The helmet he designed was an orange-and-yellow number featuring Eddie, the angry-looking skeleton mascot of metal band Iron Maiden, in racing goggles.

WSJ: Petrol Heads

Over the years, the gritty neighbourhood has bred talent from glam rocker Marc Bolan to members of metal overlords Iron Maiden and Def Leppard to Brit Award-winning rapper Plan B.

BBC: A massive UK music fest in Hackney

Are they in love with Iron Maiden or is it heavy metal as a music genre that's really captured their hearts?

CNN: Iron Maiden to rock Brazil ... again