Iron Maiden: We're Better Than Metallica

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has said he believes the band are better than Metallica.

The singer told Metal Hammer magazine that he got into trouble recently for making the suggestion.

"You've just got to have a sense of fearlessness," Dickinson said. "I got into trouble for saying that we're better than Metallica… and, it's true!

“They might be bigger than us and they might sell more tickets than us and they might get more gold-plated middle-class bourgeoisie turning up to their shows but they're not Maiden.

He added: “I did say it's a bit of a wind-up. I thought, if I'm going to turn into an (expletive), I might as well, you know, go for it!"

Iron Maiden released their latest greatest hits collection From Fear to Eternity: The Best of 1990-2010 this week.

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