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Adrian Smith and Dave Murray, guitarists of Iron Maiden playing side by side during live performance. They are wearing subtly matching waistcoats. The background features a view of Paris and the Eiffel tower caught in a menacing storm...although the performance was in Lyon and the French fans were grumpy about it.

IRON MAIDEN (Live)

July 6, 2026 Séverine Peraldino Leave a comment

Iron Maiden had not played in Lyon since the end of the 1980s. With recent shows at Hellfest and in Paris, including last year, the band’s arrival in France is not exceptional. Here, the exceptional …READ MORE

Live Reviews

IRON MAIDEN / AVATAR (Live)

July 24, 2025 Séverine Peraldino Leave a comment

Celebrating half a century of Iron Maiden, 40,000 fans invaded the French capital for the Run For Your Lives tour. Covering the first thirty years of the band, this focus on good old classics enticed …READ MORE

PAUL DI’ANNO (PAUL DI’ANNO’S WARHORSE, EX-IRON MAIDEN): “[The Fans] Have Been My Therapy”

July 2, 2024 Matt Zaniboni Leave a comment

Legendary vocalist Paul Di’Anno is back with Paul Di’Anno’s Warhorse, set to release their self titled album on July 19th. Di’Anno himself took the time to talk with Metal Express Radio about the upcoming album, …READ MORE

Flashback Interview With BRUCE DICKINSON (1996): “We Were Writing Kind Of To A Formula Whether Or Not The Guys In [IRON] MAIDEN Agree With That”

March 22, 2024 Stig G. Nordahl Leave a comment

In 1996, three years after his departure from Iron Maiden, the legendary vocalist Bruce Dickinson launched the band Skunkworks. Their debut album looked like another solo album on the cover, so Metal Express Radio had …READ MORE

Tales from a Metalhead

Tales from a Metalhead: Chapter 36: The Overture

February 8, 2024 Stig G. Nordahl Leave a comment

Overture! Many Hard Rock and Metal bands adopted the term from Classical music. However, over the years it’s become more typical for Hard Rock and Metal than any other genre I think. A fancy word, right?