Megadeth

Play drums likeNick Menza

American drummer (1964–2016)

The songs with Nick Menza on drums, to play on your own kit: Symphony Of Destruction, Holy Wars... The Punishment Due and Tornado of Souls and more. The notes come down in time with each recording, and every hit is judged — so you find out how close you get to the real part.

Start with Skin O' My Teeth

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Mediumeasiest — Skin O' My Teeth
149average BPM
196fastest — Tornado of Souls

Songs with Nick Menza on drums

Symphony Of DestructionMegadeth

Holy Wars... The Punishment Due by Megadeth

Holy Wars... The Punishment DueMegadeth

Tornado of SoulsMegadeth

TrustMegadeth

Sweating BulletsMegadeth

Hangar 18Megadeth

LucretiaMegadeth

Rust In Peace... PolarisMegadeth

Angry AgainMegadeth

Skin O' My TeethMegadeth

Five MagicsMegadeth More Megadeth songsSearch the whole library in the app

How to play drums like Nick Menza

Start with Skin O' My Teeth — the easiest of their parts here (medium), at 190 BPM. Take it at 0.75× until the groove sits.
Learn it part by part. The Trainer splits a song into its beats and fills, hands first and then the kick, from 70% up to full speed.
Work up to Rust In Peace... Polaris: 3,075 notes in 5:10. Switch on the Easy level to take its hardest notes out, then switch it off.
Check every hit — on time, early or late — and watch your score climb run by run.

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Playing Nick Menza's drum parts: questions

What songs does Nick Menza play drums on?

On DRUMY you can play along to the songs with Nick Menza on drums: Symphony Of Destruction (Megadeth), Holy Wars... The Punishment Due (Megadeth), Tornado of Souls (Megadeth), Trust (Megadeth), Sweating Bullets (Megadeth) and Hangar 18 (Megadeth) and more.

What is the easiest Nick Menza song to play on drums?

Skin O' My Teeth by Megadeth — rated medium, at 190 BPM. Play it at 0.75× first, or on the Easy level with the hardest notes taken out.

What is Nick Menza's hardest drum part here?

Rust In Peace... Polaris: 3,075 notes in 5:10, rated hard. The fastest is Tornado of Souls at 196 BPM.

How do I learn to play drums like Nick Menza?

Pick one of their songs and open the Trainer: it teaches the song part by part — the beats, the fills, then the joins — hands first and then the kick, from 70% speed up to full speed, on your own electronic kit.