Iron Maiden Guitarist Adrian Smith Talks New Doc, ‘Burning Ambition,’ And Band’s 50th Anniversary

By the tail end of the 1980s, Adrian Smith was burned out. The Iron Maiden guitarist had just completed a seemingly endless ...

Adrian Smith on how Nirvana and grunge negatively impacted Iron Maiden's career trajectory in the ’90s

Credit: Jo Hale/Redferns/ Adrian Smith might be a member of one of the most iconic heavy metal bands of all time, but the ...

Inside Iron Maiden’s Honest, Emotional New Documentary

Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith discuss the band's 50th anniversary and the documentary, 'Burning Ambition.' ...

Metal stalwarts are here to stay: Iron Maiden “can’t see” retirement ever happening

Though Iron Maiden are taking a break from touring in 2027, guitarist Adrian Smith has confirmed that it is only a matter of ...
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Adrian Smith – Why I Like Improvising Now, Going Down Guitar YouTube Wormholes + More

In this interview, we chat with Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith about the second collaborative record with Richie Kotzen, his past projects outside of Maiden, going down guitar wormholes on YouTube and ...
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Adrian Smith on why making music outside of Iron Maiden lets him stretch his soloing wings

Adrian Smith says his work alongside Richie Kotzen is more freeing than life in Iron Maiden, as he has more room to express himself. The Jackson signature artist joined Maiden in 1980, five years into ...

Iron Maiden won't retire

Iron Maiden won't retire. Although the English heavy metal band plan to take a break in 2027 after their current world tour ends, guitarist Adrian Smith insisted they will be back.