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“We’d gone backwards. We still enjoyed playing, but I did wonder how much longer the band would last”: Iron Maiden guitarist Dave Murray on the highs and lows of the band’s 50-year odyssey

Tuesday June 3, 2025. 05:31 PM , from Keyboard Magazine

“Maiden songs take you on a journey,” he says

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