Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden guitarist Janick Gers, Dave Murray and bassist Steve Harris are featured on the most recent episode of Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown. The piece was filmed prior to the band's show at Sports Illustrated St...

Iron Maiden drummer thinks Donald Trump "and his cronies" should be in jail

McBrain described himself as not being politically-inclined, but the current U.S. administration is apparently an exception.

In a new interview with Chile's Radio Futuro, Rod Smallwood, who has managed IRON MAIDEN for 47 years, was asked if he misses the band's longtime drummer Nicko McBrain who announced his retirement from MAIDEN in December 2024. Rod said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I met Nicko about 10 year...

Nicko McBrain reveals he turned down a round of golf with Donald Trump, and says the president and his “bunch of cronies” should be put in jail.

IRON MAIDEN's former drummer Nicko McBrain has revealed to U.K.'s The Telegraph that he turned down an opportunity to meet U.S. president Donald Trump. "I was actually invited to go and play golf with him," McBrain said. "A friend of mine who's a massive Republican said, 'Oh, do you want to come and...

A video of longtime IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain unboxing his thrilling, hilarious and deeply personal autobiography, "Hello Boys And Girls!", can be seen below. The book will be published on October 22, 2026 via Harper Nonfiction, Later this month, Nicko will take to the road on a spoken-word...

In true Halloween spirit, we have a festival returning from the dead!

Plus Judas Priest, Breaking Benjamin, Good Charlotte, Marilyn Manson and many more.

Maryland's Boardwalk Rock is returning for a second year next spring, with a huge bill headlined by Iron Maiden, Korn and Bad Omens, and loads of other…

After taking a pause in 2026, Maryland heavy music fest Boardwalk Rock has anno0unced the full slate of artists for their 2027 edition — which includes headliners Korn, Bad Omens and Iron Maiden. Boardwalk Rock, which began in 2025, will be mounted again next year at Ocean City, Maryland’s Ocean City Inlet, and it’ll be held May 14th-16th. The Friday night headliners are nu-vets Korn, and they’ll be joined by a number of music world mainstays, including Breaking Benjamin, the Prodigy, Cypress Hill, Slash with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, Clutch, Sevendust, Filter, Corrosion of Conformity and more. Bad Omens take top billing on May 15th. The Saturday lineup also features Good Charlotte, and bringing together a mix of longtime heavy acts (Marilyn Manson, Motionless in White, Bullet for My Valentine, Drowning Pool) with rising stars like Tetrarch, Showing Teeth and ASAVA. We’d learned that Iron Maiden would be hitting Boardwalk Rock when they revealed their spring 2027 tour plans, which includes another North American leg of “Run for Your Lives” shows. They’ll close out the night, while other acts appearing that day include Alice in Chains, Judas Priest, the Pretty Reckless, Down, Sleeping with Sirens, the Warning, Loathe, the HU, GWAR and eternal metal grillers Mac Sabbath. A pre-sale begins on Thursday (October 22nd) at 10 a.m. ET, and you can sign up here for access. It’s noted that Boardwalk Rock will only put tickets sales forward to the general public at a later date should tickets remain after the pre-sale. View this post on Instagram

Yes, we get both Iron Maiden and Judas Priest on the same day.

Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson performed "The Trooper" from backstage during the band's October 14th concert at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, Ecuador, after smoke from audience flares began drifting tow...

Are you a master of Metallica trivia?

Only true Iron Maiden fans will get 100 per cent correct

In a new interview with Peru's Radio Oxigeno, IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith was asked how he and his bandmates are doing nowadays, more than 50 years since bassist Steve Harris founded MAIDEN in late 1975. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "How's anyone doing after 50 years? It's a...

Iron Maiden have announced a return to North America in spring 2027 for the third and final leg of their 50th anniversary Run For Your Lives Tour.The newly announced run follows the band's recent North American perf...

Dickinson has previously taken issue with weed smoke at the band's shows as well.

The conclusion of their 'Run For Your Lives Tour'.

Iron Maiden announce a surprise third and final leg of the 'Run For Your Lives Tour' for North America in spring, 2027. Following sold-out shows and rave reactions across Canada and the USA this year, the 'Run For Your Lives Tour' will return for 16 more shows. Special guests Bullet For My Valentine and The Raven Age will be joining them on the road.