Iron Maiden bassist, Steve Harris, is set to release his debut solo album titled, British Lion. Although, it would seem a bit bizarre to release a solo album after playing with Iron Maiden for almost 37 years, the talented Bassist reveals that he has been working on his solo project for quite some time now. […]
Aug 27 2012 | Posted in
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Continued from ‘Iron Maiden: A journey from 1975………………… (Part VI)’ In 1993, Bruce Dickinson left Iron Maiden to pursue his solo career while the band started to search for his replacement, listening to hundreds of tapes before luring Blaze Bayley to give an audition for them. Bayley had a totally different style, and was received […]
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Continued from ‘Iron Maiden: A journey from 1975………………… (Part V)’ ‘Seventh Son of a Seventh Son’ became Iron maiden’s second album to top UK charts. In the following tour, the band headlined ‘Monsters of Rock’ festival at Donington Park for the first time in August 1988. The English band performed in front of the largest […]
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Continued from ‘Iron Maiden: A journey from 1975………………… (Part IV)’ The supporting tour of the album, named ‘The World Slavery Tour’, recorded the band’s largest tour, which consisted of 193 appearances in 28 countries, spanning over 13 months. Many of these shows were played in the same city successively, including the appearance at Long Beach, […]
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Continued from ‘Iron Maiden: A journey from 1975………………… (Part III)’ Following the release of Iron Maiden’s third studio album, Bruce Dickinson started to face some difficulties in the band, as he was not credited to any of the song-writing, or compositions. However, he still remained on board, and continued to work his magic through his […]
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Continued from ‘Iron Maiden: A journey from 1975………………… (Part II)’ In April 1980, the band released their debut album, Iron Maiden. Apart from the title track, the record included impressive songs, Running Free, Transylvania, Phantom of the Opera and Sanctuary. Following the release, the band set out on a tour of the UK, in which […]
Jun 26 2012 | Posted in
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Iron Maiden’s vocalist, Bruce Dickinson, has joined a British submarine crew for a three-day trip. All the crew on board was surprised and joyous on the arrival of the rock star. It was a bit surreal. It’s not every day you bump into an international rock star on a nuclear submarine. When I heard that […]
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