Nicko McBrain presents his 2020 'Legacy of the Beast' drums by British Drum Co
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain presents his 2020 'Legacy of the Beast' drum kit from his new drum brand the British Drum Co. The legendary metal drummer has made one of the biggest moves in the drum industry in decades. Back on a British drum brand, he now plays British Drum Co drums. Not only is this gear switch so special because it involves Nicko McBrain, the fact that the British Drum Co is only four years old makes it literally breaking and world news. Watch Nicko McBrain present and explain his move to the British Drum Co in the video below.
Drummerszone was invited to the official event where the British Drum Co, together with Nicko McBrain, announced that from now on he is playing the Manchester based drum brand and carries the title International Ambassador with it. As unique as this historic moment already was, the location was just as special: the event took place at the Robinsons Brewery in Manchester, the same brewery where Iron Maiden's Trooper beer is made and distributed from.
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Drum Center of Portsmouth has been carrying these drums for a couple of years and they sound absolutely incredible on TH-cam and I'm going to make the journey sometime next year to go there with my new wife to buy and check out new equipment and I definitely want to hit British Drum Company drums even if it's just for 30 seconds. When Nicko Mcbrain went back to Sonor I thought he'd never leave, but this is the absolute best step for him in his future....bravo!
Greg Peller Why do you believe it’s great that Nicks screwed over Sonor. He left them once for Premier and now he left again for another
British company. He must value dealing with Brits over anything else. Now without knowing the story 100% I can’t fully pass judgement but it still seems very shitty of him to start another relationship with Somor to only leave them after 4 years considering the amazing work they did for him.
British drum company will hopefully catch on in the usa.These guys are building some of the finest kits out there today.There attention to detail ,quality,and sound are something to be recognized. I sincerely wish this company nothing but the best.!!!
Can’t wait to see the full interview, and hear the drums! Congrats BDC!
I’m really not understanding some of the hate, do people give Christoph Schneider the same grief for leaving sonor? Nico is one of if not the best known British drummer and he is representing a British company, The numbers probably made sense for everyone, get over it.
His LOTB Sonor kit will be hard or impossible to beat, it was by far his best sounding kit to date and one of the best I have ever heard. I think this is likely a step backwards soundwise.
Evan Keal .......be prepared for a hell of a shock .....BDC drums sound faultless.....
Got something in your ears dude buy the sound of it.🥱
Amazing kit. I love their lugs too! 🙂
A great brand and amazing sounding drums, deserve a Nicko Mc Brain as ambassador, and vice versa!
It's great to see Nicko playing British drums again. This kit looks incredible. I hope to get to hear some audio of this kit soon.
Maybe now he'll be able to mount the 6" tom with enough of a tilt that he can play it sitting down.
I'm a Nicko fan through and through and I always will; but sometimes those we look up to can sometimes disappoint us. The way he went about this is really bad IMHO. He basically admitted in this video that the Sonor endorsement was just a transition move for a few years until he had the opportunity to work with the people he really wanted. That's really sad. He burned Sonor TWICE. They built him those amazing kits for Book of Souls and Legacy. Then he left after 4 years. If this guy Keith needed a few years to get a new company started, then Nicko should have commissioned his kits from somebody without actually endorsing a company. There's no law that says you have to endorse a drum company when you're in a big rock band. You can just order something as a customer and pay for it. Nicko said about Sonor a few years ago: "I am so humbled to be back and I never should have left." It doesn't seem like he feels that way now. I wish good things for Nicko and for anyone else involved; but I think from Sonor's perspective, it's no fun getting taken advantage of.
CR Spot on mate 👍
Actually, he's only burnt Sonor once. Sonor had been getting lax with their service to him in the early 90's, culminating with them not supplying a decent kit for him to use on the Australian/NZ tour in late 1992. The kit he was given belonged to an Australian customer that Sonor "hired". It was a second from the bottom level kit (a Force 3000 I think?) and the floor tom broke on the NZ leg so Nicko got pissed off and half trashed the kit. It had to be repaired to finish the rest of the tour in Australia. I remember being disappointed when I watched them play in Sydney and Nicko only had 4 toms on his kit. He was in a good mood at the drum clinic he did in the afternoon at Billy Hydes Music (please correct if wrong...it was 27 years ago lol). I still have a 6" "Trax" drum head he autographed at the clinic.
There is a video on YT where Nicko tells the story about that kit and how it was the breaking point for him and Sonor.
But, in all honesty...it's not a great look this time considering the last two kits Sonor had made for Nicko and that this new one is the same as his last Sonor kit that only a year ago, he made glowing videos about. I can understand his love for British products (being British himself) but considering he lives in the US, it seems a tad hypocritical.
