Blogged By: De De Tillman

Source: billboard

Posted: Wednesday March 13, 2013 @ 4:15 p.m PST

Clive Burr (pictured above, bottom left), former drummer for heavy metal band Iron Maiden, died in his sleep last night (March 12) at age 56. Burr had been battling poor health for years, according to the band’s official site, and had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. In a statement on the band’s site, former bandmate Steve Harris gave his condolences: According to, billboard.