It's been a tough year for the lead singer of the classic heavy metal band Iron Maiden, as he recently went through seven weeks of chemotherapy and radiation treatment for Bruce Dickinson's cancer, after a tumor was found at the back of his tongue earlier this year.
Now, the entire world of heavy metal fans rejoice after the announcement that Bruce Dickinson's cancer is a thing of the past, as his band released a statement explaining that his latest magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan had shown that he had beaten the illness - and the band and its fans can now celebrate with a bottle of Trooper, the signature Iron Maiden beer with Robinson's Brewery!
Radio.com reports that the joyous announcement comes only three months after the original detection of Bruce Dickinson's cancer, and the iconic singer of "The Number of the Beast" has taken to the band's website to announce that he's done with the terrible illness.
"I would like to thank the fantastic medical team who have been treating me for the last few months, resulting in this amazing outcome," said the singer on Bruce Dickinson's cancer announcement. "It's been tough on my family and in many ways it was harder for them than me. I'd also like to send a heartfelt thanks to all our fans for their kind words and thoughts. I'm a firm believer in trying to maintain a positive attitude, and the encouragement from the global Maiden family meant a great deal to me. Right now, I'm feeling extremely motivated and can't wait to get back to business as usual, as soon as I can!"
In late 2014, it had been hinted that Maiden would be releasing new material soon, but everything was obviously halted by Bruce Dickinson's cancer diagnosis this year.
According to Ultimate Classic Rock, Iron Maiden's manager, Rod Smallwood, has made a public statement claiming that they won't be returning for new shows until the singer has fully recovered from Bruce Dickinson's cancer (by regaining all his strength) in 2016.
