“On This Battlefield, No One Wins”: Iron Maiden’s Construction of War, Morality, and the Sound of Evil in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal

1. Introduction “You’ll take my life but I’ll take yours too”  – The opening line of Iron Maiden’s The Trooper (1983) encapsulates the band’s commitment to dramatising war as a site of...

A Report of the Key Management Challenges and Opportunities Facing Download Festival

Section 1: Executive Summary of Findings This report critically examines the key management challenges and opportunities facing Download Festival, a leading rock and heavy metal event held annually at...