Megadeth's ex-drummer Nick Menza dies after collapsing on stage May 23, 2016 - 13:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nick Menza, the former drummer for Megadeth, has died after collapsing on stage over the weekend, Gigwise reports. The 51-year-old, who was in the heavy metal band for nearly a decade, was performing with his band OHM in Los Angeles on Saturday (21 May) when he collapsed three songs in. Menza was taken to hospital, and was pronounced dead on arrival. He had suffered from a “massive heart attack.” In a statement, Menza’s bandmate Stephen Bauer said, “In the brief time I knew you, it was a pleasure. We will miss you.” Megadeth’s frontman Dave Mustaine, meanwhile, tweeted, “TELL ME THIS ISN’T TRUE!” Menza played on four Megadeth albums been 1989 and 1998, including the band’s most commercially successful album, Countdown To Extinction.  Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
