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The Top 100 Album Countdown of 2024 – Part 5: 20-1

31 January 2025 SB 0

Sadly, everything must end. We have reached the final part of the Rocking In the Norselands countdown, with the 20 albums I enjoyed the most […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Tears of the Dragon» by Bruce Dickinson

30 March 2024 SB 0

In 1993, Bruce Dickinson announced his departure from Iron Maiden. His decision to leave the band was a shock to everyone involved, from bandmates to […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Mission From ‘Arry» by Iron Maiden

30 December 2023 SB 0

It was 1984. The summer was turning into autumn as the world’s metal community expectantly looked forward to the next masterpiece from Iron Maiden. The […]

IRON MAIDEN – «Senjutsu» (2021)

14 November 2021 SB 0

Iron Maiden’s seventeenth studio album Senjutsu arrived six years after their previous one (2015’s The Book of Souls) on 3 September 2021. For the second […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Rime of the Ancient Mariner» by Iron Maiden

6 July 2021 SB 0

Rime of the Ancient Mariner is one of the cornerstone tracks on the classic fifth Iron Maiden album Powerslave from 1984. It is a true […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «The Clansman» by Iron Maiden

17 April 2021 SB 0

When Bruce Dickinson left Iron Maiden in 1993 people wondered what would become of the band. It happened amid several similar cases of lead vocalists […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «To Tame A Land» by Iron Maiden

1 July 2019 SB 0

Iron Maiden, and in particular their bass-playing band leader (and frequently the main song writer) Steve Harris, often base their compositions on books, TV shows, […]

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