Nicko McBrain

Nicko McBrain
Nicko McBrain
	McBrain in Costa Rica during the Somewhere Back in Time World Tour, 2008
Background information
Birth name	Michael Henry McBrain
Born	5 June 1952 (age 72); Hackney, London, England
Origin	Chipping Barnet, London, England
Genres	Heavy metal; blues rock; hard rock;
Occupation	Drummer
Years active	1966–present
Member of	Iron Maiden; The McBrainiacs;
Formerly of	Pat Travers; Streetwalkers; Trust; Lionheart; McKitty; The Entire Population of Hackney; Stretch; WhoCares;

Michael Henry "Nicko" McBrain (born 5 June 1952) is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Having played in small pub bands since 1966 from the age of 14, after leaving school McBrain did session work before joining a variety of artists, such as Streetwalkers in 1975, Pat Travers, and the French political band, Trust. He joined Iron Maiden (replacing Clive Burr), in time to debut on their fourth album Piece of Mind (1983), and has remained with them since, contributing to a total of fourteen studio releases, as well as being the third-longest serving member of the band, until his retirement from touring with the band on 7 December 2024, although he still remains in the band for studio-only upcoming Iron Maiden projects.