THE LUCID (DAVID ELLEFSON’s post-MEGADETH band) – The Lucid (2021)
THE LUCID, the four-piece metal / hard rock band featuring bassist David Ellefson (ex-MEGADETH), vocalist Vinnie Dombroski (SPONGE), guitarist Drew Fortier (BANG TANGO) and drummer Mike Heller (RAVEN, FEAR FACTORY), are releasing their self-titled debut CD.
This is Ellefson’s first musical appearance since he was scandalously fired from Megadeth in May after an Instagram user, identified only as ‘woahworst,’ started sharing accusations that Ellefson had groomed an underage girl. As proof, they offered extremely explicit video of Ellefson masturbating during a video chat, as well as screen caps of text exchanges between Ellefson and the young woman in question.
THE LUCID’s musical direction is quite eclectic, it isn’t thrash metal like Ellefson’ former band. There’s modern rock, some alternative, a bit of hard rock. However, and while vocally Dombroski couldn’t be further from Dave Mustaine, songs like ‘Damned’ sound a lot like the Countdown To Extinction / Youthanasia-era Megadeth…
