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The X Factor: Why Steve Harris Chose to Make a Deliberately Imperfect Album

In 1995 Iron Maiden released The X Factor, one of the most debated albums of the band’s entire career. Even…

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Bruce Dickinson: Between Authenticity and Clocking In

There are artists who live off a single face. And then there are the rare ones, who can split themselves…

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WWII’s Air War, Told by Iron Maiden

85 years since 1940: a pivotal year in history, as Iron Maiden themselves remind us in their own way, since…

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Iron Maiden: Between the Challenge of the Classics and the Marketing of the Future

There was feverish anticipation for Iron Maiden’s fiftieth anniversary. Longtime fans, those who have followed the band through decades of…

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Loopy: The Iconic Ex-Roadie of the Band

 Loopy Newhouse was one of the very first members of the legendary Killer Krew, along with Vic Vella and Dave…

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A Letter to Nicko…

An open and touching letter to the giant Nicko Mc Brain

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