Bruce Dickinson promises Iron Maiden’s 2025 tour will have a “setlist for the ages”
Bruce Dickinson wants us to expect big things from Iron Maiden’s Run For Your Lives tour this year
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Bruce Dickinson promises Iron Maiden’s 2025 tour will have a “setlist for the ages”
Bruce Dickinson wants us to expect big things from Iron Maiden’s Run For Your Lives tour this year
Scorpions and former Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee was hospitalised with sepsis last month
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Broadcasting legend Johnnie Walker dead at 79
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Happy New Year!
Gary Moore's son Jack Moore releases debut solo single In My Shoes
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Slayer’s Kerry King names metal’s most overlooked guitarist
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Peter Gabriel pays heartfelt tribute to 'the rock'n'roll president' Jimmy Carter
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Made famous by The Doors, the historic Morrison Hotel has been destroyed by fire
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"Rock and roll is all about being defiant." Do rappers belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Absolutely, says Offspring guitarist Noodles
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