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“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

(from left) Adrian Smith, Tom Morello, Chris Cornell and Jack White perform onstage

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

Bassist Frank Bello of Anthrax performs at Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas at The LINQ Promenade on February 11, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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, Brian May, Iron Maiden and Bad News

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

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

Thomas Zwijsen Nylon Maiden Senjutsu cover

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 last updated 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

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

Christian Andreu, Myles Kennedy, Mark Tremonti and Alexi Laiho

The 10 best guitar riffs of 2021

By Jonathan Horsley last updated 22 December 21

The riffs that induced the most involuntary – and voluntary – head-banging over the past 12 months, as voted for by you

[L-R] John Mayer, Samantha Fish, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Joe Duplantier

The 20 best guitar albums of 2021

By Jonathan Horsley published 22 December 21

Records that stoked creative fires and set the guitar world alight this year, as voted for by you

Iron Maiden’s Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Janick Gers share the guitar strategies behind their epic new album

By Brad Angle published 15 December 21

How three complementary guitar styles were critical to mapping out the expansive arrangements on Senjutsu

Iron Maiden's Janick Gers and Adrian Smith

Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith and Janick Gers on Senjutsu, track by track

By Amit Sharma published 22 October 21

How complex songs and tricky time changes make for an epic record and a testing time in the studio, and why you don’t need a $3,000 guitar to sound like a pro...

Dave Murray (left) and Adrian Smith perform with Iron Maiden at the Sweden Rock Festival 2018

Iron Maiden are in classic form on their new single, Stratego

By Jackson Maxwell published 19 August 21

The hard-rockin' tune is the second single from the metal titans' upcoming 17th studio effort, Senjutsu

(from left): Bruce Dickinson, James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett

Bruce Dickinson on the game-changing Black Album: “None of us had the balls to step up to the next level – but Metallica did”

By Matt Owen last updated 17 August 21

The Iron Maiden vocalist discusses how the seminal record changed the face of metal when the genre was at a crossroads

From "solo insanity" to gossamer funk guitar bliss: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche, Matt Owen published 22 July 21

Check out some fresh-off-the-presses guitar greatness from Samantha Fish, Thrice, Keb Mo,' Iron Maiden, George Lynch and more