Former MEGADETH Drummer Nick Menza Dead At Age 51

A sad news came from the former Megadeth drummer, Nick Menza, who was reportedly had heart failure while performing onstage with his current band Ohm at LA club The Baked Potato.

His death was confirmed in a post written by his friend Allen Hall, which was shared on Menza's official Facebook page.

Dave Mustaine, the Megadeth frontman tweeted this a moment ago.

Even Dave Mustaine‘s son, Justis, posted a status on his Facebook page, saying “Rest In Peace Nick Menza”, but we will probably have more details about this soon.

Menza featured on four of Megadeth's albums – Rust In Peace (1990), Countdown To Extinction (1992), Youthanasia (1994) and Cryptic Writings (1997).

Rest in peace Nick Menza.