Lachi, who is legally blind and once struggled to accept her ADHD, embraces disabilities and neurodiversity on debut children’s record.
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Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris and singer Bruce Dickinson addressed the band’s upcoming induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame’s Class of 2026 in a new interview with U.K.’s Metal Hammer magazine, and the reaction was exactly as understated as longtime fans might expect — especially from Dickinson, who once dismissed the entire institution outright. Harris and Dickinson will be inducted alongside the band’s current lineup — guitarists Adrian Smith, Dave Murray and Janick Gers — plus former members Paul Di’Anno, Blaze Bayley, Dennis Stratton, Nicko McBrain and Clive Burr, at a ceremony neither Harris nor Dickinson plans to attend.
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Asked directly whether the band had discussed turning the honor down, Harris was blunt: “There have only been comments from a couple of members of the band here and there.” He drew a clear line between his own indifference and Dickinson’s stronger opinions, adding that Bruce “has his own strong feelings about it, which is his opinion.” For Harris personally, the honor was never something worth losing sleep over either way. “It’s never really bothered me one way or the other, because awards aren’t what we do this for,” he said, before landing on a very Steve Harris way of framing gratitude: “If you get offered something, you say, ‘Thank you very much.’”
Dickinson’s reaction was similarly low-key in the new interview: “I can’t even summon the energy to be vitriolic about it. I appreciate that a significant number of people are happy for us. That’s nice. It’s not something we’re bothered about.” That measured tone is notable given Dickinson’s history with the institution. Back in 2018, he was considerably less diplomatic, dismissing the Hall as an “utter and complete load of bollocks” and questioning whether the people running it understood rock and roll at all, according to Blabbermouth. He went further at the time, suggesting he’d turn the honor down entirely if it ever came his way. Eight years later, Iron Maiden is going in anyway — and Dickinson isn’t fighting it, even if he’s not exactly celebrating it either.
Here’s the part that actually matters more than the scheduling: Metal Hammer asked Harris and Dickinson directly whether they’d attend the ceremony if the band weren’t on tour in Australia at the time. Dickinson’s answer was a flat “No.” Harris backed him up, making clear this isn’t about logistics — it’s just not something he does. “I don’t do those sort of things. I didn’t even go to the recent red-carpet thing for the Maiden documentary. It’s not me.” That “recent red-carpet thing” was the world premiere of “Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition,” the band’s official documentary, held May 5 at Cineworld Leicester Square in London — Harris skipped the red-carpet spectacle around his own film’s release, which tells you plenty about how he’d handle Cleveland’s biggest night.
As it happens, the band does have a legitimate touring conflict too: the 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony takes place November 14 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, airing on ABC and Disney+ the following month — right in the middle of Iron Maiden’s Australian tour leg, with a show booked for November 13 in Melbourne and another on November 15 in Sydney. But based on what Harris and Dickinson actually said, that conflict is beside the point. They weren’t going either way.
Iron Maiden’s induction closes out more than two decades of eligibility — the band has been eligible for the Rock Hall since 2004, but had only been nominated twice before this year, in 2021 and 2023. They finished fourth in the fan vote for the 2023 class before finally crossing the line in 2026, reportedly pulling in roughly 395,000 fan votes this time around. The band joins a 2026 Performer Category that also includes Oasis, Phil Collins, Billy Idol, Joy Division/New Order, Sade, Luther Vandross and Wu-Tang Clan.
Rod Smallwood released the band’s official statement on the induction back in April, striking a similarly measured tone to what Harris and Dickinson told Metal Hammer — grateful, but firmly not the point of the band’s 50-plus-year run. That statement tied the induction to Iron Maiden’s ongoing “Run For Your Lives” 50th-anniversary world tour, the same trek that’s already taken the band across North America before this Australian leg.
Whatever complicated feelings the band has about the Hall itself, the induction lands at a moment when Iron Maiden’s legacy is getting more institutional attention than ever — between the documentary, the anniversary tour, and now Cleveland finally catching up to what the fans have known for decades.
No. Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson both said they wouldn’t attend even if the band weren’t touring Australia that week — Dickinson gave a flat “No” when asked directly, and Harris said attending events like that “is not me.” The band also has a real touring conflict, with shows in Melbourne on November 13 and Sydney on November 15.
Dickinson said he “can’t even summon the energy to be vitriolic about it,” a notably calmer stance than his 2018 comments calling the Hall an “utter and complete load of bollocks.”
Harris said the honor “never really bothered me one way or the other,” adding that awards aren’t why the band makes music, though he’s glad the recognition finally arrived.
The ceremony takes place November 14, 2026, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, airing on ABC and Disney+ in December.
Iron Maiden was eligible since 2004 but was only nominated twice before 2026 — in 2021 and 2023, finishing fourth in the fan vote in 2023.
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Does the name Bomb The Bass mean anything to you? Because it means something to me. When I was nine years old, my family moved to London for a year — 1988 to 1989, right in time for the Second Summer Of Love. As a dedicated Top Of The Pops viewer, I got really used to hearing production from the UK sample wizard Tim Simenon, otherwise known as Bomb The Bass. Simenon co-produced Neneh Cherry’s international smash “Buffalo Stance,” and he made dizzy, chopped-up hits of his own like “Beat Dis” and “Megablast.” Simenon still goes by Bomb The Bass, but I happened to be there for his moment. So I instantly perked up when I heard line “Bomb The Bass with a brand new jam” on Confidence Man’s new single “Young London.”
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HYPOCRISY will continue their Mass Hallucination North American Tour this August, with newly added headline dates surrounding their upcoming run as special guest to DIMMU BORGIR.
Presented by Heart of Music Agency, the tour will bring HYPOCRISY across Canada and the United States, with select headline performances added in key markets including New York, Omaha, Salt Lake City, and San Diego.
Known for their crushing live presence and uncompromising extreme metal legacy, HYPOCRISY return to North America for a powerful summer run that will give fans both full headline sets and major support appearances alongside Dimmu Borgir.
HYPOCRISY — Mass Hallucination North America 2026:
08/10 – Toronto, ON – History *
08/11 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS *
08/12 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
08/13 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre *
08/14 – Chicago, IL – The Vic *
08/15 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore *
08/16 – Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
08/18 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom *
08/19 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
08/21 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield *
08/22 – San Diego, CA – Voodoo Room at House of Blues
08/23 – Los Angeles, CA – The Novo *
* Special guest to Dimmu Borgir
About HYPOCRISY:
HYPOCRISY has a 30 year history with 12 albums, hundreds of gigs all over the world, and thousands of fans. This influential Swedish death metal band started from the will of one person, and this person’s name was (and is) Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, THE ABYSS, PAIN, ex-LINDEMANN). Having made the first demos all by himself, after getting an offer from Nuclear Blast, he invited musicians to form an actual band.
Since then, HYPOCRISY gained success with its records and rocking live performances, and evolved musically and conceptually. Heavy and rich sound with catchy melodic riffs, crushing drum fills, obscure lyrics and versatile vocal parts became a signature style of the band. Its discography from debut Penetralia to the recent Worship, through such legendary albums as The Fourth Dimension, Abducted, and Virus, it’s indeed a thrilling metal journey. A journey that continues.
Today, apart from Peter, the band consists of Mikael Hedlund (bass), who joined HYPOCRISY back in 1991. Guitarist Thomas Elofsson is a session member since 2013. In 2022, the band was joined by a session drummer Henrik Axelsson.
Don’t let the name ‘Hypocrisy’ trick you: Peter Tägtgren stays true to himself, to the music and the fans, never stops creating and never settles for less than perfect.
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