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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. […]
Jon Lord, the legendary Deep Purple keyboardist, has passed away at the age of 71 in London on Monday, July 16. The renowned musician had been undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer since August 2011. The English composer, pianist and Hammond organ player was known for his pioneering work in blending rock and classical music, especially […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Continued from ‘Iron Maiden: A journey from 1975………………… (Part I)’ Iron Maiden recorded a demo, which consisted of four songs, at Spaceward Studios in Cambridge on New Year’s Eve 1978. The band handed the demo copies to Neal Kay, who was then managing a heavy metal club called ‘Bandwagon Heavy Metal Soundhouse’. After listening to […]
The year was 1975 when Steve Harris, who used to perform with Smiler, thought about forming a new band. Although, he was only 16 at that time, he never hesitated, and went on to create his own band, Iron Maiden, with the band’s name being inspired from the film, The Man in the Iron Mask. […]
Neil Daniels, a renowned freelance British writer, has written several music biographies including Judas Priest, Bon Jovi, Led Zeppelin and Linkin Park. However, his latest chronicles is said to overshadow all his earlier efforts. ‘Iron Maiden: The Ultimate Unauthorized History of the Beast’ is the British writer’s latest book, which is set to hit the […]
Iron Maiden guitarist, Adrian Smith, has revealed about Primal Rock Rebellion, a new project started with former SikTh front-man Mikee Goodman. Smith is currently working in his own studio on the debut Primal Rock Rebellion album ‘Awoken Broken’. He revealed that he felt great while working on the debut album. “It was great working at […]
