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Adrian Smith: Eddie Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix “had the biggest effect on the electric guitar”
By Richard Bienstock published
The Iron Maiden guitarist discusses Eddie’s influence on his playing

Adrian Smith reveals the origins of Iron Maiden's three-guitar lineup
By Richard Bienstock published
“It could have gone horribly wrong,” he admits

Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith offers update on rumored collaboration with Richie Kotzen
By Richard Bienstock published
“I'm very excited about it, but I'm sworn to secrecy at the moment,” he says

Watch Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith take on David Gilmour's iconic Comfortably Numb solo
By Richard Bienstock published
The Iron Maiden man offers up his own take on the Pink Floyd classic in this off-the-cuff studio jam

Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith explores the final frontier of fishing in Monsters of River & Rock memoir
By Richard Bienstock published
New tome takes readers “through the highs and lows of life on tour and on the riverbank”

Adrian Smith on Iron Maiden’s three-guitar line-up: “If you had three Yngwie Malmsteens, it would have been a fight after about five minutes”
By Richard Bienstock published
The guitarist opens up about transforming the band into “Lynyrd Maiden”

Jackson Custom Shop celebrates its 40th anniversary with some truly over-the-top creations
By Richard Bienstock published
Twenty-seven-fret Vs, limited edition artist models, multi-scale basses and an outrageous Jackson/Charvel double neck that has to be seen to be believed

The 50 best Iron Maiden songs of all time
By Brad Angle, Richard Bienstock, Jeff Kitts published
Troopers, Killers, Damned Children, and Ancient Mariners! Guitar World proudly presents the 50 greatest Maiden tracks
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