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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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The future of Iron Maiden looks very bright – and busy

Iron Maiden’s official YouTube channel conducted “a quick catch-up” with singer Bruce Dickinson to inquire about the band’s progress during their July 5 performance in Madrid, Spain as part of their “Run For Your Lives” world tour. We are halfway through the tour. First of all, I can’t even believe we’re halfway through the tour....

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Titanium Tart to perform four shows this month

As part of his Titanium Tart project, former Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain has booked the following performances in Florida. Rob Stokes on bass, Eldad Kira on keyboards, Mike Rivera and Mitch Tanne on guitar, and Paolo Velazquez on vocals join Nicko in Titanium Tart. July 17 – Capt Hirams – Sebastian, FLJuly 19 –...

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Bruce Dickinson releases “Gods of War” brand new video

Ahead of the release of Bruce Dickinson’s re-worked version of his classic 1994 album, now titled “More Balls To Picasso”, the lyric video for lead single ‘Gods of War’ has dropped. With a timely message and a fresh, contemporary production, ‘Gods of War’, features Brazilian composer Antonio Teoli’s unique contribution, adding indigenous instruments from the Amazon at the...

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One man, one band, 365 t-shirts – the ultimate Iron Maiden tribute

During the years of which I’ve been a music enthusiast, I’ve seen and met several people that are big fans of bands. I am probably one myself, when it comes to certain artists. But frankly, I’ve yet to encounter someone as dedicated as Martin Jackson from Macclesfield, England, that is now making waves into the...

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Men of iron still going strong – Iron Maiden in Helsinki 16.6.

Iron Maiden, a powerhouse of British heavy metal since 1975, embarked on their latest concert tour “Run for Your Lives” a few weeks ago starting from Budapest, Hungary. Last Monday the caravan stopped in Helsinki, where Iron Maiden performed for two hours in front of 42 000 fans. Because once is not enough, Chaoszine absolutely...

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Johannes Eckerström of Avatar shares his feelings about playing with Iron Maiden

Vocalist Johannes Eckerström of Swedish metal band Avatar recently discussed the band’s upcoming summer 2025 European tour as the support act for Iron Maiden in an interview with Wayne Carle Jr. of the 95 WIIL Rock (WIIL-FM) radio station in Wisconsin. The band had previously opened for the British heavy metal legends for three shows...

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Simon Dawson shares his drum head choices

Although Simon Dawson, who took Nicko McBrain’s position on the Iron Maiden drum seat, hasn’t received much attention, he is now making an impression by showcasing the drum heads he used during the Run for Your Lives tour in a video released by Code Drum Heads. A glimpse inside his office is also given to...

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Bruce Dickinson announces “More Balls To Picasso”, out July 25th

In 1994, having left Iron Maiden for a time (he rejoined in 1999), Bruce Dickinson released his second solo album, entitled “Balls To Picasso”. Named in honor of the cubist pioneer whose representations of spherical objects were as squares, and reflected on the cover in graffiti style on a tiled bathroom wall, the album belied...

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