer Paolo Caridi, and guest background vocals by legendary former GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist, ASIA vocalist, and frequent Ellefson/Hazaert collaborator Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal.

ELLEFSON (the band), debuted on the compilation release Sleeping Giants in 2019, a 2 LP/CD collection of David Ellefson B-sides and rarities, which first showcased the collaboration of Ellefson and Hazaert (with contributions by Thal) on the tracks “Vultures,” “Hammer (Comes Down),” and the title track, “Sleeping Giants,” which featured guest vocals by legendary Hip-Hop MC Darryl “DMC” McDaniels.