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Live footage of Wolfsbane performing the song Loco has been posted online.

``There are no bands like Iron Maiden around now,'' he says. ``That's why we've managed to not just prevail but grow. We have three generations of fans since our original fans. It's all through word of mouth.

Club members will be able to buy tickets for Iron Maiden's Australian dates in our pre-sale, which starts on September 20th. Here's what you need to know:

New tour, new shirt!

"The last few years we've thrown the design of the official Iron Maiden xmas card open to you guys. This is the card that gets sent to FC members, to friends of the band... and to the last minute people we realise we've forgotten Each year, the standard has been amazingly high and we've had a real challenge agreeing on a winner. "

Sanctuary Records, the imprint founded some 30 years ago for the purposes of managing Iron Maiden, will close its recorded music division in the UK and will instead focus on merchandising, catalogue and management businesses.

IRON MAIDEN announce their most ambitious and extraordinary touring plans ever -- and are very pleased to announce that this will include Australia for the first time in 15 years!

The following report is courtesy of Bdpost.co.uk:

Pubs have been the backbone of the music industry for years.
Anyone who has ever done their time gigging will be able to tell more than enough stories about the hundreds of pubs they played before they made it or chose to call it a day.

MCBRAIN DAMAGE, the Florida-based band featuring IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain and ex-BLACK SABBATH/GREAT WHITE bassist Dave "The Beast" Spitz, along with members of DEEPSET and FAILSAFE, has parted ways with singer Jonathan Murphy.