Former Maiden Singer To Perform Entire First Album
Former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno will perform the band’s self-titled debut album in its entirety on his upcoming U.S. tour.
View ArticleEx-Iron Maiden Vocalist To Face Jail Time For Benefit Fraud
The consequence for benefit fraud is a killer, and soon ex-Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno will find that out for himself. The Daily Mail is reporting that Di’Anno is facing jail time for falsely...
View ArticleEx-Iron Maiden Vocalist’s Jail Sentence Revealed
Back in February, ex-Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno pleaded guilty to benefit fraud. From 2002 to 2008, Di’Anno falsely collected £45,000 ($72,000) worth of U.K. government benefits by claiming he...
View ArticleHeadbangers’ Brawl 4/8: Are Band Members Easily Replacable?
Headbanger’s Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s Bram and Zach take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music...
View ArticleHeadbangers’ Brawl 3/2: Let’s Show Some Love For The Replacements
Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s contributors take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music...
View ArticleNow There’s Two Dio Tribute Groups Featuring Former Bandmates
You’ve probably already know of Dio Disciples, the tribute band featuring Tim “Ripper” Owens and members Dio’s solo group. Now get ready for yet another touring group featuring former Dio collaborators...
View ArticleNew & Noteworthy, May 8th – Piano Lessons
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...
View ArticleFormer Iron Maiden Singer Di’Anno “Pulling The Plug” Next Year
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...
View ArticleMetal Insider’s Top 5: Replacements
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...
View Article‘Louder Than Hell’ Authors Discuss Tackling Entire Metal Genre In One Book
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...
View ArticleToday in Metal: Killers by Iron Maiden was released in 1981
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....
View ArticleMetal Insider’s Top 10: Unsuccessful replacements in metal and hard rock
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...
View ArticleFormer Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno hospitalized
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...
View ArticleHeadbangers Brawl: Would you attend an Iron Maiden concert featuring all...
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...
View ArticleMetal Insider en Español: Resumen semanal 6/17
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...
View ArticleListen to Bruce Dickinson’s 1981 audition tape for Iron Maiden
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...
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