![]() ![]() They’re the band behind Antisocial: that song that Anthrax covered to become more famous than them. His most talked-about pre-Beast gig is the final one, when he drummed for French political rockers Trust. Nicko was only 30 years old when he joined Iron Maiden in 1982, but by that point he’d already built up a CV long enough to use up all your printer ink. Nicko McBrain: The 18th Fairfield Walk/Peyton Band, The Wells Street Blues Band/The Axe, Streetwalkers, Trustīloody hell. The NWOBHM also-rans who were nice enough to name Bruce twice weren’t for him, though, as he almost instantly accepted when Maiden manager Rod Smallwood offered him an audition to replace Paul Di’Anno. Per Bruce’s autobiography What Does This Button Do?, his reaction to the accidental infringement was: “Oh, they won’t notice.”Īfter that bunch broke up to pursue summer jobs, the singer had stints in bands called Speed and Shots. The band’s most notable feat was changing their name to Styx, unaware of those pesky prog superstars across the pond. ![]() However, Urchin imploded in 1980, so the guitarist replaced Dennis Stratton in The Beast later that year.īruce Dickinson: Paradox/Styx, Speed, Shots, Samsonīefore he was Bruce Bruce and, later, an Air Raid Siren, Brucey was the lead singer of a Sheffield covers act called Paradox at university. The pair reunited in hard rockers Urchin (formerly Evil Ways) during Dave’s 1977 Maiden break Adrian was so dedicated to the band that he declined an offer to play with Maiden in '79, even though they’d already signed to EMI. He initially sang, but later bought one of his chum’s guitars for £5. Like his schoolmate Dave Murray, Adrian began his career in Stone Free. He masterminded the megahit Wasted Years, helped push the band into their synthy late-80s era, and his 90s absence contributed to their creative tailspin. Maiden’s most under-celebrated polymath, Adrian Smith isn’t just a powerful guitarist. An itch to play harder stuff motivated the guitarist’s Maiden audition.Īdrian Smith: Stone Free, Evil Ways/Urchin After that came cups of coffee in Electric Gas and The Secret: Dave described them as “this sort of soft-rock, American-type band” and “this sort of mad punk band” respectively in that Run To The Hills biography. He formed them aged 16, and they included fellow later Maiden player Adrian Smith on vocals. ![]()
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