‘It Was a Tough Time’: Nicko McBrain on Iron Maiden’s Blaze Bayley Era, and How the Band Should’ve ‘Helped Him Out’ Ultimate Guitar“I think we really should have helped him out by transposing the key of the songs for him. But we didn’t, and it was a tough time”: Drummer Nicko McBrain admits that Iron Maiden didn’t do enough for singer Blaze Bayley when he replaced Bruce Dickinson MusicRadarNICKO MCBRAIN believes IRON MAIDEN should have tuned down for BLAZE BAYLEY Arrow Lords of MetalNicko McBrain says Iron Maiden should have lowered songs for Blaze Bayley ChaoszineNICKO MCBRAIN Believes IRON MAIDEN Should Have Tuned Down At Least Half A Step To Accommodate BLAZE BAYLEY’s Singing Voice BLABBERMOUTH.NET