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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

Various legendary metal singers

The most played live songs by 25 iconic metal bands

By Merlin Alderslade published

From Metallica, Maiden and Sabbath to Ghost, Nightwish and Slipknot, here are the songs these heavyweights have played more than any other

Photos of Bruce Dickinson singing and the artwork of Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter

“The BBC showed one minute and 10 seconds of it!” Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter: How a banned, censored and divisive song became Iron Maiden’s only UK number one single

By Matt Mills published

Despite a BBC ban, winning a “Worst Original Song” award and being pulled from the band’s setlist, Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter remains Iron Maiden’s sole UK chart-topping single

Mick Jagger, Freddie Mercury, Angus Young and Robert Plant live onstage

The most played live songs by 25 iconic rock bands

By Dave Everley published

Which songs have Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Queen and others played live the most? Spoiler: contains surprises

Album art by Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Avenged Sevenfold and Megadeth

10 classic heavy metal albums that didn't sell nearly as well as they should have

By Emily Swingle published

These masterpieces by Avenged Sevenfold, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest deserved to rocket up the charts, but fell insultingly short

Lemmy, Iggy Pop, Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson and Ratt in TV adverts

10 rock stars who have appeared in ridiculous TV ads

By Paul Travers published

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

Iron Maiden with Blaze Bayley posing backstage in the 90s

"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

Blaze Bayley's time in Iron Maiden may not have last too long, but he certainly made the most of it!

Bruce Dickinson next to Iron Maiden's Killers art

“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

“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!”

Lord Of The Lost 2023

"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

From Roxette and David Bowie to Iron Maiden and Slipknot, these are the records that made Lord Of The Lost frontman Chris Harms

Bruce Dickinson standing tall in 2023

"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

Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson has confirmed his first solo studio album since 2005's Tyranny Of Souls

The cover of The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

“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

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…

Photos of Bring Me The Horizon, Metallica, Slipknot and Iron Maiden performing live

10 times massive metal bands played ridiculously intimate concerts

By Stephen Hill published

Metallica, Iron Maiden and Slipknot have all performed to the tiniest of crowds after making it big

AI renders of Iron Maiden's Eddie

“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

A Facebook user has generated their own Iron Maiden artwork and the internet agrees that the new designs “go hard”