# NICKO MCBRAIN On Next IRON MAIDEN Album: ‘I Would Love To’ Play ‘A Couple Of Songs On It. Why Not?’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nicko-mcbrain-on-next-iron-maiden-album-i-would-love-to-play-a-couple-of-songs-on-it-why-not/
- Published: 2026-11-04T17:26:14+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T06:40:37+00:00
- Original publisher: Blabbermouth
- Original article: https://blabbermouth.net/news/nicko-mcbrain-on-next-iron-maiden-album-i-would-love-to-play-a-couple-of-songs-on-it-why-not
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Europe, Music, World

## Key points

- McBrain hopes to play a few tracks on a future Iron Maiden album.
- The band has no current album plan, he says.
- A stroke led him to retire after 42 years.

## Summary

Nicko McBrain says he would welcome playing a few songs on a future Iron Maiden album, despite retiring from the band’s touring and recording line-up. The former drummer has not discussed recording with bassist Steve Harris, and says there is currently no plan for a new album.

McBrain retired in December 2024 after 42 years with the band, following a stroke in 2023 that left his right side partially paralysed. He says he adapted parts for two tours but could not manage several songs planned for the 2025–26 “Run For Your Lives” tour; he also noted that making an album would likely mean a further two-year world tour. Simon Dawson has replaced him as drummer.

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