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Dave Murray and Adrian Smith onstage with Iron Maiden in 1984
Adrian Smith on Iron Maiden’s pyramid schemes to go beyond epic with Powerslave

By Andrew Daly Published

With Powerslave, Iron Maiden took their sound and supersized it – and Adrian Smith took a hungover guitar solo in front of Robert Palmer, and somehow totally nailed it

Music Releases
Steve Harris, bassist and songwriter of The British metal band Iron Maiden, performed with the band to a sold out crowd Feb. 19, 08 at The Forum in Inglewood, Ca.
“I grow the nails on my right hand as long as I can”: Steve Harris on Iron Maiden’s Wrathchild

By Nick Wells Published

Every would-be metalhead should learn from the best: Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris

Bassists
Dennis Stratton with Iron Maiden
“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

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

Guitarists
Janick Gers
“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

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

Musical Tips & Advice
Dave Murray
Iron Maiden's Dave Murray is now using Fractal's Axe-Fx

By Matt Owen Published

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

Bands
(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

This year's nomination class also includes Joy Division and New Order, Missy Elliott, The Spinners, Willie Nelson and Warren Zevon

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Thomas Zwijsen
Guitarist reworks the entirety of Iron Maiden's Powerslave for nylon-string acoustic guitar

By Sam Roche Published

Thomas Zwijsen gave the acoustic treatment to Maiden's latest album, Senjutsu, last year. Now, he dives deeper into the band's catalog

Guitarists
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden honored by the UK's Royal Mail with a new range of postage stamps

By Sam Roche Published

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

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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

Anthrax bassist Frank Bello on Geezer Butler, Steve Harris, Paul McCartney and more

Bassists
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

Page says his amp “mysteriously cut in and out” during his performance with the British comedy band

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