A few years in the past, we realized that ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson was co-producing a documentary on the late drummer Nick Menza. Menza, who handed away in 2016 of coronary heart illness whereas on stage together with his band, Ohm, had performed in Megadeth from 1989 to 1998.
It’s now 2023 and we’ve realized that Ellefson’s now executed recording the narration for This Was My Life: The Story Of Nick Menza. The documentary was executed by way of his Ellefson Movies firm in partnership with Screaming Butterfly Leisure.
“We’re excited for the followers to see the life Nick lived earlier than, throughout and after Megadeth. It was fairly the journey. Keep tuned for an epic documentary. As Nick would say, ‘It’s gonna be RAD!”
The movie’s official trailer is at the moment being edited by govt producer, director, and editor Holly Mollohan from Screaming Butterfly Leisure, however we’ve received a 30 second clip of Ellefson within the studio under.
Whereas the documentary will give attention to Menza’s life, it’s going to characteristic interviews from a few of his buddies, household, and contemporaries. In keeping with a press launch on the movie it’s going to embody “members of the Menza household and shut buddies, former Megadeth members Chris Poland, Jeff Younger, former Lamb of God/Megadeth drummer Chris Adler, former Megadeth tour supervisor Skip Rickert, Nick’s drum tech Rob Corsie, legendary rock and roll photographer Gene Kirkland, movie director, late steel historian, journalist and filmmaker Bob Nalbandian, James Rota and Emily Burton of Fireball Ministry, Terri Evans, Peter Flyn, John “Gumby” Goodwin, Bert Wolf, David Randi, Rob Schaefer, Juan “Nico” Alvarez, Robertino “Pag” Pagliari, Iki Levy of Soultone cymbals, and David Corral of L.A. Calling.”
The documentary goes to give attention to his life earlier than and after Megadeth, together with the “spotlight of his profession [which] was enjoying Rock In Rio earlier than greater than 100,000 individuals” and the bottom level when he was “fired by Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine whereas he was nonetheless in a hospital mattress after surgical procedure to take away what medical doctors feared was a cancerous development.”
We don’t but have a launch date in the intervening time, however as soon as we have now one, we’ll you should definitely go it alongside.
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