According to Contact Music, Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson says he regrets not punching Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses, during a show in the 80's in Montreal, when ''Axl started abusing the crowd because they were heckling him in French. I should have come onstage and given him a punch, how could he dare speak to my audience in that way...
Details on Iron Maiden's next studio effort, a first-ever double album to be titled 'The Book of Souls', are emerging – including a track listing, cover art and release date.
On October 26, 1981, New Wave of British Heavy Metal standard bearers Iron Maiden performed their first concert with new lead singer, Bruce Dickinson at the Palasport of Bologna, Italy— a daring personnel change for a band that was already enjoying great success with two fine albums recorded behind well-liked frontman Paul Di’Anno...
Looking back with 30 years hindsight, there’s little doubt that British legends Iron Maiden delivered a heavy metal landmark with their fifth album, ‘Powerslave.’
When you rock as hard as Iron Maiden, you don't need amps or electricity to get your message across. For delightfully Nordic proof, here's a Finnish bluegrass band covering Maiden's 'The Trooper.