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Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson: “We’re Better Than Metallica”
Wednesday, 08 June 2011 Written by James Conlon


Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has claimed that his band are better than Metallica. In what may seem to some like a schoolboy fight turned public, the English vocalist claimed that Iron Maiden are the better of the two bands in a recent interview.

Dickinson was clearly aware of the controversy of such statements, as the singer told Metal Hammer about the trouble that he has received for making such statements. He said: "You've just got to have a sense of fearlessness. I got into trouble for saying that we're better than Metallica...and, it's true!

Dickinson continued: “They might be bigger than us and they might sell more tickets than us and they might get more gold-plated middle-class bourgeoisie turning up to their shows but they're not Maiden. I did say it's a bit of a wind-up. I thought, if I'm going to turn into a b****rd, I might as well, you know, go for it!"

Iron Maiden released their latest greatest hits collection ‘From Fear to Eternity: The Best of 1990-2010’ earlier this week, and are currently touring as the headline act of Sonisphere 2011, the world’s largest touring rock festival.


Iron Maiden UK & Ireland Tour Dates are as follows:

Wed July 20th 2011 - SECC, Glasgow
Thu July 21st 2011 - Aberdeen Exhibition Centre, Aberdeen
Sat July 23rd 2011 - Newcastle Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
Sun July 24th 2011 - Motorpoint Arena Sheffield, Sheffield
Wed July 27th 2011 - Capital FM Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Thu July 28th 2011 - Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester
Sun July 31st 2011 - NIA Birmingham, Birmingham
Mon August 1st 2011 - Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff
Wed August 3rd 2011 - Odyssey Arena, Belfast
Fri August 5th 2011 - O2 Arena, London
Sat August 6th 2011 - The O2 Arena, London

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