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“We’ve actually been writing songs together for about six years,” reveals legend Adrian Smith, who wrapped up the latest chapter in Maiden’s career with the culmination of the Final Frontier tour in ...
Returning with one of the hard-rock records of the year, the dynamic duo talk tone, collaboration, and the limits of ...
Among the thousands of buildings decimated and damaged by the ravaging L.A. wildfires are the homes of Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith and Primus guitarist Larry ‘Ler’ LaLonde, both of whom ...
In this interview, we chat with Iron Maiden‘s Adrian Smith about the second collaborative record with Richie Kotzen, his past ...
Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith has been playing guitar for the group for more than four decades now. But his recent work with Richie Kotzen offers a look at what it could have been like if he hadn't ...
Adrian Smith has written some of Iron Maiden’s greatest songs over the years - but when he first joined the band in 1980 he had to wait for his chance to prove himself as a writer. As an instinctively ...
The heavy-metal band found a new way to cash in on its fame — by selling scraps of its Boeing 747 tour plane, “Ed Force One,” as memorabilia.
Iron Maiden formed in London at the end of the ... until his return in 1999; original guitarist Adrian Smith left for a while. Through it all, bassist Steve Harris has anchored the band through ...
Iron Maiden’s juggernaut finally hit a few speed bumps during the grunge-dominated 1990s, when first Smith, then Dickinson, departed for solo careers and were replaced by guitarist Janick Gers ...
Ed Force One,' as memorabilia Most music fans would be happy with an autograph or a used guitar pick from their favorite band. But fans of Iron Maiden can take home the band's tour plane - or at ...
The Iron Maiden guitarist’s wife has announced that they’ve lost their home in Malibu – but thankfully, “We are safe. We have each other…” Following Nicko McBrain’s retirement from ...