“It’s one of my favourite Maiden albums - despite the fact that I'm not on it!”: Bruce Dickinson on the Iron Maiden classic he wishes he’d sung on

Bruce Dickinson.

As heavy metal legends Iron Maiden enter a new era following the announcement of drummer Nicko McBrain’s retirement from touring, singer Bruce Dickinson tells MusicRadar that one of his favourite Maiden albums is one that they made before he first joined the band.

In January 1981, Dickinson was the frontman for Samson, a band that had emerged alongside Iron Maiden during the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal.