The Most Heartbreaking Celebrity Deaths Of 2016

Nick Menza

The former Megadeath drummer Nick Menza suffered a heart attack at age 51 on May 21st during OHM’s set at The Baked Potato in Studio City, CA. Overcoming a rough start in his professional career with drugs, the drummer had reportedly been sober for eight years.

After joining the influential metal band in ’98, Menza was the band’s drummer for nine years before the formation of OHM came about with fellow former Megadeath artist and guitarist Chris Poland. Menza didn’t take over the sticks until their original drummer David Eagle suffered heart attack, however. Although Megadeath is long gone, Nick Menza will be missed in the world of metal.