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Nicko McBrain pays a visit to his drum store in Manchester, UK

Author Benedetta Baldin - 5.5.2025

Nicko McBrain, formerly of Iron Maiden, visited his drum shop, Nicko McBrain’s Drum One, in Manchester, UK, on Saturday, May 3rd. 

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Resurrection Fest almost sold out on Thursday and Friday

Resurrection Fest, what is considered to be as the biggest and most important metal festival in Spain, it’s going to be have a huge gathering this upcoming July. The organisation has made a huge job bringing some of the best bands in the globe. Held at Viveiro (Galicia) this will consist in four days (July...

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This would be the perfect songs to add to Iron Maiden’s setlist – according to Steve Harris

Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris expressed his desire to reintroduce a specific song into the band’s live performances, which is notably not a rare or obscure track, as per Loudwire. Contrarily, it is among the most frequently performed compositions in the band’s catalog, with “The Evil That Men Do” having been played 866 times in...

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Eurovision history and Finnish metal celebration: these albums turn 20 this year

The year 2006 went down in Finnish music history primarily due to Lordi‘s victory in the Eurovision Song Contest, which certainly boosted the popularity of Finnish metal. We have already listed albums that are turning 50, 40, and 30 years old, and now it’s time to travel back 20 years to 2006. 1. Lordi –...

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Hair metal, the British wave and thrash metal classics: these albums are turning 40 this year

The year 1986 was a celebratory year for two extremes of metal: classics were released in both the hair metal and thrash metal genres. We already listed albums turning 50, and now it’s time to take a look at what 1986 had to offer. 1. Metallica – “Master Of Puppets”:  Metallica surpassed themselves with their...

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Rock ’n’ roll rebels: the wildest band merch you won’t believe actually exists

Merch used to be simple, like shirts, patches, or the occasional tour poster if you were lucky and not broke. Then it grew teeth as bands started treating the merch table like a sideshow, a test lab, and a brand experiment with a pulse. In fact, fans wanted more than another black tee. They wanted...

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Video footage available of Nicko McBrain signing copies of Iron Maiden’s book

On Saturday, December 13, Iron Maiden‘s drummer Nicko McBrain, who announced his retirement from touring with the band in December 2024, participated in a book signing event. The event took place at Barnes & Noble in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as per blabbermouth.net. McBrain signed copies of “Iron Maiden: Infinite Dreams – The Official Visual History”...

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“It is amazing to get back to small clubs and raise hell on stage” – interview with Adrian Smith

Following on from their critically acclaimed second album, “Black Light / White Noise”, which was a UK No.1 hit on the Official Rock & Metal chart, Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen will be taking their show on the road early next year touring the UK and Europe in February and March 2026. Having first joined together as Smith/Kotzen on...

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If you like to keep Iron Maiden items, well, so does Steve Harris

In a recent interview with Neil Jones of TotalRock, Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris discussed the publication “Iron Maiden: Infinite Dreams – The Official Visual History,” which was released on October 7 through Thames & Hudson, as per blabbermouth.net. The book is characterized as a comprehensive visual tribute to the first fifty years of Iron...

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