LargeHeartedBoy — Claire Messud shared why she writes at Literary Hub. Paste interviewed the members of Veruca Salt about the band's reunion. Author Will Chancellor on literary ambition at The Oyster Review. The Quietus interviewed Iron Maiden guitarists Adrian Smith ... more info

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - From heavy metal rockers Iron Maiden to classical singers Il Divo, musicians of all kind were honored at the O2 Silver Clef Awards on Friday, gathering for the annual luncheon that raises money for a British musical therapy charity... more info

Stereogum — June was not especially kind to big-name metal bands. Its brightest moment for such acts came courtesy of Iron Maiden, who announced the impending release of their upcoming 16th studio album. It’s good to see Maiden back in action, especially given... more info

The Independent — Just days after debuting a song about his love for marijuana, Ed Sheeran continues to flaunt his new-found bad boy image by covering heavy metal tracks. more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — When the world is ending and the devil is coming for your soul, the most important question you have to ask yourself is this: what soft rock song do I want playing me out as I spiral my way down to Hell? more info

Time — 'Do you enjoy the morbid and disturbing themes of heavy metal music, but wish that it had a more cheerful, pleasant sound?' more info

The Telegraph — As the race for the Christmas number one heats up, will the X Factor winner see off challenges from Iron Maiden, Band Aid 30 and Ariana Grande? more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Rob Sperry-Fromm Iron Maiden in Austin in 2013 (more by Tim Griffin) MetalSucks has been spending the past month releasing a list of the 25 greatest metal bands of all time, counting down to number 1 with a new... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Long Beach, CA's Bella Novela say they love both Iron Maiden and Abba "with equal levels of intensity," and it sounds like they probably love Heart and maybe Thin Lizzy too. (The artwork above also may give... more info