Ace vocalist/songwriter Michael Catton’s first solo collection Point Of No Return (Mighty Music) sounds like a “Best of the Eighties” tribute album, while effectively showcasing the considerable talents of the man himself and all involved.
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CONCERT REVIEW: Iron Maiden – Lord of The Lost Live at AO Arena Manchester
Opening up the night was the enthralling German band, Lord of the Lost. Readers may recall these from their recent stint in Eurovision, but we won’t hold that against them. Despite the notoriously daunting task of opening for the legends that are Iron Maiden, they graced the stage with a riveting presence. Their performance blended a unique mix of dark metal Goth with even a dash of Glam Rock, like a diverse sonic tapestry.
Iron Maiden Shares Live Performance Video for “Stratego”
Iron Maiden has shared a new live video for the track “Stratego” from their recent album, Senjutsu (BMG/Parlophone) from 2021. Read our review here! The band is currently on tour in north America on the “Legacy of the Beast Tour!” Read our recent live review of their tour in Europe!
CLASSIC ALBUMS REVISITED: Iron Maiden – The Number Of The Beast at Forty
In 1981, after just four years and two studio albums, the limitations of Iron Maiden‘s fiery frontman Paul Di’Anno had already become terminal issues. Cracking under the pressures of touring, his performances erratic and his passion dwindling, the struggling singer had begun down a road of drug and alcohol dependency and was simply unable to give the band what they needed to take that next big step.
Iron Maiden Shares The Official Music Video for “Stratego”
Iron Maiden has shared a new official animated film for the “Stratego” from their new album Senjutsu (BMG/Parlophone). Read our review here!
Iron Maiden Shares a New Animated Video for “Stratego”
IRON MAIDEN- 2021 Photo copyright by JOHN McMURTRIE
Iron Maiden has shared a new single and incredible animated video/mini film for the “Stratego” from their new album Senjutsu (BMG/Parlophone). Read our review here!
ALBUM REVIEW: Iron Maiden – Senjutsu
When every superlative known to man has already been used a hundred times over, it’s difficult to find something to say about Iron Maiden that hasn’t already been said. Every lyric, song, album and music video has been rated and evaluated to within an inch of its life. Business dealings and interviews are scrutinized in microscopic detail, and the minutiae of every record cover examined and dissected like a hairy art project. The moment anything regarding the band is released, the global hive mind that is Maiden’s information-hungry fan base not only know about it but have already expressed their opinion.
ALBUM REVIEW: Dee Snider – Leave A Scar
Dee Snider is sixty-six years old.
Sixty-six.
What the hell happened there? When I was a teenager, sexagenarians looked and acted like sexagenarians, damn it. Politicians, gardeners, doctors, Victor Kiam (Google him, kids). The lady down the road who only ever seemed to buy tea bags and cat food, and that embarrassing uncle who used to try and Moonwalk at every family party.
Iron Maiden Share New Single and Animated Video for “The Writing On The Wall”
Iron Maiden has shared a new single and incredible animated video/mini film for the “The Writing On The Wall!” The presumed title track of their forth coming album was composed by Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith and is a lengthy mid-tempo rocker with a great solo section! The song is also streaming at all DSPs. The video was conceived from a story by Dickinson and animated by BlinkInk. More news on the new album soon, but in the mean time – let’s rock!!
Classic Albums Revisited: 40 Years of Iron Maiden – “Killers”
It was a drizzly, grey Saturday morning sometime in 1982 and I was being dragged around the shops by my parents. At some point, we ended up in a WH Smiths record shop. I wasn’t even into music then, of any description, but I flicked idly through the vinyl anyway just to pass the time. By chance, two tall, long-haired cavemen clad in denim and leather came and stood next to me. When one of them leaned over and picked up something called The Number of the Beast it grabbed my attention instantly, my ten-year-old face transfixed by the artwork on the front. As he lifted it out, I noticed more artwork, this time on the back of his jacket. Iron Maiden – Purgatory. It looked magnificent. I’d never even heard of Iron Maiden before then and I certainly didn’t know who or what a Purgatory was, but I knew I wanted to see more. Grabbing the next record in the section, my eyes didn’t leave the intricately painted sleeve until my parents came and literally pulled it out of my hands. Killers.