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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).
Dirk Verbeuren (born 8 January 1975) is a Belgian musician and the current drummer of American thrash metal band Megadeth, amongst other projects.He previously was a member of the Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork.
Megadeth recorded Last Rites, a three-song demo, in 1984, which featured drummer Lee Rauch and Ellefson. [2] Slayer guitarist Kerry King covered live dates at Ruthie's Inn and The Stone while a permanent replacement was sought. [1] Jazz fusion drummer Gar Samuelson would go on to join the band.
Famous drummer Nick Menza died at age 51 after collapsing on stage at a Los Angeles club late on Saturday, his family said.
After meeting with Dave Mustaine and Dave Ellefson of Megadeth in 1984, he was asked to join the band on October 24, 1984. [3] Guitarist Chris Poland soon followed, and Mustaine referred to this as "the first real line-up" in the VH1 special on the band. [4] Mustaine stated in an interview with Metal Forces, that Samuelson was able to "mix up a ...
Rauch's career began in 1983. Former Metallica lead guitarist Dave Mustaine formed Megadeth shortly after having been abruptly fired from Metallica for "his problems with drink, drugs, and aggression towards fellow bandmembers". [1] After Megadeth's "first drummer Dijon Carruthers departed the group in fall of 1983", Rauch was hired. [2]
Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist/guitarist Dave Mustaine.Known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal along with Metallica, Anthrax and Slayer, [3] responsible for the genre's development and popularization.
It's unclear exactly when the meeting went down, but the band's latest guitarist is Tommy Thayer, who joined KISS in 2002 — about two years after Friedman wrapped his time with Megadeth.