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Cannibal Corpse colouring book

"You’ll probably go through a lot of red." Death metal legends Cannibal Corpse are releasing an official colouring book - and it's so graphic it's already been banned in Germany

By Merlin Alderslade published

Ever thought the cover to Butchered At Birth might look nicer with a touch of magenta? You're in luck!

Various Iron Maiden Eddies across the years

Metal Hammer's writers battle it out to decide which is Iron Maiden's best album

By Merlin Alderslade published

Iron Maiden have made some absolute classics across their near-five decade career, so we got the Maiden megafans in our ranks to argue over which is the greatest album of them all

Photos of Cradle Of Filth, Ghost, Slipknot and Chelsea Wolfe

The 10 spookiest heavy metal songs of all time

By Emily Swingle published

These songs by Iron Maiden, Slipknot and Ghost could make for the perfect Halloween playlist

Artwork for albums by Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Ken Mode

The 10 scariest heavy metal album covers of all time

By Matt Mills published

These albums by Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Slayer will terrify you before you even press play

Iron Maiden, King Diamond and Death album art recreated in MS Paint

There’s a Facebook page recreating classic metal album art in MS Paint and it’s our new favourite thing

By Matt Mills published

These MS Paint recreations of Iron Maiden, Death and Black Sabbath art are so hideous they’re excellent

Eddie

Iron Maiden announce huge North America tour for 2024

By Merlin Alderslade published

The Future Past Tour is officially coming to North America!

Geddy Lee TV show

Watch as Rush legend Geddy Lee goes native with bassists from Metallica, Primus, Nirvana and Hole in new TV show Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too?

By Paul Brannigan published

The first trailer for Rush bassist Geddy Lee's new four-part series on some fellow four-string legends has been released

Photos of Metallica, Iron Maiden, Megadeth and System Of A Down performing live

The 10 worst creative decisions in heavy metal history

By Matt Mills published

From Megadeth’s Risk to that Metallica: Through The Never movie, the heavy metal tapestry is strewn with terrible ideas

Photos of Metallica, Megadeth, Iron Maiden and Slipknot performing onstage

10 times legendary metal bands performed classic albums live in full

By Matt Mills published

Metallica, Slipknot and Megadeth have all played fan-favourite albums in their entirety to very, very lucky audiences

Nicko McBrain behind a drum kit

“I’m 85 to 90 percent back to strength.” Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain gives health update following stroke

By Matt Mills published

Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain has spoken about his health nine months after his January mini-stroke

Metal frontmen

10 times metal bands made masterpieces late into their career

By Merlin Alderslade published

Anyone who thinks bands run out of steam after a couple of decades needs to listen to these modern classics

Blaze Bayley

"The paramedics said, ‘If it had been another 10 minutes, I don’t think he would be here": From having glasses thrown at him in Wolfsbane to trial-by-fire in Iron Maiden, Blaze Bayley is heavy metal's ultimate survivor

By Dave Everley published

Blaze Bayley reflects on a life in heavy metal, from the turbulent early days of Wolfsbane to fronting Iron Maiden, overcoming tragedy and reckoning with his own mortality

Bruce Dickinson onstage with Iron Maiden in 2023

“Like an old dog or an old horse, gotta put it down.” Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson has stopped flying commercial jets

By Matt Mills published

The Iron Maiden frontman has talked about stepping back from commercial flying and continuing to fence at 65 in a new interview

Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson onstage in 1982

“It was like an ego thing. It did make me wonder if Bruce was right for the band”: how Iron Maiden rose above bickering, booze and exhaustion to make The Number Of The Beast, the album that defined them

By Paul Brannigan published

1982’s The Number Of The Beast album saw Bruce Dickinson make his debut with Iron Maiden – but it could have easily ended as soon as it had begun

Photos of Metallica, Slipknot, System Of A Down and Ghost performing live

10 classic heavy metal songs only played live once

By Matt Mills published

Metallica, Slipknot, Ozzy Osbourne and more have released fan-favourite songs, only to perform them just one time

Bruce Dickinson in a beanie

"I think you will be really, really excited." Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson reveals that he's been working on upcoming solo album The Mandrake Project for almost a decade

By Merlin Alderslade published

Apparently, Bruce Dickinson's The Mandrake Project will be much more than just an album!

Bruce Dickinson singing in the Iron Maiden Run To The Hills video

“We had to pick the single before we recorded anything.” Run To The Hills: How a rallying cry against colonialism became Iron Maiden’s signature song

By Joe Daly published

Run To The Hills rocketed Iron Maiden to new levels of popularity, despite being made during one of the most stressful times in their history

Bruce Dickinson, Corey Taylor, Angela Gossow and Rob Halford

10 heavy metal replacement singers even better than the original

By Will Marshall published

Common wisdom says that replacing a singer is a dangerous idea, but Bruce Dickinson, Corey Taylor and Rob Halford pushed their bands to new heights

Bruce Dickinson on stage at Power Trip

Iron Maiden's triumphant set at Power Trip has set the bar for a legendary event

By Rich Hobson published

Iron Maiden kicked off this weekend's massive Power Trip festival with a curveball set that nonetheless proved their triumphant power

Steve Harris of Iron Maiden onstage

“Steve invited me round to his nan’s house to jam”: the story of Steve Harris’s pre-Iron Maiden bands Gypsy’s Kiss and Smiler and the birth of a legend

By Johnny Black published

How future Iron Maiden founder Steve Harris went from trainee draughtsman to superstar in waiting, as remembered by the people who knew him