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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

Metal Hammer

“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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“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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“People tell me that I invented that rhythmic gallop – but I just brought it to the fore”: Iron Maiden remain one of most domineering forces in heavy metal – and bassist Steve Harris has led the charge

Steve Harris has always pushed beyond the conventions of rock bass guitar, but in his mind, he’s no bass hero

Guitar World

“It's something a guitar player wouldn't write, it stretches you as a player”: Dave Murray says Iron Maiden stuck out from the pack because because they have a bassist as the lead songwriter

The guitarist has opened up on Harris’ songwriting lead and why he’s happy taking a back seat in one of the biggest metal bands in the world

Guitar World

“We’d gone backwards. We still enjoyed playing, but I did wonder how much longer the band would last”: Iron Maiden guitarist Dave Murray on the highs and lows of the band’s 50-year odyssey

“Maiden songs take you on a journey,” he says

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“I looked around and everybody was just down. But we started bashing through some songs that we knew, a bit of AC/DC, a bit of Deep Purple. And suddenly we were all smiling”: Bruce Dickinson recalls his audition for Iron Maiden

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“If you’re a singer, you’re totally reliant on your body. You can't put a bit more distortion on your amp or use effects. You can’t compensate. You’re very exposed”: Why Iron Maiden had to change their singer to reach the next level

Guitarist Adrian Smith remembers a pivotal moment in Maiden’s history

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20 of the UK’s best hotels, campsites and cottages right on the beach

The editor of Coast magazine shares her favourite seaside boltholes, from Argyll to the Isles of Scilly

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“We just told them to get out!” Why Iron Maiden have banned record label staff from the studio since 1982

Iron Maiden’s label representatives haven’t been allowed to hear what the metal legends are recording since as far back as The Number Of The Beast

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The 50 greatest Iron Maiden moments

From playing to a room filled with nuns to losing a drum battle against a teddy bear, these moments helped make Iron Maiden Britain's most iconic metal band

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AI piano analogy does not play well for me

Brief letters: Tech in creative industries | Reform rubbish | The English exit | Harris’s hawk | The F word

The Guardian - UK

‘Bomber Harris’ the hawk to be retrained after terrorising village

The bird of prey named after an RAF wartime chief will be rehomed after weeks of swooping attacks on villagers

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Watch: Hawk dive bombs at pensioner’s head during daylight attack

A rogue hawk has been terrorising a village in Hertfordshire, with the moment it dived bombed a pedestrian, leaving him with bloody injuries, caught on CCTV.

Guitar World

“You have to fight to be heard in metal. But you have to give them something worth fighting for!” 20 metal bassists who took heavy bass playing in new directions

Featuring metal’s leading low-enders – from old-school thrash to modern metal

Evening Standard

Hawk that terrorised village was ‘hormonal’, says falconer

The Harris’s hawk was captured on Thursday after a string of attacks in a Hertfordshire village.

The Independent UK

Hawk that terrorised tall, bald men for weeks was ‘hormonal’, says falconer

The hawk may have been trying to show off to potential mates

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The Guardian - UK

Man catches Hertfordshire hawk that attacked villagers for weeks

Steve Harris, 40, throws cage over belligerent bird in his garden after it stalked him while he was out jogging

Evening Standard

Jogger traps rogue hawk that plagued village for weeks

Physio Steve Harris says villagers in Flamstead can finally breathe easy after weeks of swooping attacks by the bird of prey

The Independent UK

How a wayward hawk was finally captured after terrorising quiet town for weeks

Villagers in Flamstead can finally breathe easy after weeks of swooping attacks by the bird of prey

Guitar World

“A new drummer affects everyone in Dream Theater. We all play off the time keeper”:John Myung on how the return of Mike Portnoy has changed the band – and his bass playing

Parasomnia is Dream Theater's first new album with drummer Mike Portnoy for 16 years

Evening Standard

Pensioner ‘delighted’ after hawk that attacked him is finally caught

Jim Hewitt, 75, was left soaked in blood when the bird swooped on him during a trip to the shop

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“A song I wrote when I was 16 ended up on an Iron Maiden album! And the chugging guitar was inspired by a Queen track”: Guitarist Adrian Smith reveals the origins of his first song for Maiden

It’s on their classic album The Number Of The Beast

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"Lars Ulrich came barging in. He’s like, ‘Hey, I’m Lars!’ F*** yeah you are!" Bullet For My Valentine's Matt Tuck recalls meeting his heroes for the first time (and regrets falling out with Rob Zombie)

From touring with Iron Maiden and Guns N' Roses to meeting Metallica, Killswitch Engage and Zakk Wylde, 2005 - 2007 was a massive time for Bullet For My Valentine

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