Still, we don't know the whole story to be honest so I'll cut him some slack! lol I hope they're reasonably priced kits considering the cost of the Sonor's!
shramiac I thought Nicks lived in England. So is his drum shop located in the US? Because if it is that would make sense to want to foster a relationship with them being able to get more drums into the US market. And I’m betting Nicko is an investor in BDC. That scenario wouldn’t shock me one bit and it makes perfect sense.
Joe Rico
He lives in Florida now.
But being an investor in BD would be a good possibility, yes.
I gotta agree CR...yeah burned Sonor TWICE...I love Nicko too but this was really just unforgiveable .....Nicko really let me down ...not as a drummer , but as a decent human being...like I always thought he was...now Im not to sure what I think now....just know Im disappointed....
Brilliant. Incredible drums.
A lot of gripe about Nicko leaving Sonor for the second time when we all know his classic sound was back when he used Ludwigs with Pat Travers. Lol
I am not a drummer but I want that drumkit
So basically this is a British version of his LOTB kit?
What a mercenary. Didn’t last long with Sonor.
Looks like this was done in Al Murray’s lounge.
drum crazy Nicko...
hilarious. i'm holding out for the motley crue drum kit.
best drummer ever
Ha!
Saw Nicki live in concert with Iron Maiden back in1986! Terrific dtummer, muff said!!
Throughout his career, the only truly great kits Nicko has had, have been from Sonor. They provided the drums which made the classic albums so superb, and I was happy to hear that sound again, on The Book of Souls tour. Now he will probably return to that dry, boring sound that his premier sets had. Maybe it's just me, but Sonor brought the best out of Nicko 😐
@@yinoveryang4246 The classic albums are Number of the Beast, Piece of Mind, Powerslave, Somewhere In Time & Seventh Son. Nicko only missing on one of those, so you are dead wrong.
I loved his drum sound and his playing on seventh son.
@@MichaelHolmgaard Actually, you hear the million dollar preamps and the best mics in the best studio and the work of Martin Birch etc... and those drums were just the starting point... Fear of the Dark is the last Maiden album Martin Birch worked on
Bruce is talking?
Haha! No, it is Al Murray, one the funniest and most popular comedians in England, a drummer, and also one of the co-owners of the British Drum Co. If you have time, check the rest of the video. There's some really funny and honest stuff in it.
Thanks for the comment, Enivan! We enjoy reading them all!
Al Murray rocks!!
Why he left Sonor again??
Good question! We talked for almost 2 hours with Nicko the morning after this announcement. All questions will be answered soon, when we have the interview worked out. And we have some more Nicko McBrain news coming as well!
Isso e uma batera👿✌
Looks like British Drum Co. made him that 6" rack tom that he had to fight Sonor for.
Nico mc brein è il migliore batterista. Perché 1 e un metronomo 2 a un tocco inconfondibilie. 3 a la sua buona tecnica 4 a un buon tiro 5 a un gusto quando suona. variegato di colori e dinamiche perché suona con il cuore. Nico mcbrain a una sua personalità nel suonare. tutti gli altri batteristi hevi metal o rock minchia suonano tutti alla stessa maniera. poi non parliamo dei batteristi che usano la doppia cassa suanano tutti alla stessa maniera. A nico piace usare il piede destro sulla cassa il piede sinistro sul Charleston usandoli bene e trasmettendo quel gusto che solo lui sa dare nico il migliore di tutti i batteristi heavy rock. Da Moreno. 🇮🇹 🇬🇧
Wow, Sonor didn't last long
Anyone else notice it has a virgin bass drum? Does this mean Nicko is going back to using a rack?
Bruce won’t be happy. No cymbal stands to pull back on. lol
Can a small no name unknown company provide Niko the support he will expect? He may end up disappointed with BDC also.
Good question! We're working on Nicko's answers on that as we speak. Drummerszone had a 2-hour talk with Nicko the day after this announcement, and we'll be publishing all on his decision soon.
Thanks for checking us out!
Very challenging for him, a step backwards I think. How can Phil Rudd stay with Sonor for decades, Stewart Copeland with Tama for near 30 years. Time will tell. Newsflash Pearl sign Nico McBrian.........
Based on the explanation he gave in the video but it seems Nicko is aware that it is a very green behind the ears company but that doesn't matter to him, he seems to care far more about being part of a "british" company and having part ownership/creative say in it and it seems now he's really seeking to have those kinds of positions with the companies he uses, he's the ambassador for BDC now just as he has been with Paiste cymbals for years now
I hope he paid for the drums!!, always liked Nicko", first heard him on Pat Travers 2nd album, Brilliant drumming", he can Swing, just like Ian, Paice", that what sets them apart from most others" Ian Paice has been pretty loyal to his drum company over the years.
