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IRON MAIDEN Drummer Kicks Off U.K. Charity Football Game

According to the Sussex Express, IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain kicked off the first Buxted Football Club team game in a star-studden celebrity charity event in Lewes, East Sussex, England on Sunday (September 2). The players bared all for a calendar which aims to raise funds for an organization...

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MCBRAIN DAMAGE Parts Ways With Singer

MCBRAIN DAMAGE, the Florida-based band featuring IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain and ex-BLACK SABBATH/GREAT WHITE bassist Dave "The Beast" Spitz, along with members of DEEPSET and FAILSAFE, has parted ways with singer Jonathan Murphy. In addition, Murphy is said to have quit the band DEEPSET under...

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AC/DC Tribute Band HIGHWAY TO HELL To Film Live DVD

AC/DC tribute band HIGHWAY TO HELL will film its September 8, 2007 concert at Jannus Landing in St. Petersburg, Florida for an upcoming DVD. HIGHWAY TO HELL has supported such metal acts as MCBRAIN DAMAGE, FIREHOUSE, LILLIAN AXE, POISON, PAPA ROACH, SEBASTIAN BACH, CINDERELLA, and GUN AND ROSES, to...

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CAGE Parts Ways With Drummer, Seeks Replacement

San Diego, California-based heavy metal band CAGE has parted ways with drummer Mikey Neil. Now the search is on for a new drummer to fill the big shows that Neil leaves behind. CAGE is currently seeking the ultimate heavy metal monster drummer that has the musical chops; looks; attitude, the ultimat...

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IRON MAIDEN World Tour To Kick Off In January?

According to MaidenFans.com, IRON MAIDEN drummer drummer Nicko McBrain has told the Swedish newspaper Expressen that the band's next world tour will start in January 2008, with a mention of a show at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden, at some point during the summer. However, as Nicko has been kn...

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IRON MAIDEN Frontman To Attend Romania's AERO GRAND PRIX Show

According to Metalhead.ro, IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson will attend the first Aero Grand Prix show to be held in Romania, set to take place August 25-26 in Mamaia. Dickinson will appear at the event as a commentator. Bruce, a gifted fencer and radio presenter, is a commercial pilot, regularl...

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OCEANS OF TIME: New Song Posted Online

Norwegian prog-metal band OCEANS OF TIME has posted a new track, entitled "Kingdom Falls", on its MySpace page. "This is a test version of the title track from out forthcoming album 'Kingdom Falls'," the band writes. "But, however, this is not the final version which will apear on the album." OCEANS...

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IRON MAIDEN Drummer Checks In From Bulgaria

IRON MAIDEN fan site MaidenNorway.com has posted the latest tour diary entry from MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain. Read McBrain's June 6, 2007 update from Sofia, Bulgaria at this location. IRON MAIDEN's performance at this year's Download festival on Sunday, June 10 will be streamed online at www.dowlo...

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IRON MAIDEN Lands In Bulgaria; Photos Available

The members of IRON MAIDEN landed at Bulgaria's Sofia Airport on a private charter flight Sunday afternoon (June 3) at exactly 2:36 p.m. After being welcomed in the VIP area by the local promoters of the band's show at the Locomotiv Stadium Monday (June 4) — Sofia Music Enterprises — Bruce Dickinson...

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OCEANS OF TIME Signs With EPICUS RECORDS

Epicus Records has announced the signing of the Norwegian prog-metal band called OCEANS OF TIME. The group's debut album, "Kingdom Falls", will be released in the fall. According to a press release, "OCEANS OF TIME is a melodic metal band from Fredrikstad in Norway, and was born in the year 2004. Th...

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HK AUDIO Receives Gold-Album Award From IRON MAIDEN

According to ETNow.com, HK Audio was recently awarded a gold album for IRON MAIDEN's "Dance of Death" for having contributed to the success of the band's worldwide touring. MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain commented: "I have been using the HK ConTour Series for the last two world tours and have been ove...

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IRON MAIDEN Drummer Banned From Driving

BBC News reports that the drummer with heavy metal band IRON MAIDEN has been banned from driving after being caught speeding on the M74 motorway near Lockerbie, Scotland. Michael McBrain — known to fans as Nicko — was clocked doing 116mph. The 54-year-old from London pleaded guilty to the offense by...

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IRON MAIDEN Spanish Inquisition

Living metal legends they may be, but from playing their new album in its entirety on tour to insisting they aren't metal, their legacy is hardly set in stone. Metal Hammer magazine's (web site) Geoff Barton rakes them over the coals. Read on: Q: Do you believe your fans want to hear the ...

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IRON MAIDEN Drummer Checks In From Milan

IRON MAIDEN fan site MaidenNorway.com has posted the latest tour diary entry from MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain. Read McBrain's December 3, 2006 update from Milan, Italy at this location. As previously reported, IRON MAIDEN's "Different World" single entered the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart at p...

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IRON MAIDEN: Second Part Of NICKO MCBRAIN's Barcelona Tour Diary Available

IRON MAIDEN fan site MaidenNorway.com has posted the second part of MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain's tour diary entry from Barcelona, Spain. Read it at this location. As previously reported, IRON MAIDEN's "Different World" single entered the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart at position No. 7. The Hot...