“They were full of angst and venom”: Iron Maiden reveal the toughest support acts they’ve ever had to follow

Bruce Dickinson onstage with Iron Maiden in 1990.

Guns N’ Roses were the toughest support act that Iron Maiden ever had to follow, according to frontman Bruce Dickinson.

The singer makes the revelation in a new interview with Metal Hammer, saying that the Los Angeles rockers brought “angst and venom”, whereas the British metal band were in their “proggy” era, touring to promote 1988’s maximalist Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son.