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Bruce Dickinson onstage in the 1980s

“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

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

"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

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'

Melon Optics x Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden team up with Melon Optics for killer range of mountain bike merch

By Scott Munro published

Iron Maiden team up with Melon Optics for a sharp new exclusive range of sunglasses, goggles, t-shirts and gloves

Segments of four Iron Maiden single covers

The 20 most underrated Iron Maiden songs

By Dave Ling, Dave Everley published

Everyone knows the anthems – but these are the songs that Maiden connoisseurs know rule

Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith of Iron maiden performing in 2001

“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

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.

The artwork of Iron Maiden's The Number Of The Beast, Slayer's Reign In Blood, Converge's Jane Doe and Motörhead's Bomber

10 classic metal albums where the last song is the best

By Matt Mills published

Masterpieces by Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Judas Priest have all saved the best for last

The artwork for Metallica's St Anger, Iron Maiden's Virtual XI, Slayer's Divine Intervention and Judas Priest's Ram It Down

10 terrible metal albums with amazing cover art

By Matt Mills published

Metallica, Iron Maiden and Slayer have all released the odd clanger – but that doesn’t mean they don’t look the part

Photos of Corey Taylor, Ozzy Osbourne, Eddie Van Halen and Bruce Dickinson

From 'The Pale Ones' to, erm, 'Gwaaarrrgghhlllgh': 10 legendary metal bands that used to have incredibly goofy names

By Matt Mills published

Before Slipknot, Black Sabbath and Linkin Park became stars, they had names that no one would have ever taken seriously

The album art for Metallica's Metallica, Iron Maiden's Dance of Death, Limp Bizkit's Chocolate Starfish and Scorpions' Lovedrive

10 classic metal albums with horribly ugly cover art

By Matt Mills published

These masterpieces by Metallica, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath are much easier on the ears than they are on the eyes

ACDC/Iron Maiden/Type O Negative/Slipknot/Ozzy Osbourne

10 classic metal songs we can't believe don't get played live

By Rich Hobson published

Iron Maiden's only number 1 single, an AC/DC classic and title-tracks aplenty - we're amazed these songs haven't been played more

Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson performing onstage and Blaze Bayley posing offstage

The time Blaze Bayley and Bruce Dickinson sang together at an Iron Maiden show in 1990

By Dave Everley published

Blaze Bayley replaced Bruce Dickinson in Iron Maiden in 1994 - but the two men had sung Bring Your Daughter To the Slaughter together four years earlier

The cover of Iron Maiden albums Iron Maiden, Number of the Beast and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

A beginner’s guide to Iron Maiden in five essential albums

By Matt Mills published

Get a whistle-stop tour of Iron Maiden history with these five essential numbers from The Beast

Photos of Bruce Dickinson and James Hetfield

“I didn’t realise how much I missed Cliff until I went into rehab”: When Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson interviewed Metallica’s James Hetfield about Some Kind Of Monster and the death of Cliff Burton

By Matt Mills published

James Hetfield admitted to “hazing” ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted and discussed “weeping in the corner in the foetal position” while talking with one of his heavy metal heroes

Bruce Dickinson

"I could certainly see death in the rear view mirror." From being a "class clown" to beating cancer, the incredible life and career of Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson

By Dave Everley published

Singer, pilot, fencer, beer brewer, businessman...there seemingly isn't anything Bruce Dickinson won't turn his hand to. This is his life story, in his own words

Album covers of Iron Maiden's Number of the Beast, Metallica's Ride the Lightning, Avenged Sevenfold's self-titled album and Korn's Follow the Leader

10 classic metal albums almost ruined by one terrible song

By Matt Mills published

Metallica, Korn and Machine Head have all got so close to perfection – just for one song to mess it up

Photos of Bruce Dickinson and Ozzy Osbourne onstage in the 1980s

“You distract the driver and I’ll hit him over the head”: Bruce Dickinson and Ozzy Osbourne once tried to steal a taxi together

By Matt Mills published

Watch Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson reflect on a drunken night where he ordered 50 beers then plotted grand theft auto with the Prince Of Darkness

Nicko McBrain behind a drum kit

"It left me paralyzed on my right side...I was worried my career was over": Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain suffered a stroke in January, is still recovering.

By Merlin Alderslade published

Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain reveals the shocking news on social media, Maiden's manager Rod Smallwood also releases statement

Photos of Bruce Dickinson and Sharon Osbourne

“They pelted the s**t out of them!”: The night Iron Maiden were egged by Sharon Osbourne and friends live on stage

By Stephen Hill published

In 2005, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath co-headlined Ozzfest for what should have been a dream festival tour. It became infamous for one of the most public spats in metal history

Various album covers from the 2000s

The 50 best metal albums of the 2000s

By Merlin Alderslade published

From nu metal classics by Slipknot, Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit to metal legends like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest bouncing back in style, these are the albums that defined the 2000s

Bruce Dickinson singing in 1982 and the cover of Beast Over Hammersmith

“It would have been a rip-off”: How Iron Maiden recorded their first great live album – then scrapped it

By Matt Mills published

Beast Over Hammersmith shows Iron Maiden in thunderous form at the height of their relevance. So why has it never been seen in full?