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An Evolutionary Study Of Bruce Dickinson’s Hair

October 13, 2009

Bruce Dickinson’s hair is a very important part of Iron Maiden.

Before I got into Maiden, the only thing images that came to mind about the band were Native Americans and the lead singer’s hair.

I am willing to make the bold assertion that it is, in fact, the best hair in heavy metal.

We primarily think of Bruce’s coif from 1982, classic Number of The Beast-era. However, some interesting variations occurred over the years.

Here’s a time-line of the development of metal’s #1 ‘do:

Early 1982:

iron maiden 82 promo shot

long long ago..in a time before the fringe..

1983:

classic Bruce

classic Bruce

1985:

Sun-In?

Sun-In?

1990:

bruce dickinson 1990

my favorite...giving a little 1960's cher?..

1994:

seems it took 4 yrs to grow out the fring above...welcome to the grunge era

seems it took 4 yrs to grow out the fringe above...welcome to the grunge era

199…whoa!

i think this one speaks for itself

i think this one speaks for itself

Present:

an age-appropriate choice

an age-appropriate choice

Bonus Feature:

sorry, nothing to do with this post but i found this in my search, and it's completely amazing!

sorry, nothing to do with this post but i found this in my search, and it's completely amazing!

9 Comments leave one →
  1. Dean permalink
    October 13, 2009 4:27 pm

    Ian Astbury had some excellent follicular arrangements, the ironing board hair a highlight. Admittedly he was on the goth/hard rock side of things much of the time.

    Candlemass score highly in the mullet and fuzz arenas.

  2. October 14, 2009 1:21 pm

    Lady, as always, you are a woman after my own heart! I love the love you have for Iron Maiden. You make me swoon my dear.

  3. allenhunter permalink
    November 8, 2009 7:54 pm

    Great site! I too am a fan of NWOBHM.

  4. allenhunter permalink
    November 8, 2009 7:55 pm

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  5. bRad permalink
    November 18, 2009 3:42 am

    OMG what is this site? I’ve been an Iron Maiden fan since 1980 and I supppose back then, the hair looked normal for that time. I guess Brucie knows how to keep up with the times…???

  6. Rainmaker permalink
    November 29, 2009 4:38 pm

    Ahah, Awesome

  7. Eternal Inertia permalink
    December 10, 2009 2:41 am

    I’m a girl and I was jealous of Brucie’s hair in the “Shoot all the clowns” music video.. It just flowed.. I have.. Harris type hair.. >_<

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