Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson: ‘The closest I’ve come to death? The list goes on and on … ’
The singer on surviving a plane engine fire over the Atlantic, doing a gig in wartime Sarajevo, and a scary pair of lips
May 2024
Bruce Dickinson review – metal’s charismatic star indulges his goofy side
Letting rip with that still thrilling and propulsive voice, the Iron Maiden frontman performs an all solo material set – keytars, bongos and demonic laughter included
March 2024
‘The Bene Gesserit can kill with their voices. That’s what I try to do’: the musicians mining Dune for tunes
Iron Maiden, Fatboy Slim and Grimes have all made music inspired by Frank Herbert’s 1960s sci-fi epic. So what makes ‘Dunecore’ different to other interpretive genres?
June 2023
Iron Maiden review – showstopping rock theatre and tantalising live rarities
Deep cuts and under-sung treasures are given their moment in the dry ice from the reliably extravagant and big-hearted band
Slipknot and a chilled muscadet? Hellfest, the metal festival that’s also a gastronomic paradise
With its wine and oyster pairings, lobster rolls, oozing cheeses and metal-themed supermarkets, Hellfest has turned the small French town of Clisson into a foodie destination for metalheads
‘We are the great unwashed!’: Iron Maiden, Metallica and more on 20 years of Download
The mega metal weekender celebrates its anniversary this year. In an oral history its stars, punters and long-suffering crew remember Spitfire fly-bys, urine-filled bottles and a lot of mud
January 2023
Iron Maiden win Royal Mail seal of approval with 12 stamps
Band may have been snubbed by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame but Royal Mail pays tribute to ‘bona fide rock legends’
October 2022
Listening diary
Jeremy Greenspan of Junior Boys’ listening diary: ‘I’ve played Steely Dan once a day since I was 12’
Ranked
The 100 greatest BBC music performances – ranked!
June 2022
Download festival review – monster metal weekend roars back to full volume
At capacity again after two years of Covid, jubilant crowds greet showstopping turns from full-glam Kiss to musically flashy Iron Maiden and the fury of Bleed from Within
March 2022
Ranked
Iron Maiden’s 30 greatest songs – ranked!
As The Number of the Beast turns 40 – and is set to crash back into the charts – we appraise the best of the band who brought epic, bloody storytelling to heavy metal
September 2021
Iron Maiden: Senjutsu review – an ambitious, eccentric masterpiece
Maiden’s creative renaissance continues in style with this playfully bombastic metal epic
May 2021
‘I’ve missed the crowdsurfers’: readers on the gigs they can’t wait to see
As Blossoms restart live music this weekend with a pilot event in Liverpool, readers tell us the bands they’ve been missing, from hardcore punk to jazz
February 2021
Jay-Z, Kate Bush and Foo Fighters lead Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees
Female-heavy list of acts aiming to be inducted this year also includes Tina Turner, Mary J Blige and Dionne Warwick
September 2020
Run to the gills: how Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith got hooked on fishing
The metal band’s resident angler sleeps on riverbanks and has nearly missed gigs thanks to his hobby – but it also saved him from depression and debauchery
August 2020
Martin Birch, producer for Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and more, dies aged 71
Hard rock ‘genius’ helmed nine classic Iron Maiden albums and worked with Deep Purple, Fleetwood Mac and others
July 2020
Finale risk: Rolling Stones, Lennox and McCartney among stars seeking music aid
Performers warn UK culture secretary of mass insolvencies as £4.5bn live music industry falters under Covid-19
March 2020
Heavy by Dan Franklin review – metal gets serious
More than just guitar power chords ... a weighty discussion of metal, for both passionate fans and neophytes
November 2019
Run for the balls: West Ham team up with Iron Maiden for new kit
New shirt – presumably with the number of the beast on the back – launched by bassist Steve Harris and defender Pablo Zabaleta
May 2019
Iron Maiden sue video game company for $2m over Ion Maiden game
Band argue that game ‘is attempting to trade off on Iron Maiden’s notoriety’ and is confusing customers
