ContactMusic — British rockers Iron Maiden have been caught up in the chaos following the devastating earthquake in Japan - their plane was diverted as they travelled to Tokyo for a show. The Asian country was rocked by a massive 8. 9-magnitude tremor on Frid... more info

ContactMusic — Former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di'Anno has been jailed for nine months for fraudulently claiming $67,500 (45,000) in welfare benefits. The 52-year-old rocker, who left the band in 1981, admitted swindling the British government out of the money by... more info

Guardian Music — Paul Andrews – aka Paul Di'Anno – given nine-month sentence for claiming £45,000 in benefits while on tourThe former lead singer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden has been jailed for nine months for benefit fraud..Paul Andrews – better known... more info

Guardian Music — (Spinefarm)Power metal – a kind of high-camp Eurovision take on Iron Maiden – has two main constituencies in its fanbase: lonely World of Warcraft addicts with no sense of irony whatsoever, and vintage Dio T-shirt-wearing hipsters whose ironic de... more info

ContactMusic — Iron Maiden and Bullet For My Valentine will go head-to-head in the Best UK Band category at this year's Metal Hammer Golden God Awards. The bands face competition from Skindred, Architects and Bring Me The Horizon to win the coveted prize, which ... more info

Altsounds — Rob Zombie and Skindred both bag double nominations for the ninth annual Metal Hammer Golden Gods, whilst the Best UK Band category sees a contest between legends Iron Maiden and contenders to the throne Bullet For My Valentine. Toasting the succ... more info

ContactMusic — Iron Maiden star Bruce Dickinson has joined the celebrities offering support to those who survived February's (11) earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand by posting a heartfelt video message online. More than 160 people were killed when the 7.... more info

Guardian Music — For years, musicians in Tunisia and Egypt were terrified of aggravating the authorities. Then a song by a little-known rapper showed it was possible to protest and surviveIt was early morning on Friday 11 February and the streets of central Cairo wer... more info

ContactMusic — OZZY OSBOURNE and IRON MAIDEN will be the frontrunners at this year's (11) third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards after picking up multiple nominations on Thursday (24Feb11).Ozzy will battle Iron Maiden's Bruce DICkinson for Best Vocalist, while th... more info

Metalsucks — There’s a powerfully bittersweet scene in the Iron Maiden documentary Flight 666 in which a Costa Rican metalhead spends a few post-entry/pre-show moments lamenting the misfortune of Third World metalheads. He states: When I was like 14 or 15, I h... more info