Iron Maiden: Last News

Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain has admitted that he feared he would never be able to play drums again, after suffering a stroke in January.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 strength, and by May he was ready to start rehearsals with the rest of the band, ahead of their recent ‘The Future Past’ tour.Now, in a new interview with Metal Hammer magazine, he has opened up about the experience. “It was very, very difficult,” he said.“When it first happened, I thought, this is it, I’m not going to be able to play.

Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson has played his first solo shows in 22 years last week – check out footage from the moment below.Over the weekend (April 13-14), Dickinson played two nights at the Whisky A Go Go venue in Los Angeles, both of which were surprise, last-minute gigs.Dickinson performed under the pseudonym The House Band Of Hell and it was the first solo concert he’s done in 22 years.Check out some footage of the gigs and the set lists below: ‘Accident Of Birth’‘Abduction’‘Laughing In The Hiding Bush’‘Afterglow Of Ragnarok’‘Chemical Wedding’‘Many Doors To Hell’‘Tears Of The Dragon’‘Resurrection Men’‘Rain On The Graves’‘Frankenstein’‘Gods Of War’‘The Alchemist’‘Darkside Of Aquarius’‘Jerusalem’‘Road To Hell’‘Accident Of Birth’‘Abduction’‘Starchildren’‘Afterglow Of Ragnarok’‘Chemical Wedding’‘Many Doors To Hell’‘Tears Of The Dragon’‘Resurrection Men’‘Rain On The Graves’‘Frankenstein’‘Gods Of War’‘The Alchemist’‘Darkside Of Aquarius’‘Book Of Thel’‘The Tower’Dickinson recently released his new album, ‘The Mandrake Project’, his first solo record in nearly two decades.In a statement about the album, the musician said said: “This album has been a very personal journey for me and I am extremely proud of it.

Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson has said he wouldn’t pay $1,200 (£950) to see U2 in concert, referring to the band’s recent run of gigs in Vegas.The Irish rock band wrapped up their shows at the Sphere venue in Nevada earlier this month (March 2) – a residency which they started last September and saw them perform their 1991 album ‘Achtung Baby’ in its entirety for the first time.In a five-star review from the opening night of the residency, NME said the show “truly takes your breath away”.“They pull off a dazzling series of technological tricks right from the outset as whirring drones whizz past the audience while everything from giant helicopters, falling letters, widescreen desert landscapes and even a projection of the Sphere itself come hurtling towards the audience,” it read.In a new interview with Mexico’s ATMósferas Magazine, Dickinson was asked if he thought high ticket prices were having a negative impact on the industry and referred to U2’s recent run of shows in his response.He replied: “Well, two things. One, it depends what the show is and kind of who the audience are.

Dead By Daylight and Iron Maiden have teamed up for a new collaboration that is available right now.The new collaboration is available for purchase today (22 February) , and includes several new legendary outfits in the form of Iron Maiden mascot Eddie The Head. Four different killers have new Eddie outfits, with The Dredge, The Doctor, The Deathslinger and The Oni all receiving the Iron Maiden treatment.Survivors in the game are able to unlock and equip new tour shirts that feature Eddie The Eagle prominently.

Bruce Dickinson has admitted that he lost his temper” after calling a fan a “fucking cocksucker” for bringing a flare to an Iron Maiden gig in Greece two years ago.In July 2022, the frontman stopped a concert at the Olympic Stadium in Athens after a fan lit a flare during ‘The Number Of The Beast’.During the performance, Dickinson sang the lyric “What did I see?” before he shouted: “A c**t with a fucking flare!”The incident prompted him to launch into an angry rant. “The c**t with the fucking flare, I’ve gotta sing up here,” he shouted. “You fucking cocksucker.

Iron Maiden‘s Bruce Dickinson has spoken about the lack of arena-level rock and metal bands.The frontman gave his thoughts in an interview with Swedish radio station Bandit Rock, where he spoke about a recent conversation he had with a Brazilian promoter. Dickinson was in Brazil to promote his upcoming solo album, ‘The Mandrake Project’.According to Dickinson, the promoter was complaining about the lack of headliners.

Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden is set to star in an ABBA-inspired horror flick, titled Bjorn Of The Dead.The news comes shortly after the iconic metal frontman announced details of his upcoming solo tour, and is set to see him take on a lead role in an apocalyptic, zombie-themed movie.According to a report by Deadline, Dickinson signed on to star in the project – which will centre on an ABBA tribute band who get trapped in a nightclub with other tribute acts just as an apocalypse starts.“Bjorn and his band must work together to save themselves, humanity, and the future of music,” it reads.The Iron Maiden frontman is one of several famous faces from the rock and metal scene to appear in Bjorn Of The Dead, according to the outlet, although no other names have been announced at the time of writing.The upcoming horror was written by the singer’s son, Austin, who is also a rock vocalist for London bands As Lions and Rise To Remain. The premise is also based on the original story by Andrew Prendergast, who is producing the movie alongside Austin.Directed by Elza Kephart, filming is set to start next year and speaking with the outlet, Austin said he was “honoured” to be working on “this crazy adventure”.“Andrew, Elza, and myself can’t wait for you guys to see what’s in store,” he said.

