Ryan Adams Records Acoustic Version of Iron Maiden's "Wasted Years"

Alt-country/rock singer Ryan Adams has just released an acoustic cover of Iron Maiden's classic song, "Wasted Years." You can listen to the track below.

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Josh Hart is a former web producer and staff writer for Guitar World and Guitar Aficionado magazines (2010–2012). He has since pursued writing fiction under various pseudonyms while exploring the technical underpinnings of journalism, now serving as a senior software engineer for The Seattle Times.

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