{"product_id":"classic-rock-issue-353-may-2026-iron-maiden","title":"Classic Rock Issue 353 (June 2026) Iron Maiden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClassic Rock Issue 353 (June 2026) Iron Maiden\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: \u003c\/strong\u003eWe get the export\/non-subscriber version of Classic Rock -- magazine only... no posters, laptop stickers, etc... just the magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeard the record(s), read the book(s), got the T-shirt(s), been to the gig(s)… And now you can see the film! Well, from May 7 you can, as that’s the day that the mighty Iron Maiden expand their considerable universe further with a worldwide cinema release of Burning Ambition, a monster documentary chronicling the first five decades of the unrivalled heavy metal juggernaut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn celebration, we collared Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson, Adrian Smith and director Malcolm Venville to get the full inside story of the film, look back a little over Maiden’s storied history and look forward to their forthcoming shenanigans at Knebworth with EddFest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this edition of Classic Rock we also look back at the making of A Trick Of The Tail, the first album Genesis made without Peter Gabriel; we find out what makes the Tedeschi Trucks Band tick; try to get a handle on cosmic pioneers The B-52s; shoot the breeze with Robben Ford; and so much more. On a very sad note, shortly before we went to press, we heard the news of the passing of Motörhead’s Phil Campbell, to whom we pay tribute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSian Llewellyn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIron Maiden - It’s been quite a 50-year ride. Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith join CR to look back, in the run-up to a huge Knebworth show and the cinema-release documentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJim Jones - For the Jim Jones All Stars frontman, rock’n’roll is way more than just music, it’s something other-worldly, something sacred.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eB-52s - How, with an eclectic musical palette and one goal, the unlikely new-wave eccentrics became massive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTedeschi Trucks Band - For this band, life, music and keeping it very real are as intertwined as the husband-and-wife pair who front it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenesis - After Peter Gabriel left and Phil Collins stepped up to the mic, they made one of their greatest albums: A Trick Of The Tail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhil Campbell - We look back at the life and music of the late Motörhead legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegulars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Dirt - Ginger Wildheart given “two to three years” to live; Judas Priest announce London show, and new album begun; David Gilmour's Black Strat sells for £11m; Bon Jovi biopic in the works; Welcome back Erik Grönwall and Laura Cox; Say hello to Brass Camel and Earth Tongue; Say goodbye to Ross The Boss, Country Joe McDonald and Keith Altham.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Stories Behind The Songs: Toto - Africa - Having set out to write a hit in order to get the band’s label off their back, David Paich achieved not only that, but also an AOR classic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQ\u0026amp;A: Tori Amos - The singer-songwriter on her new concept album, the need for social commentary, women in music and covering Slayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix things you need to know about The Karma Effect - They’re rooted in 70s rock, the pandemic helped them, they want gigs to feel like ‘shows’, their frontman played Robert Plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEver Meet Lemmy? Robben Ford - He got high with George Harrison, hit on by Barry Manilow, yelled at by Miles Davis, blanked by Bob Dylan and headhunted by Gene Simmons. He is fusion god and session guitarist extraordinaire Robben Ford, and these are some of his stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hot List - We look at some of the essential new tracks you need to hear and the artists to have on your radar. This month they include Hiss Golden Messenger, Devin Townsend, The Lemon Twigs, Ashley McBryde, The Moon City Masters and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReviews - New albums from Foo Fighters, The Black Keys, Linda Perry, Sepultura, The Lemon Twigs, Crippled Black Phoenix, Richard Barbieri and more. Reissues from Motörhead, Alice Cooper, Gary Moore, UFO, Robin Trower, Peter Gabriel, Michael Schenker Group, Adrian Belew and more. DVDs, films and books on Iron Maiden, Rolling Stones, Skids, Poison Girls and more. Live reviews of Wolf Alice, Manic Street Preachers, Samantha Fish and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuyers Guide: Sepultura - They came from a country where heavy metal barely registered, but eventually they made a huge worldwide impact on the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLives - We preview tours by John 5, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown and Colin Blunstone. 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