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“There’s a lot of heaviness in the air, which Maiden doesn’t really take advantage of”: Bruce Dickinson explains why his solo music is heavier than Iron Maiden

The frontman’s solo output uses more downtuning and fewer guitar harmonies than Maiden’s songs

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“Nobody has ever played this song, apart from on the record”: Bruce Dickinson just played a 41-year-old Iron Maiden deep cut live for the first time ever

Bruce Dickinson made history in Anaheim by playing an Iron Maiden classic live for the very first time

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“Instead of shouting ‘Maiden! Maiden!’ they were going ‘Sooty! Sooty!’”: Iron Maiden legend Nicko McBrain's funniest moment

His famous drum battle with two glove puppets

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“There were plenty of drummers who could copy what Nicko did, but we don't want one of those. We didn’t want a clone”: Bruce Dickinson on why Maiden chose a drummer with a different feel

Plus singer isn’t keen on The Sphere

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Bruce Dickinson doesn't see the appeal of playing Las Vegas Sphere

Bruce Dickinson doesn't understand why any band would want to play Las Vegas Sphere.

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"It's what music should be." Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson on phone-free shows

While he says enforcing an all-out ban would be difficult, Iron Maiden frontman loves the concert vibe without phones

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“He’s a master. The way he plays is insane. But he was hesitant to teach me until I showed him how serious I was”: How Iron Maiden icon Janick Gers’ son Dylan went from late-starting guitarist to epic collabs with Thom Yorke’s son Noah

Dylan Gers compares the three six-stringers in his dad’s band, explains why his music harks back to the rock guitar hero era, and celebrates the fluke that tied him in with Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke’s son Noah

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Bruce Dickinson reveals 2027 solo album plans, says Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris loves it: “He told me, ‘That’s the best stuff you've ever done!’”

Iron Maiden have plenty of things planned for 2026, but their singer is already looking even further into the future

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Debate: which is the coolest Iron Maiden Eddie ever?

Trooper Eddie? Killers Eddie? Samurai Eddie? Mummy Eddie? Too many to choose from!

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"I didn't have a clear idea of what I was doing...I just felt lost." Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson on the existential crisis that helped shape one of his most beloved songs

This classic power ballad was seen by many as a goodbye to Iron Maiden, but the real meaning runs a little deeper

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“All of a sudden we’re satanic and controversial. People wanna buy our records and burn them? Go ahead!” Why heavy metal fell in love with the Devil

For as long as it’s existed, heavy metal has been obsessed with the Devil. We investigate why.

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The 10 most important and interesting Iron Maiden shows ever, by manager Rod Smallwood

Iron Maiden's longtime manager Rod Smallwood tells ten stories of ten landmark shows

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Iron Maiden left 'deeply saddened' by death of former band member

Iron Maiden have paid tribute to the band's original frontman, Paul Mario Day, following his death this week at the age of 69.

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Original Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Mario Day dies aged 69

Day went on to form More, whose members have paid tribute to ‘a huge part of the new wave of British heavy metal’, and later sang for a reformed Sweet

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Original Iron Maiden singer Paul Mario Day dies

Iron Maiden's short-lived, original lead singer, Paul Mario Day, has passed away.

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"Iron Maiden's crew said, ‘We can't believe it. No middle fingers, no coins or shoes being thrown!'" Lzzy Hale on playing in front of one of metal's most stubborn fanbases

Lzzy Hale on why she relishes the challenge of winning over potential hostile crowds

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Nicko McBrain claims he can't be replaced in Iron Maiden

Drummer Nicko McBrain believes that he can't be replaced in Iron Maiden, even though he retired from touring with the heavy metal band last year after more than 40 years.

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'Spoiler alert': Bruce Dickinson says Iron Maiden are 'only just getting started'

Bruce Dickinson has insisted Iron Maiden are far from done and dusted amid their 50th anniversary tour.

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“The perfect fusion of metal on metal”: You can now buy an official Iron Maiden coin from the UK’s Royal Mint

Heads it‘s King Charles, tails it’s Eddie

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“Sometimes I can be brutally honest, and people don't like that. But if you don't like what the answer is going to be, don't ask the question!”: Iron Maiden’s commander-in-chief Steve Harris says that strong leadership is the secret to the band’s success

Plus: how he recently left a Maiden fan in tears

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Iron Maiden release video to thank fans after huge London show

75,000 fans attended Iron Maiden's Run For Your Lives show at the London Stadium

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“A homecoming for the ages”: Iron Maiden return to London’s East End for a gloriously flamboyant 50th birthday party

Iron Maiden come back to their birthplace and – armed with a new drummer, a stacked setlist and some extravagant visuals – show 75,000 people just how much they’ve grown

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“He said, ‘I’ve never seen so many women in my life. We just get men at our gigs”: The night Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris joined Def Leppard to cover Creedence Clearwater Revival

This one-off union of two British rock superstars actually happened

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Iron Maiden review – 50th anniversary tour as near as uncompromising band get to greatest hits show

The newest song might date from 1992 but that matters little to fans of their fast and intricate heavy metal

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“Although it might not feel natural, when you translate what he does for guitar, it sounds different”: Adrian Smith on how Steve Harris is the secret to Iron Maiden’s triple-guitar attack – and the prog instincts driving their sonic evolution

When your principal songwriter and driving force is directing traffic on bass, is it any wonder the guitars took a different path in search of brave new worlds to explore?

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