It's Chris Broderick...

[lerxstcat]

How many of you know Michael Landau... I bet a lot of you don't... I guess he has a shitty career too lol

I know him! He was a customer of our plumbing company! Has a wall full of gold and platinum albums he's played on too!

[joshulator]

Levantin, don't get me wrong. I know where you're coming from too. When I go to a concert, for most bands anyway, I just want to hear the old stuff 'cause usually it's the good stuff.
As long as there's one or two tunes on each new album that kicks butt, it's a worthwhile investment for me.

[toejam]

sorry dude but that's a pretty silly statement, there are VERY few who could replicate Nicko's feel and the way how he plays.

Exactly. Also, Nicko hated double bass pedals at the time and played Where Eagles Dare with one foot!

[Endrik]

Exactly. Also, Nicko hated double bass pedals at the time and played Where Eagles Dare with one foot!

yep, Nicko has allways hated double bass, he has only used it once and it was in 2002.
He is using one kick drum pedal and gets the speed from heel-toe technique wich is popular among jazz players and this is what John Bonham also used.
Nicko's style has style has a lot of swinging and rudimentary beats wich is very uncommon in metal.
So unlike many people claim, heavy metal is not about double bass blast beats and shit like that because the drummers from most influental metal bands (Bill Ward from Sabbath and Nicko from Maiden) don't do it
BTW. Nicko is way more respected drummer in the professional drumming world than some wanking speed freaks

[markD]

nicko is awesome!! i mean, he had steve gadd as his drum tech....steve gadd is AWESOME, so that says a lot too.

as far as megadeth, i could care less. dave mustaine is a douche and in my opinion, his band has always been crappy. maybe not the players, but i HATE his "songs". but, i outgrew thrash in 1990.

IMHO, he should have stayed injured. and megadeth could have died with some good history under its belt, instead of beating a deadhorse and having it be what it is now.

[jk2171]

He likes telling someone named James what to do....

:ROTF:....THAT was funny!

[Endrik]

nicko is awesome!! i mean, he had steve gadd as his drum tech....steve gadd is AWESOME, so that says a lot too.

wow, I didn't know that, that's fucking cool, Steve is one of the most recorded and one of the most influental drummers ever.

[Psychotron_666]

I won't believe glen is out until Dave says it himself....

[skorb]

nicko is awesome!! i mean, he had steve gadd as his drum tech....steve gadd is AWESOME, so that says a lot too.

when was this exactly? I'm curious to know more, as I'm a lifelong IM fan and never heard this before. and I love Nicko's drumming style.

Steve Gadd is world-reknowned in jazz, and he is known for coming in to Steely Dan's studio and doing the extremely involved drums on the song Aja in only one take. I find it really odd that he would have tech'd for a metal guy, but hey, a paycheck is a paycheck I guess.

do tell...

[Endrik]

maybe he was just helping a pal out just for the laughs?
Steve has definetly more bucks than Nicko, sessions with the biggest acts in the world has earned him a lot of breat

[RobRR]

I'm psyched about CB because we'll finally hear Friedman solos nailed for once.

Youve got that right... Glen BUTCHED Marty's solos live... it was horrible.

If the rumor is true, then were in for a big surprise! CB is an AWESOME player, not just a shredder either. Hes an AMAZING classical player, which all in all I think will go great with Megadeth. I have a feeling that, if this is true, the new Megadeth album will be one of, if not the best ever.

[khabibissell]

I don't know why people keep saying that Glen is butchering Marty's solos live. I haven't watched a ton of clips, but the ones I saw we pretty good. To me, Glen seems like a very capable player.

Having said that, Chris Broderick is awesome and an asset to any band. I'm sure that if he joins Megadeth, you'll hear some mindblowing guitar work.

[markD]

maybe he was just helping a pal out just for the laughs?
Steve has definetly more bucks than Nicko, sessions with the biggest acts in the world has earned him a lot of breat

in the maiden DVD the early years, they interview gadd because he and nicko are buddies, and gadd talked about how nicko always got gigs first but would loose them because of his mouth. the little blurb on the screen said he was his tech around 1995 if memory serves me correctly....i will hafta pop the DVD on later to make sure i got it right.

i was a bit shocked. i use a yamaha steve gadd signature snare drum and i know he is an incredible jazz drummer...maybe it is a different steve gadd, but who knows!!!

[Endrik]

lol, maybe Nicko's friend is a different Steve Gadd,

this is the legendary one

[thetroy]

Haha it's true it's Steve Gadd but not the same one