Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Saviours during Fun Fun Fun Fest (more by BBG) There's a fine line between embracing your roots and aping them. While Oakland's Saviours wear their influences proudly ( Thin Lizzy, Iron Maiden, Motorhead and gods of the 70/80s... more info

NME — Plus watch Bruce Dickinson and co bring their mascot Eddie onstage more info

NME — But it definitely won't involve Kanye West, Bruce Dickinson declares more info

Guardian Music — Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge"I don't know if sex is allowed at Cambridge. Is it?" Thousands of fans in foldable chairs and floral headbands cheer their reply."Oh good," Richard Thompson says, before launching into Johnny's Far Away, his 2007 ode to ... more info

Guardian Music — Sheffield ArenaThe stage set for Iron Maiden's grandiosely titled Final Frontier tour is like a universe, complete with revolving planets and a space station. Are the world-conquering east London band about to take their mission into space, or is th... more info

Scotsman.com — Iron Maiden SECC, Glasgow **** more info

Metal Injection — Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson is like the real life James Bond of metal. By night, he is the singer of one of the biggest heavy metal bands of all time, by day, he's an airplane pilot, champion fencer, actor, and now, you can call him Doc... more info

ContactMusic — Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has picked up an honorary doctorate of music from his alma mater 30 years after he dropped out of college. The singer studied history at London's Queen Mary University in 1979 but admits his decision to pursue a h... more info

NME — Singer returns to his old London university more info

NME — Metal singer says no to reality show spot more info