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“After scrapping two albums I went to the accountant to find out how many pennies were left in the piggy bank. The answer was not many”: How Bruce Dickinson gambled everything on his second solo album – and ended up leaving Iron Maiden because of it

Written by louder January 17, 2026January 17, 2026

Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson never intended to quit – but Balls To Picasso changed his mind

“He phoned me up at seven in the morning and played about ten seconds of the EP over the phone. That was the moment”: Twenty-five years ago, five rowdy New Yorkers released a three-song EP that changed the course of rock’n’roll

Written by louder January 17, 2026January 17, 2026

The Manhattan quintet whose emergence in 2001 opened the floodgates for a whole new generation of guitar bands

“My mother was a witch’ was a great opening line. His mum probably took offence, but she’s probably forgiven him now”: The lost NWOBHM classic that Metallica turned into one of metal’s most famous songs

Written by louder January 17, 2026January 17, 2026

How Lars Ulrich and co gave a leg up to a cult early 80s British metal band

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