The band temporarily disbanded in 2002 when Mustaine suffered an arm injury and re-established in 2004 without bassist Ellefson, who had taken legal action against Mustaine.
Skupina se nakratko raspala 2002. godine jer je Mustaine ozlijedio ruku i ponovno se okupila 2004. bez basista Ellefsona, koji je pokrenuo sudski postupak protiv Mustainea.