Rust in Peace! Another one…my favorite Megadeth drummer.
Former MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza passed away Saturday night (May 21) while performing with the band OHM: at The Baked Potato in Studio City, California. He was 51 years old. Nick collapsed during the third song of OHM:'s set. Earliest reports indicate he suffered a massive heart attack and was pronounced dead upon arrival at hospital. No other details are being released at this time.
One person who was present at The Baked Potato last night told BLABBERMOUTH.NET: “It appeared to be a seizure but [Nick] stopped breathing. Two patrons took over and began CPR until EMS arrived. EMS worked on him for 25-plus minutes, including adrenaline shots, three shocks and non-stop compressions.” Nick’s biographer and friend J. Marshall Craig said: "We ask for prayers for Nick’s family, his family, and especially his two sons and their mother, Teri.
"He just spent nearly two weeks with the boys in the Pacific Northwest and was absolutely glowing. He was scheduled to fly to my home in Cape Cod tomorrow so that we could finish the comic-book version of the book we wrote on his life, ‘MenzaLife’, both of which were slated for release late next month. This morning we are all too numb to think about anything but Nick’s family.” Nick’s manager Robert Bolger said: “Along with your prayers and wonderful thoughts and memories of this incredible man and musician, we ask that fans respect his family’s need for privacy at this absolutely tragic time.”
Rust in Peace! Another one…my favorite Megadeth drummer.
Former MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza passed away Saturday night (May 21) while performing with the band OHM: at The Baked Potato in Studio City, California. He was 51 years old. Nick collapsed during the third song of OHM:'s set. Earliest reports indicate he suffered a massive heart attack and was pronounced dead upon arrival at hospital. No other details are being released at this time.
One person who was present at The Baked Potato last night told BLABBERMOUTH.NET: “It appeared to be a seizure but [Nick] stopped breathing. Two patrons took over and began CPR until EMS arrived. EMS worked on him for 25-plus minutes, including adrenaline shots, three shocks and non-stop compressions.” Nick’s biographer and friend J. Marshall Craig said: "We ask for prayers for Nick’s family, his family, and especially his two sons and their mother, Teri.
"He just spent nearly two weeks with the boys in the Pacific Northwest and was absolutely glowing. He was scheduled to fly to my home in Cape Cod tomorrow so that we could finish the comic-book version of the book we wrote on his life, ‘MenzaLife’, both of which were slated for release late next month. This morning we are all too numb to think about anything but Nick’s family.” Nick’s manager Robert Bolger said: “Along with your prayers and wonderful thoughts and memories of this incredible man and musician, we ask that fans respect his family’s need for privacy at this absolutely tragic time.”
I was really shocked to hear about that this morning, very sad. Maybe this will be yet another reminder to Mustaine that life is short and you shouldn’t treat people so badly. Their attempt to reunite the Rust lineup a while ago sounds like Dave’s ego got in the way and he seemed to be trying to lay most of the blame at Menza’s door, some of his comments about him were quite unkind.
Sad to hear.
I think he’s the only one that I could readily call out by name if asked to name any Megadeth drummers. And there are certain songs with some very iconic drum parts in them that are all about Menza. I don’t know the guy personally and he wasn’t really some personal iconic hero/role model of mine or anything, so I’m not going to pretend like this brings my world crashing down or anything, but it does suck. Love and prayers for his family and friends.