Why Bruce Dickinson said Iron Maiden was ‘better than Metallica’?

METALLICA IS NOT BETTER THAN IRON MAIDEN? BRUCE DICKINSON HAD THIS TO SаY

Bruce Dickinson is renowned for his candid opinions on heavy metal, particularly about Iron Maiden’s status within the genre. When Dickinson was attempting to persuade Steve Harris to allow him to rejoin the band in 1999, he even went so far as to declare that Iron Maiden was superior than Metallica in a recent interview with Classic Rock.

Band manager Rod Smallwood suggested that Dickinson and Harris get together after Blaze Bayley’s time with Iron Maiden ended in 1999.

Steve had a strange demeanor. “Why do you want to come back?” he said. In fact, I said, “I want to come back, Steve. I think we can make amazing music, and, as my friends would sаy, the world needs Iron Maiden.”

Bruce continued by asking himself whether he thought Iron Maiden needed him back.

Most likely. However, mentioning it would have come out as sour grapes, therefore there was no use in saying it. “We will do an amazing future by sweeping away the past,” I remarked.

My gobby lips opened with, “Of course we are better than Metallica!” Some said, “You can’t sаy that.” “I just did,” I said. Then people began to think, “Perhaps he’s right.”

From then on, Iron Maiden’s reunion with Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith began on the Ed Hunter Tour in 1999, and in 2000 they released Brave New World. From then, history was made. Record numbers of tickets have been sold, stuff has been sold, and Iron Maiden has received a ton of positive reviews throughout their current tour.

With concerts in the US and adjacent territories, Iron Maiden is getting ready for the second part of their Future Past World Tour, which will begin in the autumn. In support of his next album The Mandrake Project, which has a comic book and other media tie-ins, Bruce Dickinson is now on a solo tour. The British are having a busy year, but they’re managing.

Does he really think that Metallica is inferior than Iron Maiden? Both bands would probably joke around with it jokingly. Ultimately, they perform quite different heavy metal genres, thus it’s not really a competition. Both bands were scheduled to perform at Power Trip 2023; Metallica closed off the massive American event, while Maiden opened.

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