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

Metal Injection — Unless you have a girlfriend who is in love with Lady Gaga, then you may have missed the Grammys last night. Relax, you missed absolutely nothing! As for the two categories delegated to heavy music, yet again there were no surprises as Them Crooked V... more info

Guardian Music — Following are the main winners at the 53rd annual Grammy awardsAlbum of the year – Arcade Fire, The SuburbsRecord of the year – Lady Antebellum, Need You NowSong of the year – Need You Now (Lady Antebellum, performers)Best new artist – Esper... more info

ContactMusic — Original IRON MAIDEN frontman PAUL DI'ANNO is facing time behind bars after pleading guilty to benefit fraud.The rocker, who left the band in 1981, claimed incapacity benefit in his native England from 2002 after telling authorities he was unable to ... more info

Metalsucks — Paul Di’Anno — the former Iron Maiden singer who once compared Steve Harris to Adolf Hitler — just keeps getting smarter and smarter. His latest staggering act of genius? He claimed benefits of £45,000 — close to $72,000 — after allegedly ... more info

Metalsucks — Invisible Oranges reminds us that yesterday marked the thirtieth anniversary of the release of Iron Maiden’s sophomore album (and final release with vocalist Paul Di’Anno), Killers. When reached for comment, Killers told MetalSucks, “Holy shit,... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Actor Alan Cumming (1965) English rapper Tricky (1968) Faith No More singer Mike Patton (1968) Actress Bridget Fonda (1964) Iron Maiden guitarist Janick Gers (1957) Actress... more info