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British rock icons Iron Maiden are celebrating their 50th anniversary as a pioneering heavy metal band with an upcoming book titled, Iron Maiden: Infinite Dreams. Set for a fall 2025 release, in hardback, Iron Maiden: Infinite Dreams documents all aspects of the band's history from their first pub gigs, in 1975, to their first record deal in 1979, to the recording and release of their best loved albums, along with chronicling their tours including their 2008 Back in Time World Tour which …

Iron Maiden lead singer, Bruce Dickinson, is embarking on a North American tour later this year - his first in nearly 30 years - to promote his solo album, The Mandrake Project. Released in 2024, The Mandrake Project is the follow up to Bruce's album, Tyranny of Souls, and this upcoming tour will be Bruce's first solo set of North American shows since 1997, shortly before he rejoined Iron Maiden, back in 1999. Kicking off in Anaheim, CA on August 22, this tour will find Bruce performing all ove …

Let's all raise a glass to late '80s rockers, Skid Row, to celebrate the 35th anniversary of one of their biggest hit singles, 18 and Life.  And that's going to be a lot easier to do with the band, as they're celebrating as well, with the release of Skid Row 18 and Life Single Origin Ultra Premium Rum.  In development for a year, this spirit equates to Skid Row's hard rocking sound with an intensity and experience in line with what the fans have come to expect from the band.  …

Well if you live in North America, that looks like quite a possibility. Bruce Dickinson, the lead singer of the classic heavy metal band, Iron Maiden, is embarking on a North American spoken word tour, called An Evening with Bruce Dickinson, in support of his 2017 memoir, What Does This Button Do? A continuation of a tour he began, in between touring with Iron Maiden, upon the release of his memoir, back in 2017, An Evening with Bruce Dickinson finds the singer sharing humorou …

There's a new music festival coming this October, and it definitely sounds like it's going to be sonic power trip.  It's called the Powertrip Festival, and it's scheduled to take place at the Empire Polo Club, in Indio, California (home of the Coachella Music Festival), over the weekend of October 6-8, 2023. Essentially an evolution of the Desert Festival which took place in 2016 and featured performances by some of the biggest names in early classic rock, including the  …

   The legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has released their official list of nominees, for their 2023 induction. 8 of the artists have been nominated for the first time, which is quite a surprise, as most of these particular artists have been eligible for far longer than the minimum 25 year waiting period required by the Hall, since releasing their first album.  They include: Cyndi Lauper Joy Division/New Order (I'm guessing they're being nominated together rather th …

Iron Maiden fans rejoice!   The legendary heavy metal band have announced that they're planning to resume their Legacy of the Beast Tour, beginning in September, 2022, with a large number of shows planned, exclusively, in North America.   The Legacy of the Beast Tour originally began during the summer of 2018 and ran through 2019 only to be halted, by the COVID pandemic, beginning in 2020.  Featuring Trivium and Within Temptation as the opening acts, depending on …

   Iron Maiden fans rejoice!  The classic heavy metal band is releasing a new album on September 3 titled Senjutsu.   Senjutsu will be Iron Maiden's 17th studio release and the album cover features a new version of the band's legendary mascot, Eddie.  Co-produced by Iron Maiden's bassist, Steve Harris, and Kevin Shirley, Senjustu which translates into "tactics and strategy," found the band composing some very complicated songs but yet following the …

Iron Maiden and beer fans alike, the legendary heavy metal band has added 2 new beers to their collection. It's actually the seventh and eighth beers Iron Maiden has released, in a partnership with Robinsons Brewery.  And of course, in pure Maiden style, the beers are named after albums they've released.   The first new beer is Fear of the Dark, and is an English Stout, whose name is inspired by their 1992 album, also title Fear of the Dark.  According to brand manage …

Iron Maiden fans in North America can celebrate with good news and get ready for an epic tour in 2019. After a successful tour in Europe, the relentless rock band are packing their bags and bringing Legacy of the Beast tour to North America. The 34-date tour launches summer of 2019.Kicking things off at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, the band begins their tour on July 18th and brings it to a close September 25th at AT&T Center in San Antonio. Originally starting in Europe, the tour …