10 classic heavy metal albums that didn't sell nearly as well as they should have By Emily Swingle published 30 September 23 These masterpieces by Avenged Sevenfold, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest deserved to rocket up the charts, but fell insultingly short
10 rock stars who have appeared in ridiculous TV ads By Paul Travers published 29 September 23 Lemmy flogging milk? Iron Maiden pushing road safety? Dokken hawking anti-virus software?! Here are 10 times rock stars have appeared in crazy TV ads
"The guys were like, ‘What’s he doing?’" Blaze Bayley reveals what it's like getting to audition for Iron Maiden By Merlin Alderslade published 25 September 23 Blaze Bayley's time in Iron Maiden may not have last too long, but he certainly made the most of it!
“I don’t have to go out covered head to toe in tattoos to maintain Iron Maiden’s image. Eddie does that.” Watch Bruce Dickinson explain why Iron Maiden use Eddie on all their artwork By Matt Mills published 24 September 23 “When Iron Maiden are so haggard that we’d never put our pictures on an album cover, we can still make decent music – just put Eddie on the front!”
"I Believe In A Thing Called Love inspired me to start my own glam rock band": Lord Of The Lost frontman Chris Harms picks the 10 songs that changed his life By Emily Swingle published 23 September 23 From Roxette and David Bowie to Iron Maiden and Slipknot, these are the records that made Lord Of The Lost frontman Chris Harms
"I am very excited for people to finally hear it." Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson announces new solo album The Mandrake Project - his first in almost two decades - along with live dates By Merlin Alderslade published 21 September 23 Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson has confirmed his first solo studio album since 2005's Tyranny Of Souls
“A mechanic charged our producer £666. He was so freaked out he insisted he pay £667.” Inside the legend that Iron Maiden’s The Number Of The Beast was cursed By Joe Daly published 21 September 23 Spooky goings-on and controversy in the US have inspired rumours that Iron Maiden’s magnum opus was cursed by supernatural forces. Are they right? Probably not…
10 times massive metal bands played ridiculously intimate concerts By Stephen Hill published 20 September 23 Metallica, Iron Maiden and Slipknot have all performed to the tiniest of crowds after making it big
“All of these are better than Dance Of Death!” Someone’s used A.I. to create fake Iron Maiden covers and they look extraordinary By Matt Mills published 19 September 23 A Facebook user has generated their own Iron Maiden artwork and the internet agrees that the new designs “go hard”
Setting pigs alight, blowing up microwaves and (literally) rubbing himself the wrong way: Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson once hosted a TV show about people catching fire for no reason By Matt Mills published 17 September 23 Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson set a dead pig on fire, blew up a barn and tried to static-shock himself to death for a 2006 documentary about spontaneous human combustion
"I cried my eyes out": former Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley on the first time he heard Bruce Dickinson's comeback with the band, Brave New World By Merlin Alderslade published 17 September 23 Blaze's time in Iron Maiden wasn't easy, and he found it especially difficult when the band brought Bruce back after two albums
The 10 best heavy metal mascots of all time By Will Marshall published 14 September 23 What’s a great band without a great mascot? Iron Maiden, Megadeth and Ghost all prove that a made-up character can carry you far!
“If Napoleon had one of these, he’d have beaten the English at Waterloo”: Watch Bruce Dickinson try to sell copies of Iron Maiden’s Live After Death to strangers on the street By Matt Mills published 13 September 23 In 1985, Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson tried to get random New Yorkers to buy a Live After Death vinyl for $100. It didn’t go well.
“It was the biggest place I’d ever played and the first time anyone had ever seen me”: Watch Bruce Dickinson play his first-ever Iron Maiden show in 1981 By Matt Mills published 8 September 23 In 1981, Bruce Dickinson was a fresh-faced frontman who needed to prove himself to Iron Maiden’s ballooning fanbase. His debut show with the band got that campaign off to a glorious start.
"Ozzy wants to be on that show with all his friends. It’s heartbreaking": Sharon Osbourne reveals Ozzy's pain at missing out on Power Trip festival appearance By Paul Brannigan published 7 September 23 Ozzy Osbourne is gutted to be sitting out next month's Power Trip festival, which is set to bring together 'six iconic bands that define loud and powerful music'
Iron Maiden team up with Melon Optics for killer range of mountain bike merch By Scott Munro published 6 September 23 Iron Maiden team up with Melon Optics for a sharp new exclusive range of sunglasses, goggles, t-shirts and gloves
The 20 most underrated Iron Maiden songs By Dave Ling, Dave Everley published 1 September 23 Everyone knows the anthems – but these are the songs that Maiden connoisseurs know rule
“I don’t want to equal people’s expectations – I want to exceed them.” How Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith returned to Iron Maiden and saved the band's career By Stephen Hill published 30 August 23 In the late ’90s, Iron Maiden were creatively flagging and unable to fill venues. Then two of their most adored members, Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith, returned to make them megastars again.
10 classic metal albums where the last song is the best By Matt Mills published 28 August 23 Masterpieces by Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Judas Priest have all saved the best for last
10 terrible metal albums with amazing cover art By Matt Mills published 27 August 23 Metallica, Iron Maiden and Slayer have all released the odd clanger – but that doesn’t mean they don’t look the part
