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IRON MAIDEN: No New Album Until 2006

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain confirmed during a "question-and-answer" session with fans at an Italian drum clinic earlier this week that the band will play festivals all over Europe next year, with plans to return to the recording studio in November 2005. The follow-up to last year's "Dance of...
June 18, 2004
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IRON MAIDEN Drummer Performs With South Florida Hard Rock Band: Photos Available

IRON MAIDEN fans site MaidenFans.com is reporting that MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain and former BLACK SABBATH/GREAT WHITE/LITA FORD bassist Dave "The Beast" Spitz joined the South Florida-based hard rock band DEEPSET for a set of MAIDEN covers on Saturday, June 5 (Nicko's 52nd birthday) at Kelsey clu...
June 7, 2004
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IRON MAIDEN Singer Makes Surprise Appearance At LONDON GUITAR SHOW

IRON MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson made a surprise guest appearance with MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain and guitarist Phil Hilborne at the London Guitar Show this past weekend, according to MaidenFans.com. The special performance, which took place on Sunday, May 9, at The Wembley Conference Centre,...
May 12, 2004
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IRON MAIDEN: Drummer To Perform At Guitar Show, Bassist To Play At Soccer Tournament

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain will be performing at The London Guitar Show at The Wembley Conference Centre on May 8 and 9. McBrain will be performing a set on Saturday on the Marshall Amplification stand at around 12.30 p.m. and on Sunday around 3:00 p.m. Also playing with Nick are wizard guita...
May 8, 2004
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NICKO MCBRAIN To Celebrate 52nd Birthday By Jamming With IRON MAIDEN Cover Band

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain and former BLACK SABBATH/GREAT WHITE/LITA FORD bassist Dave "The Beast" Spitz will be joining the South Florida-based hard rock band DEEPSET for a set of MAIDEN covers on Saturday, June 5 (Nicko's 52nd birthday) at Kelsey club in Lake Park, Florida. According to a p...
April 15, 2004
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IRON MAIDEN: 'Dance Of Death' Alternate Version Available For Download

According to the IRON MAIDEN fan site MaidenFans.com, there is finally a recording of MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson changing the lyrics to the song "Dance of Death" at the last show of the band's Japanese tour. The new lyrics reportedly include the lines, "I was rambling, enjoying the bright moonl...
March 18, 2004
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IRON MAIDEN Singer Slips And Falls During L.A. Set, Confirms Guest Appearance On EXECUTION CD

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson reportedly fell head-first from one of the higher set platforms close to bandmate Nicko McBrain's drumkit during MAIDEN's headlining performance at Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles Saturday (Jan. 31). "He seemed to be groggy for about a minute, lying on his ba...
February 2, 2004
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DR. DOT: The Masseuse To The Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Stars

Masseuse Dorothy Stein, a.k.a. Dr. Dot, has worked her magic on the necks, arms and lower backs of some of the biggest names in music, including members of AEROSMITH, KISS, DEF LEPPARD and MÖTLEY CRÜE (see previous story). Her scrapbook boasts a stream of testimonials from satisfied customers like A...
January 16, 2004
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IRON MAIDEN Producer Defends 'Dance Of Death' Sound

IRON MAIDEN producer Kevin Shirley, who has worked with the group on their last two studio releases as well as the live album "Rock In Rio", has taken the unusual step of publicly defending the production on MAIDEN's latest CD, "Dance Of Death", calling it a perfect replica of the band's live sound....
November 8, 2003
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IRON MAIDEN Cancel Dutch Gig, Cite 'Health Reasons'

IRON MAIDEN have cancelled tonight's (November 5) show at Ahoy in Roterdam, Holland due to "health reasons," according to a posting on the venue's web site. The concert has been rescheduled to December 13 at the same location. Although no official word has come down as yet, it is believed that the "...
November 5, 2003
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IRON MAIDEN Manager Reports From First Gig Of European 'Dance Of Death' Tour

IRON MAIDEN kicked off the European leg of their "Dance Of Death" tour on Sunday (October 19) at Phoenix Hall in Debrecen, Hungary. The following is MAIDEN manager Rod Smallwood's report on the gig, as posted on the band's official web site: "We are off. Left the UK about 1pm Sunday flying into Debr...
October 21, 2003
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IRON MAIDEN Drummer To Face Third-Degree Assault Charges

IRON MAIDEN drummer Michael "Nicko" McBrain will appear in Hempstead District Court in New York next month to face third-degree assault charges. On Tuesday (October 7),a judge set a November 7 date for the case, which involves McBrain intentionally running his car into a parking-lot attendant befor...
October 9, 2003
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IRON MAIDEN Drummer Comments On Collaboration With VANILLA ICE

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain recently spoke to the Dutch web site Metalfan.nl about his collaboration with ex-ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz and rapper-turned-nu-metaller Vanilla Ice on a project dubbed SEVEN X SEVENTY. "At first, I didn't think it would work out [with Vanilla Ice singing], becaus...
August 25, 2003
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IRON MAIDEN Singer Says They Are Performing Like They Are Still 25 Years Old

IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson recently spoke to Jon Matsumoto of The Mercury News about the group's announcement that their current world tour will be their last extensive tour. "We all have families, and we want to have lives apart from music," he said. "Nicko McBrain, our drummer, will be 5...
August 24, 2003
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IRON MAIDEN Frontman Flying High

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson recently spoke to Billboard magazine about his "second" job piloting 150-seat Boeing 737s for Astraeus Airlines in London. Dickinson, a pilot (photo) for some 11 years, logged between 600 and 700 hours in the air for the company last year, regularly jetting back an...
August 11, 2003