Posted by Zenae Zukowski on April 16, 2019
Iron Maiden has gone through quite a few chapters since their formation in 1975. The group started out with Paul Di’Anno behind the microphone as he left the band shortly after the release of 1981’s Killers. Despite the speculations and rumors on whether Di’Anno quit or got fired, the band were still in need […]
Posted by Alix Vallecillo on June 17, 2016
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest headlines – In Spanish. Cada semana, muchos hechos y acontecimientos suceden en el mundo del rock y metal los cuales reportamos diariamente y queremos dar un resumen de lo que paso a nuestros lectores de habla Española. Estas son las noticias que mas resonaron esta semana: Despues del […]
Posted by Metal Insider on June 14, 2016
Throughout Iron Maiden’s legendary 40 year career, they have had three vocalists that have all left their impact on the band. Paul Di’Anno who was on the first first two albums, Iron Maiden and Killers, Blaze Bayley who performed on The X Factor and Virtual XI, which get way more flak than they deserve, and […]
Posted by Alix Vallecillo on May 17, 2016
There hasn’t been much to report about former Iron Maiden frontman Paul Di’Anno in recent years, aside from the fact that he’s been performing despite the retirement he hinted back in 2012. In the past year, Di’Anno has been performing in a wheelchair due to a knee injury and it may seem like the problem […]
Posted by Metal Insider on May 4, 2016
AC/DC defied the odds 36 years ago when they recorded one of the most iconic rock albums of all time, Back In Black, with the late (and very beloved) Bon Scott’s replacement Brian Johnson. Now they’re taking a similar gamble by bringing in Axl Rose to fill in for a sidelined Johnson on the road. […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on February 2, 2015
The New Wave of British Heavy Metal was just starting to pick up steam in 1981, and Iron Maiden was a large part of why. In April of 1980, the band released their self-titled debut, an instant classic. Just ten months later, they released Killers, their sophomore album. The band’s last album with Paul Di’Anno on […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on June 27, 2013
Both respected journalists in their own right, Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman combined forces to write “The Definitive Oral History Of Metal.” Louder Than Hell was released last month, and the gargantuan book (736 pages) sums up the beginnings, past and present of an entire genre with plenty of stories, anecdotes and remembrances from the artists […]
Posted by Metal Insider on January 8, 2013
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Last week, the metal world was thrown for a loop when Anthrax guitarist Rob Caggiano left the band to concentrate on his production work. Actually, it was the second time Caggiano had left the band, as Dan Spitz had a […]
Posted by Gabi on July 9, 2012
Paul Di’Anno will be retiring from the music business in 2013. The former Iron Maiden singer announced earlier today that due to a number of health issues, the next year will mark his last year on stage, saying: “I am gonna be ‘pulling the plug’ next year 2013, and making it my ‘farewell tour’… It […]
Posted by Chris Colgan on May 8, 2012
Some side projects, collaborations, and supergroups are basically inevitable. Friends from different groups coming together to create a new band, longtime producers joining the musicians they’ve worked with for years, and bandmates starting a new project based on mutual interests are some of the most common ways that these new ventures come about. What makes […]
