Over the weekend, the iconic heavy metal band Iron Maiden announced that their longtime drummer of over 42 years, Nicko McBrain, was retiring from touring. The news came as quite a shock to Maiden ...

Notoriously collaborative, Iron Maiden have been blessed with some seriously talented songwriters, capable of delivering individually and in the team environment. It's unsurprising that the ...

One of Iron Maiden's most popular hit songs is one that Adrian Smith originally didn't even want to introduce to Steve Harris, assuming the bassist and founder wouldn't like it. That song is ...

While McBrain is still involved with the band outside touring matters, Iron Maiden clearly needed a new live drummer for all their touring needs. Enter Simon Dawson, who plays with founding Iro News ...

“I wish the band much success moving forward.” “I will, however, remain firmly part of the Iron Maiden family working on a variety of projects,” he continued. He added that he will ...

Nicko McBrain bid farewell over the weekend to the last crowd of metalheads he will ever perform for as a touring member of Iron Maiden. McBrain, 72, who has served as the British heavy metal band ...

A day after drummer Nicko McBrain announced that he would be retiring from touring with Iron Maiden, the iconic metal band has revealed that Simon Dawson will be taking over behind the kit in 2025.

Iron Maiden works quickly, apparently, but I guess they didn’t really have a choice in this one. Nicko McBrain, the band’s original drummer who’s been with Maiden for 42 years, announced his ...

Iron Maiden, the iconic metal band, is gearing up for their The Run For Your Lives World Tour with a new drummer. Simon Dawson, a former studio drummer from Suffolk, will step in as the band’s drummer ...

Iron Maiden's Nicko McBrain in 2017 (photo: Lloyd Bishop / NBC / NBCU Photo Bank). Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain will retire from touring with the band after a final show with the British ...