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Iron Maiden‘s Bruce Dickinson is one of the most legendary metal vocalists in history, and as many fans know, Dickinson’s passions don’t stop at music. Dickinson is also a respected airline pilot, and fans of the human ‘Air Raid Siren’ now have an opportunity to be the heavy metal icon’s co-pilot (sort of) as part of a record-breaking attempt to raise money for charity. The Global Flight Simulator Challenge aims
Is there anything Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson can’t or won’t do? Front a heavy metal band? Check. Pilot commercial planes? Check. Fly band to and from tour destinations? Check. Run a race during a wedding weekend? Check. Dickinson, along with Maiden guitarist Dave Murray, was in Grasmere, England, for the wedding of Louise, the daughter of manager Andy Taylor, this past weekend. He spent his Sunday by running the
In today’s Daily Reload, Slayer guitarist Kerry King says the band’s next album will sound like the “same record” they’ve been putting out for 20 years; Zakk Wylde, Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris + more to appear on Season 11 of ‘That Metal Show,’ Coheed & Cambria announce double album, ‘The Afterman,’ and release video trailer; and Duff McKagan, Scott Ian + Chris Jericho will all appear in ‘Rockstars Say the
It’s well documented that not only does Bruce Dickinson reach new heights on the stage with Iron Maiden, but he’s also found a solid second calling by becoming an avid pilot. Over the last decade or so, Dickinson took a job flying with Astraeus Airlines and hosted a five-part miniseries about aviation. The musician also just launched his own aircraft maintenance company in Cardiff, Wales to keep him busy during
Nearly 45 years after Deep Purple was assembled, some of rock and metal’s most celebrated acts such as Metallica, Iron Maiden and Black Label Society have paid tribute to the legendary act in the upcoming compilation ‘Re-Machined: A Tribute to Machine Head.’ ‘Machine Head’ is one rock music’s most celebrated albums, containing immortal tracks such as ‘Smoke on the Water,’ ‘Highway Star’ and ‘Space Truckin.’ The compilation will feature eclectic
The lights may be bright and the bands may be putting their full effort into rocking the audience, but here’s a tip for fans especially close to the stage – the band members can still see you. Unfortunately for one fan, he found that out the hard way when he got singled out by Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson in front of the whole audience at a recent show in