A never-before-seen video message from former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman honoring late drummer Nick Menza has surfaced revealing a heartfelt tribute recorded for the 2018 Hall of Heavy Metal History event but never played at the ceremony. In the message, as seen below, Friedman looks back on their years together and recalls a rare musical moment that brought Menza and his father, jazz saxophonist Don Menza, together on record. Nick and marty played together on four classic Megadeth albums He played drums on four of Megadeth’s albums: Rust in Peace (1990), Countdown to Extinction (1992), Youthanasia (1994), and Cryptic Writings (1997) (all Capitol Records). Nick died in 2016 at age 51.
