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4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear this month

Deathcore newcomers Face Yourself, NWOBHM revivalists Seven Sisters, bone-faced black metallers Abduction and videogame inspired alt metallers Luna Kills, these are the new metal bands you need to hear in November 2025

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“I had no idea it would be such a catastrophic event in people’s lives!" How leaving Iron Maiden, A Nightmare On Elm Street and the acoustic album that never was led Bruce Dickinson to write Tears Of The Dragon

Tasked with kicking his solo career off for real, Bruce Dickinson produced one of the 90s' greatest metal power ballads

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“I told him, ‘This is only a small town, we don’t have the infrastructure for an artist like you!’”: Why Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris was turned down after asking to play power metal stars Sabaton’s hometown festival

In 2017, Steve Harris’ British Lion performed at Sabaton Open Air – but not without the Maiden man convincing the band in charge first

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Iron Maiden announce Run For Your Lives North American tour for 2026 including Louder Than Life festival - and they'd like you to keep your phones away

North America needs to get ready to run for its life!

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“There was a real sense of excitement. We had a point to prove: this is the greatest rock’n’roll band in the world." How Iron Maiden went from East End outcasts to the world's most loved heavy metal band

Iron Maiden legends Bruce Dickinson and Steve Harris look back at 50 years of heavy metal history

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"Part supernatural, part primal, part aggressive adolescent, he’s a super anti-hero." How Iron Maiden's Eddie went from a blood-spewing mask on a drumkit to metal's most iconic mascot

An oral history of Iron Maiden's iconic Eddie the 'Ed by those who know him best

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The new Japanese Prime Minister appeared on Babymetal's podcast and talked about her love of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Deep Purple

"I play songs like this to let off steam" - Sanae Takaichi

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"I split my forehead open. He said, 'Can you squeeze it and make it bleed some more? It looks great on the telly.'" Crazed fans, blood, burnout and mummies: the story of Iron Maiden's epic World Slavery tour

40 years after Live After Death set a new standard for heavy metal live albums, this is the story of the epic (and chaotic) tour behind it

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People With Famous Family Members Share What That Was Like Growing Up

What is life like when your aunt has won an Oscar?

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Everyone thinks this is one of Iron Maiden's worst albums. Here's why you're all wrong

There's no clear consensus on the "worst" Iron Maiden album - but this one definitely isn't it, OK?

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“For the whole of this tour, we haven’t played this song”: Bruce Dickinson’s solo band performed another classic Iron Maiden track at the end of their North American tour last week

The frontman, who’d already added Flash Of The Blade to his setlist, wrapped up his latest tour with a stop at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Sunday

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Bruce Dickinson gives the US national anthem the air-raid siren treatment again

The Iron Maiden frontman has sung the Star Spangled Banner at another sporting event

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The story of every metal album to hit number one in the UK

From Iron Maiden to Sleep Token, here's every single time metal topped the album charts in the UK

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Bruce Dickinson to record new solo album live in January

Bruce Dickinson has set him and his bandmates the challenge of recording their next album live.

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“I think every serious fan of hard rock music would love Stargazer. It’s one of those all-time epic masterpieces. It’s Ritchie Blackmore in his most experimental mode”: How guitar hero Blackmore created his magnum opus with Rainbow

The legendary track that inspired Metallica, Opeth, Dream Theater and Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson

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“Only if it really stinks will we redo it”: Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson to record his next solo album in January

Dickinson reveals that he and his solo band will record the follow-up to 2024’s The Mandrake Project live in the studio

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“Let me just put this record on and clear the room! Or play it to a girlfriend and then wonder why she threw herself out the window”: Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson on the cult prog rock mavericks who inspired him – but were too out-there to be successful

They played a gig at Bruce Dickinson’s school when he was 15 years old

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I'm an Iron Maiden fanatic and decided to rank every single one of their live albums from worst to best

Iron Maiden are the undisputed heavy metal daddies of live albums. Here's every one they've released so far, in reverse order of excellence

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Iron Maiden thought about retiring after Nicko McBrain left touring lineup

The remaining Iron Maiden members considered calling it quits after Nicko McBrain was forced to retire from touring.

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"We had a decision to make as to whether we wanted to carry on or not": Steve Harris on Nicko McBrain's departure from Iron Maiden

Nicko McBrain announced his retirement from touring with Iron Maiden earlier this year

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11 of the best music documentaries and live concerts to stream now

I want my MTV

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"I always thought power metal is cheesy. We are not cheesy, **** that." Pumpkins, power metal and the mostunexpected reunion in metal: Helloween are better than ever

How Helloween's Pumpkins United has reinvented power metal's first breakout stars

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Iron Maiden announce epic Knebworth show for 2026 - plus two huge festival dates

Iron Maiden's Run For Your Lives world tour has added three massive dates for next year

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"You're surrendering your senses completely to this little fascist in your hand." Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson really hates mobile phones

Iron Maiden singer despises cell phones at gigs and doesn't want to perform for "a bunch of Android twerps"

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