Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain says the band had instituted a new rule to address the fact that he can’t play as well as he used to. He suffered a stroke in January 2023 that left him partially ...

Nicko McBrain performed his last show with Iron Maiden Saturday night. The band's longtime drummer announced that he would be leaving the group earlier that day. "After much consideration, it is with ...

The band’s longtime drummer confirmed over the weekend that the band’s show in Sao Paulo would be his last, as he looks to “take a step back from the grind of the extensive touring lifestyle”. He ...

Nicko McBrain has played his final show with Iron Maiden. The drummer, whose retirement from touring was announced earlier this weekend, performed his final show with the band as their 81-date Future ...

McBrain suffered a minor stroke in January which left him partially paralysed on his right side from the shoulder down. He underwent 10 weeks of “intensive therapy” in an effort to get back to full ...

Strokes fucking suck. They’re absolutely devastating and take a lot of hard work to come back from, if one can come back from them at all. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that Nicko McBrain, who has ...

Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain has played his last show after announcing his retirement from touring. The drummer, 72, took the stage one last time during Iron Maiden’s show in Sao Paulo, Brazil on ...

After 42 years with Iron Maiden, drummer Nicko McBrain is stepping away from touring, wrapping up his time with the band yesterday at a concert in Brazil. McBrain, 72, shared the news on social media ...

After successfully surviving a mini-stroke and being an integral part of one of the biggest metal bands of all time, Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain is joining the Marines. Well, let me be more ...

After 42 years, Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain is retiring from the road, and will conclude his stint tonight with a show in Brazil. McBrain posted his announcement online today in various social ...

Nicko McBrain feared he wouldn’t be able to play drums again after suffering a stroke. The 71-year-old Iron Maiden drummer was hospitalized earlier this year and he admitted his first thought was that ...