Bruce Dickinson Has “No F*cking Interest” in Metal’s Countless Subgenres

To
say
we’ve
got
a
lot
of
stupid
classifications
in
metal
would
be
an
understatement.
Symphonic,
avant-garde,
kawaii,
glam,
thrash,
sludge,
power,
speed,
progressive,
grindcore,
deathcore,
pirate,
black,
viking…
the
list
goes
on
and
on.
And
during
an
interview
with
Mexico’s


ATMósferas
Magazine
(as
transcribed
by


Blabbermouth),
Iron
Maiden
vocalist
Bruce
Dickinson
weighed
in
on
that
and
needless
to
say,
he’s
not
exactly
here
for
all
the
minute
classification
of
bands.

“Metal
is
not
a
completely
pure,
definable
form
of
music.
I
mean
it’s
got
all
kinds
of
different
facets
to
it.
So,
now,
what’s
heavy
metal
to
one
person
is,
like,
‘No,
that’s
not
heavy
metal.
That’s
classic
rock,’
and
all
this
kind
of
stuff.
They
have
all
these
categories,
and
I
absolutely
have
no
fucking
interest
in
any
of
them
at
all…”

Following
the
release
of
his
solo
album

The
Mandrake
Project,
Dickinson’s
been
making
the
rounds
as
of
late,
stirring
up
the
shit
and
speaking
his
mind
on
a
whole
bevy
of
topics.
And
while
the
we
all
know
his
feelings
on
weed
at
shows
or
how
he
feels
about
most
big
bands
these
days,
we
now
know
that
as
long
as
music
makes
him
feel
something,
then
the
label
people
put
on
those
bands
will
be
a
moot
point.

So
there
ya
have
it.
The
dude
just
thinks
music
should
move
you
and
it
shouldn’t
spend
so
much
time
with
labels.

Next
month,
Dickinson
will
embark
on
a
tour
to
support

The
Mandrake
Project.
You
can
find
the
full
run
of
dates
below.

Bruce
Dickinson
–
The
Mandrake
Project
Tour

18th
April
–
Diana
Theater,
Guadalajara,
MEXICO
[Tickets]
20th
April
–
Pepsi
Theatre,
Mexico
City,
MEXICO
[Tickets]
24th
April
–
Live
Curitiba,
Curitiba,
BRAZIL
[Tickets]
25th
April
–
Pepsi
On
Stage,
Porto
Alegre,
BRAZIL
[Tickets]
27th
April
–
Opera
Hall,
Brasilia,
BRAZIL
[Tickets]
28th
April
–
Arena
Hall,
Belo
Horizonte,
BRAZIL
[Tickets]
30th
April
–
Qualistage,
Rio
De
Janeiro,
BRAZIL
[Tickets]
2nd
May
–
Quinta
Linda,
Ribeirao
Preto,
BRAZIL
[Tickets]
4th
May
–
Vibra,
Sao
Paulo,
BRAZIL
[Tickets]
16th
May
–
The
Halls,
Wolverhampton,
UK
+
[Tickets]
18th
May
–
Barrowland
Ballroom,
Glasgow,
UK
[Tickets]
19th
May
–
O2
Academy,
Manchester,
UK
[Tickets]
21st
May
–
Arena,
Swansea,
UK
[Tickets]
23rd
May
–
Rock
City,
Nottingham,
UK
[Tickets]
24th
May
–
O2
Forum
Kentish
Town,
London,
UK
[Tickets]
26th
May
–
L’Olympia,
Paris,
FRANCE
[Tickets]
28th
May
–
013,
Tilburg,
HOLLAND
[Tickets]
29th
May
–
De
Oosterport,
Groningen,
HOLLAND
[Tickets]
1st
June
–
Barba
Negra,
Budapest,
HUNGARY
[Tickets]
3rd
June
–
Arenale
Romane,
Bucharest,
ROMANIA
[Tickets]
6th
June
–
Mystic
Festival,
Gdansk,
POLAND
*
[Tickets]
5-8th
June
–
Sweden
Rock
Festival,
Solvesborg,
SWEDEN
*
[Tickets]
9th
June
–
Rockefeller,
Oslo,
NORWAY
[Tickets]
11th
June
–
Grona
Lund,
Stockholm,
SWEDEN
[Tickets]
13th
June
–
House
Of
Culture,
Helsinki,
FINLAND
[Tickets]
14th
June
–
Noblessner
Foundry,
Tallinn,
ESTONIA
[Tickets]
16th
June
–
Huxleys
Neue
Welt,
Berlin,
GERMANY
[Tickets]
17th
June
–
Grosse
Freiheit
36,
Hamburg,
GERMANY
[Tickets]
19
–
22nd
June
–
Copenhell,
Copenhagen,
DENMARK
*
[Tickets]
21st
June
–
Graspop
Metal
Meeting,
Dessel,
BELGIUM
*
[Tickets]
22nd
June
–
Summerside
Festival,
Grenchen,
SWITZERLAND
*
[Tickets]
24th
June
–
Zeltfestival
Rhein-Neckar,
Mannheim,
GERMANY
*
[Tickets]
25th
June
–
Circus
Krone,
Munich,
GERMANY
[Tickets]
26th
–
29th
June
–
Resurrection
Festival,
Galicia,
SPAIN
*+
[Tickets]
27-30th
June
–
Hellfest,
Clisson,
FRANCE
*
[Tickets]
30th
June
–
Rockhal,
Esch-Sur-Alzette,
LUXEMBOURG
[Tickets]
3-6th
July
–
Rockharz
Open
Air,
Ballenstedt,
GERMANY
*
[Tickets]
5th
July
–
Ippodrome
Delle
Capannelle,
Rock
In
Roma,
Rome,
ITALY
*
[Tickets]
6th
July
–
Bassano
Del
Grappa,
Metal
Park,
Vincenza,
ITALY
*
[Tickets]
9th
July
–
E-Werk,
Koln,
GERMANY
[Tickets]
11th
–
14th
July
–
Masters
Of
Rock
Festival,
Vizovice,
Czech
Republic
*+
[Tickets]
13th
July
–
Hala,
Zagreb,
CROATIA
[Tickets]
16th
July
–
Kolodrum
Arena,
Sofia,
BULGARIA
[Tickets]
19th
July
–
Kucukciftlik
Park,
Istanbul,
TURKEY
[Tickets]
21st
July
–
Release,
Athens,
GREECE
*
[Tickets]

