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Tony Moore played keyboards for Iron Maiden at one show in 1977: Now he's back on the road with Steve Harris

British Lion are currently on tour with support from prog rock one man band Tony Moore: "If Tony could play guitar back then the way he does now he'd probably still be in the band", says Steve Harris

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"I didn’t recognise him straight away and my son said, 'Dad, that’s Brian Johnson!'" Nicko McBrain on playing the "stunning" Power Trip Festival, his stroke recovery and what's next for Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden drummer and living legend Nicko McBrain opens up on a whirlwind 12 months

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“Kirk Hammett said, ‘Ah, Cannibal Corpse – that’s an interesting name!’” 20 legendary metal bands remember their first shows

Everybody starts somewhere! Metallica, Iron Maiden, Slipknot and more remember their first times onstage.

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Sophie Lloyd: 10 records that changed my life

From Van Halen and Iron Maiden to Disturbed and Bring Me The Horizon, these are the bands that helped Sophie Lloyd become a shred goddess

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“The phone rang, it was Steve Harris: ‘Are you interested in joining Maiden?’”: this is what it’s like to audition to replace Bruce Dickinson in Iron Maiden, by three singers who went for the job

In 1994, Blaze Bayley became Maiden’s new singer – but he wasn’t the only contender for the job

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Watch Indian politician Conrad Sangma rip through guitar solo from Iron Maiden's Wasted Years

Heavy metal-loving politician from India is a huge Iron Maiden fan – and he knows his way around a fretboard too

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Watch Robert Plant receive a foam pie to the face in 13 minutes of anarchic kids' TV with Cozy Powell

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"As metal staggered to its feet and limped out of the 80s, it was on the cusp of becoming stronger than ever before": How heavy metal got its mojo back

Big hair and bad spandex almost killed any credibility metal had in the 1980s. But metal not only survived, it also came back bigger and stronger than ever

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Metal Hammer writers name their best gigs of 2023

From the monolithic Metallica to rising stars like Green Lung, these are the greatest shows that Team Hammer saw this year

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"I want to be going on tour, recording albums and having millions of fans who adore me": Meet Michael Catton, the singer with Iron Maiden in his veins and the 80s in his music

British/Danish singer Michael Catton was introduced to 80s-style heavy music by playing Guitar Hero: now he's doing it for real

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"It’s the biggest heavy metal party in the world." Metallica, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Guns N' Roses and Tool, plus insane ticket prices, 40° heat and, er, lobster dinners. Inside the brilliance and the absurdity of Power Trip festival 2023

We headed out to Power Trip in October for a first-hand look at the biggest heavy metal festival ever assembled

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"The big corporations took everything over, and they're interested in making money." Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson reveals his theory on why rock music is struggling to produce new festival headliners

Iron Maiden's frontman feels that rock and metal are severely lacking in new headliners - and he has some theories as to why

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The 10 greatest compilation albums in heavy metal history

From greatest hits to rarity-stacked soundtracks, these are the best compilations in the history of heaviness

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Iron Maiden’s Nicko McBrain reflects on ministroke: “I thought, ‘This is it, I’m not going to be able to play.’”

Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain says he feared for his career after suffering a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) in January

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The new issue of Metal Hammer is a massive celebration of 2023 starring Metallica, Iron Maiden, Ghost, Babymetal, Avenged Sevenfold and more – and it comes with five exclusive gifts!

Get a Metallica patch and art print, a Ghost badge, an Iron Maiden poster and a 2024 calendar!

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Bruce Dickinson on mortality and whether he'd pay to live for another 50 years: "Technology is advancing to the point for many things where we are all living longer, more effective lives. Which is great – as long as you do something with it"

After beating cancer and receiving two hip replacements, Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson says medical technology has kept him alive

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"Go take a look at some real rock and roll fans - not a bunch of posers who wanna go down the front." Why Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson wasn't a fan of the crowd at Power Trip festival

The Iron Maiden frontman was surprised to find that many diehard fans didn't get anywhere near the band at their historic Power Trip show in October

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Bruce Dickinson reveals The Mandrake Project release date, track listing and album art

The Iron Maiden singer’s 10-song solo album will come out on March 1

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Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson releases first new solo song in 18 years, Afterglow Of Ragnarok

The lead single of new album The Mandrake Project is the Iron Maiden vocalist’s first original music since Tyranny Of Souls in 2005

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“The only way we could afford it was to record on New Year’s Eve, because no one else wanted to.” How Iron Maiden made The Soundhouse Tapes

A cash-strapped Iron Maiden slept on floors and recorded on New Year’s Eve to make their debut EP. 45 years later, it’s one of rock’s most sought-after rarities.

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"The cold, hard truth is that, for all the hard luck stories, they simply aren't that great as a band": Metal On Metal by Anvil - Album Of The Week Club review

An object of both affection and derision, Canada's Anvil made the NWOBHM-friendly Metal On Metal in 1982: It gave them an international audience and their most iconic song

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The 10 longest songs by 10 iconic heavy metal bands

Metallica, Iron Maiden and Slipknot have all extended their excellence well beyond the 10-minute mark

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“The kids who wanted to buy our records were like, ‘Cool! The religious right’s burning them!’” The track-by-track guide to Iron Maiden’s The Number Of The Beast

From Invaders to Hallowed Be Thy Name, here’s everything you need to know about each song on Iron Maiden’s 1982 breakthrough

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“So many people don't understand how, as a lead player, I could idolize someone like Kurt Cobain, but for me, it's also about the songwriting and passion”: Nikki Stringfield has more up her sleeve than glorious shredding with the Iron Maidens

Fresh off the release of her solo debut, Apocrypha, the Schecter signature artist dishes on her love of the Kemper Profiler, the first Iron Maiden riff she learned, and the lasting impact of grunge on her guitar approach

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Metallica played Iron Maiden classic Prowler during the Black Album tour, and it’s the best cover they never recorded

Watch rare footage of metal’s biggest band performing the 1980 Iron Maiden cut live on YouTube

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