What type of snare drum is Nicko playing?
Matthew Paluch from an interview I’ve read and watching videos, he plays a Ludwig 5”x14” Supraphonic that he purchased back when he was a kid in the 60’s. He said the only thing still original is the shell! 😂😂😂
@@drumfanatik316
Yea, I know that's his main snare drum.
I was curious to see if BDC was going to build him a custom snare as well. I
still ask the guys for a 4x14 Bluebird!
Premier will still be the best.
I love premier, but you cannot top Sonor
Wow!!!
Yes it is Wow! 😁
Im thinking Nicko has a percentage of ownership with this company kind of the same thing that tre cool has with SJC drums
He does, I think he's even the ambassador, as they shed light on in the video
Great that he's playing these drums but the guy makes me sick how often he gets a new custom kit it wasn't long ago he was showing off his latest sonor kit for God sake.but he made a good choice with bdc I play them and they are great great drums.
Sonor/Premier/Sonor/BDC
and next year DW?
he is with dw pedals
hay nicko, bring back Martin birch in production , Derek riggs to for a killer handmade cover art , make an old school maiden album with 4-5 minutes songs and 1-2 songs 10 minutes ,double album and erase all metal bands of today!!! maiden rules
Someone is living in the 80's.
@@draxlerchronicles5851 you don't like old iron maiden albums?
@@draxlerchronicles5851 whats wrong with livin in the 80s the 80s rule.
News flash Nico McBrain signs for Tama!
Just my impression, but don't see how these look that different to his last Sonor kit. If I were Sonor, I'd be pissed British Drum Co adopted their design of one of the best looking kits out there.
It’s not sonor who do the artwork
Go back to Sonor!
I don't think Nicko burnt Sonor at all. Sure they did some amazing kits for him, but he also marketed Sonor around the world for years. So.. whatever he wants to do, he has the right to do. I'm a guitarist and i see guys switching companies all the time. it's the nature of the business.
The drum community is much more loyal the guitar industry. Just saying
@@vasilias2230 and he was w/ them for how many years total? That's pretty loyal... Nothing wrong w/ going to a different company.
I was a nico fan but going from company to company is just not right and shame on nico for doing so. I know if i was John good from dw i would drop his pedal endorsement as i would not want him associated with dw. Best of luck nico.
dpurplefox While I agree that what Nicko did to Sonor was crappy it would not be a good business decision for DW to end the endorsement because of what Nicko did to another company.
i dont thinl john good wouldnt do that unless nicko leaves dw pedals
For fuck sakes why do you think everything is an endorsement? He probably bought the pedal on Amazon. 😂
No matter how good these are I can't see them beating the sq2 stuff that sonor made for him.
This drumkit is crap compared to Sonor!
It isn't crap, it just isn't sonor
He probably left Sonor in part because of Brexit. Since Switzerland is not part of the EU, Paiste cymbals stay. And of course, because no other cymbal brands sound as wonderful as Paiste. He could have a Tama drum set and make Maiden records sound killer as well. Tama was (and it still is) THE heavy metal drum kit manufacturer to beat. But hey, nothing against being a patriot and supporting your country's products. I'm in US but I'll never buy a DW kit. Ludwig, maybe. IMHO DWs sound like mud through the microphones. I hope BDC doesn't end up like Premier, that had some great sounding kits (Signias) and some killer snares but failed miserably in the world market place.
Hi MrNickDrummer,
Sometimes we find we need to clear the air on presumptions made on our channel. Nicko's switch had nothing to do with Brexit or EU related topics. The founder of BDC and Nicko go way back to their Premier days, and they found each other again in the products that BDC is making and that have enough quality and sound for a band like Iron Maiden. We are still transcribing an interview we did with Nicko where he explains his switch in the finest detail. Hopefully it will be online soon! (It was 2 hrs of sheer fun!)
Thanks for watching of course! Appreciated! Here is another 90 minute video with Nicko: th-cam.com/video/vzuRUZJ5U6s/w-d-xo.html
In fact, your comment made us realize we need to make a Nicko McBrain channel here because of all the videos we have with him. So, more thanks for that as well!
Sounds good, and thank you for the explanation! I didn't mean to steer towards any politics here, it's just the timing of world events that made me think, perhaps too much. Feel free to remove the comment if it infringes your guidelines, no issues, totally understandable. 👍👍👍
what's next? Nicko switches to Sabian.. I'll be done with this bs
Lol I'm hoping Zildjian personally but considering that Paiste has actually been the one thing that's been a consistent for Nicko since literally day one and the fact that he's their ambassador I don't envision him going anywhere