Artist Iron Maiden

Yuri Cortez

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Iron Maiden

It’s been a hot minute since Iron Maiden struck fear in the hearts of Parents Music Resource Center-types, but the band continues forging ahead as undying soldiers of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. Derided as mindless bombast in its time, the apocalyptic surge of unimpeachable head-bangers like “Run To The Hills” and “2 Minutes To Midnight” endures years after it was drained of its last drop of shock value—a testament to the simple power of a killer riff and Bruce Dickinson’s silver-throated banshee scream. The forthcoming The Final Frontier shares much musical DNA with those stadium-rocking anthems.

Updated 06/01/2010