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There is not much Banger Films' Sam Dunn and Scot McFayden don't know about metal. The Juno-winning Canadian filmmakers began their historical and psychological dig into the oft maligned music genre with the intelligent and respectful ' Metal: A Headbanger's Journey ' in 2005 and followed it with the socio-political culture-crossing ' Global Metal ' in 2008. The focused ' Iron Maiden: Flight 666 ...

Iron Maiden, GM Place, June 24. Iron Maiden fans file in to GM Place June 24. There’s a camaraderie and dedication to the metal scene that persists through small nightclubs and big arenas.

It is often said that heavy metal and pop have much more in common than either would like to admit, and there isn't a band for whom the blurring of the lines is more evident than Iron Maiden. They have always played their shows like heavier versions of the Moulin Rouge: heroically ridiculous, such gigs are as much a spectacle as anything offered by Lady GaGa.

The hatchet-wielding Eddie from the cover of Iron Maiden's Killers album hacks away at the fuselage of Motorhead's Bombers. by Justin Peterson Dawnbringer: Nucleus (Profound Lore) Those who listen to metal and who believe in the music know that there is plenty of swilled detritus to sift through in order to find what's great and truthful.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

IRON Maiden closed the second Sonisphere Festival at Knebworth Park last night (Sunday) with an epic performance to cap a triumphant weekend of music.