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Adrian Smith on Iron Maiden’s pyramid schemes to go beyond epic with Powerslave
By Andrew Daly published
With Powerslave, Iron Maiden took their sound and supersized it – and Adrian Smith took a hungover guitar solo in front of Robert Palmer, and somehow totally nailed it
Learn Iron Maiden’s galloping rhythm guitar style in a lesson that packs their triple-guitar approach into one
By Jamie Hunt published
This action-packed metal lesson will hone your palm-muting and cram Maiden’s triple-guitar approach into one all-action rhythm part
“I grow the nails on my right hand as long as I can”: Steve Harris on Iron Maiden’s Wrathchild
By Nick Wells published
Every would-be metalhead should learn from the best: Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris
“My being fired was premature… We’d wrapped pre-production on Killers but I never got the chance to record”: Meet Dennis Stratton, the man who brought harmony guitars to Iron Maiden
By Andrew Daly published
Armed with a Les Paul Custom copy and an obscenely heavy old combo amp, Stratton only discovered metal when he joined the future giants – and left them the legacy of harmony guitar attack
“What people tend to do is learn licks and then try to stick them into the solos – and that’s not really the way to do it”: Iron Maiden’s Janick Gers shares his tips for better guitar solos
By Amit Sharma published
The Iron Maiden stalwart explains why he is a big advocate for guitar solos with the safety off: no soundchecks, no warm-ups, and something different each and every night
Iron Maiden's Dave Murray is now using Fractal's Axe-Fx
By Matt Owen published
The metal legend is the latest player to switch to the celebrated amp and effects modeler – and he's pairing it with a stunning new Master Built Fender Stratocaster
Iron Maiden, Rage Against the Machine, Soundgarden, The White Stripes lead 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominations
By Jackson Maxwell published
This year's nomination class also includes Joy Division and New Order, Missy Elliott, The Spinners, Willie Nelson and Warren Zevon
Guitarist reworks the entirety of Iron Maiden's Powerslave for nylon-string acoustic guitar
By Sam Roche published
Thomas Zwijsen gave the acoustic treatment to Maiden's latest album, Senjutsu, last year. Now, he dives deeper into the band's catalog
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