In anticipation of the upcoming studio album from Iron Maiden, The Final Frontier, the band is offering a free MP3 download of Track #2, “El Dorado.” The Final Frontier is scheduled for release August 17; meanwhile Maiden will embark on a U.S. tour June 9, kicking things off in Dallas, Texas. Get all the tour [...]
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25 Great Moments in Rock Drumming – Day 7: Clive Burr, “Run To The Hills,” from Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden From the opening hi-hat beats of “Run To The Hills,” Clive Burr begins breaking down the bulwark that would push the Iron Maiden ship into New Wave of British Heavy Metal legend. [...]
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So many bands these days are challenged to present a sound that encompasses their diverse influences yet sets them far apart from all that has gone before. Raleigh, North Carolina’s, Between The Buried And Me are a band that has been able to move forward by discarding labels and paying absolute attention to their muses. [...]
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British metal stalwarts, Saxon have been around in one incarnation or another for more than 33 years. They began as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal alongside better-known acts such as Def Leppard and Iron Maiden and have certainly shifted gears throughout the changing styles of the decades. One element (aside from [...]
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Great early Pat Travers record, running the gamut from Jeff Beck-ish fusion to full-bore rock. The album also features a young, pre-Iron Maiden Nicko McBrain on drums. On vinyl! Favorite tracks: “Life In London” “Off Beat Ride” “Dedication”
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Iron Maiden, circa 1985 (from left: Dave Murray, Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris, Nicko McBrain, and Adrian Smith) (photo courtesy of Hello Wendy PR/by Ross Halfin) Iron Maiden – Somewhere Back In Time: The Best Of 1980-89 The 1980s were a heady time for heavy metal, and through the decade Britain’s Iron Maiden ascended the ladder [...]
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