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Nick Menza
Menza on the back cover of Rust in Peace, 1990
Background information
Birth name
Nicholas Menza
Born
(1964-07-23)July 23, 1964 Munich, West Germany
Died
May 21, 2016(2016-05-21) (aged 51) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Heavy metal, hard rock, thrash metal, jazz
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Drums, percussion
Years active
1981–2016
Formerly of
Rhoads
Cold Fire
Megadeth
Menza
Chodle's Trunk
Fear Assembly (Mindstreem)
Memorain
Orphaned to Hatred
Deltanaut
OHM
Sweet Eve
Musical artist
Nicholas Menza (July 23, 1964 – May 21, 2016) was an American musician who was the drummer of the thrash metal band Megadeth from 1989 to 1998. He recorded drums on four of Megadeth's albums: Rust in Peace (1990), Countdown to Extinction (1992), Youthanasia (1994), and Cryptic Writings (1997).
proceeded to play. Menza's influences stem from being nurtured around the tutelage of such notables as Buddy Rich, Steve Gadd, Nick Ceroli, Jeff Porcaro...
Six months later, Mustaine fired both Behler and Young. In July 1989, NickMenza was hired to replace Behler on the drums. After a lengthy search for a...
spanning over 30 years Gallo played and recorded with New Regime, Los Cycos, NickMenza (Megadeth), Mike Muir, Suicidal Tendencies/Los Cycos, SIN 34, Jon Nelson...
Capitol Records, it was the band's last studio album to feature drummer NickMenza. His departure would mark the end of the band's longest lasting lineup...
"classic" lineup of Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, David Ellefson and NickMenza, with all of them contributing to songwriting on the album. The album...
drummer NickMenza as Behler's drum technician. As with Samuelson, Menza was expected to take over if Behler could not continue the tour. Menza replaced...
first Megadeth album to feature guitarist Marty Friedman and drummer NickMenza. The songs "Hangar 18" and "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" were released...
Menza may refer to: Don MenzaNickMenzaMenza (river), a river in Mongolia and Russia This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title...
passport. In October 2014, LoMenzo briefly joined former Megadeth members NickMenza and Chris Poland for an unnamed project. Shortly after announcing this...
debut album from Seattle thrash band Sanctuary, called Refuge Denied. NickMenza, who was Chuck Behler's drum tech, joined Megadeth in 1989, and the band...
and Behler and replaced them with guitarist Marty Friedman and drummer NickMenza. This lineup recorded Megadeth's fourth album, Rust in Peace, which was...
music is composed by Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson, Marty Friedman and NickMenza.[†] ^ † Songwriting credits were amended on the 2004 reissue of the album...
45, in 1995. In 1998, Mustaine asked him to join Megadeth to replace NickMenza as drummer and continue the band's Cryptic Writings tour. He was asked...
cocaine addict and gave up his place in Megadeth to his own drum tech, NickMenza. Before Megadeth, Behler was a member of The Meanies and Sinclair, among...
three solo albums between 1992 and 1996, which featured Megadeth bandmate NickMenza on drums. Friedman reunited with Megadeth for the songs "Countdown to...
magazine. They have cited it as a "mainstay for session players since 1975". NickMenza of Megadeth collapsed and died while playing here with his band OHM on...
Still needing a band with whom to tour, Mustaine hired longtime drummer NickMenza in July, while newcomers James MacDonough (bass) and Glen Drover (guitar)...
through Shrapnel Records (United States). It was also the last to feature NickMenza on drums. All tracks are written by Marty Friedman except where noted...
Ellefson Lee Rauch Gar Samuelson Chris Poland Chuck Behler Jeff Young NickMenza Marty Friedman Jimmy DeGrasso Al Pitrelli James MacDonough Glen Drover...
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