An unnamed person who was attending OHM’s concert at the Baked Potato in Studio City California last night described the incident to Blabbermouth.

“It appeared to be a seizure but [Nick] stopped breathing. Two patrons took over and began CPR until EMS arrived. EMS worked on him for 25-plus minutes, including adrenaline shots, three shocks and non-stop compressions.”

Menza joined MEGADETH in 1989 and appeared on four of their most successful albums (1990’s Rust in Peace, 1992’s Countdown to Extinction, 1994’s Youthanasia and 1997’s Cryptic Writings) before departing the group in 1998.

He joined OHM, a jazz-rock fusion group which is fronted by former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland, in 2015 after the group’s former drummer David Eagle died of a heart attack. (Poland left MEGADETH prior to Menza joining the group, so two were never MEGADETH bandmates.)
 

Menza’s official Facebook and Twitter pages have shared the following post, and MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine responded to the news by saying “tell me this isn’t true!” We will continue updating this sad story as more details become available.