Talking to podcast The Washington Tattoo , McBrain has explained how the TIS still affects his drumming, particularly in relation to one of Iron Maiden’s most popular songs, 1983’s The Trooper .
“I can’t do a 16-note roll going into 32nd-note rolls anymore,” he says (via Blabbermouth ).
“What happens is I can play eighth notes, like that kind of groove. I can do doubles, but when I try and play that 16th at that speed, instead of going up and down, it wobbles from left to right, when I start playing fast, when I try to play fast. So I’ve had to adjust my fills now.”
The drummer continues: “I don’t play the Trooper fill anymore because I can’t get it… It’s the speed of it. I can do everything slow, but I’ve had to make sure that as long as I can keep the groove of the song, which is normally…”
“When we were rehearsing last year for the Future Past tour, we were doing Caught Somewhere In Time to open,” the drummer said during a concert by his side-project Titanium Tart.
“Now there’s a middle section, it’s all snare drum on the record. I can’t play it. As you probably noticed, those of you nerds that are in the audience that go, ‘He didn’t do the drum fill.’ Well, that's why, ’cause I fucking can’t do it.”
Iron Maiden are currently taking a short break from live shows, but will return to the Future Past tour with a run of Oceania, Asia and North/Central/South American dates from September. See the full list of concerts below.
The Future Past setlist is largely composed of material from Somewhere In Time and Iron Maiden’s latest album, 2021’s Senjutsu .
Iron Maiden 2024 tour dates:
Australia/New Zealand
Sep 01: Perth RAC Arena Sep 04: Adelaide Entertainment Centre Sep 06: Melbourne Rod Laver Arena Sep 07: Melbourne Rod Laver Arena Sep 10: Brisbane Entertainment Centre Sep 12: Sydney Qudos Bank Arena Sep 13: Sydney Qudos Bank Arena Sep 16: Auckland Spark Arena
Japan
Sep 22: Aichi Sky Hall Sep 24: Osaka-Jo Hall Sep 26: Tokyo Garden Theater Sep 28: Kanagawa Pia Arena
North America
Oct 04: San Diego North Island Credit Union Ampitheatre Oct 05: Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena Oct 08: Los Angeles Kia Forum Oct 12: Sacramento Aftershock Festival Oct 14: Portland Moda Center Oct 16: Tacoma Dome Oct 18: Salt Lake City Delta Center Oct 19: Denver Ball Arena Oct 22: St Paul Xcel Energy Center Oct 24: Rosemont Allstate Arena Oct 26: Toronto Scotiabank Arena Oct 27: Quebec Videotron Arena Oct 30: Montreal Centre Bell Nov 01: Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center Nov 02: Brooklyn Barclays Center Nov 06: Worcester DCU Center Nov 08: Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Nov 09: Newark Prudential Center Nov 12: Baltimore CFG Bank Arena Nov 13: Charlotte Spectrum Center Nov 16: Fort Worth Dickies Arena Nov 17: San Antonio Frost Bank Center
Central/South America
Nov 20: Mexico City Foro Sol Nov 24: Bogota Colombia El Campin Stadium Nov 27: Santiago Chile Estadio Nacional Nov 28: Santiago Chile Estadio Nacional
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