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Bruce Dickinson reveals 2027 solo album plans, says Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris loves it: “He told me, ‘That’s the best stuff you've ever done!’”

Iron Maiden have plenty of things planned for 2026, but their singer is already looking even further into the future

Metal Hammer

“I thought to myself that regardless of how long I have to live after this illness, I would spend it with my old band”: In praise of Nektar, the cult prog band who inspired Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris

Nektar are the prog connoisseur’s 70s prog band

Louder

The 10 most important and interesting Iron Maiden shows ever, by manager Rod Smallwood

Iron Maiden's longtime manager Rod Smallwood tells ten stories of ten landmark shows

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Paul Mario Day Cause of Death and Legacy: Why the Original Iron Maiden Frontman Was Replaced?

Paul Mario Day, Iron Maiden's original vocalist, has died at 69 after a long illness. His early role in the band helped shape the British heavy metal movement.

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Iron Maiden left 'deeply saddened' by death of former band member

Iron Maiden have paid tribute to the band's original frontman, Paul Mario Day, following his death this week at the age of 69.

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"Paul was a lovely person and good mate." Iron Maiden pay tribute to their original vocalist Paul Mario Day following his death, aged 69

Former Iron Maiden/More/Sweet frontman Paul Mario Day passed away at his family home in Australia on July 29

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Original Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Mario Day dies aged 69

Day went on to form More, whose members have paid tribute to ‘a huge part of the new wave of British heavy metal’, and later sang for a reformed Sweet

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Original Iron Maiden singer Paul Mario Day dies

Iron Maiden's short-lived, original lead singer, Paul Mario Day, has passed away.

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Golden Earring guitarist George Kooymans dead at 77

George Kooymans was diagnosed with the degenerative muscle disease ALS in 2020

Louder

“Sometimes I can be brutally honest, and people don't like that. But if you don't like what the answer is going to be, don't ask the question!”: Iron Maiden’s commander-in-chief Steve Harris says that strong leadership is the secret to the band’s success

Plus: how he recently left a Maiden fan in tears

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Iron Maiden release video to thank fans after huge London show

75,000 fans attended Iron Maiden's Run For Your Lives show at the London Stadium

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“He said, ‘I’ve never seen so many women in my life. We just get men at our gigs”: The night Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris joined Def Leppard to cover Creedence Clearwater Revival

This one-off union of two British rock superstars actually happened

Louder

“Although it might not feel natural, when you translate what he does for guitar, it sounds different”: Adrian Smith on how Steve Harris is the secret to Iron Maiden’s triple-guitar attack – and the prog instincts driving their sonic evolution

When your principal songwriter and driving force is directing traffic on bass, is it any wonder the guitars took a different path in search of brave new worlds to explore?

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“People tell me that I invented that rhythmic gallop – but I just brought it to the fore”: Iron Maiden remain one of most domineering forces in heavy metal – and bassist Steve Harris has led the charge

Steve Harris has always pushed beyond the conventions of rock bass guitar, but in his mind, he’s no bass hero

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“It's something a guitar player wouldn't write, it stretches you as a player”: Dave Murray says Iron Maiden stuck out from the pack because because they have a bassist as the lead songwriter

The guitarist has opened up on Harris’ songwriting lead and why he’s happy taking a back seat in one of the biggest metal bands in the world

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“We’d gone backwards. We still enjoyed playing, but I did wonder how much longer the band would last”: Iron Maiden guitarist Dave Murray on the highs and lows of the band’s 50-year odyssey

“Maiden songs take you on a journey,” he says

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“I looked around and everybody was just down. But we started bashing through some songs that we knew, a bit of AC/DC, a bit of Deep Purple. And suddenly we were all smiling”: Bruce Dickinson recalls his audition for Iron Maiden

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“If you’re a singer, you’re totally reliant on your body. You can't put a bit more distortion on your amp or use effects. You can’t compensate. You’re very exposed”: Why Iron Maiden had to change their singer to reach the next level

Guitarist Adrian Smith remembers a pivotal moment in Maiden’s history

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20 of the UK’s best hotels, campsites and cottages right on the beach

The editor of Coast magazine shares her favourite seaside boltholes, from Argyll to the Isles of Scilly

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“We just told them to get out!” Why Iron Maiden have banned record label staff from the studio since 1982

Iron Maiden’s label representatives haven’t been allowed to hear what the metal legends are recording since as far back as The Number Of The Beast

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The 50 greatest Iron Maiden moments

From playing to a room filled with nuns to losing a drum battle against a teddy bear, these moments helped make Iron Maiden Britain's most iconic metal band

The Guardian - UK

AI piano analogy does not play well for me

Brief letters: Tech in creative industries | Reform rubbish | The English exit | Harris’s hawk | The F word

Evening Standard

‘Bomber Harris’ the hawk to be retrained after terrorising village

The bird of prey named after an RAF wartime chief will be rehomed after weeks of swooping attacks on villagers

The Independent UK

Watch: Hawk dive bombs at pensioner’s head during daylight attack

A rogue hawk has been terrorising a village in Hertfordshire, with the moment it dived bombed a pedestrian, leaving him with bloody injuries, caught on CCTV.

Guitar World

“You have to fight to be heard in metal. But you have to give them something worth fighting for!” 20 metal bassists who took heavy bass playing in new directions

Featuring metal’s leading low-enders – from old-school thrash to modern metal

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