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To say that reviewing Blaze Bayley albums kept me busy is an understatement as the hardest working artist I know of has just released his Live In France double album via Blaze Bayley Recordings which makes it 4 in 2 years in between a relentless touring schedule. The gigs I’ve …

THE STUDIO COLLECTION – REMASTERED POWERSLAVE / SOMEWHERE IN TIME / SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON / NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING SECOND SET OF CD DIGIPAK ALBUMS RELEASED ON MARCH 22ND Parlophone Records will continue their reissues series of the IRON MAIDEN catalogue with the second set of Digipak …

Iron Maiden Legacy Of The Beast Tour 2019 Dates Announced Following on from the triumphant European leg of the Legacy Of The Beast tour, we’re now pleased to announce tour dates for 2019. Tickets go on sale from Friday November 16th, with an exclusive pre-sale for Iron Maiden Fan Club members starting …

If I could describe Blaze Bayley in one word it would be passionate, point proven by his second release of 2018 December Wind. The album is a stripped down acoustic release via Blaze Bayley Recordings on November 9th consisting of thirteen songs that run a gamut of emotions that include …

Iron Maiden’s Legacy of the beast tour reached Birmingham tonight. It’s fair to say fans were excited and ready to party with the bars nearby all full of Iron Maiden fans for hours before the doors opened with some bars running out of Trooper. The ticketless entry seemed to work …

Iron Maiden Live Show Elevates Mobile Gaming In A Genre Defining Industry First Mobile games publisher Nodding Frog and heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN are proud to announce the arrival of a new PvP arena to their ‘Legacy of the Beast’ game – in a global first and representing an unparalleled …

TROOPER BEER, the award winning collaboration between Stockport-based ROBINSONS BREWERY and British music icons IRON MAIDEN, celebrates it’s 5th Birthday today, Wednesday 9th May 2018. Since its launch in 2013, the 4.7% ABV Premium British Beer has sold over 20 million pints, firmly establishing itself as a top 40 UK beer brand, whilst becoming a leading player …

During the longest siege a capital city has faced in the history of modern warfare, and amid the mortars and grenades, a heavy metal band agreed to play a concert… Scream for Me Sarajevo is the astonishing story of the most unlikely of rock concerts, performed by Bruce Dickinson and …

IRON MAIDEN, HELP FOR HEROES and ROBINSONS join forces to launch LIGHT BRIGADE British rock legends Iron Maiden and independent family brewers Robinsons announce the creation of Light Brigade, a unique golden English ale with a 4.1% ABV. It has been developed in support of Help For Heroes, the British charity that provides recovery and support for the Armed …

Bruce Dickinson announces ‘Soloworks’ vinyl collection BMG will be reissuing the solo catalogue on vinyl from IRON MAIDEN frontman and rock legend Bruce Dickinson worldwide on 27th October. Bruce Dickinson’s six solo albums span from 1990 to 2005 and have been cut from the original masters for reissue on heavyweight, …

If it were ever to happen, Blaze Bayley O.B.E has a great ring to it I think. Since singing with Wolfsbane from 1988-94, Iron Maiden from 1994-99 and a solo career from then until the present day, he has doggedly flew the flag for British heavy metal. The title of …

GETTING THE RIGHT HANDS ON OUR TICKETS (AT THE RIGHT PRICE!) IRON MAIDEN’S STANCE AGAINST EXPLOITATIVE TICKETING PROVES A HUGE SUCCESS AS THEY CHAMPION THEIR FANS WITH A SERIES OF ANTI-TOUT INITIATIVES FOR THEIR UK ARENA TOUR LISTINGS ON SECONDARY SITES ARE DOWN BY OVER 95% IRON MAIDEN’s recent and …

Here are an evil Lucky 13 metal bands, representing a variety of genres, for you to listen to, plus learn the Wikipedia versions of their name origins. The rules: Only metal is included; no rock, blues, or punk feature in this round. No origin stories from anywhere but Wikipedia are …

I Iron Maiden stream live performance of the last night of ‘The Book Of Souls’ World Tour – August 4th LIVE ON ARTE CONCERT THE COMPLETE HEADLINER SHOW FROM WACKEN OPEN AIR 2016 Iron Maiden’s The Book of Souls World Tour has been on the road since late February, playing …

Iron Maiden’s The Book of Souls World Tour has been on the road since late February, playing to over 1.5 million fans with 72 shows in 36 counties and six continents. They will play the final show on Thursday, 4th August in Germany at Wacken Open Air Festival. ARTE Concert …

Battered, muddy, tired and weary, but the Download faithful are still up and about for the final day early. And guess what? Despite not being forecast until the evening, the rain starts before the bands. Joy of joys. That said, there’s a little group on the Dogtooth stage called The …

‘THE BOOK OF SOULS’ EUROPEAN TOUR CONTINUES WITH A RETURN HEADLINE SLOT AT THE DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND DONINGTON, UK DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL SUNDAY 12TH JUNE Watch the new Live Video for ‘Death Or Glory’: Global rock legends IRON MAIDEN opened the European leg of their stunning ‘The Book Of Souls’ …

Half-time oranges have been consumed, team talks have been given and team PlanetMosh is now coming back out for the second half of our look at when football and metal collide. On Tuesday, we brought you eleven players (and a manager) who have graced turfs around the world whilst harbouring …

Marilyn Manson sang about The Beautiful People. Machine Head gave us Beautiful Mourning. And although not common, The Beautiful Game intertwines with metal on a number of occasions, from Download Festival’s 5-a-side tournament to Steve Harris’ West Ham crest on his bass (but more about that in Part 2…). With …