Nick Menza

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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	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

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).