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Heavy Metal Lost a Thrash Legend After He Suffered a Fatal Heart Attack While Performing on This Day in 2016

Former Megadeth drummer Nick Menza died on May 21, 2016, after collapsing during a performance with his band OHM.

By Stephen Andrew Galiher

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It was on this day in 2016 that heavy metal lost a thrash legend. On May 21, 2016, former Megadeth drummer Nick Menza suffered a fatal heart attack while performing a show in California. He was 51.

Menza was playing a gig with his band OHM at The Baked Potato venue in Studio City. During the set, Blabbermouth reported, Menza collapsed behind the drum kit. He was rushed to a nearby hospital for medical care, but was pronounced dead upon arrival.

An autopsy determined Menza’s cause of death to be atherosclerotic, hypertensive-induced congestive........

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