In regards to the unique and complex drumming that Samuelson added, it is worth noting that he and former Megadeth guitarist, Chris Poland, were part of a jazz fusion band called The New Yorkers in their earlier years. So Far, So Good featured Chuck Behler behind the kit and marked a continuation of the frequent tempo changes, and politically charged lyrics found on previous offerings. Some hardcore fans believe that the drumming and the songwriting is better on the previous albums, however, there is not much evidence of a departure in the general style of music on the Behler LP.
His contributions were large in the big picture of the metal world. Menza began playing drums at the age of two as his father was jazz musician, Don Menza. He began drumming professionally at the early age of His influences include drummers such as Buddy Rich and Louie Belson, both of which mentored him earlier in life.
He left the band while on tour in because of knee problems. And there were a few other people as well. So it kind of just converged to, all of a sudden, I'm on tour with Soilwork, and I get a call that Dave Mustaine wants to talk to me, which was, like, 'Excuse me? Scroll to continue reading. And I think, pretty much, they just looked at videos online. I know they looked at this video I posted from the studio with Devin, and a few other things, and I think they were just, like, 'Yeah, based on this, it shouldn't be an issue, drumming-wise.
They just kind of work their contacts and whatever comes up, they'll give it a shot. So I had about 10 days after coming home from the Soilwork tour, so, of course, during those 10 days, I ate, breathed and slept with Megadeth, and all I did was listen to those songs.
And I made my charts, which is a really important part of my life as a session drummer — being able to chart out songs. First of all, song structures; also then beats and fills and stuff in an efficient way where I can just put a sheet in front of me, or next to me, or whatever, and have that as a cheat sheet in case I have a blackout, which can happen when you're learning 18 songs in 10 days — you can have a moment when you're first playing with the guys and you're, like, 'Oh my God!
Five days before the tour started, I had to send him home. According to Loudwire in Menza almost lost his arm due to a power saw accident. It would require him to get reconstrutive surgery.
The saw responsible for the accident would be auctioned off by Menza years later. In it was rumored that the classic lineup of Megadeth would be reuniting following the departure of guitarist Chris Broderick and drummer Shawn Drover. Menza was approached by Mustaine and bassist David Ellefson to replace Drover at the end of and he would in fact begin working on new music with the band, but the reunion fell apart after the topic of money came up.
Here is one of my favorite bands and a huge part of my life achievements and I was shut out for wanting a fair deal. Mustaine defended his behavior while promoting the book Rust in Peace the inside story of the megadeth masterpiece inrurevealing. I never did anything to you. These guys really had their own style. Nick was actually one of my influences as a young drummer. I tried to capture the intention behind the drum parts in order to respect the band's vision. Gar and Nick have a more old-school swing whereas Chris Adler 's approach is more contemporary.
I stay true to the originals while injecting some of my own groove and flair. Chris was very helpful in guiding me as to what the band would expect from me, which is super cool of him. It made the rehearsal and first shows a lot easier.
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