Bruce Dickinson says new Iron Maiden drummer Simon Dawson conjures a familiar sound for him, but it's not Nicko McBrain.

Dickinson spoke to Classic Rock about previously opening for Iron Maiden in 1980 as part of Samson, his former band. The vocalist went ont to replace Di’Anno in 1981 after his drug and alcohol ...

playing on the Operation: Mindcrime successors Empire, Promised Land and Hear in the Now Frontier. He even returned as a session guitarist on 2003’s Tribe. READ MORE: Bruce Dickinson Names the ...

While fans won’t hear the band play “Remember Tomorrow” on the Run for Your Lives Tour, they’ll get plenty of classic Iron Maiden. Earlier this year, Bruce Dickinson gave fans an idea of ...

Bruce Dickinson said Iron Maiden‘s new drummer Simon Dawson reminded him of breakthrough-era member Clive Burr during a ...