On Thursday Nicko McBrain On Idea Of Iron Maiden Without Him was a top rock story. Here is the recap: (TeamRock Radio) Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain says that he would be happy for Maiden to bring in a new drummer if he ever found himself unable to carry on playing.

He tells Metal Hammer: In Residence on Spotify:: "If I can't play, if my hands or arms don't work any more, then I'll pass the sticks on to someone else. There's too much great music in this band for them not to carry on if I couldn't do it. I'm not saying that could happen, but I'm not an idiot. I know what my capabilities are and I would never be a parody of myself."

Despite the Book Of Souls tour having months still to run, McBrain is already excited about the prospect of recording a 17th album. "We're a funny breed as a band," he says. "We have a plan but it doesn't really take much to put it together. We've talked about doing another album, I'd love to do another record." Read more - here.

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