Gallop guitar is the metal equivalent of riding to war on horseback – and Iron Maiden are masters of the craft By Jamie Hunt published 24 April 24 This action-packed metal lesson will hone your palm-muting and cram Maiden’s triple-guitar approach into one all-action rhythm part
“I grow the nails on my right hand as long as I can, so I can get that trebly sound”: Steve Harris delivered one of the coolest bass guitar intros in the history of metal on Iron Maiden’s Wrathchild By Nick Wells published 19 April 24 Every would-be metalhead should learn from the best: Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris
“My being fired was premature… We’d wrapped pre-production on Killers but I never got the chance to record”: Meet Dennis Stratton, the man who brought harmony guitars to Iron Maiden By Andrew Daly published 20 March 24 Armed with a Les Paul Custom copy and an obscenely heavy old combo amp, Stratton only discovered metal when he joined the future giants – and left them the legacy of harmony guitar attack
“I had a couple of solos mapped out, but for the most part I just go for it... I think that you lose all the soul if you think about it too much”: Roy Z on keeping things simple and song-serving with Bruce Dickinson and Rob Halford's solo bands By Andrew Daly published 25 January 24 Having served as the guitarist and producer for the solo bands of not one, but two, metal giants, Roy Z says that the secret is to focus on what the music needs, and not overthink
“What people tend to do is learn licks and then try to stick them into the solos – and that’s not really the way to do it”: Iron Maiden’s Janick Gers shares his tips for better guitar solos By Amit Sharma published 25 October 23 The Iron Maiden stalwart explains why he is a big advocate for guitar solos with the safety off: no soundchecks, no warm-ups, and something different each and every night
Iron Maiden's Dave Murray is now using Fractal's Axe-Fx By Matt Owen published 26 June 23 The metal legend is the latest player to switch to the celebrated amp and effects modeler – and he's pairing it with a stunning new Master Built Fender Stratocaster
Iron Maiden, Rage Against the Machine, Soundgarden, The White Stripes lead 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominations By Jackson Maxwell published 1 February 23 This year's nomination class also includes Joy Division and New Order, Missy Elliott, The Spinners, Willie Nelson and Warren Zevon
Guitarist reworks the entirety of Iron Maiden's Powerslave for nylon-string acoustic guitar By Sam Roche published 9 January 23 Thomas Zwijsen gave the acoustic treatment to Maiden's latest album, Senjutsu, last year. Now, he dives deeper into the band's catalog
Iron Maiden honored by the UK's Royal Mail with a new range of postage stamps By Sam Roche published 5 January 23 The metal icons have become the fifth music act to be featured in a limited-edition run of Royal Mail stamps, after the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Queen and the Rolling Stones
Frank Bello: 5 bass players who influenced me By Joel McIver published 14 November 22 Anthrax bassist Frank Bello on Geezer Butler, Steve Harris, Paul McCartney and more
Jimmy Page recalls the time he played with Brian May, Iron Maiden and parody metallers Bad News By Matt Parker published 11 November 22 Page says his amp “mysteriously cut in and out” during his performance with the British comedy band
10 of the best songs over 10 minutes long By Josh Hart last updated 20 July 22 Here are some of the greatest - and longest - tracks that clock well into the double digits
Bassbaba Sumon on overcoming relentless setbacks, studying Stu Hamm and bringing Bengali scales to rock bass By Joel McIver published 11 July 22 The Bangladeshi bass icon has survived multiple bouts of cancer, a near-fatal road accident and a stroke, but is still performing at the top of his domestic music industry
Hear Megadeth, Metallica and Iron Maiden hits like never before in major key Happy Metal YouTube experiment By Matt Owen published 30 June 22 Traverse the musical multiverse courtesy of shredders Ben Bouissieres and Andy Xiong, and discover what classic metal anthems sound like when transposed to a major key
Learn the fiery playing style of Nita Strauss By Martin Cooper published 28 June 22 The Alice Cooper guitarist did not get the nickname Hurricane Nita by accident. Her all-action rock style will seriously test your rhythm and lead chops alike
Watch classical guitarist Thomas Zwijsen cover Iron Maiden’s epic Senjutsu album in its entirety on nylon-string guitar By Matt Parker published 22 June 22 The Dutch nylon-string whiz has unveiled his most ambitious project to date
Dylan Gers, son of Iron Maiden's Janick Gers, releases ultra-minimalist debut single, Moon Rise By Sam Roche published 22 April 22 Far removed from his father's full-throttle electric guitar work in Maiden, the track is stripped-back and driven by cleans
Korn's James ‘Munky’ Shaffer and Brian ‘Head’ Welch: "We love making weird noises – filling that synthy space using our guitars is something we love doing" By Amit Sharma published 18 April 22 Masters of the seven-string, architects of nu-metal, Korn return with Requiem, and guitarists Munky and Head are still finding new ways to play heavy...
Watch Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen perform Iron Maiden's Wasted Years at their debut Smith/Kotzen gig By Matt Owen published 21 January 22 Smith revisited the Iron Maiden classic – lifted from the band's 1986 album Somewhere In Time – with the help of his new bandmate
Iron Maiden may play Senjutsu in its entirety for “diehard fans” on a future tour By Matt Parker published 17 January 22 Bruce Dickinson acknowledges crowds want the full Legacy Of The Beast show now, but says the band would like to make Senjutsu material the focus on a future tour