Bruce Dickinson has teased new single ‘Afterglow Of Ragnarok’ and confirmed details of an upcoming tour of the UK and Ireland. Find ticket details below.‘Afterglow Of Ragnarok’ will be the first single from the Iron Maiden frontman’s forthcoming album ‘The Mandrake Project’.

Iron Maiden just announced their 22-concert ‘Future Past Tour’ that will send the legendary rockers to venues all over North America in fall 2024.That includes huge gigs at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Nov. 2, 2024 and Newark’s Prudential Center on Nov.

Iron Maiden have announced a North American leg of their ‘Future Past Tour’ set to commence in autumn 2024.Kicking off on October 4, 2024, the metal veterans will play at the North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in San Diego, CA. From there, the band will head off to major cities such as Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Portland, Denver, Rosemont, Toronto, Quebec and Montreal.The following month, the group will take on the East Coast on November 1 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain has revealed that he is almost fully recovered after suffering a minor stroke in January that left him partially paralyzed on his right side.During an appearance on SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation Power Trip Special, as transcribed by Blabbermouth, the 70-year-old musician said he is “85 to 90 percent back to strength”, but still has some difficulty with the speed and dexterity of his fingers.McBrain also discussed the band’s ongoing ‘Future Past’ World Tour, which marks their first live shows since the release of their 2021 album Senjutsu. “It’s going great,” McBrain said.“It started off a little shaky for me, but as the time [went on] and the more shows we performed, I started to get a little bit more strength and they’d been really rocking out well.

Iron Maiden have announced tour dates for Australia and New Zealand, as part of their broader ‘Future Past’ world tour.The English heavy metal band first teased the dates in a video shared to social media last week. Today (October 16), the official run of shows have been confirmed for September of next year, with Iron Maiden first performing at Perth’s RAC Arena on September 1, with another show slated for the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on September 4.From there, the band will perform at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena (September 6) and the Brisbane Entertainment Centre (September 10), before finalising the Australian run of dates at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on September 12.

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has announced details of his first solo album in nearly two decades and detailed a 2024 tour.‘The Mandrake Project’ is Dickinson’s first solo album since 2005’s ‘Tyranny Of Souls’ and will arrive in 2024.Also next year, he will head out on a tour of Mexico and Brazil.In a statement about the album, Dickinson said: “This album has been a very personal journey for me and I am extremely proud of it. Roy Z and I have been planning, writing and recording it for years, and I am very excited for people to finally hear it.“I’m even more excited at the prospect of getting out on the road with this amazing band that we have put together, to be able to bring it to life.”He added: “We’re planning to play as many shows as we can in as many places as possible, for as many people as we can! As for what ‘The Mandrake Project’ actually is… all will be revealed soon!”No firm details of the album, including tracklist, artwork or exact release date, have yet been revealed.See the 2024 tour dates below.APRIL 202418 – Guadalajara, MX @ Diana Theater20 – Mexico City, MX @ Pepsi Theatre24 – Curitiba, BZ @ Live Curitiba25 – Porto Alegre, BZ @ Pepsi On Stage27 – Brasilia, BZ @ Opera Hall28 – Belo Horizonte, BZ @ Arena Hall30 – Rio De Janeiro, BZ @ QualistageMAY 20242 – Ribeirao Preto, BZ @ Quinta Linda4 – Sao Paulo, BZ @ VibraLast year, Iron Maiden shared a mini-documentary from their recent ‘Legacy Of The Beast’ tour, taking fans inside the mammoth shows’ production with Dickinson as their guide.During the tour, the frontman was forced to physically remove a stage-invader, and called attendees out for smoking weed in the crowd.

wrote in a message to fans on the band’s YouTube channel.The English rocker underwent an intensive 10-week physical therapy program to regain his strength right before the band started rehearsals for the band’s “The Future Past Tour,” which started in June.McBrain said he bounced back to “somewhere near 70% recovered” as he praised his doctors, therapists, family and wife Rebecca.“I feel it’s important to let you know about this now instead of earlier as I was mainly concerned with doing my job and concentrating on getting back to 100% fitness,” he wrote. “I’m not there yet but by the grace of God I’m getting better and stronger as the weeks go by.”The drummer only shared the news before the band’s last show of the European leg of their tour.McBrain revealed he wanted to concentrate on regaining his ability to perform as he usually would for the band’s devoted fan base before sharing the news about his health.

Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain has said he had a stroke earlier this year, which left him paralysed on his right side and made him fear for his career.McBrain suffered a TIA – commonly known as a mini-stroke – back in January, which left him paralysed on his right side from his shoulder down.“Of course I was very worried that my career was over but with the love and support from my wife, Rebecca and family, my doctors, especially Julie my OT [occupational therapist], and my Maiden family I was able to bounce back to somewhere near 70% recovered,” he told fans in a video message.After 10 weeks of “intensive therapy”, McBrain was ready to start rehearsals in May with the rest of Iron Maiden ahead of their recent ‘The Future Past’ tour.McBrain said he wanted to focus on performing before he imparted any news on his health to fans.“I feel it’s important to let you know about this now instead of earlier as I was mainly concerned with doing my job and concentrating on getting back to 100% fitness,” he said. “I’m not there yet but by the grace of God I’m getting better and stronger as the weeks go by.“Thank you all for a most wonderful and magical tour so far, you have all been so amazing.”A message from Nicko:Hello Boys and Girls,I hope this message finds you all well!The reason I'm writing to you all today is to let you know of a very serious health problem that I have been through.

Iron Maiden‘s absence from this year’s inductees list while reflecting on the other nominees.Iron Maiden, who were included on the fan ballot this year, were not among the names announced on May 3 when the 2023 induction list was revealed. It was revealed that the band had the fourth-highest total for the annual fan ballot, with 449,682 votes.Speaking to Taryn Daily on Audacy Check In, Harris shared: “We love that people care; That they care if they’re in or out, and that their fans care.

Ghost have shared a cover of Genesis‘ ‘Jesus He Knows Me’, announced a covers EP and spoken to NME about new music, the future, and being inspired by personality politicians like Trump.Following the release of their rendition of Genesis’ 1992 hit ‘Jesus He Knows Me’ over Easter, yesterday (Sunday, April 9) the band followed up with the news of a new five-track EP, ‘Phantomime’ – featuring more re-imagined songs from Iron Maiden, Tina Turner, Television, and The Stranglers.As frontman Tobias Forge told NME, ‘Phantomime’ could “cast a glimpse as to where I want to go with the band now”.“That doesn’t mean that all of a sudden we’re going to sound like Television!” he said. “It just means that there are practical things in there that have inspired me to record this EP in a slightly different way than I have done previously.”Speaking about his decision to put ‘Jesus He Knows Me’ as the lead single for ‘Phantomime’, Forge believed the “song is more relevant today than it probably was in 1992”.

Ghost have shared a cover of Genesis‘ ‘Jesus He Knows Me’, announced a covers EP and spoken to NME about new music, the future, and being inspired by personality politicians like Trump.Following the release of their rendition of Genesis’ 1992 hit ‘Jesus He Knows Me’ over Easter, yesterday (Sunday, April 9) the band followed up with the news of a new five-track EP, ‘Phantomime’ – featuring more re-imagined songs from Iron Maiden, Tina Turner, Television, and The Stranglers.As frontman Tobias Forge told NME, ‘Phantomime’ could “cast a glimpse as to where I want to go with the band now”.“That doesn’t mean that all of a sudden we’re going to sound like Television!” he said. “It just means that there are practical things in there that have inspired me to record this EP in a slightly different way than I have done previously.”Speaking about his decision to put ‘Jesus He Knows Me’ as the lead single for ‘Phantomime’, Forge believed the “song is more relevant today than it probably was in 1992”.

Ozzy Osbourne, AC/DC Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Iron Maiden and Tool are set to all play new California festival Power Trip.Across three days at the Empire Polo Club in Indio – the venue for Coachella – the six metal heavyweights will come together for a massive show on October 6, 7 and 8.The show will be Ozzy Osbourne’s first since he announced his retirement from touring. It’s also AC/DC’s first gig since 2016, and could signal the return of frontman Brian Johnson, who missed their last gigs due to hearing loss and was replaced by Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose.The first day of Power Trip (October 6) will be headlined by Guns N’ Roses and Iron Maiden, with AC/DC and Osbourne headlining the second night.Things then wrap up on October 8 with sets from Metallica and Tool.See full details below.

Guns N’ Roses, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica and Tool are scheduled to headline at the first-ever Power Trip Festival.Taking place Oct. 6-8 at Indio, CA’s Empire Polo Field, the three-day extravaganza has a bit of cachet too — the festival will be AC/DC’s first live show since 2016 and serve as a return to the stage for Ozzy Osbourne who had previously announced a retirement from touring.Over the course of the historic festival, two headliners will perform each day.On Friday, Oct.

Iron Maiden frontman Blaze Bayley has been hospitalised after suffering a heart attack.Bayley, aged 59, fronted the legendary rock band during the years of Bruce Dickinson’s absence from 1994 to 1999. He also sang with Wolfsbane and released 10 solo albums.A statement from his management revealed that Bayley was hospitalised on Saturday (March 25) after suffering a heart attack at home, and is now in a stable condition.The message read:“We sincerely regret to announce that Blaze had a heart attack at home yesterday evening [and] is now in hospital in a stable condition, awaiting news of further surgery/treatment.A post shared by Blaze Bayley (@blazebayley)“He is in good spirits in the circumstances but utterly disappointed to have to postpone our imminent shows due in March & April.