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“This is a band with no limits. If there’s a metal fan on the moon, we’ll be there”: How Iron Maiden’s epic Somewhere Back In Time tour took them where other metal bands dare not go

In 2008, Metal Hammer climbed aboard Ed Force One to join Iron Maiden on the tour of a lifetime

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“We toured with Mötley Crüe, and I was like, ‘Please tell me I'm not going to end up like that!’”: Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson recalls his wild years in the ’80s

“You’re not part of normal society,” he says

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"I've given up drinking. And I feel great. I'm not as much of an arsehole any more": Massive Wagons on sobering up, getting serious, and the size of Bruce Dickinson’s mouth

From greedy politicians to male mental health, Massive Wagons stuck their necks out on 2024's Earth To Grace album

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We made a timeline of everything that’s happened in human history using only Iron Maiden songs

Iron Maiden have written songs about dinosaurs, the Second World War and many, many things in between. So, here’s the history of Planet Earth as told through the metal legends’ lyrics.

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Bruce Dickinson comes 13th in fencing tournament

After entering the contest in France, Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson has come 13th in a fencing tournament.

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Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson finishes 13th in fencing tournament, watch him compete

The Iron Maiden singer faced off against a three-time Olympic medallist and concluded, “He’s not bad.”

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The 50 best metal songs of 2024

Ghost, Judas Priest, Babymetal, Gojira, Knocked Loose... 2024 was a massive year for metal songs. But which song did you vote as the very best?

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"All had this feeling that it was something really momentous": Bruce Dickinson looks back on his solo albums and forward to Iron Maiden's big year

Bruce Dickinson reveals the solo album that should've been better and the song Iron Maiden play while he enjoys a cup of tea

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The 20 best metal albums of 2024 - as voted by the readers of Metal Hammer

From Judas Priest to Opeth, Poppy to Bring Me The Horizon, these are the metal albums you said defined metal in 2024

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Bruce Dickinson promises Iron Maiden will deliver a 'setlist for the ages'

Veteran rocker Bruce Dickinson has promised Iron Maiden will deliver a "setlist for the ages" when they head out on their massive 'Run For Your Lives World Tour' this year to celebrate their 50th anniversary.

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"It'll be a setlist for the ages": Bruce Dickinson promises fans things they've never seen before on Iron Maiden's Run For Your Lives tour

Bruce Dickinson ends the year with a special message for fans

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“We did ask him… he replied, ‘You can’t afford me!’” Steven Wilson didn’t work on Opeth’s new album, but Ian Anderson did – while fans are still processing the return of growl vocals after 16 years

Mikael Åkerfeldt and guitarist Fredrik Åkesson regret that people focus so much on one element of their sound, when there’s so much more to The Last Will And Testament

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"Every night of our tour, we'd get a report about weapons being confiscated." We went backstage with Powerwolf, Hammerfall and Wind Rose on the power metal tour of the year - and it was even more ludicrous than we'd imagined

Inside the biggest (and most over the top) power metal tour of 2024

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Metal Hammer writers name their top albums of 2024

Want to know what our writers and staffers have been spinning in 2024? Here’s the breakdown of every Metal Hammer contributors’ album of the year lists

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"Four words describe this album best - Adrian Smith's Finest Hour": Iron Maiden successfully embrace guitar synthesisers on Somewhere In Time

Released between two major metal milestones, Somewhere In Time is something of an underrated fan favourite

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“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

He calls it “an updated version of Deep Purple In Rock”

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The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2024

A-listers, established artists, up-and-comers, previously unknowns and more

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“You have ideas that you think wouldn't suit the band - like this song that sounded like U2!”: How a happy accident led to one of Iron Maiden's greatest songs

It started with a “crazy noise” from a guitar synth

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"He was a drummer before I was a singer, a pilot before I was a pilot": Watch Bruce Dickinson pay tribute to Nicko McBrain during his final Iron Maiden show

Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain has retired from touring after 42 years

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The best albums, the biggest shows, and the megastars who rocked our world - only in Classic Rock's Best Of 2024 special edition

Also in this issue: AC/DC, David Gilmour, Foreigner, Slash, Ozzy Osbourne, Ghost Bruce Dickinson, Hawkwind, the Black Crowes and more - and three exclusive gifts

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"The tours were getting longer and crazier, and the expectations around us were astronomical." How Powerslave cemented Iron Maiden as the biggest metal band on the planet in 1984

Is fencing better than karate? Was the world about to end? How many frozen daiquiries can you have and still pull off an epic solo? Maiden were answering all the important questions when they made Powerslave

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"For me (it’s) the last, most egregious oversight in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”: Tom Morello says he’ll “chew” his leg off to get this band in

They’re the “gold standard of metal bands”, he says

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Bruce Dickinson considered new singer for Iron Maiden amid cancer battle

Bruce Dickinson wouldn't have wanted to carry on singing for Iron Maiden if his cancer impacted his vocals.

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“The first thing on my mind is, am I gonna get through this and be alive? And the last thing on my mind was would I ever sing again?” Bruce Dickinson would have helped Iron Maiden replace him if cancer stopped him from singing

Dickinson reflects on his 2015 cancer battle and reveals he would have helped Iron Maiden replace him had his voice been affected

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“An amazing voice - absolutely awesome!”: Bruce Dickinson salutes former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno

Di’Anno, who died on 21 October, sang on Maiden’s first two albums

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