Ex-Megadeth drummer Nick Menza dies after collapsing on stage

USA   –  Drummer Nick Menza, who played on many of Megadeth’s most successful albums, died after he collapsed on stage during a show. He was 51.

Menza was into the third song with his new band Ohm when he collapsed last weekend, said Ohm’s manager Steve Bauer. Paramedics couldn’t revive him. The band was playing at The Baked Potato, in Studio City, California. The group’s bassist texted me last night after it happened,” Bauer told CNN. “We are all still in shock.” Officials haven’t released a cause of death..”(CNN.COM/photo: cnn.com)...[+]