05-22-2016, 04:04 PM
I loved this guy's work on Megadeth's album.
I believe he went from being the drum tech to becoming the best drummer the band ever had.
Rust in Peace...
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http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7378350/nick-menza-former-megadeth-drummer-dies-on-stage-at-51-ohm-davemustaine
Former drummer of Megadeth, Nick Menza, who played on many of the metal band’s successful albums in the 1990s, died Saturday (May 21) after collapsing on stage during a concert.
He was 51.
Menza was playing with his new band Ohm at the The Baked Potato in Los Angeles when he suddenly collapsed during third song of the performance. Paramedics couldn’t revive him and a cause of death has not been released.
Throughout the '90s, Menza played drums on such Megadeth albums as Rust in Peace, Countdown to Extinction and Youthanasia.
His death came as a shock to Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine.
“Tell me this isn't true,” Mustaine tweeted Sunday. “I woke at 4 AM to hear Nick Menza passed away on 5/21 playing his drums w/Ohm at the Baked Potato.”
Ex-Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman called Menza a “great and unique drummer” and a “hilarious bandmater” in a Facebook post Sunday. “I’m beyond sad, did not see this coming at all. RIP Brother."
I believe he went from being the drum tech to becoming the best drummer the band ever had.
Rust in Peace...
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7378350/nick-menza-former-megadeth-drummer-dies-on-stage-at-51-ohm-davemustaine
Former drummer of Megadeth, Nick Menza, who played on many of the metal band’s successful albums in the 1990s, died Saturday (May 21) after collapsing on stage during a concert.
He was 51.
Menza was playing with his new band Ohm at the The Baked Potato in Los Angeles when he suddenly collapsed during third song of the performance. Paramedics couldn’t revive him and a cause of death has not been released.
Throughout the '90s, Menza played drums on such Megadeth albums as Rust in Peace, Countdown to Extinction and Youthanasia.
His death came as a shock to Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine.
“Tell me this isn't true,” Mustaine tweeted Sunday. “I woke at 4 AM to hear Nick Menza passed away on 5/21 playing his drums w/Ohm at the Baked Potato.”
Ex-Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman called Menza a “great and unique drummer” and a “hilarious bandmater” in a Facebook post Sunday. “I’m beyond sad, did not see this coming at all. RIP Brother."
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