My Take
James LoMenzo is one of those quietly elite bassists who keeps showing up in legitimately great bands, and I think that says everything about his reputation. A Brooklyn kid born in 1959, he cut his teeth in the glam-metal world with White Lion, then bounced through an impressive roster — Slash's Snakepit, David Lee Roth's band, John Fogerty, even Ace Frehley — before landing in Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society. But his most surprising chapter has to be joining Megadeth, a thrash institution that demands serious technical chops. He's not a flashy "look at me" bassist; he's the guy that makes the whole machine lock in tight. Career journeymen like him are the backbone of hard rock history, and LoMenzo deserves way more name recognition than he typically gets.
Overview
James LoMenzo (born January 13, 1959) is an American musician, currently the bassist for thrash metal band Megadeth. He has previously been a member of White Lion, Black Label Society, Pride & Glory and Slash's Snakepit, and played with David Lee Roth, John Fogerty and Ace Frehley.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- James LoMenzo
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェイムズ・ロメンゾ
- Reading
- じぇいむず・ろめんぞ
- Born
- January 13, 1959 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Boar
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- bassist / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.