What was the iron maiden, and how did the iron maiden work? The medieval torture device, a human-sized sarcophagus filled with spikes, seems almost too gruesome to be true. According to 19th-century ...

Formed in Leyton, East London in 1975, Iron Maiden is one of the pioneers of the new wave heavy metal. Though fluid in the early years of the band, the enduring line-up consists of bassist Steve ...

In the first days of 1980, when Iron Maiden entered Kingsway Studios in West London to begin recording their debut album, bassist Steve Harris had mixed emotions. He had a quiet confidence in the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Steve Rapport/Getty Images Bruce Dickinson stares out across a sea of 300,000 Brazilian ...

In an exclusive chapter-long excerpt from the newly updated edition of Martin Popoff's Iron Maiden: Album by Album, Mike Portnoy, Nita Strauss and Blaze Bayley analyze the group's Powerslave album.

Why did Bruce Dickinson leave Iron Maiden in the '90s? It's one of the biggest lineup departures in the history of heavy metal and it occurred not long after Rob Halford and Judas Priest parted ways.