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Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson co-produces documentary about the late Nick Menza

Author Samuel Järvinen - 17.9.2021

Nick Menza, drummer for US thrash metal legends Megadeth from 1989-1998 and 2004, tragically passed away in 2016.

Menza is the subject of a forthcoming documentary film This Was My Life: The Story Of Nick Menza, which charts his career and life. The film will feature previously unreleased photographs and video footage from the archives of Menza himself.

Now former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson is involved in the production of the documentary. In addition, Ellefson’s voice will be heard in the documentary as a narrator.

“I am proud to announce I will narrate/co-produce the upcoming documentary film This Was My Life: The Story Of Nick Menza, and I look forward to sharing together with you the life story of one of music’s most celebrated rock star drummers of all time, Nick Menza”, Ellefson says.

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