by Zach Shaw | Apr 29, 2013 | Legal Woes
It hasn’t been a great year so far for Nicko McBrain’s family. Early Friday morning (April 26), the Iron Maiden drummer’s son Justin McBrain was reportedly arrested for allegedly burglarizing an occupied dwelling and 2nd degree petit theft. He is being held on $25,000...
by Zach Shaw | Apr 17, 2013 | Legal Woes
It was revealed earlier today that Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain’s wife, Rebecca McBrain, had been arrested on February 24 and charged with battery. According to BocaNewsNow.com, Mrs. McBrain was arrested after allegedly trying to “stab someone in their home with...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 4, 2013 | Metal Musical Chairs
Since drummer Dave Lombardo broke his silence about being replaced for Slayer’s Australian tour, he’s come off as transparent about what goes on with Slayer’s finances, even if he doesn’t really know the extent of what’s happening. In a...
by Bram Teitelman | Jul 16, 2012 | In Memoriam
Jon Lord, longtime keyboard player of Deep Purple, has died at the age of 71. He announced that he was battling cancer less than a year ago, and had a pulmonary embolism earlier today. A statement from Lord’s PR company says the following: “It is with deep...
by Metal Insider | Jul 9, 2012 | Top 5
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGnigTJOsS8[/youtube]Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. If there’s one thing any musician, famous or not, should live by, it’s to have a backup plan....