*
–
festival
performance
+
–
new
date
added

Iron
Maiden
and
Killswitch
Engage
in
Australia/New
Zealand

9/1
–
RAC
Arena,
Perth
–
Aus
9/4
–
Adelaide
Entertainment
Centre,
Adelaide
–
Aus
9/6
–
Rod
Laver
Arena,
Melbourne
–
Aus
9/10
–
Brisbane
Entertainment
Centre,
Brisbane
–
Aus
9/12
–
Qudos
Bank
Arena,
Sydney
–
Aus
9/16
–
Spark
Arena,
Auckland
–
NZ

The
Future
Past
Tour
North
America

OCTOBER
2024 

Fri
4th:
North
Island
Credit
Union
Amphitheatre,
SAN
DIEGO,
CA 
Sat
5th:
Michelob
ULTRA
Arena,
LAS
VEGAS,
NV 
Tues
8th:
Kia
Forum,
LOS
ANGELES,
CA 
Sat
12th:
Aftershock
Festival,
SACRAMENTO,
CA 
Mon
14th:
MODA Center,
PORTLAND,
OR 
Weds
16th:
Tacoma
Dome,
TACOMA,
WA 
Fri
18th:
Delta Center,
SALT
LAKE
CITY,
UT 
Sat
19th:
Ball
Arena,
DENVER,
CO 
Tues
22nd:
Xcel
Energy Center,
ST
PAUL,
MN 
Thurs
24th:
Allstate
Arena,
ROSEMONT,
IL 
Sat
26th:
Scotiabank
Arena,
TORONTO,
ON 
Sun
27th:
Videotron
Centre,
QUEBEC,
QC 
Weds
30th:
Centre
Bell,
MONTREAL,
QC 

NOVEMBER
2024 

Fri
1st:
Wells
Fargo Center,
PHILADELPHIA,
PA 
Sat
2nd:
Barclays
Center,
BROOKLYN,
NY 
Weds
6th:
DCU Center,
WORCESTER,
MA 
Fri
8th:
PPG
Paints
Arena,
PITTSBURGH,
PA 
Sat
9th:
Prudential Center,
NEWARK,
NJ 
Tues
12th:
CFG
Bank
Arena,
BALTIMORE,
MD 
Weds
13th:
Spectrum Center,
CHARLOTTE,
NC 
Sat
16th:
Dickies
Arena,
FORT
WORTH,
TX 
Sun
17th:
Frost
Bank Center (formerly
AT&T Center),
SAN
ANTONIO,
TX