Mad About Rock

  LONDON 10TH JULY: Iconic British band IRON MAIDEN were presented with a gold disc by Tony Harlow, the head of Warner Music UK, at the first of their two sold-out shows at London’s O2 Arena last Friday in recognition of their critically acclaimed studio album Senjutsu selling over 100,000 physical copies in the UK. Lead singer Bruce Dickinson says, “Gold? That's fantastic! From the launch of the first Senjutsu track, ‘The Writing On The Wall' we knew that this album would work really well live and we're delighted that fans totally bought into an album with four songs over eight minutes long and another that is almost 13! This UK tour has been incredible and it reminds us how much our music – both new and historical – means to fans both in the UK and all round the world." Manager Rod Smallwood says, "It's terrific to continue to be awarded GOLD discs whilst touring through the great cities of Europe with a set containing five songs and around 50 minutes from...