Nicko McBrain retires

[The_7th_one]

I very much doubt Bruce would be replaced by Richard Taylor.....

 

[btx109]

Coming back to Nicko's farewell from touring…

I saw the last song and the farewell from the members of the band (except Dave) specially Steve was very cold.

I didn't see it that way at all. Trust that after the show, there was a massive end-of-tour blowout celebrating it and Nicko's final show.

 

[matic22]

Coming back to Nicko's farewell from touring…

I saw the last song and the farewell from the members of the band (except Dave) specially Steve was very cold.

Didn't think so. I thought Steve was quite emotional (as emotional as he allows himself to be) and gave him a big hug. Janick shook his hand and thanked him for everything and Adrian put the hand over his shoulder while they stared into the crowd in silence (my profile photo).

Dave, of course hugged him twice, while having his huge smile.

 

[Poetry Majestic]

Do you know the Black Sabbath's Sabotage album cover ?
Imagine Black Sabbath guys are Maiden and the guys in the mirror are the British Lion's guys. Iron Maiden's future…No avatars but close

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Who from Maiden is wearing his wife's red trousers then?

 

[The_7th_one]

The guy called Simon now

 

[harrisdevot]

They didn't hire Janick, Bruce or Blaze without rehearsing. I don't remember if H auditioned or not.

He did, and was submitted to full scale interrogatory by Rod, so tight that Steve had to put an end to it.

 

[matic22]

He did, and was submitted to full scale interrogatory by Rod, so tight that Steve had to put an end to it.

Rod in the early 80's seemed like satan on earth occasionaly fueled by cocaine. But, that's partly why Maiden are today where they are.

 

[harrisdevot]

Well, from time to time, Roy used to indulge in some drunken impulsive ramblings on Facebook which resulted in a lot of grief in the Dickinson camp and it likely ended Bruce and Roy's working relationship.

Really? Didn't know that. Could you elaborate please ?

 

[wizardry]

Really? Didn't know that. Could you elaborate please ?

I remember one particular(ly hilarious) bit where he was claiming that "the powers that be" were "preventing" him from releasing "masterpieces" which were better than anything ever done by some other group...

 

[matic22]

Really? Didn't know that. Could you elaborate please ?

Well there were numerous very impulsive posts by Roy on Facebook. Some of them very agressive. It seems like every time he and Bruce had an disagreement, or Roy didn't agree with something, he went on social media and passive-agressively talked about Bruce. Those come in clusters, every half of a year or so. Those were very similar to the Steve Lazarus one.

It explains a lot why they worked together in 2014 and then had a break until TMP and have fallen out for good before the touring began. Roy's cryptic statements lead me to believe that.

 

[harrisdevot]

Coming back to Nicko's farewell from touring…

I saw the last song and the farewell from the members of the band (except Dave) specially Steve was very cold.

He wasn't. He almost always leaves the stage very late, just befor Nicko, and waves at the crowd. This time he left early and I'm sure that's because he didn't want to be emotional in front of a crowd.

 

[harrisdevot]

Well there were numerous very impulsive posts by Roy on Facebook. Some of them very agressive. It seems like every time he and Bruce had an disagreement, or Roy didn't agree with something, he went on social media and passive-agressively talked about Bruce. Those come in clusters, every half of a year or so. Those were very similar to the Steve Lazarus one.

It explains a lot why they worked together in 2014 and then had a break until TMP and have fallen out for good before the touring began. Roy's cryptic statements lead me to believe that.

Sad. I guess this is bad news for those who expect a new Bruce album.

 

[matic22]

Sad. I guess this is bad news for those who expect a new Bruce album.

I guess this goes all the way back to 1998, when Roy pulled out of the tour and was replaced by a guy called The Guru, while Adrian needed to cover a lot of the solos (although at that time, it could've been because of producing Halford).

 

[wizardry]

Sad. I guess this is bad news for those who expect a new Bruce album.

Nah, Bruce can probably get any guitarist to play with him for an album and tour. If anything, he could probably get Richie Faulkner in the studio or something like that.

 

[Azas]

Don't panic, guys. It was announced on Maiden statement that Simon is only here for the 2025 tour. It surely means that they will have a new drummer for the touring 2026.

Yeah, for 2026 tour, drummer was going to be Joe Lazarus, but his dad just fucked things up with his facebook rant, so... we are still not good and should worry. The End is Near.

 

[karljant]

You left a very important "live"

Yeah, sure. My bad. What's important is that Nicko is still Maiden's studio drummer.

 

[DorotheaMe]

Yeah, for 2026 tour, drummer was going to be Joe Lazarus...

Does that make sense? His dad would have known that and wouldn't have been so angry on Facebook.

 

[Azas]

Does that make sense? His dad would have known that and wouldn't have been so angry on Facebook.

I'm just being smart ass here. Joking.

 

[Spaldy]

 

[Rob77]

Sad. I guess this is bad news for those who expect a new Bruce album.

Wasn't there some guy called Smith who played on a couple of Bruce albums back in the day if he needs a new guitarist/co-songwriter? Does anyone know if they are still in touch?