Nicholas "Nick" Menza (July 23, 1964 - May 21, 2016) was a professional drummer best known for his time in American heavy metal band Megadeth from 1989 to 1998 and in 2004. He recorded on all the bands albums from Rust in Peace (1990) to Cryptic Writings (1997), making him the band's second longest tenured drummer only to Shawn Drover.