Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has blasted rock bands who charge extortionate prices for concert tickets - insisting they only have themselves to blame for half-empty arenas. more info

The Telegraph — Iron Maiden's low profile is no reflection is no reflection of their huge global popularity. more info

411 Mania — The year was 1986 and everything changed for heavy metal as some of the most influencial albums were unleashed. We look at Metallica's Master Of Puppets, Slayer's Reign In Blood, Fates Warning's Awaken The Guardian, Kreator's Pleasure To Kill plus m... more info

Guardian Music — The Big Four tour – bringing Slayer, Anthrax, Megadeth and Metallica together at last – is one great big bounce back for metal'It speaks to the core essence of the human psyche, bro," says Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett, explaining thrash meta... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Willard said... THE RAISINS The Raisins (1983) Prelude to THE BEARS. Power pop at its best. The debut of The Raisins, produced by Adrian Belew, who would join the band after this - to be re-christened as THE BEARS. (We've got links to lots o' Bears i... more info

Guardian Music — Who needs summer blockbusters when you can just watch a five-minute metal video with spaceships and no plot? OK, usPeople have been complaining about the lack of blockbusters in cinemas this summer. The day has now been saved by. By Iron Maiden. They... more info

Metalsucks — As previously reported, Iron Maiden’s July 12th set at Madison Square Garden with Dream Theater was a doozy! MS photographer Jacqueline Cheng thought so too — although various contingents within the MS Mansion disagree — and was there, camera i... more info

Metalsucks — Banner Designed by Cysquatch Welcome to “Question of the Week,” a (sometimes) weekly debate amongst the MetalSucks staff regarding a recent hot button issue. Since we saw Iron Maiden play a set list comprised mostly of newer songs this week, we d... more info

Undercover, Australia — Australian operatic duo La Spina have taken the Iron Maiden classic `Run To The Hills` to the opera. more info

Metalsucks — Photo credit: MS photographic wiz Jacqueline Cheng. More pics (including lots of opening act Dream Theater) coming soon! The setlist of Iron Maiden’s current U.S. tour has been the topic of much debate lately. At first I was bummed to hear that it ... more info