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“Not even in the territory of prog metal – closer to dyed-in-the-wool prog rock”: Iron Maiden’s Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son remains their best prog album

By Jerry Ewing published 23 April 24

A good-versus-evil concept story featuring keyboards and a nine-minute title track set the scene for records that would arrive in future decades

"Everything up to then had been about climbing the mountain. With Powerslave it felt like we were looking out over the rest of the world": How Iron Maiden grew up

By Mick Wall published 17 April 24

When it came to making the follow-up to 1983’s Piece Of Mind album, Iron Maiden knew they needed to come up with something a bit special. That was Powerslave

"This was no mere warm-up; this was a declaration that Bruce Dickinson is still a force of nature in the metal universe." Iron Maiden's irrepressible frontman played his first solo show in over 20 years - and it was a triumph

By Joe Daly published 14 April 24

Here's what happened when Bruce Dickinson rocked up to the intimate Whisky A Go Go for a historic first solo show in 22 years

Watch awesome front row footage of Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson rocking the Whisky A Go Go in LA last night for his first full solo show in 22 years

By Merlin Alderslade published 13 April 24

Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson landed in Los Angeles last night for a very special, intimate show

"America, we will see you very soon": Mongolian folk metal sensations The Hu to support Iron Maiden on expanded North American Future Past Tour

By Rich Hobson published 25 March 24

Iron Maiden's Future Past World Tour gets bigger with the addition of a new date and support from viral Mongolian metallers The Hu

Bruce Dickinson next to posters for various films

We reviewed every film Iron Maiden have ever written a song about

By Chris Chantler published 23 March 24

From Charge Of The Light Brigade to Children Of The Damned, we’ve watched and critiqued every movie The Beast have taken a track from

The 10 best Blaze Bayley Iron Maiden songs

By Paul Elliott published 23 March 24

Showing some love to Iron Maiden’s most under-rated period

"They’re one of the greatest rock bands in history." The heavy metal legends that Lady Gaga just can't get enough of

By Merlin Alderslade published 21 March 24

Lady Gaga has a longstanding mutual respect with these British metal icons

Jack Black in 2024, next to album art by Dio, Iron Maiden and Manowar

“What’s more satanic than a demon throwing a priest into the water, chained?!” Watch Jack Black react to classic album covers by Dio, Iron Maiden, Manowar and more

By Matt Mills published 19 March 24

Watch Tenacious D singer, Hollywood star and ultimate metalhead Jack Black give his thoughts on artworks from some of our genre’s greatest legends

“It was all a bit Jethro Tull-y and witchy-woo”: the iconic Bruce Dickinson solo song that began life as an idea for an ‘acoustic’ Iron Maiden album that was never made

By Metal Hammer published 17 March 24

How a rejected Iron Maiden song written in the mid-80s became a Bruce Dickinson classic almost 10 years later

Bruce Dickinson onstage with Iron Maiden in 2014

The 8 songs Iron Maiden have played live the least

By Matt Mills published 13 March 24

If you’ve seen The Beast perform any of these rarities at a show, you’re in a very exclusive club

“Why did you let Some Kind Of Monster come out?” What happened when Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson interviewed Metallica’s Lars Ulrich

By Matt Mills published 12 March 24

In 2008, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich swung by Bruce Dickinson’s radio show to promote Death Magnetic and sling some mud at the St Anger era

Steve Harris of Iron Maiden performs at Rogers Bayfest in Sarnia, ONT Canada on July 14, 2012 in Sarnia, Canada

“It might be significant that my two favourite pieces of music of all time are Supper’s Ready and Thick As A Brick”: What Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris learned from prog

By Dom Lawson published 12 March 24

The guiding light of NWOBHM geeks out on Peter Gabriel leaving Genesis, covering Jethro Tull but not wanting to meet Ian Anderson, the length of ELP solos, his struggle to get into Marillion and more

Steve Harris, Nicko McBrain and Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden in 1985

Mission From ’Arry: How Iron Maiden turned a sweary argument into the funniest metal “song” ever

By Matt Mills published 9 March 24

Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris and drummer Nicko McBrain had a farcical falling out during a 1983 tour. When they found out Bruce Dickinson recorded it, they decided it’d fit perfectly onto 2 Minutes To Midnight’s b-side.

Steve Harris onstage with Iron Maiden in 2023

Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris wants to write an autobiography: “It’s just a question of time.”

By Matt Mills published 6 March 24

Iron Maiden’s bassist and founder would love to write a book – he just needs to sit still for five minutes first

Watch actor Mark Benton win almost £10,000 on The Celebrity Weakest Link - and donate it all to the ultimate heavy metal charity, The Heavy Metal Truants

By Merlin Alderslade published 4 March 24

Over £9,000 will now be going to some great children's causes via the power of heavy metal - and some intense general knowledge skills

Album art by Iron Maiden, Limp Bizkit and Slayer

10 classic metal albums that should be played live in full (but haven’t yet)

By Stephen Hill published 2 March 24

From Metallica’s …And Justice For All to Limp Bizkit’s Significant Other, these masterpieces are so good that live crowds need to hear them in their entirety

Bruce Dickinson: The Mandrake Project cover art

From lonely female vampires who long for death to a reworking of an Iron Maiden classic, The Mandrake Project proves that Bruce Dickinson really can do anything

By Damian Jones published 1 March 24

The Mandrake Project is a bold return for Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson

Slayer, Slipknot, Iron Maiden, Mötley Crüe and many more confirmed for massive Aftershock lineup

By Fraser Lewry published 28 February 24

Organisers are calling Aftershock 2024 "the largest rock and metal festival ever put together in California"

"It's not over": Bruce Dickinson is ready to start writing again for the follow up to his forthcoming new solo album The Mandrake Project, says he "already has 10 or 12 different ideas for it"

By Liz Scarlett published 26 February 24

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson is a busy man, and is already keen to start work on his next project

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