Simon Dawson is the new drummer

[____no5]

One minor correction: Joe was the backup for the previous three tours prior to Future Past. This is key because Joe was not the backup on Future Past and, looking at BL's touring schedule mostly matching Maiden's, Simon was very likely the backup drummer for the latest tour.

That was pretty major

So all the data on Joe being the backup is, at this point, out dated and the band has clearly chosen a different direction. By band I mean "Steve."

So maybe that was the reason that BL toured with Maiden after all?
Bad timing for Joe that’s for sure.

 

[Ruflux]

That, I wonder too, although it's wild to imagine Maiden with a double bass drum kit.

You don't need two bass drums, just a double pedal. Apparently Simon's played with them either in the past or even currently with BL (if posts from closer to back when the announcement was made are to be believed) so it doesn't seem like it'd be too big of a leap for him to play with two pedals with Maiden just to make certain things easier.

 

[Meliegree]

Simply because Joe Lazarus was Nicko's backup, has studied Nicko's parts in deep, in sum he already was an IM-family member. Let's be real, at this point how many tours do the guys have left, other than RFYL? The kid is a solid drummer, just give him the role he worked hard for.

PS: Steve Lazarus was openly critical of Steve's choice and brought reasonable arguments on the table, including that Joe has been Nicko's backup for the past 3 tours (I think his anger was mostly due to Joe being his son, tho).

World is full of solid drummers, that doesn't entitle any of them to be in Iron Maiden.

I still don't understand the argument that a bassist (who is the decision-maker) should choose someone who learned to copy the style of a former band member instead of someone he has been playing with on stage for years and knows what to expect.

 

[Vaenyr]

That, I wonder too, although it's wild to imagine Maiden with a double bass drum kit. I think I'd like it, but I guess he'd choose to play it like Nicko, which might not be his preferred style. He's a versatile drummer like him after all, from watching the clips. Maybe Steve, Bruce and Adrian will discuss it too?

Even if he were to use a double pedal, I don't think he would use it in a way that would be too noticeable. For example I don't think he'll start inserting random 16th bursts in different spots.

I could see him use it for fills and for sections where Nicko is using the heel-toe technique to achieve incredible speeds with a single pedal. You can play these much easier with a double pedal and it would effectively sound the same. Depending on Simon's skillset and comfortableness with one pedal, a second pedal could be an easier way for him to play Maiden grooves in a faithful way. Just because he uses a double pedal doesn't mean that he'll turn Maiden into an extreme metal band

 

[onurb]

One minor correction: Joe was the backup for the previous three tours prior to Future Past. This is key because Joe was not the backup on Future Past and, looking at BL's touring schedule mostly matching Maiden's, Simon was very likely the backup drummer for the latest tour. So all the data on Joe being the backup is, at this point, out dated and the band has clearly chosen a different direction. By band I mean "Steve."

Correct. Joe was the backup drummer from book of souls tour to the legacy of the beast final leg. He got a few jobs in between so he couldnt keep this position for the upcoming tour (future past).