Radio stations wanted to cut Eddie Van Halen's solo from their biggest hit

Released on Van Halen's 1984 - released that same year - Jump became the band's sole number 1 hit on the US Billboard 100. Speaking to Nicko, Alex reveals its parent album was also the first Van Halen ...
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Nicko McBrain Playing Final Iron Maiden Gig Ever, Announces Difficult Retirement Decision

Formed in Leyton, East London in 1975, the following decades brought a great deal of success for the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Releasing their 17th studio album back in 2021 titled Sanjutsu, the ...
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Iron Maiden Drummer Nicko McBrain Admits He Can’t Play Some Songs Like They Sound on the Record Following his Stroke Last Year

Strokes fucking suck. They’re absolutely devastating and take a lot of hard work to come back from, if one can come back from them at all. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that Nicko McBrain, who has ...